CoopsieDeadpool
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The Spurs Transfer Wishlist & Scouting Thread
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BringBack_leGin
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SalahThat's quite an extensive list right there
Ravanelli
Vialli
Desailly
Gullit
Klinsmann (via 3 years at Monaco admittedly)
Davids
Eranio
Di Canio (via a year at Celtic)
Carbone
Yes, there have been high profile flops from Serie A, like Veron, but there’s been several who have adapted to the premier league, had success and embraced the style of play and culture. If this kid being linked is good enough (looks superb in the video) then I wouldn’t use Serie A as a stick to beat him with.
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I was just having a laugh because of the 1 name response to a post saying they were struggling to come up with a list.
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Exactly. Most of us football fans tend to see a linear progression in young players. As in player X is 19 now and plays regularly for a decent team, logic dictates that this player X should develop over the years to match the quality of better teams.
But that's the thing. It's nothing to do with logic. These are human beings we are talking about and there are a countless aspects that decide wether a young player fulfills his potential or not. I believe a lot of us have been damaged by playing Football Manager games where the single most important aspect of the game was to sign five star "Wonderkids".
I believe Pochettino has the right mindset here where he always stresses the importance of mentality in the players he'd like to sign.
CoopsieDeadpool
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No idea about CalcioNapoli24 integrity but.....
Tottenham Hotspur remain keen on signing Joachim Andersen, but they are not prepared to pay Sampdoria's £35m asking price. (CalcioNapoli24)
Tottenham Hotspur remain keen on signing Joachim Andersen, but they are not prepared to pay Sampdoria's £35m asking price. (CalcioNapoli24)
LeParisien
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Its an Italian source so it’s not very reliable.
Édit: @Qualsonic - i was an Inter fan in a previous life. Please point me to a reliable Italian source for football transfers.
CoopsieDeadpool
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I thought that myself, but with no attachment to DiMarzio (as far as I can tell) I figured it was worth the risk of posting it.
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If we can keep toby and
If anything Trippier has regressed this season with his crossing and he does exactly as you said. We are fairly toothless with regards to our full backs creating good chances.
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A lot of those players though are from a different decade and were fairly established players already. Our scouting needs to be bang on with him as the pace of the leagues is completely different. Need to determine that he can handle the faster paced and unpredictable profile of the premiership. He looks good to me but for every desailly there is a tremazzani
BringBack_leGin
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I know ?
Well, yes, our scouts need to do their job. That’s a given. As for being in a different decade, I’d suggest it was far harder to adapt to the premier league in the 90s than now as players were far less protected and the majority of matches were far more physical and less technical than these days. Additionally, far less was known about investing in players wellness and environment back then.
Ultimately I think our summer shopping needs to focus on players already proven over here, but I hate the last stereo type about players struggling to adapt when coming from Serie A, it’s no worse than any other league. For every Silva there’s a Soldado, for every Cristiano Ronaldo, a Postiga.
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Italian league is still just so different to the PL, the pace of the game, the tactics, the physicality. Plus the lifestyle in Italy is so different in terms of the times teams train, food, culture, a lot of Italians get homesick for it. I do agree it’s one of the highest-risk leagues to buy from.
Be interesting to know what Poch favours? When he first joined, there was lots of talk about the type of player he liked. Under 26, right mentality, team players over superstars.
Having flirted with a title challenge, but ultimately falling a long way short the past 2 seasons, has this profile changed?
Is he targeting AWB, or does he want a more 'finished article'?
Does he feel the squad needs a few editions or is he thinking about a big re-set?
Poch has earned the backing of Levy.
Hopefully, Levy will be focused on transfers now that the stadium is open, however, I'm sure the naming rights will prove a distraction.
Personally, I'd like us to continue to invest in youth promising players like AWB, Brooks, Gibbs-White.
Having flirted with a title challenge, but ultimately falling a long way short the past 2 seasons, has this profile changed?
Is he targeting AWB, or does he want a more 'finished article'?
Does he feel the squad needs a few editions or is he thinking about a big re-set?
Poch has earned the backing of Levy.
Hopefully, Levy will be focused on transfers now that the stadium is open, however, I'm sure the naming rights will prove a distraction.
Personally, I'd like us to continue to invest in youth promising players like AWB, Brooks, Gibbs-White.
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Tottenham Hotspur remain keen on signing Joachim Andersen, but they are not prepared to pay
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This is odds on favourite to be why you end up on the outside looking in. Any old shithouse rumour, absolutely anything, from anywhere, you don't care, bang, you post it, you can't help yourself
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Yeah, not gonna open myself up to the slings and arrows but let's just say that I am not sure what generation you're talking about. And I've been lockstep with just about every other thing you ahve written in here.
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This is odds on favourite to be why you end up on the outside looking in. Any old shithouse rumour, absolutely anything, from anywhere, you don't care, bang, you post it, you can't help yourself
Then take a closer look at some of the posts on the front page of SC : some of those rumours posted there are just as shithouse - or even more so - than of those being banned.
The moderators are supposed to set the norms ....
On, by the way, for the 2 transfer windows more than 100 players have been linked with Spurs, majority from what you consider non-shithouse rumour sites
THFCSPURS19
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Those weren't rumours, those were players that people were suggesting.
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It's not the club, but the manager.
I never said they would become world beaters with us, but I disagree we dodged a bullet with them
It didn't seem to stop Arsenal or Chelsea from getting their top targets.
If we offer the money, we'll get our targets. If we don't, we won't.
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