Comments on: Jol Sucks Up To Defoe as Tottenham try to ward off Manchester United and Newcastle

By: Ahmed Bilal

Ahmed Bilal — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:49:46 +0000

Mate, please don’t insult me. I’m a Manchester United fan with more than a healthy dislike for all things Arsenal I keep it within reason though, and don’t go around calling everybody who says something against my club a fkn cunt (even if that’s what the are).

For all you Tottenham fans, here’s a treat:

Thierry Henry and Diving

enjoy.

By: YidArmy

YidArmy — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:29:11 +0000

Ahmed are you a Arsenal fan by any chance?! Most clubs in England would love to have some of our players Carrick/Defoe are constantly linked to other clubs, so it shows the great job Jol has done with these young players.

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 08:31:31 +0000

jol is a truthful in wat he says.
if a player plays bad hell say hes dissapointed with them, if a player plays good hell praise them.

hes not afriad to drop big players if they perform well, though tbh i dnt understand why he was playin stalteri instead of kelly, wen kelly was a much greater defender then he goes and sells kelly.

i can see jol goin onto great things in the future….maybe a future england manager???
(he can at least speak english unlike tht scolari tht england tried to get dear god i dnt understand why they tried to get him :S)

By: Nicko

Nicko — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 06:43:54 +0000

Whateva Ahmed! The Big Man (Jol) is an honest lad, I’m sure he’s bigging up Jermaine as well, possibly for the simple fact that we’ve only got 3 strikers, 2 of which are under 5 foot! However I don’t think its what you said in your article, rather the way in which you said it, ‘Jol sucks up to Defoe’. Whatever way you look at it you’re bound to incite some wrathful comments when you talk down on the mighty Yids.

By: Ahmed Bilal

Ahmed Bilal — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 20:47:50 +0000

SSJ – thank you for being a bit sane about this

I’m sure Jol is being sincere. But he’s a very shrewd man, and I wouldn’t put it beyond him to use the opportunity to both praise Defoe publicly and to show him that he’s wanted at the club. Nothing wrong with it, but let’s be honest – if you had a choice between sitting on the bench as 3rd striker at Tottenham or sitting on the bench as 3rd striker at Manchester United, which one would you pick?

Okay, mostly Spurs fans here so I guess I know what your answer is. Defoe needs some loving this summer, and he’s getting it. Once again, nothing wrong with it, just wanted to point it out.

For the record, I have a lot of respect for Jol and for what Tottenham has accomplished. Most of you, it seems, didnt read the article (or the article I linked to) in any detail.

By: wayno

wayno — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 19:31:04 +0000

Jol has never done anything but praise defoe. He was only dropped because robbie was scoring and JD wasn’t. if JD starts the season in better form he’ll get the starting place instead of robbie. Simple really.

By: SSJ

SSJ — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 14:30:10 +0000

A slightly cynical article, and there are two slightly different issues raised here.

Firstly is Jol sincere? Like Andy I don’t doubt it. Defoe has scored 3 goals in 3 games and all Jol has said is that he played well.
Secondly, is he hoping to keep Defoe happy by saying so? Well, which manager wouldn’t want to try to keep their players happy? It would clearly not be in Spurs interest to have Defoe unhappy, so any opportunity to praise him and build up his confidence after the last few months would be taken by any manager worthy of a job in the Premiership, whether or not there was any transfer speculation.

By: Shelf

Shelf — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 14:25:59 +0000

MJ is definitely not the type to “suck up” to a player.He had no qualms about leaving Robbie on the bench when he wasn’t scoring goals,likewise with Defoe. He’s a great coach and will always play his strongest team.

By: jords

jords — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 14:19:42 +0000

I agree with andy. Anyway, if Jol didn’t rate defoe then why would he appear so keen to keep him – surely he’d just try and cash in?!

By: Danny

Danny — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 14:17:58 +0000

Jol is often very positive about his players, and has been endlessly positive about defoe over the last two years.

Spurs have spent a net total of Â£0 on transfers for in the last two years until this summer – and with an estimated Â£15mil available each year, that leaves them with about Â£15mil to spare after spending around Â£20mil so far this summer.

So if Defoe goes it will only be for top dollar, and only if he asks to leave.