Spurs Banter Archive January 21 2015

21 Jan 2015 21:02:13
Anyone answer a question?
What is the hold Adebayor has over Spurs managers? Is he Levys love child? He is a total disruptive influence, has done nothing all season, yet walks back into the team in the semi final! So then Kane ends up playing deeper, and loses some of his goal threat!

Been saying it all season he is bad ju ju think he was in shop window poor decision to make him captain Kane needs a rest should of rested him he looked jaded, Townsend don't do it for me predictable greedy no end product but tries

Davo,

The problem we have with the mercenary is he is on such a good contract he doesn't care whether he plays or not, he will not leave, he has openly admitted like BAE he plays for the money. Nobody will want a player like that. The problem MoPo has is does he let a player like Ade who earns huge money sit back and take his wage or play him hope he will attract an offer and offload him. Its a tough decision. In my business a could not warrant an employee who earns huge money just sit back for the ride he needs to be working and earning at least some of his money.

Bobbybox, I actually thought Townsend played ok last night, stuck to wing more and got his head up more and actually crossed more than usually.

21 Jan 2015 16:23:54
YES, kyle naughton is at swansea to sign for them. that's 1 dire player to go just a few more to join him. also like the reports of miralles and lennon swap deal he is a top player. adebayor said yesterday he is at spurs for the money only. now that's one player I want to go.

Raver

With Walker back, Yedlin joining us and Dier and Chiriches also able to cover at right back, it was always likely that Naughton was going to leave. But he is not dire: I would trust him ahead of Chiriches any day of the week.

As for Adebayor, he is the most frustrating player at the club, but when he is up for it he makes a significant contribution.

For example, in his loan year he worked hard to make an impression and his general game was good. He also scored 17 goals in 33 league games (0.52 goals a game) and 18 in 37 overall (0.49). There weren’t too many strikers around who did better than that.

It was the same last year, when he scored 11 goals in 21 league games (0.54) and 14 in 25 overall (0.56). In fact, the only players who did better overall were Suarez, Aguero, Sturridge, Van Persie and Dzeko.

If we could have relied on that form, there would have been no hurry to replace him and we might have been more cautious about spending so much on Soldado.

But sandwiched between those two good seasons was his Annus Horribilis, when his overall form was poor and he only managed 5 goals in 25 league games (0.20) and 8 in 34 overall (0.24).

Having said that, he probably still performed better that season than Soldado has managed since joining us.

I would rather Adebayor stayed and played well than left, but the fear is that he will stay and do nothing.

Since he seems determined not to go anywhere we just have to hope for the best.

Problem is KM, Naughton should have been good, never made the progress that he should of made, and yes he is dire! Saying that, yes he is better than Vlad, so that shows how Vlad is!!

The big difference between Ade and Soldado is one plays for the fans, team and club, the other plays for himself and his pocket! I wonder which one is which??

All that being sad KM, the club had a little bit of stability when Ade 1st arrived & the team spirit under Harry seemed far better than it has been since Soldado's arrival.

I also think if Soldado would have played under Harry he would have scored for fun.

I don't think the recent managers have played to his strengths & that being said he needs to work a little harder, go looking for the ball more.