So is this a genuine rumour or just s***e?
It's Tancredi Palmeri, so probably pretty good.
So is this a genuine rumour or just s***e?
It's Tancredi Palmeri, so probably pretty good.
So is this a genuine rumour or just s***e?
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May I just say, that article comes from Gianluca Di Marzio. He's Sky Italia's most senior football reporter.
If damiao comes here he would do very well to have the season Lambert just had. He would be a decent signing going on what I have seen on youtube but not someone we particularly lack so not too fussed if we don't get him. However he could potentialy be brilliant and I think it would be hugely beneficial to our season if Lambert could sit games out or come off the bench rather than play injured.
Lambert is such an immense player but he needs to be the one getting on the end of crosses not the one to pull out wide and put in good balls to people who can't head or finish like lallana. If we can sign some proper creative talent and a striker to take the physical and mental pressure off Lambert I think we could see him have his best season for us yet. That said if he is strggling physically with a hip or back injury we may never see an infrom Lambert again which would be a real shame.
Not that it matters much but Lambert seems like an exceedingly great bloke, I hope we don't sign anyone that will piss him off or put him out of a job.
I wouldn't have a problem with him coming off the bench, I agree in many circumstances it would be ideal. I meant more that I don't want us to sign players that will displace Rickie from even the bench that would be a real shame, hugely expensive and also unecessary when I feel that it's attacking wingers that we should spend our big money on. Rodriguez and Lambert should be able to hold down the lone striker position with occasional support from mayuka and guly, whereas lallana and puncheon our preffered wide men need to either improve or be improved upon.I agree with all of that apart from the last sentence. I don't want Lambert put out of a job, yet could you imagine us signing someone that meant Rickie was coming off the bench because the other player kept him out in merit? Wow! Two things to consider with that:
1. It would mean we'd signed a really great striker, whoever that is and
2. How good would it be to have Rickie coming on as a plan B
Not writing him off at all, just pointing out the positive view of that.

They chose the right one to sign in Sandro though, perhaps they don't rate damiao highly enough.Spurs seem to get linked with any half decent player from South America and never sign any.
They're either terrible at completing deals or there just not that into them.
Spurs seem to get linked with any half decent player from South America and never sign any.
They're either terrible at completing deals or there just not that into them.