The Rebuild

[Alex_47]

Hi Guys,

I was just chatting to my mate last night and we were talking about what players we would want sticking around for the rebuild,

We came to the conclusion of Kane, Son, Romero, Reguilon, Skipp and maybe Hojbjerg.

Of course we've got the new boys in this Jan but it is still too early to make a decision on them imo.

Anyone Else?

 

[Neon_Knight_]

Hi Guys,

I was just chatting to my mate last night and we were talking about what players we would want sticking around for the rebuild,

We came to the conclusion of Kane, Son, Romero, Reguilon, Skipp and maybe Hojbjerg.

Lots of rumours recently that Conte would be willing to part with Reguilon. I like him, but he needs to improve his end product plus his defensive awareness, if he's to become the quality LWB that a Conte team needs. Hopefully Conte can improve him rather than replacing him (same goes for Sess).

Hojbjerg is a solid CM, but is only fairly modest wages and wouldn't command much of a fee, so it would be very viable to retain him as a rotation player.

Of course we've got the new boys in this Jan but it is still too early to make a decision on them imo.

They've both hit the ground running and contribute exactly what our team was crying out for from their positions. They excel in Conte's system and are both young (21 & 24), so will only get better. Not keeping them for the foreseeable future would be madness.

Anyone Else?

Dier is playing very well at the heart of a back 3 (also proved his ability during a spell there under Poch), so I'm unsure why Conte would want to shift him.

Lloris needs to be retained for the short-term, until a quality replacement has settled into the starting XI. I think people underestimate how difficult it will be to replace him without significantly downgrading.

Beyond that, I think everyone is expendable, but I would expect (and want) a few others to be kept as rotation players. For example, it would make financial sense to keep Davies on as back-up LCB, unless he pushes for a move.

 

[Chris Twaddle]

I've seen enough of the new boys to know they should be included in future plans.

I wouldn't be upset if we started next season with only the below

Starters: Lloris (not for long sadly and replaceable depending on who is available), Dier (deserved it based on this season), Romero, Bentancur, Son, Kulu, Kane
Squad: Davies, Sess, Skipp, Hoijberg, Bergwijn. Reguilon

Completely unrealistic though. Ideally I would like to see starters/challengers at both WB positions, 1 CB, 1 CM and a CF

 

[BigVic]

I think it is glaringly obvious that Kulusevski and Bentancur have already done enough to be considered as pert of the rebuild.

 

[Japhet]

Gollini can go. Replacement needed.
I'd let any/all of the wingbacks go if the right players were available.
Sanchez, Tanganga are replaceable. Davies is a good squad option. Rodon doesn't get a sniff.
Winks needs replacing. Bentancur, Hojbjerg, Skipp + 1 and Sarr looks OK.
Bergwijn can go. I like Lucas but we might get a good offer.
Kulusevski, Kane Son is looking good but we need 1 more.

There's obviously other peripheral players like CCV who need to move on.

 

[Rocksuperstar]

What constitutes a "rebuild"? Bit of a dramatic word, I don't expect wholesale exits in the same way I don't expect dozens of signings.

There's no need for a rebuild, unless of course you're going solely by the opinions of Spurs Chat's regular posters in the matchday thread, where every player is barely league 2 standards one week and better than Messi the next.

Four signings, three or four leave, that's a transfer window, not a rebuild, imo.

 

[dontcallme]

Players to stay next season:

GK: Lloris
RWB: Doherty
LWB: Sessegnon, Reguillon
Centre back: Dier, Romero, Davies, possibly Tanganga
Centre mid: Bentancur, Hojbjerg, Skipp
Attackers: Son, Kane, Kulusevski, Gil

Players for sale:
Gollini, Sanchez, Rodon, Royal, Winks, Bergwijn, Moura

 

[YB123]

Players to stay next season:

GK: Lloris
RWB: Doherty
LWB: Sessegnon, Reguillon
Centre back: Dier, Romero, Davies, possibly Tanganga
Centre mid: Bentancur, Hojbjerg, Skipp
Attackers: Son, Kane, Kulusevski, Gil

Players for sale:
Gollini, Sanchez, Rodon, Royal, Winks, Bergwijn, Moura

LWB needs to be improved.

 

[dontcallme]

What constitutes a "rebuild"? Bit of a dramatic word, I don't expect wholesale exits in the same way I don't expect dozens of signings.

There's no need for a rebuild, unless of course you're going solely by the opinions of Spurs Chat's regular posters in the matchday thread, where every player is barely league 2 standards one week and better than Messi the next.

Four signings, three or four leave, that's a transfer window, not a rebuild, imo.

For me a rebuild is when you are changing over the core of the team. At the moment our core is Lloris, Dier, Romero, Bentancur, Son and Kane.

They aren't changing over anytime soon. So we are not really rebuilding this summer in my usage of the term.

As per my post above we have 7 players we should actively be trying to sell and to have 2 players in every position will need around 6 incoming signings.

Not easy but Paratici appears good at tying up deals so we might get close to that.

 

[dontcallme]

LWB needs to be improved.

We can't do everything at once.

7 out and 6 in would be a lot of business. If Paratici has identified a high quality, obtainable LWB then great.

 

[Gassin's finest]

We started a rebuild back in July. We binned it off and went for the elite manager route again.

Conte isn't interested in a rebuild project, he wants to get the best players he can buy in (already got 2 of them), see an uptick in the existing core, and win something within a season. Provided he doesn't kill everyone before then.

 

[YB123]

We can't do everything at once.

7 out and 6 in would be a lot of business. If Paratici has identified a high quality, obtainable LWB then great.

The wing backs are absolutely essential in a Conte formation. So it will actually be a priority.

 

[dontcallme]

The wing backs are absolutely essential in a Conte formation. So it will actually be a priority.

That doesn't disagree with my point. If we can find a high quality, obtainable lwb then great, go for it.

But Reguillon and Sessegnon are not among our weakest players. It's not about simply about buying any old wing back and we have found an improvement. They're decent players.

The other areas I've identified are players who are either not good enough or it's time for them to move on.

 

[Ghost Hardware]

I know I’m in a minority but I’d keep Sanchez (unless a good offer came in for him) as a back up I don’t feel we are going to get much better and we have to be realistic about how many players we can possibly buy in one window. I’d rather our focus and money went towards a good starting LCB rather then also looking for a good back up to Romero.

 

[allatsea]

Players to stay next season:

GK: Lloris
RWB: Doherty
LWB: Sessegnon, Reguillon
Centre back: Dier, Romero, Davies, possibly Tanganga
Centre mid: Bentancur, Hojbjerg, Skipp
Attackers: Son, Kane, Kulusevski, Gil

Players for sale:
Gollini, Sanchez, Rodon, Royal, Winks, Bergwijn, Moura

Conte obviously doesn't trust Rodon and Sanchez is just a bit part player now. Those you mention can all go and should raise a good amount of money to enable us to continue the rebuild.

 

[YB123]

That doesn't disagree with my point. If we can find a high quality, obtainable lwb then great, go for it.

But Reguillon and Sessegnon are not among our weakest players. It's not about simply about buying any old wing back and we have found an improvement. They're decent players.

The other areas I've identified are players who are either not good enough or it's time for them to move on.

And you're not quite seeing my point.

For me the left wing backs are not quite good enough in a KEY position for Conte.

 

[dontcallme]

I know I’m in a minority but I’d keep Sanchez (unless a good offer came in for him) as a back up I don’t feel we are going to get much better and we have to be realistic about how many players we can possibly buy in one window. I’d rather our focus and money went towards a good starting LCB rather then also looking for a good back up to Romero.

I'm not completely averse to keeping him

I think, given his international performances, age and reputation before he joined us, he could command a reasonable fee and have interested suitors.

This is his 5th season at the club. Unless Conte sees something in him where his performances are going to vastly improve then I think now is the time to sell.

But as a backup, his current performances are not so bad that he definitely needs to be sold.

 

[dontcallme]

And you're not quite seeing my point.

For me the left wing backs are not quite good enough in a KEY position for Conte.

What position isn't key? Are the centre backs not key? The central mids? The attackers?

Sessegnon's playing style suits what Conte wants out of his wing backs. Reguillon might not be a perfect fit but his performances are good, hence we're all right in that postion.

Royal though, seems a very bad fit so selling and getting a better fit is something we could do with relative ease.

 

[TOLBINY]

Start Squad
Loris New GK
New RWB Tanganga
New LWB Sess or Reggie
Romero New RCB
New CB Dier
New LCB Davies
Bentacur New Creative CM
Skipp PEH / Sarr
New LW Kulu
Son New RW
Kane New striker

10 new players (not happening in one window I know) - 5 of them starters, so I would focus on that in the summer in the following order;
New RWB
New LCB
New LWB
New LW
New CB
Out: Gollini, Doherty, Royal, Sanchez, Rodon, Reggie (or Sess), Winks, GLC, Ndombele, Gil, Bergwijn, Lucas (guy deserves first team football somewhere)

 

[Ghost Hardware]

I'm not completely averse to keeping him

I think, given his international performances, age and reputation before he joined us, he could command a reasonable fee and have interested suitors.

This is his 5th season at the club. Unless Conte sees something in him where his performances are going to vastly improve then I think now is the time to sell.

But as a backup, his current performances are not so bad that he definitely needs to be sold.

Yeah that’s pretty much how I feel. I think if we get a good offer for him then yes, sell, but considering how much business we need to do I just don’t see shipping him out needs to be a priority for this window. Also some defenders don’t really start to mature until late in their career so he could well still improve some especially if we have better RWB beside him.