My take on Lemar - who here would have included him on a wish list prior to our interest in him?
No...me neither!
There are other players out there , IE Keita Balde Diao, Christian Pulistic,Demarai Gray, Marcus Edwards,to name fourAgree regarding the RW which is why Lemar was desperately needed, I don't see anyone else out there (but I'm not a scout) who is in our price range and wage structure who we could get, especially given Lemar clearly wasn't. We have to stop making silly mistakes (Nkoudou and Njie) last 2 seasons - we need a solid RW. I have a feeling we will sign Pereira and we will play him RW and not RB. Not sure if he can do that but its a cheap option and we all know Levy likes this.
What frustrates me is the ITKs said we would strengthen this summer and learn from our mistakes yet thus far the only rumours are players wanting out and no confirmed ins, may be early days but if we are meant to have learnt from the last 2 summers, we haven't - we have lost the league 2 years on the trot due to our starts to the season and not having a squad ready.
Absolutely fuming today as we seem to be getting somewhere at last as a club yet can really see us falling behind next year
Poch has made me love football and Spurs more than ever but as each season passes and the gap between the financial power of us and the other top teams only seems to widen, it really does seem inevitable that our current success is on borrowed time.
It's sickening, but thats modern football, we've been lucky to have been removed from it for the last couple of years...
How many years have we not splashed out on big money signings and how many transfer windows have people bitched about it?
We will sign who we sign and getting your knickers in a twist about not signing x,y and z. Will make absolutely sweet Fanny Adams difference to who we sign, it will just add more stress to yourself, so why do it?
ITK is awesome, it's better than the Gossip of Newspapers and is specific about our club but it is still if's and maybes. Don't get emotionally involved.
So Lemar might go to Arsenal, big whoop they're probably losing both Ozil and Sanchez who are in their prime and if they weren't running their contracts down, worth considerably more. They want out though and clearly shows what a shit choice Lemar is making
I don't have any issues with Mawson Nailsy, at £15 mill I'd be quite happy to see him come in. All I'm saying is that we have quite a few quality prospects on the cusp ourselves, it's not as if we're having to look elsewhere for talent because we have none available ourselves.But Mawson is an England U21 international who could make the break through to the senior squad next season. We always say we should try and spot players early so why not sign him for £15m now, rather than wait a season and see his price raise to £25m+?
There's a couple in the Italian team who look real quality.Have any of the ITK's mentioned any players currently at the euro U21's? Apparently we have the joint most scouts at the tournament and considering our transfer model I'd expect us to be seriously looking at 1 or 2 there
no let them get banned - fed up with the same banal commentsIt's probably a good idea to delete all of the slow start posts before A&C see's them.
Have any of the ITK's mentioned any players currently at the euro U21's? Apparently we have the joint most scouts at the tournament and considering our transfer model I'd expect us to be seriously looking at 1 or 2 there
It's not just down to that though, Pochettino's coaching, ethos and the culture he's instilled within the Club is worth far more than any individual signing and ultimately it's his affect that has seen us elevate to the next level.
We keep him and we'll continue to progress and compete at the top end of the league.
In fact if I was one of our competitors I'd be worried about Pochettino getting better with more experience.
I'm totally relaxed about what we're doing and not concerned regarding others at all.
People get their knickers in a knot far too quickly.
We keep Pochettino and the rest looks after itself as far I'm concerned.
They are on Levy's payroll, did you expect any of them to be given a month off?
I live in Seattle, but was raised in the uk... Does that give me permission to laugh at this joke?
.... live in New York, but was raised in Essex and I am too feeling conflicted right now.