Summer Transfers Rumors/Speculation/Signed

are you sure you've won? because I want you to be right. I mean, I genuinely hope that we were serious in stating that we intended to keep bale, and that we weren't inclined to sell at any price. i'd like to think that, in the end, bale's head was turned, that he forced the move, and that we've just made the best of a bad situation.

but then I look at that price tag. and I consider our chairman. and I consider your veruca salt-like fans, and I envision your douchebag president as her overly-indulgent father. and I think to myself that it's entirely possible you've been taken to the cleaners from day one.

 

It's just not wise to re-post something that's already been removed for trolling. I was trying to be nice, but you clearly have no regard for our rules.

 

Kind of a let down. Withdrawal even. I'm starting to shake a bit.

 

Ya know, for all the hate we are heaping on Walker and Rose, Spurs have given up only 1 goal this season.
Last season, Spurs had given up 2 in their first match.
After 3 matches last season, Spurs had given up 4.
In three matches this season, two have been shutout. Last season, Spurs first shutout was to Lazio, the 5th match. The second was to Carlisle United two matches later in the Capital One Cup. It was not until the 10th match that Spurs got their second shutout again quality opponents, but first in the PL. The second PL shutout didn't arrive until December 1, the 22nd match of the season.

We all know the issues last season with Vert, Kaboul, Dawson, and Gallas in the early season, having to adjust to losing King, and not having Lord Lloris, Keeper of the Nets. In this thought, what we are expecting of Rose is to fit in with the team immediately. He has not been playing great, but he also spent last season on loan, and thusly is as much in need of fitting in as any of the new players.

In that light, it is Walker which deserves the most criticism, and rightly, IMO. He had played with Vert and Dawson and Lord Lloris, Keeper of the Nets for a season. He had played under AVB and know the tactics and style. But he, too, is missing Lennon in front of him. While Walker's defending last season was not to the level of the year prior, he was more successful offensively. This season, he is playing with a different player, a different style, in front of him. And with the attacking expected of the backs, this is also an adjustment.

The bottom line is that the only players that are not effected by the change are Vert and Dawson and Lord Lloris, Keeper of the Nets. Capoue is similar to Sandro or Parker, so no major adjustment. Vert and Dawson still play the same roles as last season, and so does Lloris. Those three have worked together. They understand each other.

One thing I mentioned in the Swansea match thread is that once Paulinho and Soldado get on the same page, they will be dangerous. But they don't speak the same language, and they have not had a lot of time communicating. Some players just gel, just understand the runs and movement of other teammates. Others have to adjust, and this takes time though communication. At this stage, I don't think Soldado can go to Chadli and tell him what to look for. They have to work together. And they have to include Paulinho and Capoue and Townsend. Thus, for the first 3 matches, Spurs have had French, Brazilian Portuguese, Flemish, Spanish, and English on the pitch, all having never played together for more than a month. In this regard, I think the biggest change will be to have Lamala on for Chadli not just for talent, but also for language.

What will be interesting, though, is how Sandro and Paulinho work together.