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spurs-r-us

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Simple thread, maybe I should have called it Levy's Choice but hey ho. Pochettino has stated that we need to cut down the first team squad. Which 5 from the current first team squad (below) would you get rid of or be willing to sell to enable targets to come in?
Goalkeepers
  • Brad Friedel
  • Hugo Lloris
  • Michel Vorm
Defenders
  • Kyle Walker
  • Danny Rose
  • Younes Kaboul (vice-captain)
  • Jan Vertonghen
  • Vlad Chiricheș
  • Kyle Naughton
  • Michael Dawson (captain)
  • Eric Dier
  • Ben Davies
  • Zeki Fryers
  • Benoit Assou-Ekotto
Midfielders
  • Aaron Lennon
  • Paulinho
  • Érik Lamela
  • Lewis Holtby
  • Etienne Capoue
  • Andros Townsend
  • Mousa Dembélé
  • Nacer Chadli
  • Christian Eriksen
  • Tom Carroll
  • Sandro
  • Nabil Bentaleb
  • Ryan Mason
Forwards
  • Harry Kane
  • Roberto Soldado
  • Emmanuel Adebayor
 

Redfap

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Dembele
Carroll (Loan)
Dawson
Paulinho

If I was Porch, I'd be looking at the above....

I can't see us selling Paulinho however...
 

Imnotacticalgenius

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BAE (To be SOLD or LOAN)
DAWSON (To be SOLD)
ZEKI FRYERS (To be LOAN)
TOM CARROLL (To be LOAN)
RYAN MASON (If SANDRO is sold for whatever reason, RYAN MASON to stay. He has shown he deserves a place from Pre-Season game performances).If Yedlin comes in, he will be a free pick. If MM comes in (Zeki might be sold or out goes Kaboul)
 

ButchCassidy

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Simple thread, maybe I should have called it Levy's Choice but hey ho. Pochettino has stated that we need to cut down the first team squad. Which 5 from the current first team squad (below) would you get rid of or be willing to sell to enable targets to come in?
Goalkeepers
  • Brad Friedel
  • Hugo Lloris
  • Michel Vorm
Defenders
  • Kyle Walker
  • Danny Rose
  • Younes Kaboul (vice-captain)
  • Jan Vertonghen
  • Vlad Chiricheș
  • Kyle Naughton
  • Michael Dawson (captain)
  • Eric Dier
  • Ben Davies
  • Zeki Fryers
  • Benoit Assou-Ekotto
Midfielders
  • Aaron Lennon
  • Paulinho
  • Érik Lamela
  • Lewis Holtby
  • Etienne Capoue
  • Andros Townsend
  • Mousa Dembélé
  • Nacer Chadli
  • Christian Eriksen
  • Tom Carrol
  • Sandro
  • Nabil Bentaleb
  • Ryan Mason
Forwards
  • Harry Kane
  • Roberto Soldado
  • Emmanuel Adebayor

Sell Daws, BAE, Ceballos. Loan Carroll, Fryers, Fredericks. And thats before bringing in any more players IMO.
 

NayimsSocks

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Brad Friedel - other role
Zeki Fryers - loan
Dawson - Sell
Benoit Assou-Ekotto - sell
Paulinho - sell
Tom Carrol - loan
Harry Kane - loan subject to someone who can take chances and score 1-on-1 being available.
 
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1. Assou-Ekotto (Already replaced by Davies)
2. Dawson (Mussachio on his way)
3. Carroll (Loan, too many CM)
4. Mason (Loan, too many CM)
5. Benteleb (Loan, too many CM plus it is crucial in is early career that he plays as much games as possible)

If Schneiderlin deal is agreed, then I would look at selling Dembele.

If we are going to get a wide attacker/striker like Remy or Depay then I would look at selling Lennon.
 

dagraham

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Not easy.

Benny : will never regain his form under Harry. Time to move on

Dawson : Admire the guy and hate the abuse he gets on here, but his time is up and he just doesn't suit the way we want to play anymore.

Townsend : Sorry, but imo Lennon is simply a better player.

Dembele/Paulinho : I simply can't decide here. I don't think either of them are good enough tbh. Dembele allows us greater control of the ball, but Paulinho at least brings the promise of goals from midfield and doesn't have fitness issues. So basically the one who we can get the bigger offer for.

And finally, Soldado : I would actually like to sign an additional striker and still keep him as he's a good player, but if offloading him is the only way to get another striker in then I would happily sacrifice him.

If we can get another striker in regardless then keep Soldado and lose Carrol or Mason.

Bring in MM, MS and Remy.
 

TaoistMonkey

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I will piss off a few but i've highlighted the ones who should probably leave...

Goalkeepers
  • Brad Friedel
  • Hugo Lloris
  • Michel Vorm
Defenders
  • Kyle Walker
  • Danny Rose
  • Younes Kaboul (vice-captain)
  • Jan Vertonghen
  • Vlad Chiricheș
  • Kyle Naughton
  • Michael Dawson (captain)
  • Eric Dier
  • Ben Davies
  • Zeki Fryers
  • Benoit Assou-Ekotto
Midfielders
  • Aaron Lennon
  • Paulinho
  • Érik Lamela
  • Lewis Holtby
  • Etienne Capoue
  • Andros Townsend
  • Mousa Dembélé
  • Nacer Chadli
  • Christian Eriksen
  • Tom Carrol
  • Sandro
  • Nabil Bentaleb
  • Ryan Mason
Forwards
  • Harry Kane
  • Roberto Soldado
  • Emmanuel Adebayor
 

talkshowhost86

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  1. Benny (obvs)
  2. Friedel (we don't need an experienced third choice...can rely on youth here)
  3. Dawson (but only if Kaboul is fit)
  4. Carroll (seems to have fallen below Mason and Bentaleb - probably only loan though)
  5. Dembele/Paulinho (not sure which)
That's only if we don't bring someone in. If Moustachio, Schneiderlin and Yedlin come in then you could probably also lose Naughton and maybe the other one of Dembele/Paulinho.

I'd probably keep Chiriches due to Kaboul's injury issues, but if the latter is fully fit then with Moustachio we'd have too many defenders.
 

WalkerboyUK

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The problem with dropping 5 is that some people seem to think that dropping them means a replacement will be bought.
That simply isn't the case. Pochettino said we have a squad of 32 senior players at the moment, of which only 25 can be registered.
Therefore we have to firstly drop 7, and then if we want players to come in we have to drop more.

So dropping Chadli in order that Depay can come in, or Sandro for Schneiderlin simply isn't an option.

My 7 to go (before we add):

Friedel - retire and stay on as a coach
Dawson
Fryers
Carroll
BAE
Paulinho
Chadli

If we then look at confirming Musacchio and maybe a striker, then Soldado and Kaboul can go.
Yedlin won't join up until January, so no need to offload Naughton just yet.
 

bubble07

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OUT
Assou-Ekotto
Dawson
Fryers
Mason
Carroll
Lennon
Paulinho
Soldado
Kane

IN
Musachio
Schneiderlin
Remy
Martial
 

the shelf

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Naughton/Friers (replaced with Yedlin) - both are the epitomy of average, not good enough imo
Dawson (replaced with MM) - genuinely like the guy but the high line will not do him any favours
Sandro (replaced with Schneiderlin) - love the guy but you need to be able to pass in the system we are going to adopt and he is just too headless
Carroll - not good enough imo
Kane - not good enough imo
Mason - not seen enough of him to make an educated judgement but can't help thinking he would have made an impact by now if he was good enough
Paulinho - would get good money for him, not sure what he actually does! Toss up between him and Dembele but doubt he'd pass a medical as mentioned in an earlier post
 

Blake Griffin

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Similar to how you picked Paulinho as your target.

This is the most hypocritical comment I've ever seen on SC.

Blake Griffin complaining about people picking targets.

You couldn't make it up.

yeah but i'm a lone wolf. you hunt in packs.
 

E17yid

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Well that's nonsense as well. There were far more people bashing Paulinho than supporting him during the WC.

I don't think people were bashing him, just pointing out when he played poorly (which was most, if not all, of the games)
 

E17yid

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I can assure you that you are wrong ;)

Probably, wouldn't be the first time.

I just think some people give Blake and others a hard time. Yes, they can be a bit forthright with their opinions but a lot of the time he/they talk sense, IMO.
 
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