Harry Winks - Leicester City

[Everlasting Seconds]

He's just the latest version of Livermore, Carroll, Bentaleb, Mason etc. In a couple of years he'll be at a below mid-table Premier League club and we'll be bringing through another tidy midfielder from the academy that we can overhype. The cycle will never end.

He is, but I will say, and I’m uncertain whether it counts as a compliment, that Winks is the best of all of them. I’d be happy to keep him. We need tidy squad players on low wages.

 

[yankspurs]

Sell Winks to Norwich in return for Skipp coming back early

 

[TropicalYid]

Winks seems like a great lad. One of pur own. I would really love if he was a great success at spurs.
But, i do not think he got what it takes. Im sorry.
And if Harry is to leave I think the "lesser teams" are natural destination, not the top clubs.
Palace, fulham, newcastle etc

 

[PT]

He is, but I will say, and I’m uncertain whether it counts as a compliment, that Winks is the best of all of them. I’d be happy to keep him. We need tidy squad players on low wages.

Agreed bud. Every title and trophy winning team in history has had unsung, bread and butter players in and around the team. Winksy is a utility player who can be asked to do a job with tweeks when required.

 

[Joshua]

Agreed bud. Every title and trophy winning team in history has had unsung, bread and butter players in and around the team. Winksy is a utility player who can be asked to do a job with tweeks when required.

I see this defence of him quite a bit. What utility is it that he provides? What jobs can you ask him to come in and do? I always see people saying something along the lines of “he’s a good squad player” “he can do a job for the team” but what does this actually mean? You can’t rely on him to close out a game. You can’t bring him on as a threat in the final third when you’re chasing a game. I don’t understand what he’s meant to bring to the team/squad.

 

[Bulletspur]

Winksy is a utility player who can be asked to do a job with tweeks when required.

Yeah, can be asked but he keeps coming with the wrong answer!

 

[Reece]

He's light years away even from a CM like McGinn at Villa.

100 league games
2 goals
2 assists
3 big chances created
11 through balls
32 shots
6 shots on target

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Coupled with the fact he doesn't have any physicality, doesn't have good positional awareness, is weak in the air, isn't quick or agile, and is actually fairly one footed for a 'cultured' midfielder, things aren't pointing in the right direction for him.

It's not just him though. The attacking output from the 2 out of the 3 CM options we have is a problem. At least Hojbjerg looks like he can shoot.

 

[Joshua]

bunch of nutters on this thread Winks is a solid PL level player and absolutely should be part of our squad for the next decade.
As should Skippy who may well have a higher ceiling.
The reality is that it is a player like Sissoko who should be moved along from an economic perspective.
The midfield 6 next season should be: PEH, GL Celso, T Ndombele, Winks, Skippy and Jamie Bowden.
If the front group is kane, sonny, alli, lucas, Stevie B and troy parrott (and hopefully Bale) that should be fine
Sissoko and sadly Lamela to go.

Calling people nutters then going on to say you want Winks around until he’s 35. Ok.

Is there any justification for this? Or is just cause he’s a nice academy lad? Since you apparently want Bowden and Parrott involved as well despite no evidence that they’re ready with Sissoko and Lamela making way for them. Madness.

 

[yankspurs]

bunch of nutters on this thread Winks is a solid PL level player and absolutely should be part of our squad for the next decade.
As should Skippy who may well have a higher ceiling.
The reality is that it is a player like Sissoko who should be moved along from an economic perspective.
The midfield 6 next season should be: PEH, GL Celso, T Ndombele, Winks, Skippy and Jamie Bowden.
If the front group is kane, sonny, alli, lucas, Stevie B and troy parrott (and hopefully Bale) that should be fine
Sissoko and sadly Lamela to go.

Excuse me what? Decade? Are you high?

 

[cliff jones]

As we saw last season, Winks and Sissoko equals sixth place if we’re lucky by a short head - although it wouldn’t this season given improvements made by competitors

Holbjerg and Sissoko might get us fourth or fifth. Up to HT v Palace and pretty much everyone was convinced on results if not performances.

if we upgrade on Sissoko we’d have a better chance.

GLC and TN are not in this equation. They compete for a different position in Jose world.

Coming back to Winks, wish him all the best- Skipp takes his squad place next season.

 

[alexis]

Winks seems like a great lad. One of pur own. I would really love if he was a great success at spurs.
But, i do not think he got what it takes. Im sorry.
And if Harry is to leave I think the "lesser teams" are natural destination, not the top clubs.
Palace, fulham, newcastle etc

Spain or Italy

 

[$hoguN]

He needs to leave this window. We would be better off recalling and actually playing Skipp

 

[DCSPUR]

that's a wicked googly

 

[sausage]

I like Winksy and he's one of our own, but he's the embodiment of one of those FIFA career mode games, where you get 30 stat points to spend on the 'out of ten' categories like Passing, Shooting, Defending, Creativity, and Vision, and you stick 6 on them all to even it out. Not particularly bad at anything, but so unspecialised or impressive at anything you just can't figure out his place.
Can't really tackle.
Doesn't offer an attacking threat.
Doesn't really create anything.

People bang on about Sissoko, but Winks is a smaller, less physical version that just happens to look less clumsy.

 

[Dirtysanchez6]

Still can’t get over him getting the ball and running out of the field with it against wolves! Terrible player

 

[aussiespursguy]

Spain or Italy

I agree. I think his game would thrive there.

 

[glacierSpurs]

Creative players made this pair look good. With the flair player of Eriksen gone, Sissoko and Winks are made redundant by Hojbjerg already. As the club ambition grows, we simply cannot have them in the squad anymore - their growth is so slow as compared to the club, and their ceiling seems to have somewhat hit.

Sanchez and Davies are in this bracket too. Just have to be sold.

 

[double0]

Still can’t get over him getting the ball and running out of the field with it against wolves! Terrible player

He lost control and chased after it... That can happen. No doubt Winks is technically tidy on the ball but he is not daring enough on the ball, its all short back and sides. I'm in a serious catch 22 with Winks because he's one of our own. Personally I'd keep him around the squad unless good money comes in once Skipp gets back then assess things again but at this moment. It looks like he hasn't got the complete make up to push on.

 

[double0]

Creative players made this pair look good. With the flair player of Eriksen gone, Sissoko and Winks are made redundant by Hojbjerg already. As the club ambition grows, we simply cannot have them in the squad anymore - their growth is so slow as compared to the club, and their ceiling seems to have somewhat hit.

Sanchez and Davies are in this bracket too. Just have to be sold.

Disagree strongly with Sanchez. He is fairly young for a CB and has the tools imo.

 

[doctor stefan Freud]

If we do sell him, I’ll miss his endless cycle of tugging the opponent’s shirt and then hissying about it when the ref books him, eyes and mouth agape, a brutal parody of the schoolboy protesting his innocence after being caught goosing the school yard cat