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23 Mar 2014 14:35:14

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{Ed008's Note - Lot's of complaints about the high line that Spurs are playing with the problem is if you playing a high line you need a sitting Defensive Midfielder like Sandro just infront of Kaboul-Vertonghen and today Bentelab is playing that role and he's been poor, secondly you need Full-Backs with pace who have a footballing brain when to push up Naughton-Rose haven't got a clue when to do so thus it's resulted in 2 mistakes and 2 goals for Southampton.
AVB had a tactical plan when playing like that the problem is when you don't have the right players for the system it results in mistakes as seen many times this season with this Spurs team, more work needs to be done at the training ground and the more i think about it the sacking of AVB was ridiculous too many backstage politics in the Spurs boardroom along with that old man Sugar moaning on a daily basis about Spurs..


1.) My point all the time Ed! If TS didn't love Bentaleb so much, he might play Capoue who is a DM, but what can we say!
We are playing better now, but what worries me is, if we win this then it helps Sherwood even more when all he has done is cocked it up again!


2.) The switch for Siggs to come on did do a good job in putting more pressure on the Southampton midfield that gave us more stability with the high line. Personally annoying to me that a player who was asked to do more running around had a positive impact haha.

The problem with Rose and Naughton is that they stay ahead of the transition line. You are always going to lose possession in the midfield at times, it is a stupid game plan to assume that will never happen. Unless they are deliberately on an overlap into space then the full backs have to stay level or behind where the ball is. Rose is especially guilty of this, playing more like a left winger.

Bentaleb is often behind the game and that hurts us when we want to play the high line, but I do give him credit for how well he covered at left back for Rose who was determined to stay so high.

But I would slightly disagree with you Ed8 that to do it properly doesn't require just 1 defensive midfielder, it requires 2 in a double pivot. Sandro alone would not be enough.

{Ed008's Note - Sandro just infront of Kaboul-Vertonghen is enough with Dembele playing a little further up, Naughton-Rose are poor defensively and don't know when to tuck in and when to push up their isn't a talker at the back aswell it's evident as a player like Cannavaro would urge his defence to push up etc


 

 

 

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16 Apr 2015 21:21:38
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"Much of this will change by the summer and there are major dependencies on (a) players leaving (b) if there is a change of ""at the top"" and (c) Champions League qualification. However, there is known to be (or have recently been) some level of interest in the following players - noting that the scouts are looking to figure out the front:

DF: Cologne centre back Kevin Wimmer will almost certainly make the move to Spurs in the Summer.}

DM: Arsenal will look to Southampton's Schneiderlin this summer and I suspect a deal can be done ""at the right price"". It has been suggested that Spurs may also look to him but interest from Napoli has gone.

M: Ogenyi Onazi has attracted the attention of Fiorentina, Hertha Berlin and Ajax in the past 9 months and has been subject to being scouted by a number of clubs including Spurs and West Ham. If there is recent interest from Liverpool then I cannot confirm it. This sounds like a recycled story from more than a year ago when Liverpool did look to the player. I cannot imagine what use he would be to the club now after the summer arrivals.

Juventus, Arsenal and Chelsea enquired about Rabiot in 2013 and PSG were not keen to sell. Chelsea and Arsenal both enquired again in the summer of 2014 but would see him as one for the future - and neither will commit to the guarantee of first team football that was being requested by the player. Rabiot has been bleating about not being in the first team at PSG and a move to Arsenal or Chelsea would not resolve that in the short term. However, Arsenal, Spurs, Newcastle and Manchester City have had him watched and Spurs were keen on taking him on a loan to buy deal in January. Although previously backing away due to the request for a guarantee of playing time, talks are again happening with Juventus. Spurs has to be a contender still.

PSG and Manchester City remain keen on the signing of Miralem Pjanic but both are constrained by UEFA sanctions and will need to sell before buying - and may well be put off by the price. PSG would be willing to include Verratti as part of the deal but Verratti is set on a move elsewhere. Liverpool and Spurs have enquired and are aware that he could be available at the right price - but that would be very high (?50M) and the player has said he has no interest in either club - whether or not that would change if the asking price and wages were matched I don't know. Manchester United also made an enquiry before appointing a new manager in the summer, but it went nowhere. Borussia Dortmund and Zenit St Petersburg seem to have dropped their interest. The player is looking for £250k per week in wages and would probably not be interested in moving to a non-Champions League club. Roma's owners have said they don't want to sell but the player is looking for a way out.

AM: There have been offers and enquiries for Draxler. Both Milan clubs, Bayern Munich, Spurs, Manchester City, Real Madrid, Arsenal and Chelsea have enquired at one level or another about Draxler - each has met a ""not for sale"" barrier. I expected a deal might be brokered this past summer and Arsenal are the team that have consistently pushed for a deal. The player has given mixed responses to interest from Arsenal and they have probably moved on now. Shakhtar Donetsk originally baulked at Atletico Mineiro's valuation of Bernard but managed to negotiate a deal for him to join in the summer of 2013. Chelsea (who had maintained a long term interest), Manchester City, Porto and Roma had been keeping a close eye on his progress, but all seemed reluctant to make any move, certainly at the asking price. He was also one of the South American players that Liverpool were scouting earlier in 2012, but that was pre-Rodgers. Spurs and Arsenal both put offers on the table that were seen to be far too low last summer. The player has not settled in the Ukraine and is angling for a move, and has mentioned the previous interest of Spurs, Arsenal and Porto. Whether either of the English clubs wish to pursue their previous interest remains to be seen but both might be open to taking him on loan. Porto, Corinthians and Bayern Munich are looking to a deal for Bernard. I understand that there is an agent looking to represent Bernard with promises of a transfer and the possibility that Chelsea and Manchester City interest - which right now is incorrect.}

W:
Wolfsburg, Roma, Sevilla, Spurs, Shakhtar and Bayer Leverkusen have shown recent interest in Konoplyanka who is able to sign a pre-contract with any non Ukrainian side. Spurs and Roma have put the most effort in to trying to put a deal in place for the summer. If Liverpool are going to look to the player again (and I don't know that they are), then it would be perhaps to replace Sterling. Braga's Rafa Silva has been of interested to Southampton, Wolfsburg and Schalke. Bayer Leverkusen, Marseille and Spurs have had him watched but to the best of my knowledge not enquired further.

PSV's Memphis Depay has attracted interest from a number of clubs with Manchester City, Real Madrid, Newcastle, Spurs, Marseille and Manchester United looking to see of a deal can be struck this past summer. Marseille signed Batshuayi and dropped their interest in Depay, and I suspect both Manchester City and Real Madrid have dropped their interest. Manchester United, Newcastle and Spurs are known to still keeping an eye on the player with Everton and Liverpool also both having had the player watched recently. Someone very knowledgable about football in the Netherlands has suggested that a move to Newcastle would suit him better than the likes of Real Madrid or the Manchester sides as he would need a couple of years to establish himself in the first team and sitting on the bench will not help him at all. He has also advised the player against a move to Spurs, and his views are well enough thought of to likely remove them from being an option for the player himself. No offers have been made to PSV at this time but it is know that a figure between ?25M and £30M would be enough for them not to block a move. The expectation remains that a move to Manchester United is most likely.

PSVs Zakaria Bakkali has attracted attention from Celtic, Manchester United, Chelsea, Zwolle, Atletico Madrid, Valencia, Stoke, Liverpool, Spurs, Arsenal, Norwich and Augsburg. I spoke with a ""specialist"" in the Netherlands leagues last summer and he said the player is light years away from first team football in the EPL and any move this past summer would have potentially been a dent in his career - although Chelsea did offer to send him to Vitesse Arnhem on loan. A lot of the ""bigger"" clubs that were interested have seemingly stepped back. A move to Celtic or Zwolle would probably be best for the kid but I am not so sure he sees it that way.}

F: Monaco, Southampton, West Ham, Lazio, Stoke and Everton have a declared interest in Javier Hernandez. If the price is reasonable Inter, Galatasaray, Spurs and Valencia could revive their previous interest. Dortmund have made an enquiry with his agent as well.

Recent interest from Spurs in Fernando Llorente has been ramping up. Spurs and Everton have shown an interest in Fenerbahce's Emenike.
Inter, Arsenal, Valencia, Roma and Villarreal are all interested in Boca's Jonathan Calleri. Atletico, Genoa, Juventus, Liverpool and Real Madrid all enquired after Vietto in the summer of 2013. I understand that there is current interest from Atletico, Bayern Munich, Napoli, Liverpool, Real Madrid and Juventus with Spurs having approached his agent at the end of February as well. An interesting side issue is that Barcelona, unable to buy players before January 2016, have offered to provide Villareal with a player (apparently suitable for their first team) on loan from this coming summer if they can get an option on the player for January. I think that is unlikely to work out and talks will soon begin with Real Madrid. Spurs have had the player watched.

Sporting Lisbon are open to selling Islam Slimani with interest from Spurs, West Ham, Crystal Palace and Bordeaux who would like him on loan. Monaco, Spurs, Lazio and Milan have shown an interest in Bacca but the player says he is happy with Sevilla and the future plans the club has. There is certainly interest from England with West Ham and Sunderland and a suggestion that Spurs were looking at Bordeaux's loaned Emiliano Sala when represented at a game recently - but I am not so sure about that.

Enquiries have been made for Sassuolo's Zaza by Eintracht Frankfurt and Spurs. Juventus only recently sold the remainder of his rights to Sassuolo and a clause allowing Juventus to match any sale offer exists - so an offer from elsewhere needs to be on the table before that clause can be exercised. Alternatively, Juventus might wish to short-track a deal with Sassuolo at a fixed-price, albeit higher than that which they otherwise might be able to buy him. There is no final agreement at this time.}"

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