With Utd close to deal for Phil Jones and Harry confirming he tried to sign him surely this would put Evans down the pecking order at Utd. Why don't Harry make a cheeky bit for Evans? With Rio Vidic Evans Jones and Smalling surely Ferguson can't keep them all happy so hopefully will be looking to offload one of them possibly?
I think both Evans and Bassong look error prone as they never have a long run the team if both where given a long run they both could be really good centre backs
Personally I think that BaconFace has signed him as an understudy with a view that Rio and Vidic won't be around for ever. Rio may have a couple more seasons - plenty of time to blood the youngster into the MUPLC way of defending, whilst always keeping an eye on the homegrown quota! But to answer your question - would Evans be an improvement on what we already have? King/Gallas/Daws/Kaboul/Bassong (sorry Woody) as well as the unknown Khamalo and untried but fancied Caulker - not too sure evans would own the place ahead of those names?
I have to agree, cannot see signing Evans as improving on what we have. It would just be another place taken up on the squad list...
You want us to sign an average man utd centre back, yeah thats really going to push us into the top four. Players like O'shea, Brown, Evans, Gibson etc are utd squad players that will come in and do a job and fit into a team that already expects to win every game they play and that is their role, they aren't the type of players needed or capable or helping us push on.
To be fair, I'd definitely take O'Shea. Don't think he'd want to move to us unless he's first choice, though.
Why all this looking at who might be available and how much Spurs could get them for? Focus on what the team needs, which is not a lot: Spurs need a top class forward and a decent keeper. I thought they needed a left back until Rose came in a made that position his own at the end of the season, outing the frightening Ekotto. Spurs now have their keeper situation sorted in Brad and Cudicini (who I thought looked in top form at the end of the season), leaving just a striker required. What Spurs need to be doing in this window is reducing the massive wage bill and getting shot of the the likes of: Bentley, Keane, Ekotto, O'Hara (who I would keep but will want first team football), Woodgate (who is quality, but finished), Kaboul, Jenas (who I have wanted out since the day he signed), Palacios (now redundant in the shadow of Sandro and Huddlestone), Krancjar (who I would keep but will want first team football), Gomes, and two of Pavlyuchenko, Defoe or Crouch (who are all decent IMO but while ever Redknapp refuses to give any of them a run in the team, he may as well cash them in as scoring goals is a confidence game and they must all feel he has none in them ). In terms of who Spurs should bring in up front, I am not so sure, but they could do a lot worse than Drogba. But a top centre back Spurs do not need... Two of King, Gallas and Dawson, who were all immense last term, will be first choice. Bassong is adequate cover, but if he wants away (as is rumoured) then Spurs will need centre back cover. However, maybe Redknapp should be looking to blood a youngster or two at centre back, when two of these first choice three are not available. If the likes of Bale, Lennon or Modric up sticks and leave, then a whole other conversation will be required.
Ekotto was arguably our best player last season and Kaboul's improving all the time too. Not being rude but do you go to games? I've not heard anyone bad mouth those two this season.
Ekotto has been immense all season, it's great that we've now got temporary cover for him in that position. But I'd put benny over Rose there every day of the week
So you think we could get through a season with Gallas, King and Dawson as our first choices? I would bet that Bassong in that case would be standing in a lot of the time as those players are all quite injury prone. What then if we have a problem with the full-backs? You're talking about being very stretched again this season at the back. We definitely need another Centre-Back at least.
Got to agree with Snowy and GG. Ekkoto was part of the defence that conceded the least goals of any Spurs side I remember and kaboul has shown growing maturity. Neither should, or will, go. The problem we have at the moment is that we have a ton of players who don't get a game. If we buy another CB, he will warm the bench all season. Dawson is first choice then it is Gallas or King to partner him and kaboul and bassong after them. This is the situation if Woody retires, (I imagine he will.) I appreciate Kaboul is something of a utility player, we all know that he is a CB really, but 6 players for 2 positions in a squad of 25 is too many. Unless we find a good young U21 CB who is effectively willing to put his career on hold in the hope of a future here (looking at our record with youngsters, that would be a huge risk) then I think we need to concentrate elsewhere. The signing of Friedel and Carlo signing a new contract will go a long way to solving our problems in the back 4, This season, they had almost as many problems behind them as in front of them to contend with.
Assou-Ekotto's a very good left-back and had a pretty solid season, despite being played in virtually every game and having no real summer break, as he was playing for Cameroon at the World Cup. I hope that the rumours about Rose going to Pompey on loan are untrue, as I'd like him to be used as an understudy and in some cup games, at least.
Im my opinion, Ekotto is a liability in posession and far too hasty into the tackle. Kaboul is similar, only much worse, and gets far too high up the pitch and fails to get back. Both are guilty of squandering possession through keeping it too long when they should be offloading it. Whenever either are on the ball, or chasing back, my heart is in my mouth. They simply do not inspire confidence. Much like Keane in front of goal. In my opinion.
I don't see Dawson as injury prone, and yes I see Bassong as the key CB cover - maybe in a lot of games, yes. At full back Spurs have Rose, with Ekotto as cover, and Corluka with Naughton as cover.
Ekotto, Spurs' best player? Works hard, I'll give him that, but that's it... same could be said of Jenas. About average, at best I'd say.
