Spurs Rumours Archive January 17 2012

17 Jan 2012 20:40:12
Bassong just said on his twitter he is off to paris

The players have time off

Who follows Sebastien Bassong on Twitter?! Whopper...

17 Jan 2012 18:34:59
Ed, do you know anything about an offer for Torres by Spurs?

spurs guvnor
{Ed008's Note - We have not bidded for Torres 100% sure.

17 Jan 2012 17:56:52
Bassong to psg

Don't read into twitter too much the players are having time off

17 Jan 2012 15:12:00
Anyone know if Adebayor can play at the weekend? im assuming he cant which begs the question who up front? i wouldnt play pav but would vdv and defoe work up front away from home, not too sure. maybe play the same formation as the norwich game but bring in jake for sandro and jd for adebayor??

rufus

Defoe and VDV for me. i remember them to against Hearts, good combination.

Spurs Lad
p.s. adebayor can't play

Parker should be sharper after playing against Wolves and some training so that's the centre taken care of with Luka. We can't go there and not take them on so Bale and Lennon must play on the flanks. Bale can have his occasional wander if possible/needed but I hope it goes back to occasional as he only spent about 5mins on the left-wing last Saturday, the right-back's nightmares of the night before never came true as he didn't have to mark him much! VDV will no doubt roam as well and it's going to be down to Defoe IMO to try to run down and poach any and everything that can be provided. Pav is like playing with 10 men for far too long in 90mins against good opposition, we cannot carry him for this game. I'd love to be proved wrong and he plays, holds the ball up and scores like he sometimes does once in a blue moon but that would be a miracle.
Daws looked leggy against Wolves, it was his 3rd game back in a week after months out so not surprising but I do hope Ledley can play with Kaboul for this one.
City didn't look great last night but those forwards can always score goals so we need to keep the rest of them occupied by keeping the ball, making chances and taking a couple. COYS

To get back to transfers, even if we win, the selection concern now shows how dependent we are on Ade. No matter what you say about his goal ratio, he puts in a shift in every match, is strong and hassles defenders, he can be unplayable - Pav doesn't do any of that and Defoe isn't built to do it all either. We need another striker and could finish above 3rd if we get a top one in. Easier said than done but Berbatov, Podolski, Damio, Drogba, Tevez.....these guys are maybe from possible to buyable and will be the best chance of hitting the ground running with some quality.

Kenny

Kenny - completely agree. Remember though, cities song is blue moon, so maybe its a sign and pav will get a hat-trick!

King should be fit and sandro hopefully too

Well said my good man spot on

KaBull

17 Jan 2012 12:52:45
Pure speculation: But with Levy's inflated valuation of Defoe to Liverpool - might there be a swap deal on the cards for Andy Carroll ? (Harry was previously a fan and we reputedly bid £22m for him before Liverpool bought him).........just a thought, although I hope not a realisation!

Andy Carroll was unproven when he moved to Liverpool and I remember thinking at the time please don't buy him Levy. We have seen the hype of many players including our very own Bentley and Rebrov of the past. Sure take risks and buy these players for £7 or £8m, but paying world class money over £30m you need to be receiving PROVEN world class form.Why anyone would buy Carroll for £35m when there were players like Higuain, Aguerro & Tevez available for less.

Defoe is on the other hand a great little striker than will do you a job. Swapping him and having to pay ££15-20m on top would be suicide. The simple fact is you cannot make mistakes and takes risks with £30m transfers or you suffer badly.

Marco

HA. We wouldnt give liverpool defoe and 15 mil on top. straight swap at the very best. defoe a better player currently

17 Jan 2012 09:44:28
I saw in the paper this morning that we have made a tentative enquiry into Vorm from Swansea, I hope this is true as he has proved that he can cut it in the prem, what's everyone's thoughts on this?

Badger22

I do like Vorm, but Krul has really impressed me, and not only this season. I do think we need a keeper soon so that Gomes can go and Friedel can be their mentor.

Naz

Don't need him until the summer, and would be more expensive in January,

the only players that should be bought in Jan are, Players who play in countries where this is their off season, ie brazil

players that are 'available for whatever reason' and it's an opportunistic purchase

ie. samba

players that will make such a difference to your teams outcome, that it is worth the extra outlay, rather than waiting 6 months.

ie Cavani

players that fill glaringly obvious gaps in your squad strength

ie a LB!



great player though

^^^^^^zer0logy^^^^^^^

Do you not think Benny is good enough or Rose as a back up?

Rose!

zer0

Benny is plenty good enough for 2 games then switches off, plenty good enough again for 34 minutes then he punts it aimlessly across the edge of the box, then he's good enough again for x games or x minutes but suddenly tries a Cruyff turn in the box to lose the ball and then gives away a pen trying to get it back. In other words....you can never tell what he's going to do next but at least he has some pace and skill to get himself out of a lot of trouble from not marking properly or being too casual. Danny played well in big games at left back at the back-end of last season but it's not his position really. Would rather we proritise a striker or world-class attacking player in Jan if we're going to do anything.

Who disagreed with my name? that's a bit weird

zer0logy

Why don't you make your disagreement using words? And a signature.

Zer0logy

17 Jan 2012 00:23:55
The BBC are reporting that we are again going back in for Llorente.

I watched him at the Lane in that last pre season game. Now I know it was pre season and all, but I didnt think he played very well in that one. His stats are good. But stats can be glossed up however you want them to be. After all, he does play in a poor league (if you take out te top 3 -4)

I guess what I am asking is this - Is he good enough for us? Would he bring anything new to our team? Would our heavy investment on this one player improve us?

What do you think?

Flippit.
{Ed008's Note - Good player but unlikely he'll join us unless we make a ridiculous bid for him and somehow get's accepted.

Yeah Llorente is the kind of striker we really need, he is a fantastic attacking header or the ball and a real presence in the box, but he has very good ball control for a big player. He is the player that could make our numerous corners count and who could get on the end of all those balls hit across goal that no one ever gets on the end of. He has 18 months left on his contract and has so far rejected Bilbao's offers of a new one
I'd love him, his weakness is that he lacks pace, but with the likes of Lennon and Bale around they provide the pace and he can provide the presence in the box

Spanish Peter Crouch

The fact that he can jump, head the ball without giving away a foul makes him better than Crouch.

I would like him at the lane and I think Bilbao would cash in on him this transfer window

Naz

Agreed Naz. . .in part,

I don't want him but Spanish Peter Crouch is a bit harsh.

zer0

17 Jan 2012 00:21:24
sorry guys dont see any need for samba - we have plenty of centre backs and the young fella at Swansea who will join the squad next year. i think we need another striker and a midfielder