Today's Football 2014/15

[Yid4life]

Hmmm.........

Lamela is the main one, started the season 'ok' but was truly useless vs Palace.

 

[Jim Lahey]

Spurs need to get MP time. He's a decent coach.

But my word, there's some rubbish at Spurs these days. Soldado is hopeless, Adebayor can't be arsed, who the eff is Fazio? I could go on and on.

Eriksen is quality, Lamela has potential. Apart from that, far, far too many average players - Spurs burned the Bale money, same as Liverpool did with the Suarez money.

 

[Ashtonian]

Spurs need to get MP time. He's a decent coach.

But my word, there's some rubbish at Spurs these days. Soldado is hopeless, Adebayor can't be arsed, who the eff is Fazio? I could go on and on.

Eriksen is quality, Lamela has potential. Apart from that, far, far too many average players - Spurs burned the Bale money, same as Liverpool did with the Suarez money.

See from a neutral perspective i dont think either club blew the money. Or not in the conventional sense.

Spurs- Eriksen / Lamela / Chriques / Chadli Are all good players. they certainly would be in the everton team and dare i say untied as well for a couple.

Liverpool - Origi / Moreno / Can / the lad that cost 20 million can all be good players. we are all bias about them but in a couple years time they all could be shrewd signings made at the time. Hindsight and all that.

but point is, the problem was not signing the players but buying them all at the same time. It never worked for QPR, almost sent Sunderland down also. thats the biggest problem about spending so much and signing so many.

The difference between spurs and liverpool is that spurs seemed to want some great talent to put into the squad, liverpool just seemed to have a sign anyone they were offered approach.

 

[Yid4life]

Fazio was our best player on Sat (apart from Lloris of course).

Real shame about Soldado, the fella can play & his general game has been excellent but for some reason, just cant put the ball in the net at the moment.

 

[Jim Lahey]

See from a neutral perspective i dont think either club blew the money. Or not in the conventional sense.

Spurs- Eriksen / Lamela / Chriques / Chadli Are all good players. they certainly would be in the everton team and dare i say untied as well for a couple.

Liverpool - Origi / Moreno / Can / the lad that cost 20 million can all be good players. we are all bias about them but in a couple years time they all could be shrewd signings made at the time. Hindsight and all that.

but point is, the problem was not signing the players but buying them all at the same time. It never worked for QPR, almost sent Sunderland down also. thats the biggest problem about spending so much and signing so many.

The difference between spurs and liverpool is that spurs seemed to want some great talent to put into the squad, liverpool just seemed to have a sign anyone they were offered approach.

I disagree mate, I think Spurs' signings were average-to-decent at best. Paulinho? Can't get a game can he? Lamela looked good at Roma but is a shadow of his former self.

I don't rate the Spurs squad whatsoever. I think they'll struggle this season, probably finish around 8th-10th.

Who are Spurs main central defenders btw? Kaboul? Dawson went to Hull. Fazio? The squad reeks of mediocre.

Then on the wings you've got the choice of Lennon, Townsend etc.

I do like that Harry Kane, he's the only positive for Spurs this season IMO.

 

[Jim Lahey]

Fazio was our best player on Sat (apart from Lloris of course).

Real shame about Soldado, the fella can play & his general game has been excellent but for some reason, just cant put the ball in the net at the moment.

Yeah I liked Soldado at Valencia but he's your Torres signing mate - he's not going to cut it in England, needs to go back to Spain and find his shooting boots.

It doesn't matter about a strikers' all-round game, no-one ever remembers that. We only want to see them banging in goals, it's the midfield's job to do the other stuff. Bony would have made an excellent signing for either Liverpool or Spurs, should have gone all out for him.

Adebayor is a waste of space. Kane looks very promising.

 

[Ashtonian]

I disagree mate, I think Spurs' signings were average-to-decent at best. Paulinho? Can't get a game can he? Lamela looked good at Roma but is a shadow of his former self.

I don't rate the Spurs squad whatsoever. I think they'll struggle this season, probably finish around 8th-10th.

Who are Spurs main central defenders btw? Kaboul? Dawson went to Hull. Fazio? The squad reeks of mediocre.

Then on the wings you've got the choice of Lennon, Townsend etc.

I do like that Harry Kane, he's the only positive for Spurs this season IMO.

As a unit i agree mate. They arent doing that well and it is down to the team and the players they brought in. I just think there is talent in that squad that given a good system and focus could put them in good stead. You talk about spines of teams

Lloris, Dier, Eriksen, Kane is not a bad starting point for a 5 year projection. Add the likes of lamela in that mix and i do believe they have potential to be a great team under their current manager.

 

[Jim Lahey]

As a unit i agree mate. They arent doing that well and it is down to the team and the players they brought in. I just think there is talent in that squad that given a good system and focus could put them in good stead. You talk about spines of teams

Lloris, Dier, Eriksen, Kane is not a bad starting point for a 5 year projection. Add the likes of lamela in that mix and i do believe they have potential to be a great team under their current manager.

Oh definitely. But whilst Levy is at the helm, they won't get the time to build something. And they'll end up losing Eriksen eventually -a bigger club will come in and offer him far more than the £60,000 per week he's reportedly earning at Spurs.

For me, Spurs need to change their philosophy and indentity - all the way from the grass roots up to the board. Joe Lewis needs to get rid of Levy, who's like some evil dictator at the club and get in a forward thinking, fair Chief Exec who will give Pochettino a good crack of the whip and time to build a team to be reckoned with.

But it won't happen. MP will be sacked next season, it wouldn't surprise me in any way. Spurs will then lose Lloris, Eriksen and Lamela and be back to square one.

They've gone backwards since good ol' Arry.

 

[Jim Lahey]

This evening's first 11 and system v Southampton:

Not too sure about that. Don't think we'll get anything, place will be rocking tonight.

 

[deipnosophist]

I've bet on it being a draw

 

[bluelife]

Could be a cracking game this

 

[LinekersLegs]

That was nice control by Mane

 

[Professor Toffee]

Why does Van Gaal have the hair of a wookie?

 

[Titus Bramble]

School boy error.

 

[Professor Toffee]

Fkin ManU and their 12 days of Christmas. It's funny every season, hmmm