Player Watch - Djed Spence - Genoa

[cliff jones]

Yeah! Let's all get excited on spending 15m on the next Nathaniel Clyne!

Clyne was a decent player. I think he's more Wan-Bissaka myself in terms of strengths and weaknesses. But plenty of scope to improve. Buy.

 

[worcestersauce]

I'm not sure I understand all the doubt on here, I just looked at one of his YouTube clips again and I haven't seen Royal do one of the things he's doing. Fast, can take a player on and beat him, gets to the byline and puts some wicked balls across the face of the goal. Even allowing for some poor defending that's an awful lot to be getting on with. I've also seen some comparisons with other players so I'll throw mine into the ring, a young Kyle Walker.
£15 or £20 is good business in my opinion and I genuinely see nothing to suggest Antonio Conte would disagree with me.
Ok so we're not getting some international superstar but you sometimes, well most times, have to make a judgement call and trust your instincts.

 

[Stamford]

I hate this forum when people insist on puns every other post

 

[fletch82]

Yeah! Let's all get excited on spending 15m on the next Nathaniel Clyne!

Just got off the phone with fab ?
He apologises and has accepted that he from now on will only buy players that you approve of ?

I passed you're number on hope that's OK mate ? ?

 

[Stoof]

I hate this forum when people insist on puns every other post

Agreed. IT SHOULD BE EVERY POST.

 

[HarryTed14]

Noticeable though, how a lot of the highlights cut out before he plays the final cross. That's a consistent concern for me based on the games I've watched him play. I appreciate him being young and raw and all that, but anyone expecting him to come in and start on at RWB is really reaching, imo.

Yes but they do show him getting into dangerous positions, there’s at least 3 balls he plays into the area (one begging to be tapped in that goes across the goal), 3 or 4 that he scores and some great defending. Under Conte he will do well if we get him.

 

[JCRD]

Noticeable though, how a lot of the highlights cut out before he plays the final cross. That's a consistent concern for me based on the games I've watched him play. I appreciate him being young and raw and all that, but anyone expecting him to come in and start on at RWB is really reaching, imo.

Defensively there will be an issue but in an attacking sense, he will offer so much more than Emerson.

I have a feeling that we will end up selling Doherty and keeping Emerson. Why? Because Emerson is stronger defensively than both Spence and Doherty and would suit those games we may need that additional reinforcement eg Man City, Liverpool etc.

 

[SambaSpurs]

I hate this forum when people insist on puns every other post

Puns are great, but not at the expence of a good thread

 

[GetKaned]

Puns are great, but not at the expence of a good thread

You mean eSpence ?





I am sorry..

 

[mil1lion]

I guess you could say he's not too expensive

What are we doing?

 

[chrisd2k]

I know he's not exspencive but I'm a little torn on him. Not sure he's as good as people are making out.

Having djed that you could see him going somewhere like Palace and doing well and thinking why didn't we sign him.

 

[Ghost Hardware]

It’s just odd how a huge chunk of the fan base are always complaining we miss out on championship talents and then when we could buy a championship player who made the TOTY in the division in a position of need, we’re acting all entitled like he’s below us. In the premier league alone, there’s Guehi, Olise, Eze, Barnes, Maddison, Bowen, Benrahma, Ben White, James, Mount, Webster, Watkins, and Skipp who have followed up successful championship seasons with solid-to-great premier league season(s). And that’s before mentioning recent championship sides like Wolves and Brentford having successful seasons in the prem with much of their squads the same as the one they got promoted with. And of course Bellingham is now a 100+ mil player just a few years after leaving England. Tomori also had loans in the championship and just won a Scudetto. I am fully behind the move in isolation, and Conte wanting him (if he actually does) is just further confirmation this would be a great move.

TBH i think its more a case of our RWB spot being probably the weakest position in the squad and the one in most dyer need of improvement that some are a little apprehensive about our only addition in that position is a 21 year old who still looks raw. Personally, as well as Doherty did, he only really played well in maybe 4/5 games towards the end of the season and then had a pretty hefty injury, there is no guarantee he will re find the same form he did. Of course he may well do, but ether way i see it as a gamble in a position that is pivotal for our tactics. Thats not to say I don't want Spence, he could become a very good player and its always great to invest in promising youth players, its just for me id prefer it if he came alongside another more developed option.

 

[Basil Brush]

I said this earlier in the thread, but if Conte likes a wingback, I am all in.

A little bit off topic, and I am no ITK, but I still think Conte may be looking at Traore as a rwb.

Anyway, if we want to discuss Traore, best we take to his player thread.

Am I talking to myself?

No idea....

 

[Timberwolf]

TBH i think its more a case of our RWB spot being probably the weakest position in the squad and the one in most dyer need of improvement that some are a little apprehensive about our only addition in that position is a 21 year old who still looks raw. Personally, as well as Doherty did, he only really played well in maybe 4/5 games towards the end of the season and then had a pretty hefty injury, there is no guarantee he will re find the same form he did. Of course he may well do, but ether way i see it as a gamble in a position that id pivotal for our tactics. Thats not to say I don't want Spence, he could become a very good player and its always great to invest in promising youth players, its just for me id prefer it if he came alongside another more developed option.

I feel like it's all or nothing with Spence. We either integrate him straight into the first team and him and Doc rotate according to the opposition/competition, or we don't buy him at all.

While in most instances a buy-to-loan deal for a young player makes sense, because Spence is a specialist wingback and Conte might not be here in a year or two, I don't see the point of signing him for the future. Also, based on what he's said about wanting to play, wouldn't he pick a club that will play him right away, rather than one that intends to loan him straight back out (again) or also sign another RWB 'for now' with him as 'the future'.

If we're planning to loan him out I think we'd simply be better off using the money to sign someone else who would come straight into the team like Singo or [insert other RWB here].

 

[Snarfalicious]

21 years old, homegrown, looks to have some great physical tools, £15m price tag and Conte likes him. Seems pretty straightforward to me.

 

[DJS]

Romano: Tottenham eye Singo as potential Djed Spence alternative

Tottenham have been keeping a close eye on Wilfried Singo as a potential alternative to Djed Spence this summer.

tbrfootball.com

Singo is a name we’ve been linked with before, although maybe not solid links as no thread for him yet.

I doubt boot room are viewed as a reliable site in there here parts, so usually I wouldn’t have posted link, BUT they state Romano who is well regarded has said in YouTube pod cast that Singo was seen as an alternative and had been scouted by Paraciti.

There is part of me which wonders if Singo would be a safer bet purely as he’s a right back or right winger and has been playing in Italian top flight rather than English second tier.

 

[Cochise]

I've only watched comps of Singo and Spence, but they are quite similar. The one area where Singo falls down in the comparison is his close control.

 

[DJS]

I've only watched comps of Singo and Spence, but they are quite similar. The one area where Singo falls down in the comparison is his close control.

Their names also both begin with ‘s’ as well!

 

[rockyhotspur]

Spence over Singo for me. HG helps.

 

[Bulletspur]

I hate this forum when people insist on puns every other post

Sorry, I thought you had a spence of humour, my bad