- May 3, 2005
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There has been an awful lot of conjecture lately on this website regarding the Giovani Dos Santos situation. Views veer widely, from the school of thought which believes Harry is doing an undoubtedly gifted player a disservice, to those who feel the Mexican is too lightweight to command a place in a Premier League side.
It's safe to say that Gio polarises opinion, yet the single common denominator is that, despite question marks over his stature, he clearly is a talent.
His recent triumph with the Mexican national team in the CONCACAF Gold Cup should have been a timely reminder to Harry that a team crying out for a left-sided player could do a lot worse than to give the Gold Cup Player of the Tournament another go.
Ostensibly, it seems a no-brainer, but Harry clearly has his own agenda regarding who plays, which, of course, is how it should be. Obviously, the manager isn't trying to sabotage the club from within and we all know that you can't please all the people all the time, but for a club in need of a decent left-sided option, his decision not to give Gio another go on the left wing, particularly during pre-season when he has the time to work out whether or not the player is for him, seems churlish at best.
There's no doubt he's watched the player in training and seen something we haven't (or vice versa, as the case may be), hence Gio's stint in Suffolk last season. It is difficult, though, to understand Harry's reasoning when he makes no comment about the player, particularly during the transfer window.
We know that he doesn't want Bent, this fact was barely disguised all last season but all we know about Gio is that he doesn't play nor get anywhere near the squad. It's a shame, but football is a funny old game.
One final thought. I've always found it a strange notion that some seem to think Gio is too lightweight to play in the Premiership. How does this theory stack up when Lennon, Modric and Defoe, hardly giants themselves, have flourished? Also, the English game is certainly more technical and less physical than it was 10 years ago and yet Zola played his best football against some quite ferocious defensive cloggers.
The question of a player being too lightweight, therefore, is moot.
The boy can play, but not for Spurs it seems.
As a footnote to this piece, I must apologise for missing the patently obvious in that Gio will clearly be away relaxing before returning to duty in the near future, hence the lack of appearance in training, etc.
This fact seems to render the piece somewhat obsolete, however, as a starting point for debate I hope that it serves a purpose. I would address the other points made, but there are quite a few, so best to let everyone put their tuppence worth in. Let the debate continue!
It's safe to say that Gio polarises opinion, yet the single common denominator is that, despite question marks over his stature, he clearly is a talent.
His recent triumph with the Mexican national team in the CONCACAF Gold Cup should have been a timely reminder to Harry that a team crying out for a left-sided player could do a lot worse than to give the Gold Cup Player of the Tournament another go.
Ostensibly, it seems a no-brainer, but Harry clearly has his own agenda regarding who plays, which, of course, is how it should be. Obviously, the manager isn't trying to sabotage the club from within and we all know that you can't please all the people all the time, but for a club in need of a decent left-sided option, his decision not to give Gio another go on the left wing, particularly during pre-season when he has the time to work out whether or not the player is for him, seems churlish at best.
There's no doubt he's watched the player in training and seen something we haven't (or vice versa, as the case may be), hence Gio's stint in Suffolk last season. It is difficult, though, to understand Harry's reasoning when he makes no comment about the player, particularly during the transfer window.
We know that he doesn't want Bent, this fact was barely disguised all last season but all we know about Gio is that he doesn't play nor get anywhere near the squad. It's a shame, but football is a funny old game.
One final thought. I've always found it a strange notion that some seem to think Gio is too lightweight to play in the Premiership. How does this theory stack up when Lennon, Modric and Defoe, hardly giants themselves, have flourished? Also, the English game is certainly more technical and less physical than it was 10 years ago and yet Zola played his best football against some quite ferocious defensive cloggers.
The question of a player being too lightweight, therefore, is moot.
The boy can play, but not for Spurs it seems.
As a footnote to this piece, I must apologise for missing the patently obvious in that Gio will clearly be away relaxing before returning to duty in the near future, hence the lack of appearance in training, etc.
This fact seems to render the piece somewhat obsolete, however, as a starting point for debate I hope that it serves a purpose. I would address the other points made, but there are quite a few, so best to let everyone put their tuppence worth in. Let the debate continue!