Brilliant game. I said after the Sheriff away game he had impressed me and I hoped he would 'kick on'. Looks like he is doing. Having Verts next to you must be a massive help, but he's exceeded my expectations by a mile.
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Yep Vlad's been great, what a good signing's been made here, and to think it nearly didn't happen. So glad it did.
Given that the Spanish for to pass is pasar and to shoot is chutar, I don't think it's during the game that language is an issue*. Especially if you're not a defender, as mentioned.
Training, tactics, hanging out with the team - that's a different story.
* And I know from experience of playing alongside a striker who spoke only Portuguese that that's pretty much all you need.
...actually, 'to shoot' in Spanish is disparar, patear, or tirar - but if you were to watch (and understand) a TV broadcast in Latin America, they would say 'remate' for 'shot'...years of experience watching Spurs in Costa Rica...
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Chutar is Spanish for "shoot" as a football-only term, derived from the English.
Disparar and tirar mean "shoot" in other senses, while patear is literally to kick (so it can mean shooting in some contexts).
Remate is shot because it's from rematar, to finish off, so it's similar to the English use of finishing as a football term.
5 years contract he signed! (until summer 2018) ...this month 14th november will be his birthday (24 years old)
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i recently signed up but ive been reading for a while
just want to say
you are a fucking legend
love you brother
Chiriches is a proper spurs player. Loving the guy already. Read a stat that we haven't conceded a goal with him on the field? Great stat if so for a centre back.
He dominated that fuck Miralles
it's good that AVB have 4 central defenders with a lot of potential (skills),Vlad(24 years soon,14th november) still have to improve,because he's younger than his team mates in central defence area ,Dawson (age 30 soon,18th november) ,Kaboul (age 27) and Vertonghen (age 26) experimented players,they help each other in the pitch and that's well observed in the results (at least, our defence concede very few goals until now!),he grown up well in fit and he perform well in the pitch in Tottenham shirt in just ...almost 2 months,he's a newcomer in the squad!
I observe until now,AVB given chances to all players to enter in the pitch ("rotation" mode),that's why the fans wondering themselves before the game start, "what players will be today in the first team?" because everyone could play in any moment...that's good
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I love the guy already.
In the last few games he has been the most consistent of our new signings. Vlad is exactly what AVB wanted and had in mind when he sold Caulker to Cardiff, sacrificing pace and power for a ball playing, well positioned, thinking defender.
I'd say Vlad is faster than Caulker even without the ball.
Watching La Liga over here they use 'disparooooo' a lot. Haven't heard chutar but then I haven't been looking out for it.
#blatant etc etc
Could depend on country./region - there's a lot of Spanishes out there.
(And now that I think about it, how often do English commentators actually say "shoot"? It's all "has a go from distance", "wallops", "chips", "deft finish", "takes it on the bounce" etc etc etc)