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Ha I've such mixed feelings on Chicharito. While of course I'd love for anyone to come to Spurs and start pouring in the goals, I love that he's never scored on the US and probability would suggest the end of that trend with a successful scoring run off the back of good playing time.
He's got an impressive record for Mexico (35 in 57), and also 35 league goals in 91 league apps for Utd - if you consider that many of his games are off the bench, that's pretty decent going!
If the mexico stats are an example of a starting Chicharito, then he's 20+ a season. Sounds like he'd be quite the bargain too, for the figures being talk about of ~£10m.
Just to clarify, there's no links to us at all
Must say I disagree. Kane has always impressed me in the youth team and in his few cameo appearances in the first team he's shown some real moments of quality. Have people forgotten his cameo against Hull? Also whilst he's been getting some stick for his performance against United I think he did everything he needed and well. Finally you say he has a poor first touch...? Where did you get that idea? From what I've seen of him in the Europa, against Monaco, against Hull and in the youth games I've seen his first touch is incredible.
As for you suggesting he's lightweight. Firstly what makes you say that? I haven't seen anything to suggest he is. Secondly any other player with so little Prem experience everyone would be sticking up for and saying it takes time to adapt to the physicality.
Completely agreed. People vehemently defend him because of his youth, but he simply should be better than he is at this point to merit his place at a club with our ambitions. I also agree that I think we should have pursued Traore.
Currently the chatter on twatter is:
- Spurs want Guarin and have had a ~£8m bid rejected, with Baldini en route there
- Spurs were offered Guarin, but aren't interested
- Inter have offered Guarin as a swap for Chicharito
Hopefully, somewhere in there, there will be an outcome whereby we bid for Chicharito. I really rate him, proven scorer in our league too as opposed to the gamble of bringing someone to this league (Soldado)
Signing Chicarito but passing on Traore? We could not be that stupid, could we?
Do our decisionmakers watch us play at all?
I thought Guarin was supposed to be highly rated.....like their Star and worth £20m+?
As I mentioned before, don't be surprised to see a Levy-time deal for Berba.
How is this related to Holtby?
Well, I could very much see us getting Berba in exchange for Fulham (who can get one more PL player on loan) getting Holtby on loan.
New house, but in London + Fulham also in London ... 1+1 ... is ticking all the boxes for me.
we are close to signing Tom Ince.
Any player that has come through the youth team is massively given the benefit of doubt, if we'd signed Kane for even a minimal amount of money he would be slated by everyone imo.
Nope, if we'd spent £30 million on him people would be saying he needs time like Lamela. Same with Townsend but instead they're just some random English kid so people don't want to give them a chance. One of the main reasons is probably because people can boast about the likes of Lamela and Eriksen but some random English kid is just laughed off.
Nope, if we'd spent £30 million on him people would be saying he needs time like Lamela. Same with Townsend but instead they're just some random English kid so people don't want to give them a chance. One of the main reasons is probably because people can boast about the likes of Lamela and Eriksen but some random English kid is just laughed off.
But Kane didn't have a dynamite last season?
Townsend had a decent last season and has had some positive attributes, he's pacey too.
Has Harry ever done anything, anywhere of any merit? On loan, or here? I'm not really aware of anything. I think people aren't excited about him because he's done nothing to excite us?:townhmm:
Nope, if we'd spent £30 million on him people would be saying he needs time like Lamela. Same with Townsend but instead they're just some random English kid so people don't want to give them a chance. One of the main reasons is probably because people can boast about the likes of Lamela and Eriksen but some random English kid is just laughed off.