Eberechi Eze

[jolsnogross]

We spend plenty of money, the question is the mentality and ability of who we're spending on. I still can't fathom why Werner is here again.

And I'm not convinced Eze has it either. I reckon Bayern got the real gem from Palace in Olise who had some games last season and the one before where you can see the penny dropping. Like how he's comfortable in close contact, able to beat players going either side, and aggressively precise with final product. Eze is good, but I suspect he'd fall into casual mode in spurs's comfortable surroundings.

I'd still sign another striker, but I know that won't happen. Hopefully Odobert brings some directness and end product.

 

[spark7586]

Ok but where does the 'happy to be in top ten' come from? We came 5th last season and have improved the squad since then?

We have but still have Johnson and Son, who have both been terrible for a long time yet Ange still plays then, like Maddison last year. Everyone knows how to play spurs as Ange is so predictable. Arsenal found a weakness of set plays and brought someone in to address it whereas Ange doesn’t seem to have bothered. Think if the football is the same as after Christmas last season he will be under huge pressure by November.

 

[kent brockman]

Question is also how motivated Eze actually is to get a move, considering his extension last November.

Whereas the RC amount (when active) was not super high, paying it all upfront is a big ask for any suitors.

 

[LannerSpurs]

I thought it was a Chelsea training session.

That's just the midfielders

 

[spurs mental]

We've been poor for a while now though.

Our form from December to May was very inconsistent.

We were, but we weren't poor on Monday, bar a 15 minute spell. Which in itself has been the way of this club for a while anyway. It's not isolated to us playing under Ange.
Even at our peak under Poch we had awful periods in games.

We smashed Everton at Goodison 6-2 one season, yet we were 1 down and dicey early on. At 4-2 we had dodgy moments. It's football.

 

[jurgen]

We have but still have Johnson and Son, who have both been terrible for a long time yet Ange still plays then, like Maddison last year. Everyone knows how to play spurs as Ange is so predictable. Arsenal found a weakness of set plays and brought someone in to address it whereas Ange doesn’t seem to have bothered. Think if the football is the same as after Christmas last season he will be under huge pressure by November.

Back half of last season when we certainly weren't at our best (and even a little poo poo at times), Son: 7 goals 6 assists, Johnson: 4 goals 8 assists - they weren't 'terrible' - people really need to stop with the over the top hysterics.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

Back half of last season when we certainly weren't at our best (and even a little poo poo at times), Son: 7 goals 6 assists, Johnson: 4 goals 8 assists - they weren't 'terrible' - people really need to stop with the over the top hysterics.

They definitely weren't terrible, and certainly not in isolation. But
1) certainly Johnson, wasn't contributing enough in overall play
2) I think they didn't complement each other - one of them would have been fine, but they needed to be counterbalanced by a different type of player on the other side

Certainly (2) is not either of the other's faults, but is an issue for the team that needs to be addressed.

Certainly not terrible - but arguably not good enough

 

[Guntz]

We were, but we weren't poor on Monday, bar a 15 minute spell. Which in itself has been the way of this club for a while anyway. It's not isolated to us playing under Ange.
Even at our peak under Poch we had awful periods in games.

We smashed Everton at Goodison 6-2 one season, yet we were 1 down and dicey early on. At 4-2 we had dodgy moments. It's football.

Leicester are shocking though, they will probably finish bottom of the league this season.

Any half-decent team will go there and put 3+ past them.

 

[spurs mental]

Leicester are shocking though, they will probably finish bottom of the league this season.

Any half-decent team will go there and put 3+ past them.

I agree, it was disappointing not to win. We had the chances to put the game to bed before half time and at the start of the second half.

Save for that 15 minute period though, and had Richy put the header away at the end of the game and we had gotten 3 points, would we even be having this debate?

Football is unforgiving. You sometimes win games you maybe shouldn't, and you sometimes lose or draw games you should win. Remember Tim Krul at WHL making 11 saves and Newcastle winning 1-0.

 

[mil1lion]

Leicester are shocking though, they will probably finish bottom of the league this season.

Any half-decent team will go there and put 3+ past them.

To be fair none of them will have played them first game of the season when not up to full speed though. I think people underestimate just how unpredictable those opening games can be especially when players have had tournaments in the summer. I'm more encouraged about the signings as that's a change from the end of last season but they just need time.

Even up front if you look at Richarlison being injured so we moved Son up front which meant we weakened centre forward and left attack with that 1 injury. Solanke solves that. Even Werner got injured and with Soloman out and Gil not good enough that again caused issue as Johnson or Kulusevski played on the left. Now we have Odobert as well as Werner back which in turn allows Kulusevski to play more often centrally to compete with Maddison.

I think we're done for attack now. Moore and Lankshear will get some minutes here and there and we have Werner from the start with Odobert and Solanke. Then Yang will join mid season. There's enough youth there to improve as well with the new players so we can't keep adding new signings. We have to be patient with what we have now. Then analyse again next summer where we should need just 2 or 3 more players.

 

[west indie]

Leicester are shocking though, they will probably finish bottom of the league this season.

Any half-decent team will go there and put 3+ past them.

It happens Guntz, this is one of the levelers in football when you don't take your chances. it's now how we react to that performance on the weekend that matters. Not bothered which other team puts 3 or more past Leicester its swings and roundabouts everyone will drop points when they shouldn't of.

 

[fishhhandaricecake]

ALSO MIKEY MOORE.

Scored a lovely goal from the left side in most recent u21 game... seems to be the kind of player we are missing but ofc needs to be managed carefully.

 

[JUSTINSIGNAL]

Leicester are shocking though, they will probably finish bottom of the league this season.

Any half-decent team will go there and put 3+ past them.

Based off what? They’ve just been promoted, no one knows how they will get on. Cooper has shown he knows how to setup a team to survive in the division.

 

[Guntz]

Based off what? They’ve just been promoted, no one knows how they will get on. Cooper has shown he knows how to setup a team to survive in the division.

From the eye test, but we'll see at the end of the season.

 

[geordiespur]

Question is also how motivated Eze actually is to get a move, considering his extension last November.

Whereas the RC amount (when active) was not super high, paying it all upfront is a big ask for any suitors.

Maybe he has seen Zaha go to Utd and Turkey and fail miserably and so he’s fair better off staying a big fish in a little pond (respectfully to Palace)

 

[cliff jones]

From the eye test, but we'll see at the end of the season.

Skip and Ayew are decent signings, let’s see where their squad ends up- but I won’t be putting any money on them staying up.

This weekend needs to bring a change of mood. Score, then go for the jugular, not fanny about and wait for the equalizer off Tarkovski’s arse from a corner on 85

Sorry off topic, must stay out of this one

 

[worcestersauce]

Maybe he has seen Zaha go to Utd and Turkey and fail miserably and so he’s fair better off staying a big fish in a little pond (respectfully to Palace)

Zaha was 21 when he went to Utd and 30 when he went to Turkey, Eze is 26 and ready to make the move.

 

[geordiespur]

Zaha was 21 when he went to Utd and 30 when he went to Turkey, Eze is 26 and ready to make the move.

Then he shouldn’t have signed a contract with such a clause in then

 

[Jules77]

From the eye test, but we'll see at the end of the season.

of course, most teams will get points off them.. but with all the teams in this league, dropping points against them can happen at any time. There will be other teams we and most beat, but another top team will slip up. Any team in this league has the ability to take points of any other. They were at home, first game back in prem, hate us, have a pragmatic manager, etc, not a shocking surprise we didn't win.

 

[worcestersauce]

Then he shouldn’t have signed a contract with such a clause in then

My point was he's at a different stage in his career than Zaha was but no he shouldn't have.

That said his mistake may have been to imagine Palace wouldn't play hardball to stop him going.