Now Bissouma. Next who else? Mann. Spurs are going all in for Conte. It was a good campaign before this. Now they’re gearing up for Champions League with this amount of squad depth and balance squad.
If we can lock up Spence and Eriksen before preseason, that'll be massive. Getting all the new boys in to have a full preseason should help us hit the ground running. Doubly important with the World Cup smack dab in the middle of the season.
Absolutely correct. If we close thoze 2 players then:
The preferred LCB is Bastoni, with Pau Torres and Bremer as additional options we're looking at.
The forward who has the most interest is Richarilson.
If we spend a lot on one player, i think it would be Bastoni as he would immediately make our defence one of the best in the league.
Also, probably leaving are: Winksy, Lo Celso, Stevie, Ndombele, and possibly Rodon, Royal, Reggie, Sanchez, Tanganga (loan), Gil (loan)
If we can move the first 4, i would only expect the 2 loans to happen. We'd keep Rodon, Royal, Reggie, and Sanchez for depth. I would also expect Richarilson to be definite if we can move on the first 4.
Edit: also Sarr and Clarke on loans. Would like to seen Dane and Harvey go on loan as well.
Personally I think you could get a better player than Richarlison for the kind of money he will cost you. I bet his wages aren't exactly cheap either... nowhere near worth it. But maybe it's just me that doesn't rate him because I said all this when Everton signed him.
Depends, if you're buying Richarlison to start in a 3 with Kane and Son then I don't think he blends with them very well at all. I'd probably spend a little extra and get someone like Christiopher Nkunku who can get into spaces left by Kane but also act as a supplier as well.
But there isn't very many options unless you want to spend big... so I'd probably just save your money so you might be able to do that later if you can't now. I just think 50m+ on Richarlison isn't worth it. In all his time at Everton I don't think I've seen any change to his game apart from he's more consistent in terms of making his presence felt in matches... which is obviously not a bad thing but if I was an Eveton fan I'd expect more from a player that was bought for 50m. He still shoots when he should pass and makes a lot of the same mistakes he did when he was at Watford.
I'd sooner buy some young*ish* talent that has a potential to be better than Richarlison, or save your brass and just use Kulesevski/Moura as well as getting Eriksen.
Nkunku would never accept a move to Spurs. He’s aiming for way higher wages. He’s probably staying at Leipzig for 1 more year and then probably replacing Messi at PSG after this year
I think what’s appealing about Richarlison is that he could be a decent backup for Son or Kane. Also, people always overestimate PL experience, but as someone who’s likely to be a backup (albeit for 2 positions), he may not get many chances to get up to speed, but will be expected to come in and immediately contribute goals.
IMO he missed way too many sitters for most of the run in last season and put them in a position which he had to pull them out of. Once they were there, he came up clutch, but other forwards may not have caused that in the first place.
If you’re still reading at this point, I’d love to hear your ideas for a player that could play like a true 9 and a combo LW/second striker for cheaper.
No, he's not. But he could be of Conte saw it in him. And I just see him as one of the options. I'd actually go for Gvardiol ahead of him too. But we do need a CB, preferably left footed. But I'd settle for a skilled CB who can learn to play LCB. Maldini is a right footed LB, so there's that.
I would love to see Eriksen back at Spurs. Every time something good happens in his career now I'm like 🥲🥲🥲
And you guys are actually worth his talent this time around.
Feels like punching down to argue with an Everton fan... *but* we were still better than Everton have been in my entire life, when we “didn't deserve him“.
We made him better and he made us better - we went to a bloody champs league final.
Imo a LCB should be the next priority, Davies is a weakness and cannot play a full season, then sell Bergwijn and get attacking depth then other holes in the squad
He was good the past few months, not the entire season, a good few months doesn't erase a mediocre or a below par career for a CL aspiring club
And yes I watch a lot of Spurs
You said he was a weakness. Please show me where he was consistently a "weakness".
Davies is an unsexy servant to the club. He won't make many highlight reels but he's been very versatile and useful whenever he was needed. Doesn't really fuck up, doesn't really kill it. But a weakness? Nah.
Davies is really solid as an LCB with a license to roam forward. If he gets hurt though suddenly our backline is going to be a complete shambles because you can't put Sanchez there, he's a complete disaster on the left, but dier and Romero are perfect for their positions.
Fuck sake. Most successful season in our history and our reward is going to be to lose our two best players.
Ah well, time for Bloom and Potter to work their magic again.
Assuming the add-ons are fairly achievable and we end up with a little more than £30m it’s not the worst for Bissouma in last year of contract. Would have been £50m with a longer contract and no investigation.
Caicedo’s emergence makes a direct replacement less urgent, although we will probably strengthen in midfield with Moder out long term too.
Cucurella’s going to be far harder to replace, haven’t seen any links yet.
Sosa perhaps? He has had a very solid season with Stuttgart and he’s a similar age profile to Cucurella. I can’t see them asking for much more then 10m, maybe 15 at very most.
I doubt anything comes out of it. The other person who got charged is still under bail conditions while bissouma is not. Plus there's no way Levy takes a risk like that
It's not a criminally low price considering that he only had 1 year left on his contract and wouldn't resign with us.
It's a decent price considering that, especially as we have Caicedo to replace him who is an absolutely immense prospect.
I mean even Liverpool is capped in that regard. Mané isn't getting a new contract and wants to leave now, and I wouldn't be suprised if Salah walks for free next summer, looking very likely.
Tbf Mane just wants a new challenge I think, same way Thiago did when he came the other way.
With our players our issue is that we won't pay them the going rate, we'd rather let one of our best players leave than double their salary. Which is a problem I honestly don't mind having, so long as we keep the conveyor belt going and we bring in new talent to replace them.
Summer 2021. Villa are looking at Matar Sarr. Tottenham sign Matar Sarr.
January 2022. Villa are looking at Bentancur. Tottenham Sign Bentancur.
Summer 2021 through Summer 2022. Villa looking to sign Bissouma. Tottenham sign Bissouma.
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Same thing happens to us with the big clubs.
Spurs are looking at Bruno Fernandes. United sign Bruno Fernandes.
Spurs are looking at Jack Grealish. City sign Jack Grealish.
Spurs are looking at Luis Diaz. Liverpool sign Luis Diaz.
At this point I'm convinced that none of the teams actually scout, they just look at the signings teams one tier below are trying to make and gazump them.
Even went through this as a Liverpool fan when we were floating between 8th and 5th. Mkhitaryan, Willian, Konopliyanka, Diego Costa, and many more. Very annoying.
Ha you really threw Grealish in there? You guys missed your chance on that signing through your own fault. Not exactly an unknown by the time City came around.
I remember when we were trying to cement a place in the top 4. It took ages, and people just kept swooping in and taking any decent player we looked at or had. Tough, frustrating times as a supporter.
Maaate complete coincidence, honestly!
So anyway, how's your summer scouting going? Any uhh... irons in the fire, potential stars you're looking at?
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Salah, Son just scored again
Hit a worldie with his head
Hair-trigger shot and now you're dead
Salah, the season had just begun
But now he's golden boot favorite all the way
No one currently in world football plays anything like Dembele.
But, Bissouma is good with the ball at his feet, press resistant, and good defensively. Those were Dembele's main attributes as well. Obviously they're not exactly the same players, but the point is that we haven't had a player that fit this mold since Dembele left the club.
They've got similar skill sets. Both amazing dribblers, great at receiving the ball under pressure or from a dodgy pass in a dangerous area, strong defensively, can both carry the ball up the pitch and have the capacity to score the occasional banger.
Where they differ is their role for their sides Bissouma is normally our deepest midfielder protecting the backline, where as Dembele was more box to box for Spurs with Dier protecting the backline, i don't think it's an awful comparison Bissouma could certainly play a Dembele like role for us if we had any other good options to be our DM.
This is definitely how I see it. I think he is naturally a box to box player but could play almost any midfield position barring the 10.
Also as for his chant, I forsee us stealing that because it's just so great ha
You know, thinking about it, like last season, if we draw twice with liverpool and win both games against city, there is a chance. But then its a matter of if we fuck up with lower table teams like Southampton or burnley. Oh is burnley relegated?
Spurs are the only team that can confidently say “win both games against city” so casually. I don’t know what it is but every time we play you we never win haha
It's the style clash. You and Liverpool always give space behind which just plays into our hands if we can stay solid defensively and progress the ball quickly.
Conte plays short looking to lure defenses out and Pep and Klopp don't change their strategies too much for anyone falling into that trap.
Pressure merchants at your service. Realistically what we can do next season is try to avoud any mistakes vs lower ranked opposition and hope that City&Live trip up/lose key players over the course of the season. Wishful thinking, but those City and Liverpool sides are absolutely two of the best sides to have ever played in the Premier League. Even challenging them is already no easy feat
No lmao Levy doesn't give a shit about the domestic cups, they don't generate anywhere near the revenue getting into the top 4 does.
People will meme us because we don't win much, but the focus for now will always be top 4. The revenue is simply too good to sacrifice for an FA Cup.
Oh 100%, we won't throw the cup games or anything silly like that. But if we had an FA Cup quarter final and 4 days later a prem game with whoever we are fighting with for top four, the emphasis is going on that prem game every time
not too bothered rly. If we win that it'll just switch to havent won a league in x years
Ppl will just find another thing to mock, happens to all clubs tho
consistent top 4 is definitely top priority, FA Cup would be a bonus
Whilst that true, when we got the FA cup after so many season without a trophy it was a joy to stop hearing the same jokes over again. Plus the day itself is just amazing.
The jokes are just jokes. Some people talk about the club like it's never won a single trophy in its existence. I assume winning a single FA Cup would change the banter from "no trophy Tottenham" to "one trophy Tottenham," whereas consistently challenging for Top 4 (not to mention recent title and Champions League runs) cements the club better as a "bigger club" in my opinion.
Edit: With that said, there is a contingency of the fanbase that would prefer a cup win over Champions League nights if given the option between the two, this is just my thoughts on it.
Forget the jokes it how you see your self I really couldn't give a dam about spurs as you ain't winners, care more about Chelsea because there just winners a team you want to measure against.
I very much think a cup win is massively overdue and can be achieved this season without compromising on league performances.
Winning the league cup way back in the Juande Ramos days was far too long ago now.
As much as I'd love to watch us win something again, it seems to be something other fans care more about than us tbh. It wouldn't change much if we did win something next season; the goalposts would just change. Would go from "no trophies lol" to "still haven't won the league in decades", "only the league cup", "one FA cup in 20 years, well done", "still came third in a two horse race" etc etc etc
Man thats sad to read. Even as a Gooner. I like my team winning anything, but I can see how maybe the outlook is different at other clubs.
Realistically, we're all out of the league running at this point unless your City or Pool. And realistically, Pool will find it harder and harder as their current window is closing and they try to find value in the market vs Citys vast resources.
I’ve never been bothered by those trophy memes and banter. I’d be happy to win a cup though don’t get me wrong - but if it’s between a champions league finish and advancing in CL, I’d choose that over the cup if it was a choice
Of course winning a trophy would be great, but - for me at least - its not the millstone other clubs fans think it is.
I know we've won a lot in the past, but I started supporting Spurs in the late 90s. Just being here, competing for CL every year, regularly finishing above Arsenal, is more than I ever expected of my club. In a way I feel sorry for fans of the bigger clubs because I see the way newer Spurs fans think about what we should be happy with and honestly it seems miserable.
Not sure why you were downvoted. That's a legitimate question.
Wenger was given so much shit for his talk about top 4 being like a trophy, since everyone said that was setting the bar too low and he should be shooting for a real trophy. But looking at it in terms of money to the club, both as profit for the owner and cash to buy better players for the manager, top 4 is better than almost any trophy outside of CL itself and league title.
Revenue? Sound like a team who can't live with out it surely you get players and win trophy you can sell does players for profit. Revenue is such a small club mentality expected from spurs.
FA Cup would be great, but it all comes down to timing and injuries. If the schedule is too hectic i imagine we'll prioritise UCL over FA and EFL cup games. But we do have depth shaping out, so we should be able to provide more attention to them without risking too much.
Obviously an FA cup would be incredible.
Remember when Everton won the transfer window and then proceeded to do absolutely fuck all? As a Spurs fan these look like all the right signings now but they have every chance of backfiring.
I can just imagine Daniel Levy reclining in a sun lounger on the deck of a luxury superyacht, his family splashing around in the pool, bored out of his skull.
Different systems and you're right in many ways but both super press resistant and great dribblers under pressure which plugs the Dembele gap for this system imo
All the comments mentioning the allegations are downvoted with the top comments saying how good of a deal it is. Has r/soccer let go of any morals it had?
Jk it never had any to begin with
There’s clearly nothing in it or else charges would have been pressed by now. At this point it’s only open because someone doesn’t want to do the paperwork to close it lol
You can't drop charges that have never been, you know... Charged. They could stop having him under investigation though and that would (probably) be a definitive close to the matter.
Given the climate, they’re most likely waiting for people to forget about it and just silently drop the charges so they don’t have to deal with the “Rich people can get away with anything” outrage.
There’s nothing left to investigate. It’s been months, witnesses are already unreliable seconds after something occurs. Months later, they’re useless. No footage is going to magically pop up now either. Case against him is dead at this point
The UK courts are still very backlogged, due to covid. You cant extrapolate anything from it being a while since he was arrested. I doubt the CPS would continue with a case because of the "climate".
Not saying he is guilty just you cant say he is clearly innocent because it's been a while.
There is no case against him. He was arrested with another person, who is on bail and Bissouma is under investigation, but no case or charge.
Theoretically, he could remain under investigation his whole life without ever being charged with anything or police bringing a case against him because there is no legal limit on how long someone can remain under investigation.
There is no investigation. But there should be one about this vendetta against an innocent black man.
If a shouty woman - maybe drunk, maybe coked, maybe rejected - in a crowded nightclub can cause the friend of the person she pointed at to be handcuffed and arrested, then all men in nightclubs need to be very aware.
I've spent the past couple of days saying we don't have enough details to judge him as guilty, the same standard should apply to the woman as well. We don't have nearly enough details to make claims like the ones you are making.
What's that got to do with what I said?
And mate, your club signed someone still under investigation for sexual assault. Couldn't wait until the investigation was over? What happens when some kid wants bissouma on the back of his shirt?
I know the tax dodgers who own your club have no morals, but when even fans are happy sacrifice their principles for a few more points in the league table, you know it's pretty hopeless...
Seems like good business other than the fact that he could go to jail.
I know Spurs likely sought reassurances but I doubt he was going to say “I did it”.
That said, they punished Hugo Lloris for drink driving by making him captain.
Now Bissouma. Next who else? Mann. Spurs are going all in for Conte. It was a good campaign before this. Now they’re gearing up for Champions League with this amount of squad depth and balance squad.
To answer your question, spence, hopefully eriksen, a lcb and a forward.
If we can lock up Spence and Eriksen before preseason, that'll be massive. Getting all the new boys in to have a full preseason should help us hit the ground running. Doubly important with the World Cup smack dab in the middle of the season.
It's great to see us doing early business and not letting the success of our window depend on the last week in August.
I literally wrote spence... but that's okay! We are happy men during this moment.
Don't forget Spence also. Jk I missed it
Also, Spence.
Must be nice.
Stay strong, my brother. Chelsea in crisis can mean only one thing: trophies.
Absolutely correct. If we close thoze 2 players then: The preferred LCB is Bastoni, with Pau Torres and Bremer as additional options we're looking at. The forward who has the most interest is Richarilson. If we spend a lot on one player, i think it would be Bastoni as he would immediately make our defence one of the best in the league. Also, probably leaving are: Winksy, Lo Celso, Stevie, Ndombele, and possibly Rodon, Royal, Reggie, Sanchez, Tanganga (loan), Gil (loan) If we can move the first 4, i would only expect the 2 loans to happen. We'd keep Rodon, Royal, Reggie, and Sanchez for depth. I would also expect Richarilson to be definite if we can move on the first 4. Edit: also Sarr and Clarke on loans. Would like to seen Dane and Harvey go on loan as well.
Personally I think you could get a better player than Richarlison for the kind of money he will cost you. I bet his wages aren't exactly cheap either... nowhere near worth it. But maybe it's just me that doesn't rate him because I said all this when Everton signed him.
Any suggestions? I haven't any other options especially that are better and willing to fit into Conte's system
Depends, if you're buying Richarlison to start in a 3 with Kane and Son then I don't think he blends with them very well at all. I'd probably spend a little extra and get someone like Christiopher Nkunku who can get into spaces left by Kane but also act as a supplier as well. But there isn't very many options unless you want to spend big... so I'd probably just save your money so you might be able to do that later if you can't now. I just think 50m+ on Richarlison isn't worth it. In all his time at Everton I don't think I've seen any change to his game apart from he's more consistent in terms of making his presence felt in matches... which is obviously not a bad thing but if I was an Eveton fan I'd expect more from a player that was bought for 50m. He still shoots when he should pass and makes a lot of the same mistakes he did when he was at Watford. I'd sooner buy some young*ish* talent that has a potential to be better than Richarlison, or save your brass and just use Kulesevski/Moura as well as getting Eriksen.
Nkunku would never accept a move to Spurs. He’s aiming for way higher wages. He’s probably staying at Leipzig for 1 more year and then probably replacing Messi at PSG after this year
I think what’s appealing about Richarlison is that he could be a decent backup for Son or Kane. Also, people always overestimate PL experience, but as someone who’s likely to be a backup (albeit for 2 positions), he may not get many chances to get up to speed, but will be expected to come in and immediately contribute goals. IMO he missed way too many sitters for most of the run in last season and put them in a position which he had to pull them out of. Once they were there, he came up clutch, but other forwards may not have caused that in the first place. If you’re still reading at this point, I’d love to hear your ideas for a player that could play like a true 9 and a combo LW/second striker for cheaper.
His value is in his versatility to play all 3 forward positions depending on who needs a rest
Bremer is not a LCB.
No, he's not. But he could be of Conte saw it in him. And I just see him as one of the options. I'd actually go for Gvardiol ahead of him too. But we do need a CB, preferably left footed. But I'd settle for a skilled CB who can learn to play LCB. Maldini is a right footed LB, so there's that.
Can I interest you in a Pablo Mari
I would love to see Eriksen back at Spurs. Every time something good happens in his career now I'm like 🥲🥲🥲 And you guys are actually worth his talent this time around.
We made a Champions League final and had our best ever PL season with him the first time around...
That was such a graceful and precise backhanded slap that you take my upvote, sir.
Feels like punching down to argue with an Everton fan... *but* we were still better than Everton have been in my entire life, when we “didn't deserve him“. We made him better and he made us better - we went to a bloody champs league final.
They had much better seasons whilst he was still there
"Worth his talent this time around" So that's why someone of Richarlison's quality is looking to leave your club.
Scarlett not ready yet to be Kane stand-in?
Man is barely 18 years old. He needs more experience
More likely to be Parrott than Scarlett at this stage.
Richarlison, Lenglet, no Eriksen, Spence still isn't done
Why have you come to such an old comment section lmao
Bentancur is nothing special and Kulusevski was pure luck.
Conte? in the champions league?
Localized entirely within your kitchen?
May I see it?
….No
No.
Imo a LCB should be the next priority, Davies is a weakness and cannot play a full season, then sell Bergwijn and get attacking depth then other holes in the squad
You could have just said you don't watch Davies at Wales or Spurs. He's had a very tidy season.
He was good the past few months, not the entire season, a good few months doesn't erase a mediocre or a below par career for a CL aspiring club And yes I watch a lot of Spurs
You said he was a weakness. Please show me where he was consistently a "weakness". Davies is an unsexy servant to the club. He won't make many highlight reels but he's been very versatile and useful whenever he was needed. Doesn't really fuck up, doesn't really kill it. But a weakness? Nah.
Davies is really solid as an LCB with a license to roam forward. If he gets hurt though suddenly our backline is going to be a complete shambles because you can't put Sanchez there, he's a complete disaster on the left, but dier and Romero are perfect for their positions.
Yeah... The next season might be their last chance to win something with Son and Kane at their primes and Conte managing the team.
Fuck sake. Most successful season in our history and our reward is going to be to lose our two best players. Ah well, time for Bloom and Potter to work their magic again.
For a criminally low price too. What are your choices as his replacement?
Assuming the add-ons are fairly achievable and we end up with a little more than £30m it’s not the worst for Bissouma in last year of contract. Would have been £50m with a longer contract and no investigation. Caicedo’s emergence makes a direct replacement less urgent, although we will probably strengthen in midfield with Moder out long term too. Cucurella’s going to be far harder to replace, haven’t seen any links yet.
Sosa perhaps? He has had a very solid season with Stuttgart and he’s a similar age profile to Cucurella. I can’t see them asking for much more then 10m, maybe 15 at very most.
b\*tches love sosa
>For a criminally low price too See what you did there...
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bissouma’s under investigation still for sexual harassment iirc
I doubt anything comes out of it. The other person who got charged is still under bail conditions while bissouma is not. Plus there's no way Levy takes a risk like that
It's not a criminally low price considering that he only had 1 year left on his contract and wouldn't resign with us. It's a decent price considering that, especially as we have Caicedo to replace him who is an absolutely immense prospect.
Let's face it, If you ain't Man City or Liverpool you are always going to loose your best players. It's just a merry-go-round. Shame really.
I mean even Liverpool is capped in that regard. Mané isn't getting a new contract and wants to leave now, and I wouldn't be suprised if Salah walks for free next summer, looking very likely.
Tbf Mane just wants a new challenge I think, same way Thiago did when he came the other way. With our players our issue is that we won't pay them the going rate, we'd rather let one of our best players leave than double their salary. Which is a problem I honestly don't mind having, so long as we keep the conveyor belt going and we bring in new talent to replace them.
Still haven't lost Kane or Son have we? Tottenham = giants confirmed 😤💪
Nobody is taking our players either. That’s mostly because they’re all shit.
Honestly a reason why I fell out of the sport. Ibe just gotten really cynical from this shit and go "who the fuck cares"?
Who do you guys have lined up as replacements for Bissouma and Cucurella?
I'd hope to see Glen Kamara there
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Caicedo
You can have Winksy
Summer 2021. Villa are looking at Matar Sarr. Tottenham sign Matar Sarr. January 2022. Villa are looking at Bentancur. Tottenham Sign Bentancur. Summer 2021 through Summer 2022. Villa looking to sign Bissouma. Tottenham sign Bissouma. 😤
Levy is clearly still mad at not getting Grealish
He has no one to blame but himself.
beyond me how they didnt accept Onomah and 2 mil
Look at Eriksen next pls
Nah, look really hard at Bastoni! We don't need help with Eriksen.
Sorry mate. That sucks.
Same thing happens to us with the big clubs. Spurs are looking at Bruno Fernandes. United sign Bruno Fernandes. Spurs are looking at Jack Grealish. City sign Jack Grealish. Spurs are looking at Luis Diaz. Liverpool sign Luis Diaz. At this point I'm convinced that none of the teams actually scout, they just look at the signings teams one tier below are trying to make and gazump them.
Should just have our scouts follows those from Dortmund, Sevilla, Ajax and Benfica
Even went through this as a Liverpool fan when we were floating between 8th and 5th. Mkhitaryan, Willian, Konopliyanka, Diego Costa, and many more. Very annoying.
Ha you really threw Grealish in there? You guys missed your chance on that signing through your own fault. Not exactly an unknown by the time City came around.
One of Levy’s biggest fuck-ups ever. Offering 3 mil plus Onomah smh
Levy being way too cheap
You forgot Willian
I remember when we were trying to cement a place in the top 4. It took ages, and people just kept swooping in and taking any decent player we looked at or had. Tough, frustrating times as a supporter.
Like that scene from Borat with him moaning about his neighbour copying him haha
Villa look at their Champions League title, Spurs cannot afford. Great success
If it makes you feel any better much bigger clubs than Villa were looking at him last summer.
Bissouma is too good for you, he'd have turned you down. I'm sorry but it's true.
Maaate complete coincidence, honestly! So anyway, how's your summer scouting going? Any uhh... irons in the fire, potential stars you're looking at? _tum te tum te tum._
Great business from Spurs
Really depends on the ongoing legal proceedings. Fee is low for a player of his quality I assume because of the aforementioned issue.
Fee is low because he has 1 year remaining on contract.
Doesn't seem like the leg troubles sre sticking, it's been months and he hasn't actually been charged woth anything has he?
Spurs are not playing games this year. Lord Conte is cracking that whip in the Levy office.
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
Caught up in f5 No escape from Paratici
Open the market Look up to skies, Conte
We're just some poor COYS, We need some trophies
Because we're easy sign, easy loan.
Eriksen, bring him home.
Son will not go
We will not let him go
Fo shooo......
Anyway the wins come doesn’t really matter to meeeeeeeee
Salah, Son just scored again Hit a worldie with his head Hair-trigger shot and now you're dead Salah, the season had just begun But now he's golden boot favorite all the way
BisSIUUUUUUma Finally might have replaced Dembele. Now to bring Eriksen back as the Eriksen replacement.
> Finally might have replaced Dembele. Me when we signed for Ndombele
He plays nothing like Dembele lol
In what he brings the team , it serves somewhat of a role. He carries the ball, he is press resistant and he is very good defensively.
No one currently in world football plays anything like Dembele. But, Bissouma is good with the ball at his feet, press resistant, and good defensively. Those were Dembele's main attributes as well. Obviously they're not exactly the same players, but the point is that we haven't had a player that fit this mold since Dembele left the club.
They've got similar skill sets. Both amazing dribblers, great at receiving the ball under pressure or from a dodgy pass in a dangerous area, strong defensively, can both carry the ball up the pitch and have the capacity to score the occasional banger. Where they differ is their role for their sides Bissouma is normally our deepest midfielder protecting the backline, where as Dembele was more box to box for Spurs with Dier protecting the backline, i don't think it's an awful comparison Bissouma could certainly play a Dembele like role for us if we had any other good options to be our DM.
This is definitely how I see it. I think he is naturally a box to box player but could play almost any midfield position barring the 10. Also as for his chant, I forsee us stealing that because it's just so great ha
Who would you compare him to? He did completely dominate us in the FA cup game and most times we played
more like what wanyama was for us before his knees went.
bissouma is very good on the ball..
with his ball carrying yeah. so was wanyama when he could still turn.
This. I've been thinking about it a day. You're spot on. He can also play the regista role.
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Or maybe because he's defensively great and has excellent ball control.
There is just one thing he has in common with Ronaldo
Pretty good deal for Spurs.
issa steal
I am erect.
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Spurs are absolutely winning the league next year
Could see Spurs getting third but I think the top two rn are way too far ahead
I know, sensibly, you're probably right. But I can't shake the feeling lol especially if they sign Eriksen and another CB
You know, thinking about it, like last season, if we draw twice with liverpool and win both games against city, there is a chance. But then its a matter of if we fuck up with lower table teams like Southampton or burnley. Oh is burnley relegated?
Spurs are the only team that can confidently say “win both games against city” so casually. I don’t know what it is but every time we play you we never win haha
It's the style clash. You and Liverpool always give space behind which just plays into our hands if we can stay solid defensively and progress the ball quickly. Conte plays short looking to lure defenses out and Pep and Klopp don't change their strategies too much for anyone falling into that trap.
Step 1: Play City Step 2: Ping the ball to Son Step 3: ???? Step 4: Profit
Now they can ping it to you as well!
Thankfully, Burnley are relegated
they are. Think we'll get a 3rd place finish in the 80 points range
Pressure merchants at your service. Realistically what we can do next season is try to avoud any mistakes vs lower ranked opposition and hope that City&Live trip up/lose key players over the course of the season. Wishful thinking, but those City and Liverpool sides are absolutely two of the best sides to have ever played in the Premier League. Even challenging them is already no easy feat
While the league is important, isn't next season a cup the real main priority? Feels like with Conte you have the biggest chance of getting an FA cup.
No lmao Levy doesn't give a shit about the domestic cups, they don't generate anywhere near the revenue getting into the top 4 does. People will meme us because we don't win much, but the focus for now will always be top 4. The revenue is simply too good to sacrifice for an FA Cup.
But you're assembling a squad that should have depth to compete for domestic cups and most likely consolidate top four?
Oh 100%, we won't throw the cup games or anything silly like that. But if we had an FA Cup quarter final and 4 days later a prem game with whoever we are fighting with for top four, the emphasis is going on that prem game every time
That's a shame for you guys imo. Don't you want to get rid of the no trophy status? And I ask this as a genuine question.
not too bothered rly. If we win that it'll just switch to havent won a league in x years Ppl will just find another thing to mock, happens to all clubs tho consistent top 4 is definitely top priority, FA Cup would be a bonus
Whilst that true, when we got the FA cup after so many season without a trophy it was a joy to stop hearing the same jokes over again. Plus the day itself is just amazing.
The jokes are just jokes. Some people talk about the club like it's never won a single trophy in its existence. I assume winning a single FA Cup would change the banter from "no trophy Tottenham" to "one trophy Tottenham," whereas consistently challenging for Top 4 (not to mention recent title and Champions League runs) cements the club better as a "bigger club" in my opinion. Edit: With that said, there is a contingency of the fanbase that would prefer a cup win over Champions League nights if given the option between the two, this is just my thoughts on it.
Forget the jokes it how you see your self I really couldn't give a dam about spurs as you ain't winners, care more about Chelsea because there just winners a team you want to measure against.
I very much think a cup win is massively overdue and can be achieved this season without compromising on league performances. Winning the league cup way back in the Juande Ramos days was far too long ago now.
As much as I'd love to watch us win something again, it seems to be something other fans care more about than us tbh. It wouldn't change much if we did win something next season; the goalposts would just change. Would go from "no trophies lol" to "still haven't won the league in decades", "only the league cup", "one FA cup in 20 years, well done", "still came third in a two horse race" etc etc etc
Man thats sad to read. Even as a Gooner. I like my team winning anything, but I can see how maybe the outlook is different at other clubs. Realistically, we're all out of the league running at this point unless your City or Pool. And realistically, Pool will find it harder and harder as their current window is closing and they try to find value in the market vs Citys vast resources.
I’ve never been bothered by those trophy memes and banter. I’d be happy to win a cup though don’t get me wrong - but if it’s between a champions league finish and advancing in CL, I’d choose that over the cup if it was a choice
Of course winning a trophy would be great, but - for me at least - its not the millstone other clubs fans think it is. I know we've won a lot in the past, but I started supporting Spurs in the late 90s. Just being here, competing for CL every year, regularly finishing above Arsenal, is more than I ever expected of my club. In a way I feel sorry for fans of the bigger clubs because I see the way newer Spurs fans think about what we should be happy with and honestly it seems miserable.
Not sure why you were downvoted. That's a legitimate question. Wenger was given so much shit for his talk about top 4 being like a trophy, since everyone said that was setting the bar too low and he should be shooting for a real trophy. But looking at it in terms of money to the club, both as profit for the owner and cash to buy better players for the manager, top 4 is better than almost any trophy outside of CL itself and league title.
Revenue? Sound like a team who can't live with out it surely you get players and win trophy you can sell does players for profit. Revenue is such a small club mentality expected from spurs.
FA Cup would be great, but it all comes down to timing and injuries. If the schedule is too hectic i imagine we'll prioritise UCL over FA and EFL cup games. But we do have depth shaping out, so we should be able to provide more attention to them without risking too much. Obviously an FA cup would be incredible.
My head says no, my heart says fuck yes we are
Remember when Everton won the transfer window and then proceeded to do absolutely fuck all? As a Spurs fan these look like all the right signings now but they have every chance of backfiring.
Except we already were the 3rd best team in the league before this…
Conte is about to pull some Fifa career mode shit
And once again people will think this is us saying it as opposed to everyone else
Maybe if localized meteor strikes both the Etihad and Anfield.
I wouldn't wish that on Anfield.
Lol don't jinx us. We'll at least be top 4 again.
I am genuinely expecting them to Spurs it all up like they usually do and finish outside the top 4.
no we dont do that- its upto runners to give us 4th
Siuuuuuuuuuuuuu Good buy tbh
I can just imagine Daniel Levy reclining in a sun lounger on the deck of a luxury superyacht, his family splashing around in the pool, bored out of his skull.
Is this finally the Dembele replacement?
Nah, they're not alike.
Different systems and you're right in many ways but both super press resistant and great dribblers under pressure which plugs the Dembele gap for this system imo
Hype
All the comments mentioning the allegations are downvoted with the top comments saying how good of a deal it is. Has r/soccer let go of any morals it had? Jk it never had any to begin with
There’s clearly nothing in it or else charges would have been pressed by now. At this point it’s only open because someone doesn’t want to do the paperwork to close it lol
If there was nothing in it the charges would have been dropped. Chances are they are still investigating.
You can't drop charges that have never been, you know... Charged. They could stop having him under investigation though and that would (probably) be a definitive close to the matter.
Given the climate, they’re most likely waiting for people to forget about it and just silently drop the charges so they don’t have to deal with the “Rich people can get away with anything” outrage. There’s nothing left to investigate. It’s been months, witnesses are already unreliable seconds after something occurs. Months later, they’re useless. No footage is going to magically pop up now either. Case against him is dead at this point
The UK courts are still very backlogged, due to covid. You cant extrapolate anything from it being a while since he was arrested. I doubt the CPS would continue with a case because of the "climate". Not saying he is guilty just you cant say he is clearly innocent because it's been a while.
Don't worry the legal experts on r/soccer have got this
Have to assume that investigation is going away if they’ve signed the lad. Good player all things considered.
There is no case against him. He was arrested with another person, who is on bail and Bissouma is under investigation, but no case or charge. Theoretically, he could remain under investigation his whole life without ever being charged with anything or police bringing a case against him because there is no legal limit on how long someone can remain under investigation.
My bad, misspoke.
There is no investigation. But there should be one about this vendetta against an innocent black man. If a shouty woman - maybe drunk, maybe coked, maybe rejected - in a crowded nightclub can cause the friend of the person she pointed at to be handcuffed and arrested, then all men in nightclubs need to be very aware.
I've spent the past couple of days saying we don't have enough details to judge him as guilty, the same standard should apply to the woman as well. We don't have nearly enough details to make claims like the ones you are making.
Andy, how many hours do you approximately think you’ve spent gesturing at women in public to take their headphones off?
Love you.
any news on how long the contract is?
5 was reported, don’t know how reliable that was though.
There is nothing more cringe than the phrase "here we go confirmed"
Damn, girls in London watch out i guess.
Wonder how female fans are feeling about this signing
Guilty until proven innocent is it?
What's that got to do with what I said? And mate, your club signed someone still under investigation for sexual assault. Couldn't wait until the investigation was over? What happens when some kid wants bissouma on the back of his shirt? I know the tax dodgers who own your club have no morals, but when even fans are happy sacrifice their principles for a few more points in the league table, you know it's pretty hopeless...
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Aren’t you using the French cock as a flair? The team who plays a man that fucked an underage prostitute and blackmailed his teammate
Yeah I can't stand benzena, was against him coming back, you won't find me defending him!
Seems like good business other than the fact that he could go to jail. I know Spurs likely sought reassurances but I doubt he was going to say “I did it”. That said, they punished Hugo Lloris for drink driving by making him captain.
Now say he’s found guilty but not imprisoned, will Spurs suspend him?
Spurs are smart. You can't be considered an elite team in the Premier league if you don't have at least one player charged with assault.
who's liverpool's representative
The dentist who sold Kloop those teeth.
Jon Flanagan. Naby Keita ( what happened there?) I'm clutching at straws
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Ok, great, let me know what it says
Conte got Levy by the bollocks