Style of play discussions are irrelevant under these conditions. The injured 11 might be favorites for the Europa league, the 'fit' players are barely able to run with exhaustion.
The likes of Hojbjerg (much as I’m not a fan of him as a player), Dier, Skipp, Winks would all have been useful to have. Understand the rationale of selling them all, but not replacing them is negligent.
this! It's the weirdest but actually heartening situation. The players still believe and are playing for him..if they are, then I don't feel ready to quit on him either.
It is my belief that there should be centrally funded Premier League 'sparring' squads made up of out of contract senior players, primarily to be used to provide proper competition for U23 sides, but also as a reservoir of short term loan options to crisis clubs.
To make it more fun, the tax for using the fund could be that alongside your useful player, you have to take some toxic bastard, too - a serial leaker, or someone with atrocious social habits.
That's the dream, Seb. But also for recently released 22 year olds, players who were injured when their contracts expired, drifting peripatetic types. It's a broad church.
But yeah, I'd love it if bored retired players dropped in for a few games too
Ah, I'm sure there's something I haven't thought about. There usually is. But if every club put money into a central fund and the players got £1k a game (or something) it wouldn't be expensive and the benefits to player development would be...well...it would be better than it is right now.
As you said on view from the lane post Hoffenheim game the fact there's just silence from the club doesn't help put anyone at ease that anything is being done to help
Problem is they have a full 25 man squad of players over the age of 21 so any purchases with out sales will mean players being left out of the registered squad unlike say City who had a 21 man squad Walker left leaving 20 and room to buy and add
if we get anyone in now we will have choices to make about our squads - and that may mean that some of our contracted players don't play again this season.
I don't suppose many fans would weep if that happened to Werner even if we had to keep paying him, mind.
Agree for Spurs and other clubs who want to buy with an already full squad it’s the only option and presumably those left out who are not long term injuries will leave in the summer if not Jan
There isn’t an obvious one or two spots that is the issue - i could buy a couple of midfielders to get the most impact, but you’d end up with a glut of them.
The fact we haven't used reguilon is one of the issues.
He's not great. He's not suitable to the system but he's a fresh pair of legs.
Stubbornness, nothing more.
He should be nowhere near a bench or coming on. He cannot defend, and bringing that into a team already dire in defence is essentially fighting a fire with the ole extra petrol technique.
You could go and loan Ben Chilwell who's rotting away and markedly better than any backup we have to Udogie
LB makes a lot of sense because it’s a position of need irrespective of the injury crisis. I just don’t think adding one materially changes Spurs fortunes.
You say that but Marmoush for City yesterday was a massive difference in mentality.
If you want to change fortunes you ultimately have to make a marquee signing, and the club have the money to do so.
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Just need some solid professionals to provide back-up to these players, and reduce their minutes for six months. It’s not a uniquely difficult task.
They are giving him everything they can.
Because folks are frustrated. But sacking Ange isn’t going to fix anything.
But yeah, I'd love it if bored retired players dropped in for a few games too
Levy never says anything which feeds every argument, legitimate or stupid.
After 20+ years, you have to be able to go out and BS your way through the occasional interview.
Those who are largely pro-AP saw it as unavoidable, a plea for help, and the irresponsibility lies with the club.
Others take it that AP is irresponsible and believe playing Sarr was completely wrong, bordering on spite.
if we get anyone in now we will have choices to make about our squads - and that may mean that some of our contracted players don't play again this season.
I don't suppose many fans would weep if that happened to Werner even if we had to keep paying him, mind.
(Yes I listened today, superb!)
I fail to see how one or two signings has that big of an impact now. The damage is done.
2 could easily boost the squad, and notably we wouldn't have to use Reguilón ever again
He's not great. He's not suitable to the system but he's a fresh pair of legs.
Stubbornness, nothing more.
You could go and loan Ben Chilwell who's rotting away and markedly better than any backup we have to Udogie
If you want to change fortunes you ultimately have to make a marquee signing, and the club have the money to do so.
It's a microcosm of everything that's been wrong with the club under Levy's stewardship.
You can bring in any coach in the world right now and it won't make an ounce of difference bar a brief new manager bounce.