TOTTENHAM ARE STILL A BIG CLUB!

depends on distribution method envisaged IMO, holtby can do metronome, for all the lack of form paulinho can surely carry it and provide simple links, dembele also capable of travelling with it if that's required, bentaleb p decent simple link. was prob the most overlooked/neglected part of avb setup maybe? and Sherwood wasn't gonna put it right, but I don't think individual ability is a huge prob in the midfield set

doesnt have to be thudd hollywood pings but u need more about u than those water carrier types to improve the laborious transitions you have right now

dembele capable, yeah gl with that

sorry the lackofform() function had more than just paulinho as an input but dembele is in no way a write off just yet imo

he's not but the fate of a season shouldnt rest on that whimsy either

other than for sociopaths "we're shit without you" is the arch anti-motivator, in fitba and indeed beyond

http://www.football365.com/tottenham-hotspur/9379550/Premier-League-Tottenham-ready-to-proceed-with-new-stadium-at-White-Hart-Lane

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ateQQc-AgEM

He's definitely in the group of players I'd expect Poch to improve, so pretty happy about this. Pretty much the end of Vertonghen at LB I'd imagine.

he's not a bad backup and along with a lot of the players we keep getting rid of is a good cheap squad option

probably a bad sign for Fryers more than anything

fryers not being good enough to break ahead of naughton is a bad sign for fryers tbf

shape of things to come

https://vine.co/v/MVDztlqIUml

the fuck was that

Should have seen the Ceballos miss five minutes later.

Harry Kane has signed a new five year contract.

in absentia a europa league thread: fuck this stupid club that is above buying defenders

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur/11048364/Tottenham-transfer-news-Spurs-set-to-bid-for-Sevilla-central-defender-Federico-Fazio.html

Don't know much about this guy, but 3/4 of a new back four would represent a decent summer.

Clad supposedly off to Roma

Vlad even.

I don't get selling Chiriches and letting Dawson and Kaboul hang around

idgi keeping any of em so sell em in whatever order

Harry Kane has sneakily developed into a decent player

good third choice in a one man system if our first choice was reliable and second choice suited the system but alas

does anyone feel certain if vlad is even any good or not

in a high line its been impossible tbh

I'm 90% sure he is but will happily defer to Rudi Garcia on the issue. He seems like he would know for certain.

sabatini otoh is a bit more hit and miss

Things that look like an ILF "the interior life of..." thread but aren't: http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/aug/15/small-talk-michael-owen

"If I’m eating cheese on its own with a cracker it has to be really strong. I can handle a strong cheese. Stilton, things like that. If you’re buying mature cheese, than Canadian is probably the strongest one. Canadian extra mature, or Stilton..."

(haha sorry wrong thread, I get confused by all this "... are still a big club" business.

I'm pretty sure Vlad is a better player than either Dawson or Kaboul (now) but Poch doesn't want any of them. Kaboul is basically unsellable and Dawson doesn't seem to want to go to the sort of club that would sign him and this point.

Given QPR's recent signings at the back that looks like another dream has just died.

Paulinho is completely inessential and maybe now psychologically scarred but I bet you we still get decent money when we inevitably ship him off to some Serie A leper colony.

Mostly I find myself idly wondering if Lewis Holtby can be converted from a number ten into a deeper lying playmaker. He seems to have all the attributes but I'm not sure what his long passing is like.

iirc holtby has said he's v happy to play the 6/8 box to box linebreaker but he's not really had the run of games to see either way

he can spot a quick pass but idk about sitting there spraying it around, be more of a direct high-intensity dembele riff, would suit poch better you'd think

yeah if he starts its as an eriksen mirror in a high central two behind a lone striker I'd imagine, not as a carrier

My thinking is that he's energetic, runs tirelessly and can tackle, his decision-making with the ball is fast and usually good but I usually see him making quick shortish passes in and around the area, dunno if I can see him spraying it out to the flanks.

this is fucking good stuff

paulinho Kane dembele Andros Sandro all looking more like players worth having in an xi than has been the case in a long time

agree except Townsend still doing his terrible head down run to the corner flag thing

yeah but the odd surge into centre is promising

Kane with some very nice touches around half time

Kane's finishing is still terrible, gifted goal aside.

His passing is getting better though.

dembele rubbish since

can't help but feel that one oughtn't look so relieved after taking a meaningless penalty tbh

Southampton supposedly are willing to pay 10-12m for Townsend, wouldn't miss him at that price

Kinda think we should forget about fourth and go all-out for this tournament tbh.

idk pace and willingness to run could be harnessed into a v decent wide option but its def true to say that as it is we won't get that much value out of him keeping him around

how many times in the last 15 seasons has the europa not been won by a 3rd-placed CL groupstage team? would wager <5

not to dissuade u brave men of spurs

harry kane clearly believes he's the next michael laudrup

amazing 60 seconds

so Cain Hoy. Officially open for business on Wednesday, officially considering a bid on Thursday...

https://twitter.com/HotspurRelated/status/510433593374810112