Player Watch - Tanguy Ndombele
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kent brockman
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One would think so. And maybe things have changed, but quotes from Redknapp on our scouting of Luis Suarez really makes you wonder what our recruiting process looked like back then. Obviously we never got to assess personality in that case, as Suarez was deemed being too similar to VDV…
Tottenham tried to sign Luis Suárez but were told he was not up to it
Harry Redknapp has revealed he tried to sign Luis Suárez but his scouts told him he was not good enough to play up front on his own
www.theguardian.com
Trees
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Agreed. Every club makes mistakes in terms of scouting. One of our buys from this Summer will be a dud. Just how it goes.
JUSTINSIGNAL
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One would think so. And maybe things have changed, but quotes from Redknapp on our scouting of Luis Suarez really makes you wonder what our recruiting process looked like back then. Obviously we never got to assess personality in that case, as Suarez was deemed being too similar to VDV…
Tottenham tried to sign Luis Suárez but were told he was not up to it
Harry Redknapp has revealed he tried to sign Luis Suárez but his scouts told him he was not good enough to play up front on his own
Tbh back under Redknapp it seemed our scouting revolved around good players in teams that we had recently played and the opinions of his son Jamie and Tactics Tim!
spursfan77
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Now that would be a Funtime Friday!
JUSTINSIGNAL
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This would be a good move for Tanguy. A really good club and the coach is one of the best around.
robertgoulet
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FOH Friday
ButchCassidy
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And he’ll be motivated to put in the effort, to keep the ultras from burning his house down
spursfan77
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I’ll believe it when I see it though.
sundanceyid10
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what bothers me is that they both offered very little during prime Kane/Son years, we needed to surround Kane and Son with good players and these two were flops big time and expensive ones at that. But oh well can’t turn back the clock, onwards and upwards.
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SpursSince1980
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Sorry, but you’re misunderstanding//conflating what I am saying. First off, I didn’t said nowt about Levy. Nor am I suggesting that the Chairman had background info on the player, and despite potential misgivings, backed his manager. No one is fully attuned to the discussions between Daniel and Poch about the player, and if the character issues was known by both. They made a decision based on the facts/sentiments available at that time. In short: I never said that the the cheque writers should have pulled the plug. Nor, am I saying that we knowingly gambled.
I was trying to convey that for what was then our record signing, getting paid nearly as much as Kane, it was a whiff. And wondering out loud if our scouts put in enough due diligence.
Yes, you get flops. That is the nature of football. But this one is more unfortunate due to what it cost, and whether or not it could have been avoided.
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