David Brooks

[dtxspurs]

At this moment lamela is better than brooks and i don't think brooks will be better than lamela in the long term ... If we can't buy a player better than lamela, then we should loan someone like coutinho who is obviously better than lamela and will make us a better team in the process. I just cant see how an average player like brooks can take us to another level that lamela failed to do..

But as an attacking player Brooks was able to contribute more goals & assists in his last full season than Lamela has in the last 4 years?

I don’t think we need an attacking player to take us to the next level. We need midfielders and defenders for that.

 

[emiley heskey]

But as an attacking player Brooks was able to contribute more goals & assists in his last full season than Lamela has in the last 4 years?

I don’t think we need an attacking player to take us to the next level. We need midfielders and defenders for that.

Brooks has played more minutes than lamela , that's why he scored more goals and assists ... I would like to know what people saw in brooks that people think he is next level footballer?

 

[WiganSpur]

Like Brooks but would probably prefer McNeil from Burnley (unpopular opinion I'm sure).

They're different players, Brooks is much less of a winger and more of a playmaker. They play on opposite sides too.

 

[arunspurs]

In the 7 season at Spurs, maximum PL goals Lamela scored for us in a season is 5 goals
Brooks got 7 goals 5 assist in his first PL season from same position (averaging goal or assist per 189 minutes)

Even if Brooks is 25-30m , it is worth a investment to buy him and sell Lamela

 

[G Ron]

At this moment lamela is better than brooks and i don't think brooks will be better than lamela in the long term ... If we can't buy a player better than lamela, then we should loan someone like coutinho who is obviously better than lamela and will make us a better team in the process. I just cant see how an average player like brooks can take us to another level that lamela failed to do..

really struggling to agree with this. Lamela needs to be moved on. He offers work rate and fight but very little else. He’s also a perma-crock. I’d take Brooks Over Lamela every day of the week.

 

[BuckeyeSpurs11]

Brooks would in my opinion be a squad player who can make occasional starts, play in cups and make an impact off the bench.

 

[fishhhandaricecake]

This might indicate a switch of targets, Eze to Brooks now they've been relegated.

Brooks would be a fantastic signing, in fact all 4 of those would be but we really need a RB over Brooks, but if Brooks came in perhaps one of the AM's is on their way out?

 

[rabbikeane]

Someone must want to sign Lamela before we can think about replacing him, he's got two years left of his contract and then he'll be 30. Wouldn't surprise if he sees it out and then rejoin River Plate.

 

[samsonlevi]

Very good player already with potential to be even better.

 

[PrettyColors]

Thankful to see this link.
Criticism of Lamela aside this is a real need in our team going back to even before Eriksen left. Our composition looks like; 1 world class striker; 3-4 wingers/inside forwards with pace and finishing, but not renowned playmakers or passers; a few CMs who are tidy or athletic, but just don’t have the quality to pick a pass in the final 3rd or cross (Winks Sissoko Dele and Lamela)

it baffles me how there’s no one who actually wants the ball in our team in that 35-40 yards and in central area. there’s a massive Christian Eriksen sized hole in our attack progressions. Obviously last year’s signings were supposed to help, but what I’ve seen from Lo Celso it’s almost like playing Modric at the #10 under ‘Arry. He’s quality and has an eye for a pass and dynamism but isn’t quite the #10 playmaker that is going to bag 15 assists and provide final balls. And that’s OK, I think Lo Celso is wonderful deeper. Remains to be seen with NDombele but even if becomes good we need a gameplan off the bench who wins with passing, technical skill, and precision. Dele, Berg, Moura, Son, and Sissoko simply don’t tick the passing creativity boxes.

haven’t seen enough of Brooks recently to comment. But we could use a Lallana or even Kranjcar style playmaker off the bench.

 

[rabbikeane]

haven’t seen enough of Brooks recently to comment.

No one has to be fair.
Lamela was supposed to be the next Totti until he got injured,
what player Brooks is now? Who know?

 

[emiley heskey]

If Brooks link is true, then it looks like we are in the market for left footed playmaker !! At the start of the week, we were linked with zaniolo from roma.. And now Brooks

 

[$hoguN]

Yes please

 

[Gassin's finest]

He's 23?! He looks barely out of puberty!

 

[Japhet]

I'm not opposed to selling Lamela, as he's 28 now and I like Brooks, who is a good age for a player for the coming years. But it's only a few weeks since we played Bournemouth and to be fair, Lamela did look considerably better than Brooks. I appreciate that Brooks is a player we'd look to develop, but if were to effectively remove Lamela for Brooks, I think on the evidence of just a few weeks ago, we'd be making ourselves weaker in the short term for sure. Brooks has a lot of potential and I'd be far from disappointed if we were to sign him, but look at Lamela at his age and Lamela didn't reach the heights we were hoping for.

Lamela's continual problem is not knowing when to release the ball which is something Brooks does very well. It's been the same throughout Lamela's time with us and if he hasn't learned by now I doubt he ever will. I'd be a bit concerned at Brooks injury record though. Eze would be my first choice but I doubt we'd get him.

 

[joey55]

There is a long Lewis Cook thread in which the idea of us signing him is generally very well received. There is a transfer wish list thread in which Philip Billing is often suggested and again positively received. There is an Ake thread which again is generally very positive with regards to us signing him. The same is true of Josh King.

This window we have Wilson, Ramsdale and Brooks transfer threads. They all seem to be largely very positive.

Bournemouth have just been relegated with 34 points! The most points they've got in the last 3 seasons is 45. We only played them a few weeks ago and none of them looked any good.

I know there has to be a Shane Long thread on here, as we were heavily linked with him a few seasons ago. Without looking it's very easy to guess that it will be full of people saying he's be a good squad player and back up to Kane.

 

[HildoSpur]

I think he would be a very solid addition to our squad but I'm not sure if his position is high up on our priority list. That said, if a deal can be done relatively cheaply then we should be looking at it.

 

[joey55]

Lamela's continual problem is not knowing when to release the ball which is something Brooks does very well. It's been the same throughout Lamela's time with us and if he hasn't learned by now I doubt he ever will. I'd be a bit concerned at Brooks injury record though. Eze would be my first choice but I doubt we'd get him.

The true problem Lamela has is that our fans get to watch him play frequently and over a number of years, so the are actually aware of his weaknesses. Players like Brooks, however, they see very occasionally on YT and MOTD, so only see the positives and don't get to fully analyze him in the way they do our own players. We got to see Brooks play an hour recently and it's very different to the YT clips.

I know this is a hugely unpopular thing to say and crash hat on, but these transfer threads are just full of opinions based in incredibly little knowledge of players. But it all gets forgotten by the next window, when the players that were being heavily touted on here, turn out to be totally average and can barely get a game in bottom half teams. Yet the occasional time someone gets something right, they bring it up constantly for next few years.

 

[bbunc]

Brooks is good player but he doesn't have the ability to become world class like grealish or eze ... I am yet to see why people rate brooks so highly...

did you watch the game where he absolutely eviscerated Chelsea? He was the best player on that pitch by miles and miles. Wasn’t a one game wonder but that’s the one that sticks out. The guy is absolute class when healthy.

a bit of a risk, as he’s basically missed the last 12 months hurt, but to say he doesn’t have star potential is bonkers.

if he’s available at a discount, I’d snap him up in a heartbeat.

 

[Mr Pink]

Would love us to get him. He's definitely got huge potential and with his age, there's massive upside from Levy's point of view.

This signing makes eminent sense.