Tottenham are willing to cash in on Roberto Soldado, who has struggled to reproduce his best form at White Hart Lane. Although the full potential cost of the deal to sign the Spaniard from Valencia was set at £26m, Spurs paid only about half of that figure up front and would only need to recoup £13m to avoid making a loss.
I agree with you here, Holtby could be molded into a role played by Lallana. He ticks all the boxes, certainly.You know, MP coming to Spurs may be the making of Holtby as for some reason he strikes me as the type of honest player who would thrive in this type of environment. Who knows though ey
The most interesting nugget in that article is this aside:
That's the first time I've ever read that, but it wouldn't surprise me if it were true. Does anyone else have any supporting info on that?
I can see the likes of Lennon, Adebayor and Dembele coming a cropper from this... either attitude or fitness wise.
Reckon Walker will thrive.
The most interesting nugget in that article is this aside:
That's the first time I've ever read that, but it wouldn't surprise me if it were true. Does anyone else have any supporting info on that?
I've never known the "Bootcamp" philosophy to work?
I doubt any of the top teams have this ethic. Work hard, yes for sure - but double training sessions every day always end up injuring players or wearing them out at key times in the season.
More work with the ball and the system please gaffer.
Because Lennon has been at this club a long time now and has gotten comfortable. Last season he was starting games without justifying it. As much as I've rated him down the years, I'm doubtful of his having a positive reaction to double, boot camp like training sessions.Lennon is an odd choice for your list. He's one of our most responsible players, in terms of tracking back, closing down, harassing opponents and defending from the front. Pochettino may well soon start to notice that his attacking forays rarely end in a goal, but I can't see that he'll have any problems with Lennon's attitude or fitness.
I think they over egg it with the double sessions. He introduced that when he first arrived at Southampton, as he obviously wanted quick results and the team was in relegation trouble.
Regardless, however, I reckon it's what our club and some of our players need - a manager that says shape up or ship out. I don't think he'll suffer fools gladly but at the same time I reckon he'll overlook a baseball cap in favour of getting the best out of a player and the team.
I can see the likes of Lennon, Adebayor and Dembele coming a cropper from this... either attitude or fitness wise.
Reckon Walker will thrive.