"A fair bit of experience but a lot of uncertainty. Certainly around Kabouls fitness and Vertonghen being a t**t again" But the t**t possibilities this season should be constrained to him playing at CB. All "playing out of position" tantrums are immediately removed. "Not sure but wouldn't mind us getting Lascelles from Forest" Some ITKs have said that Spurs are not accepting the Forest current asking price.
Looks like Falque is pretty much off to Genoa http://genoacfc.it/notizie/il-grifo-accelera-con-iago-falque/ According to Google Translate... "The Genoa Cricket and Football Club announces that it has acquired outright from Tottenham Hotspur FC to the right of the player Iago Falque. The player has made ​​visits and started to undergo tests for surveys athletic." So he's having a medical
So are the surveys checking for things like dry-rot, damp, adequate ventilation and solid brick work? Maybe they want him as a wicket-keeper.
Yep, he's gone. http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/falque-joins-genoa-010814/ Never understood why we signed him in the first place but he proved me wrong on a few occassions. We're well stocked in that area of the pitch though so I'm glad so see him going for roughly the same price as we signed Dier for.
The most embarrassing aspect of us signing Dier, is from the fans that use Twitter and already before a ball is kicked, or knowing much about the player, we have fans boasting that we got Dier for 4 million while the goons signed chambers for 16 million. Its as if they have been brain washed by Levy into viewing viewing financial figures as more important then football success.
He looked good for us in a couple of Europa League games and one or two other cup games. Didn't he only get something like 1 sub appearance with Southampton? Their side was settled at the time and doing well so it was difficult for him to fit in, at Rayo Vallecano he apparently impressed and was a favourite. I'm not saying he's a top player or anything, just that I thought he was ****e, Championship at best, when we signed him so I felt at times he showed glimpses that he could be good enough for us.
We don't want to be signing too many centre backs, as Veljkovic is also in the equation, presumably for cup games.
its good when you see the players confirming they know they were a bit up and down last season. Verts said similar too, even if they did both half blame injuries.
Maybe has was carrying an injury last season. However, I can't see how that would have made any difference to some of his appalling decision making. It's that he needs to improve - a big less headless chicken, and a bit more engage brain before deciding to make that pass.
Rose is only being more professional as he knows he's lucky to get a new contract after being shown to be a crap defender. Last time he spoke to the media after arriving back from Sunderland he was mouthing off and slating previous managers for not giving him his chance, and sticking the boot into Ekotto. He is fairly good going forward, but as a defender, terrible.
Various reports are claiming that Sporting have "slammed" Eric Dier's dad and agent over his move to us. Reads to me like they're just explaining the situation. Maybe the slamming is lost in translation? They offered him a contract, he turned it down and we offered enough to trigger a clause that allowed him to join us fairly cheaply. Seems uncomplicated.
