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I have no idea . It does smack of spurs looking for opportunities again.That’s all fair enough but don’t you think we should be more organised than we are?
I have no idea . It does smack of spurs looking for opportunities again.That’s all fair enough but don’t you think we should be more organised than we are?
To be fair Janssen is among a fair few players to have played for us and gone on to show we may have been the problem or done well in their careers...Paulinho and Foyth also come to mind.
Holy shit what an absolute polemic at a simple counterpoint. I didn’t make some grandstanding “hill to die on” argument for Vincent Janssen ffsAh yes.
The Mexican League is renowned for being an outstanding league, ranked a smidgeon better than the MLS and the Honduran National League. To have scored for Monterrey at a ratio of worse than 1 in 5 is remarkable and demonstrates that, obvs, Spurs were the problem all along.
Still, having not found one single Dutch team to take him on upon his return, Janssen settled in the Belgian pro league and scored a mighty 18 goals for Antwerp in the 2022-23 season. That's 3 more than so-called wonder boy Gift Orban. Admittedly, Gift didn't actually join his team until 31 January 2023, but, still, it's Spurs, not him.
Janssen also continued his redemption arc by getting recalled to the Dutch National Team after a five year hiatus. He scored no goals in five appearances, and then retired from international football. Apparently, the schedule was all a bit too hectic for him. He was 28 at the time.
Look, you're not wrong to say that, on occasion, it's Tottenham who are at fault, not the player. But Janssen isn't the hill to die on when making this argument. He's just not much cop, I'm afraid.
Well I love Vinny and would welcome him back. So there.Ah yes.
The Mexican League is renowned for being an outstanding league, ranked a smidgeon better than the MLS and the Honduran National League. To have scored for Monterrey at a ratio of worse than 1 in 5 is remarkable and demonstrates that, obvs, Spurs were the problem all along.
Still, having not found one single Dutch team to take him on upon his return, Janssen settled in the Belgian pro league and scored a mighty 18 goals for Antwerp in the 2022-23 season. That's 3 more than so-called wonder boy Gift Orban. Admittedly, Gift didn't actually join his team until 31 January 2023, but, still, it's Spurs, not him.
Janssen also continued his redemption arc by getting recalled to the Dutch National Team after a five year hiatus. He scored no goals in five appearances, and then retired from international football. Apparently, the schedule was all a bit too hectic for him. He was 28 at the time.
Look, you're not wrong to say that, on occasion, it's Tottenham who are at fault, not the player. But Janssen isn't the hill to die on when making this argument. He's just not much cop, I'm afraid.
Word of the day toilet paper?Holy shit what an absolute polemic at a simple counterpoint. I didn’t make some grandstanding “hill to die on” argument for Vincent Janssen ffs
guess I’ll have to be more careful posting on here before I get absolutely dug out and mocked over Vincent fucking Janssen
Quite frankly if we don't want to be at the top table paying £100m for players like Caicedo and Rice, £55m Lavia etc, then this is the type of gambles we need to take. Whether we like that as a fanbase or not, it's where the club is and wants to be.
Agree the sentiment but £100m for Rice and Caicedo is a massive overpayment IMO
Chelsea won’t get close to that and I doubt that report is even true.All of those situations also aren't relatable either, especially as they were all multiple years ago now (bar Bissouma who I speak about in a minute). The former two were from Italy, with Juventus actively trying to get Bentancur out of their club and Bissouma was on a short contract, hence the much lower fee.
For example Chelsea are seeking 30m for Lewis Hall, who has played 12 premier league games.
There are 20 premier league teams who are rich compared to the average club on the continent, we are no more likely to spend big money on a player than the majority of them.
Hello my friend how are youThe itk thread is closed again what have you guys done now
Not happy the threads closed haha only kidding I’m goodHello my friend how are you
Everything about how we handled the Kane sale and identifying a top end replacement confirms exactly my view... if we were ambitious and wanted to replace him we would be buying the Vlahovic or Randal Kuolo Mani( sp) and we would have made a high profile keeper signing too..... I've accepted its who we are.Not the way I see it. We aren't there to make up the numbers, but we cannot go toe to toe financially with some clubs, we have to be smarter.
I'm not even convinced chelsea are that much stronger, despite the ridiculous spend.
They cannot replace kante in form.
Haha no one is… particularly as you may have some juicy information we all so desperately needNot happy the threads closed haha only kidding I’m good
Good .. so you chose the Orban-thread instead ?Not happy the threads closed haha only kidding I’m good
Too many people now have transfer blue balls.The itk thread is closed again what have you guys done now
Exactly. We got to where we are through luck and getting a generational striker through our academy.Everything about how we handled the Kane sale and identifying a top end replacement confirms exactly my view... if we were ambitious and wanted to replace him we would be buying the Vlahovic or Randal Kuolo Mani( sp) and we would have made a high profile keeper signing too..... I've accepted its who we are.
Agree with most of that. Other than the keeper comment. Possibly the most hit or miss position going. How much did Chelsea pay for Kepa? Did Onana look that good for United? I think we might have made a sensibleEverything about how we handled the Kane sale and identifying a top end replacement confirms exactly my view... if we were ambitious and wanted to replace him we would be buying the Vlahovic or Randal Kuolo Mani( sp) and we would have made a high profile keeper signing too..... I've accepted its who we are.
Much as I hate to say it, not sure “they” got lucky. Looks like good recruitment at an early stage and sensible developments plans. It possibly did work out better than they even hoped but at least it was part of a strategy and not “hit and hope” .Exactly. We got to where we are through luck and getting a generational striker through our academy.
Unless you spend huge money it’s so difficult to compete unless you get lucky on some younger cheaper signings, arsenal have a perfect storm of having an arguably generational talent in Saka, they got very lucky saliba, Gabriel and martinelli who were all cheap young options came so good, and they took a risk on ode on loan which worked out, so we have to the same in terms of riskier high risk high reward signings to find more possible world class talents, particularly as we never seem to have a properly cohesive plan to improve the side using proper scouting and actually going out and signing our targets
It’s an absolute joke! Everyone gets punished for a select few.The itk thread is closed again what have you guys done now
Exactly. No plan for the football. Just hoping to collect assets that may add value.I have no idea . It does smack of spurs looking for opportunities again.