Spurs target Cudicini

[Stamford_Hill_Yid]

From football365.com:

CARLO TO SPURS
Tottenham could be ready to test Carlo Cudicini's resolve to be the biggest waste of goalkeeping talent in England with a bid for Chelsea's second-favourite stopper this summer.

Spurs obviously need a keeper and Juande Ramos can presumably remember back when Cudicini was actually a footballer rather than someone who helped Petr Cech practise his kicking before games.
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Doesn't mention a source though. Anyone read this anywhere else???

 

[Fordy]

top keeper. how old is he now?

 

[Evolution]

Carlo Cudicini is aged 34

I think He's a decent keeper too...a little on the short side mind but :shrug:

 

[Liquidator]

Interesting.

Mind you, he's probably on Abramovitch's miniumum wage - a billion pounds a week.

 

[yanno]

Cudicini has shown a chronic lack of ambition at Chavski.

He was on the verge of the Italian national side when Cech came in, and voted Best EPL keeper in 2002-03. Since then, he's sat on the bench since season 2004-05. That's four seasons come August 2008.

Imo, a top keeper should compete with another GK for a season, and then say: "I want to play regularly". And Cudicini was a top keeper.

Whether he can ever reach that level again is unknown, and I'm not sure I want Spurs to take the risk....

 

[SpurSince57]

This was being rumoured before Christmas. Tribal and the West Essex Independent (Eek) website have it too, and the original 'source' seems to be the Express. :grin:

Tribal also reports that Espanyol's El Presidente says we and the OT Soccerballs must pay Kameni's £4m buy-out clause (No, really?), whilst the work-experience teenyboppers who run the Hate-Mail sportsdesk say we're lining up Neuer.

All very exciting.

I'm not at all keen. He's spent the best part of four seasons happy to warm the bench, play the odd game here and there, and take flying lessons. Perhaps unsurprisingly, he hasn't looked anything like his old self when he has played, and was pretty awful against Barnsley.

 

[Stamford_Hill_Yid]

When the second word is 'could' and there's no source mentioned it sounds like complete speculation.

Surely any team looking to get a new keeper 'could' be interested in him!

 

[Robbiepope]

I was saying this to my Chelsea mate that I wouldn't mind Cudicini at Spurs. But after watching him aganist Barnsley I wasn't so sure...

 

[Kendall]

He was once good. But since he's been 2nd choice every time he's entered into the fray he's been very dodgy.

Not a good enough option I'm afraid

 

[Stamford_Hill_Yid]

the work-experience teenyboppers who run the Hate-Mail sportsdesk say we're lining up Neuer.

I'd love that to be true!!

He looks awesome although I saw him described as "the new Lehman"... I hope he sued for defamation!!

 

[Bill_Oddie]

Doesn't mention a source though. Anyone read this anywhere else???

As a matter of fact...

This was being rumoured before Christmas. Tribal and the West Essex Independent (Eek) website have it too, and the original 'source' seems to be the Express. :grin:

A little goat told me long before the Express...

 

[worcestersauce]

Because he would be an improvement on Paul Robinson?:shrug:

 

[idlepete]

He was a shot-stopper with a poor command of his area even when he was a regular. Surely not what we're looking for.

 

[DoublePivot]

Because he would be an improvement on Paul Robinson?:shrug:

Unfortunately for us and Robbo, there are a plethora of keepers out there that are an improvement. Not sure if a 34 year old has been is the way to go when there are so many options.

 

[BOLT]

Know a goalkeeper in lower divisions who reckons Cudicini is an AWFUL keeper

 

[StockSpur]

anyone who has that much professional ambition and self respect doesnt even deserve the chance to play regularly, however at 34 he may have 4 seasons left in hiim, nah, hes just a substitute keeper now isnt he1

 

[General Levy]

He was once good. But since he's been 2nd choice every time he's entered into the fray he's been very dodgy.

Not a good enough option I'm afraid

I agree. He was awesome in 2002/03 and then they bought Cech and every game he has played since he has looked average, similar to how Bridge has looked.

Some players need to be playing consistently (the majority) other players can play as the impact sub (Huddlestone) or do a job when needed (O'shea). Maybe Cudicini could recapture that form 5 years ago, but imo it seems very unlikely.

 

[HuggyBear]

I think He's a decent keeper too...a little on the short side mind but :shrug:

He is indeed, but more worrying is his form in training earlier on today...

 

[TheBlueRooster]

Unfortunately for us and Robbo, there are a plethora of keepers out there that are an improvement. Not sure if a 34 year old has been is the way to go when there are so many options.

...we haven't got a settled back four. Get that sorted out, then look at different 'keepers. Cudicini is no better than Robbo.

 

[chinaman]

If as no.2, he is better than Cerny. But that would still leave Robbo as no.1. I won't mind that if Robbo regains his form in the remainder of the present campaign.