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humanbeingincroydon said:
Here's the issue most people overlook: with the exceptions of GKN, Janssen and seemingly Wanyama, there is a place for those players in a SQUAD - and that's the point, sacking off the lot of them for whichever xG-inspired replacement would actually weaken the squad, for example sacking off Trippier and Aurier for a new right back would leave us with just KWP as cover, just like sacking off Lamela and Moura for a new winger would have Marcus Edwards as the bench option

While there are areas of the first team that do need improving, notably a CM and a right back who would be first choice on merit rather than by default, focusing solely on the first team and ignoring depth would be fatal - as demonstrated by Sissoko and Winks stepping up this season to cover Dembele's decline and departure and the constant injuries to Dier and Wanyama.

If Man Utd could win titles with the likes of Wes Brown, John O'Shea and Johnny Evans getting regular games a season, there's places in our squad for most of the so-called dross - but not the actual dross such as GKN and Janssen.
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I'm not calling for wholesale changes though. I would say we 100% need to get rid of one of Trippier/Aurier and one of Lamela/Moura, giving the second player another season to prove themselves. On that logic I would say fair-thee-well to Lamela and Trippier who have both had significantly longer to establish themselves and haven't done so. We also 100% need to move Wanyama and Rose on as neither of them are the same player since their injuries. And then same again for GKN and Janssen as they aren't in Poch's plans and never will be.

If we can shift those 6 players early in the summer, I will be very happy. They have all hung around for far, far too long.

QED what will actually end up happening is that we'll sell Toby and Eriksen, send out GKN and Janssen on loan on deadline day, and bring in no replacements.
 
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Do I remember talk last week about rugby union being played at the new stadium ? I wonder why Dele was seen wearing a Saracens top and 2 Saracens players wearing Spurs tops on the pitch today ?
 
Alfie Conn said:
Do I remember talk last week about rugby union being played at the new stadium ? I wonder why Dele was seen wearing a Saracens top and 2 Saracens players wearing Spurs tops on the pitch today ?
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You do. Perhaps something official is now going to be announced for both clubs.
 
C. Kane said:
I'm not calling for wholesale changes though. I would say we 100% need to get rid of one of Trippier/Aurier and one of Lamela/Moura, giving the second player another season to prove themselves. On that logic I would say fair-thee-well to Lamela and Trippier who have both had significantly longer to establish themselves and haven't done so. We also 100% need to move Wanyama and Rose on as neither of them are the same player since their injuries. And then same again for GKN and Janssen as they aren't in Poch's plans and never will be.

If we can shift those 6 players early in the summer, I will be very happy. They have all hung around for far, far too long.

QED what will actually end up happening is that we'll sell Toby and Eriksen, send out GKN and Janssen on loan on deadline day, and bring in no replacements.
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For me the main requirements for the summer are
i.) A starting central midfielder to replace Dembele
ii.) A starting-worthy right back, with Aurier being sold to free up a place
iii.) A defensive midfielder
iv.) A replacement for Toby*
v.) A replacement for Eriksen**

While I do think a winger would be a good acquisition, rather than look at a right winger to compete with/replace Lucas and/or Lamela we should consider the left flank, because we need cover for Son and GKN ain't it
 
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humanbeingincroydon said:
For me the main requirements for the summer are
i.) A starting central midfielder to replace Dembele
ii.) A starting-worthy right back, with Aurier being sold to free up a place
iii.) A defensive midfielder
iv.) A replacement for Toby*
v.) A replacement for Eriksen**

While I do think a winger would be a good acquisition, rather than look at a right winger to compete with/replace Lucas and/or Lamela we should consider the left flank, because we need cover for Son and GKN ain't it
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I mostly agree with that, but I want to find a RW as I think we should play a 4-3-3. I'd also sell Trippier instead of Aurier, unless that absolutely messes up our HG quotas.
 
remembercolinlee said:
I think we are seeing an exhausted Trippier who has played non stop (and through injuries) since August 2017. I think a proper rest over the summer and a good pre season will see him return to form.
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Also somebody we can trust to rotate in and out of the team

I know the Twitter and Reddit crowds have been lionising Aurier like he's Cafu's Ivorian cousin all season, but the fact of the matter is he simply isn't, as he's not just inconsistent but also injury prone. To be honest, as he counts as HG in Ligue 1, I'd be asking Lyon if they wanted a right back - preferably as part of a deal for either Ndombele or Aouar (or, if needs be, Fekir)
 
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humanbeingincroydon said:
For me the main requirements for the summer are
i.) A starting central midfielder to replace Dembele
ii.) A starting-worthy right back, with Aurier being sold to free up a place
iii.) A defensive midfielder
iv.) A replacement for Toby*
v.) A replacement for Eriksen**

While I do think a winger would be a good acquisition, rather than look at a right winger to compete with/replace Lucas and/or Lamela we should consider the left flank, because we need cover for Son and GKN ain't it
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Ryan Sessegnon
 
remembercolinlee said:
I think we are seeing an exhausted Trippier who has played non stop (and through injuries) since August 2017. I think a proper rest over the summer and a good pre season will see him return to form.
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Here’s hoping...

however the things about Trippier hasn’t been bad ‘form’ more so...careless decision making and coming across like he can get away with tossing it off. He’s always the first to complain at others for when he messes up. Maybe he can’t keep up with the expected intensity of a club like Spurs always expecting top performances week in week out as a wing back. That position is the catalyst for the whole system working and I don’t think Trippier is fit to lace Walker’s boots so I wouldn’t mind an upgrade. I mention Walker because wether we like it or not on a personal level, he set a standard for our full backs and our right backs thus far haven’t lived up to it and as a result the team has dropped as a collective force.

Someone a bit more menacing and who can offer more as an attacking threat would be a welcome replacement.

I’ve heard Zabaletta might be available
 
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remembercolinlee said:
I think we are seeing an exhausted Trippier who has played non stop (and through injuries) since August 2017. I think a proper rest over the summer and a good pre season will see him return to form.
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Plenty of players have played more games than him. Aurier has featured far more than he did last year, rotating at RB. I think we are just seeing Trippier full stop; a one-trick pony whose trick has been sussed out and nullified by even the poorest of opposition. The moment that Newport County LB neutralised him last season I gave up hope on Trippier ever being a top player. He is sadly lacking in too many aspects of his game to become one.
 
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C. Kane said:
Plenty of players have played more games than him. Aurier has featured far more than he did last year, rotating at RB. I think we are just seeing Trippier full stop; a one-trick pony whose trick has been sussed out and nullified by even the poorest of opposition. The moment that Newport County LB neutralised him last season I gave up hope on Trippier ever being a top player. He is sadly lacking in too many aspects of his game to become one.
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Aurier has made 41 appearances for us from August 2017 in all competitions
Trippier has made 65 appearances for us from August 2017 in all competitions
Trippier was also a key member of England's world cup team so got very little of a break last summer.
On top of that he has been playing while injured.
Maybe he ain't all that but it does seem feasible that a proper rest and pre season may help him regain his form.
 
Yesterday's Standard just so happened to mention that both Brentford and Wimbledon have stadium builds that are at least six months behind schedule

I'm sure the Daily Wail will be devoting just as many column inches to making up all manner of rumours about going over budget and contractors not being paid as they were for our ST/\DIUM...right?
 
humanbeingincroydon said:
Yesterday's Standard just so happened to mention that both Brentford and Wimbledon have stadium builds that are at least six months behind schedule

I'm sure the Daily Wail will be devoting just as many column inches to making up all manner of rumours about going over budget and contractors not being paid as they were for our ST/\DIUM...right?
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The chairman of Brentford gave interviews back in September slagging spurs off for missing target dates iirc
 
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Squad seems unusually large. A number of youth players in there, including Skipp, Roles, Oakley-Boothe, White and I think Hinds?
 
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