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Post by Star of Spurs on Apr 10, 2016 19:23:15 GMT
am i correct in thinking the schmeichel's could become the second father/son pairing to win the premier league since ian wright & swp. is there anyone else
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Post by Jmste on Apr 10, 2016 19:39:43 GMT
18 times tho If I'm jealous of Lecister then why would I be 'legit jealous' of Spurs like SOS is saying idk but your post came off jealous to me, not in terms of spurs but in leicester
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Post by U R GAY on Apr 10, 2016 20:30:50 GMT
am i correct in thinking the schmeichel's could become the second father/son pairing to win the premier league since ian wright & swp. is there anyone else Kanu (01-02) & his son Paul Ince (92-93)
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Post by ange postecoslamp on Apr 10, 2016 20:31:01 GMT
Spurs are a lovely little team to watch with a great manager and some cracking standout players (Lloris, Alderwerald, Ali, Kane) but I genuinely don't think the club has enough pulling power to keep all intact to push on a make yourselves a major force. It's nothing to do with having a chip on my shoulder at all It really depends what you mean by major force. Spurs are never going to be a true European heavyweight like Bayern or Real but they can slot quite happily into the much larger 'second tier' (a tier I'd describe as any team you wouldn't be surprised to see in a CL fixture - anywhere from Shakhtar to Napoli, and the tier I'd also place Liverpool in) There's maybe 5-10 clubs in world football who make that true top echelon - Harry Kane isn't proven enough yet be a guaranteed starting striker at any of those, so why leave Spurs this summer when he can spend a year playing week-in week-out at a 'second tier' club in the CL? Same with Alli - where can realistically offer him the same level of opportunity as Spurs can, at the same level of competition next year? Kane et al aren't Bale or Suarez or even Berbatov. Moving up to a major force at this stage in their career has as much of a chance of stagnating them on the bench for years as it does of working out and there's little risk in sticking around for the upcoming CL season where they could have their true Bale/Suarez year. It's gonna be a really difficult summer to predict because there's pretty much no set precedent for what's happened this season. There's gonna be two distinct groups of teams (Leicester/Spurs and City/Chelsea/United) who will both be vying for the best players with very different factors. You could argue that the latter (Chelsea in particular) will suffer because they can't European football but with the wages they can pay and the fact they're still a viable prospect for trophies down the line, they've got pulling power. While with Leicester and (to a somewhat lesser extent) Spurs, the likelihood of them repeating this season's performance is very low and they can't pay top dollar, but they offer otherwise mid-tier European players a unique chance to be a star in a Champions League team. I get what you're saying about pulling power and I don't think top level talent will want to join Spurs, but with the players we already have; the question isn't why stay at Spurs so much as it is, why leave now?
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Post by sween on Apr 10, 2016 21:38:50 GMT
spurs have kept hold of lloris for years so i don't see why everyone will be clamouring to leave now they'll be in the champions league
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Post by Star of Spurs on Apr 10, 2016 22:12:46 GMT
we win every game, Leicester drops points in three games, we win the league
it ain't over til it's over and I'll believe even after that
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Post by EdinBruges on Apr 10, 2016 22:19:22 GMT
Honestly think you're more likely to win it tbh, they have four tough games and were getting nowhere today until that one long ball got through, whereas you're playing well and winning.
Always easier to chase than to be chased too.
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Post by localnative on Apr 10, 2016 22:27:14 GMT
I like how you describe Spurs as being in the 'second tier' and then go on to define the second tier as something that doesn't really apply to Spurs. But I totally agree that Spurs shouldn't be worried about players running my for the exit this season. In fact I think they'll be in the strongest position at the beginning of the window. With Man City, United and Chelsea they'll be starting from the weakest position they have in quite a while. And if they're going to go out and splash the cash on a striker it's going to be a guaranteed starter which Kane (should be but) isn't. Even with the performances he's had in the past two seasons he doesn't have the reputation that Rooney did when he moved to United. They're also all going to have new managers which might entice some former players but Kane doesn't have any ties to them, unless Timmy gets the United gig of course. And honestly, why would he go anywhere else in the country? He could go abroad I suppose, but it so very rarely happens with English players.
I think Leicester will struggle in the transfer market. Even if they keep all their players, what level of players do they go for? If they decide to bring in an extra central midfielder, they'll need someone good enough to compete in Europe but potentially happy to play second fiddle to Drinkwater and Kante. I'm sure there are players who fit that mould, but then other teams will likely be in for them too. And will they even be able to attract the level of players rest of the 'big teams' are in for?
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Post by Mycon on Apr 11, 2016 0:50:58 GMT
It's going to be wide open next year, dread coming up with any predictions. I think Liverpool are getting better, City will 100% be better, Chelsea won't have as bad of a start and hard to tell with United until they decide what they're doing.
The base of Spurs' team should be even stronger next year given that it's a young team, so that's got to be encouraging for them. United/City etc are going to have overhauls but I can see there being a lot of stability with Spurs, not sure who is likely to leave really.
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Post by ange postecoslamp on Apr 11, 2016 9:40:24 GMT
localnative I think Spurs definitely belong in that tier. Would we be underdogs in a game against say, Porto? Not really - and yet I'm sure there's no question that Porto belong in that second tier. Outside that proper top 5-10 massive clubs there's another good 50 who are all very much around the same level.
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Post by danielt on Apr 11, 2016 10:24:14 GMT
You've also only got to look at what funding a new stadium did to us in terms of restricted spending. That's the main reason we've completely transformed our academy over the past decade. To combat this exact problem. We have some immense talents coming through and a manager who isn't afraid to push them in a team that is as confident and passionate as I've ever seen. We won't need to spend bucket loads, we will hopefully acquire players good enough to not disrupt the flow of the team, as well as promoting from within and be okay for the next 5-10 years. But that probs won't work out.
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Post by Jmste on Apr 11, 2016 10:52:05 GMT
spurs have kept hold of lloris for years so i don't see why everyone will be clamouring to leave now they'll be in the champions league while this is true its kinda different to berbatov/modric/bale transfers, there were serious interest in those (numerous bids) while with lloris it was just paper talk, similar to kane really until this summer i guess
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Post by Star of Spurs on Apr 11, 2016 11:06:15 GMT
worth mentioning lamela was absolutely outstanding yesterday, so happy he's found his place, man grafts his bollocks off every week and more often than not changes games and still constantly comes under scrutiny by cunts like alan sugar just because he's got a silly haircut and looks a bit dopey
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2016 12:44:07 GMT
Apparently Origi has put on 5kg+ of muscle since Klopp came in (football news in 2016). As much as that seems absolutely pointless news to report, it is quite scary to think about considering how much he seems to be improving. One of the criticisms i had of him was that he was too skinny so his pace wasn't as effective but if he can use that muscle properly - which he seems to be doing he's holding the ball up and rolling his man a lot better now - then we might have a proper player there.
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Post by sween on Apr 11, 2016 12:55:19 GMT
calm down purple aki
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