Comments on: Tottenham’s preparations for next season

By: Fateh

Fateh — Thu, 01 May 2008 13:19:11 +0000

Stephen Byron..having a great youth system wont really make a difference. West Ham, Porto and Ajax have one of the best youth systems in the world. Yet they’re nowhere close to being the big guns of europe. Their best players that surface are simply signed by the big clubs.
However..yeah spurs do look well equipped to challenge liverpool…the weak link in the top four…should liverpool not make many significant signing. But liverpool are a bigger club and a bigger team..and it doesnt seem like theyl be really challenged. Its a tough job to break in the top 4…and even if in 1 season a team does break in..its destined to go back out next season…like everton.
That apart…tottenham have a great team..no question. Berba and Keano are one of the best strike combo in the EPL and if berb can raise his game to the level that we know he has the potential of..then tottenham have a great chance
Modric is an excellent player and they need aaron lennon to utilise his awesome talent too..and for jermaine jenas to be consistenly good and king to be fit.king and woodgate are an excellent defensive patnership and hutton is an excellent fullback.I think its the central midfield which may need strengthening up

By: Raed

Raed — Thu, 01 May 2008 08:14:06 +0000

Spurs will always be a mid-table team with the odd UEFA Cup european excursions once every 2 years or so regardless of who they bring in and kick out.

By: michael

michael — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:03:02 +0000

Stephen Byron: Easier said than done. There is a work-permit rule, you know, so English teams can’t just bring in every Brazilian prodigy that has a few good games.

However, Peter, although Liverpool have not made any challenge for the title, you must admit that they will finish fourth comfortably, and with a few more signings in the summer will probably be even harder to eclipse. Everton, Villa and the like will need to spend serious money to break into the Champions League, which Liverool can do because of the TV revenue from that comptetion. It’s unfair, and it’s because of that that a “big four” has emerged in British football.

Hopefully either Everton, Spurs or Villa will doit though. My money would be on Everton, especially if they can bring in a world-class player, but Spurs look just as likely to do it. Which is to say, not very likely at all.

By: Peter Moules

Peter Moules — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:41:34 +0000

RE: Stephen Byron.

What exactly are ‘mid teams’. I am not sure whether that is uninformed ambiguity or absolute nonesense. I am a Spurs fan, however clubs such as Everton, Aston Villa and ourselves are really pushing the top four without the measures which you suggest. Are Liverpool to be considered in the ‘top four’ when they are, and have been throughout the season, completely off the pace. They have actually been battling with Everton, who in turn have now been pursued by Aston Villa.
Spurs have had a poor League season, but a cup win and European competition is enogh to suggest Spurs are pushing aswel. What needs to be done, and what will inevitably take time, is for clubs such as the aforementioned three to build squads of good players, not merely starting 11’s. There is no need to go backwards, if such clubs can, with a bit more depth, compete throughout the season and not just in spells.
It is not variety but depth that is needed. All you need to do is look at the lackluster substitutes that Spurs can bring on, compared to, say, Liverpool or Arsenal.

By: Stephen Byron

Stephen Byron — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:43:16 +0000

I believe that the mid-teams (as I like to call the ones other than the big 4) in the EPL need really to scout for talents in smaller clubs in south america, africa and middle east to bring a variety of style into their game. And also introduce a mid to long term plan to improve the quality in their youth academies with some exchange programs to give the English children a different development of their abilities. That could be a possible solution

By: sir billy nick

sir billy nick — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:20:51 +0000

noticed we have been linked to simuvic & madlung as well now,we do need a centre half as younis seems to have talked himself out of the lane??? as for the midfiel? we do neeed a graham roberts type of player???? gattuso springs to mind here! dont know much about makoun though so i will hold back my thought’s regarding him. as for the left side i would go for pranjic and not capel! i have watched a lot of paella football and he does go to ground easily!!!! as for the right side? i would welcome bentley with open arms! for one he is a spurs fan and a lot better player than our lenny i.e see’s the pass, picks the pass and delivers the pass!! as for the keeper, although he is a good keeper (kameni) i would go for mcgregor from rangers looks a top keeper, as for cover i have a mate who play’s for peterborough and he has raved on and on about joe lewis reckons he is the best young keeper around by a country mile.

By: Geri

Geri — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:11:05 +0000

“Maybe a uefa cup place for the shadow team of north london, maybe ramos has done better than jol but is still nothing on wenger or ferguson”

Well done Sherlock, for pointing that out

By: RVPfan

RVPfan — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:21:10 +0000

They have done well to get a potentially great player in modric but lets be honest, spurs are still a second tier team which means that a great player like villa would not give them a minutes thought. maybe after a good year they could go for a villa or an eto’o, but for the moment they are dreaming of the transfers that only arsenal, m united, chelsea or liverpool could pull off in the premiership. Maybe a uefa cup place for the shadow team of north london, maybe ramos has done better than jol but is still nothing on wenger or ferguson.

By: redblue

redblue — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:15:05 +0000

However written this is just a current aggregation of the news so far. Any comments on the style of footie we have been playing where in your mind needs strengthening and why. Anyone else out there we should be going for that has not been mentioned that should be considered. Maybe a consideraton and comment on Ramos or should i just read the papers, Your article on the points we have thrown away was a better researched piece this ones just to pay bills i guess and get hits.