Tottenham Squad 2014/15

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SpursDisciple

SpursDisciple

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On the back of the transfer thread thought it would be useful to keep track of our current first team squad.

Sold/Released/Loaned (first team squad)
Pritchard - Loaned to Brentford
Sigurdsson - Sold to Swansea
Archer - Loan to Northampton
Falque - Sold to Genoa
Carroll - loaned to Swansea
Dawson - Sold to Hull
Sandro - Sold to QPR <doh>
Holtby - Loaned to Hamburg
Fryers - Sold to Crystal Palace


As it stands - 1st Team Squad 24 players (if we include Mason). However we currently have 17 overseas players and the limit is 17.

Goalkeepers (3)

Lloris
Vorm
Friedel

Defenders (9+1 U21)

Kaboul
Dier (U21)
Vertonghen
Naughton
Davies
Walker
Rose
Chiriches
Fazio
Assou-Ekotto

Midfied/Wingers (10+1)

Lennon
Dembele
Stambouli
Townsend
Chadli
Paulinho
Capoue
Lamela
Eriksen
Ceballos (U21)
Mason


Forwards (2 + 1 U21)

Soldado
Adebayor
Kane (U21)

Bold are homegrown - currently 9. Harry Kane will be 21 soon, so not needing inclusion in our 25. Erik Lamela turned 22 in March and Christian Erksen turned 22 in February are both now not considered U21 (I think?).

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Squad by Homegrown/Overseas = Maximum 25, currently 25


Homegrown
Minimum 8 (to have a squad of 24) Currently 7 not including U21

Goalkeepers

Defenders
Naughton
Davies
Walker
Rose

Midfield/Wingers
Lennon
Bentaleb (U21)
Townsend
Ceballos (U21)
Mason

Forwards
Kane (U21)


Overseas
Maximum 17, currently 17 not including U21

Goalkeepers
Lloris
Vorm
Friedel

Defenders
Kaboul
Vertonghen
Chiriches
Fazio
Dier (U21)
Assou-Ekotto

Midfield/Wingers
Dembele
Stambouli
Chadli
Paulinho
Capoue
Lamela
Eriksen

Forwards
Soldado
Adebayor
 
PowerSpurs said:
Carroll and mason must be homegrown too?
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Beat me to that PS, was just about to say the same, though I'd presume Mason will be on his way out soon. A shame as I (kind of) know the guy through friends and seems a top guy.
 
I see poch has said there wont be much transfer activity and that we'll be relying on existing players. Tbh i'd be happy with that if it meant our academy kids coming through, but i think it more than likely means the proven flops from last summer's transfer disaster. Noone's going to buy paulinho now after his woeful world cup, and i can see it taking some time to shift his useless fat ass out of the team. I love to think of lamella as being some superstar in the making, but weve seen nothing to suggest that he's anything of the sort, and again i look forward to the day when the manager can turn round to levy and say 'look i know you oaid a fortune for him, but he's s**t. I want to play the academy kids'. I,d also far rather see harry kane playing than soldado tbh.

Anyway, i didnt mean to have a rant, it just came out, so sorry for that.

Right then, in terms of our squad, if we bring the lad from roma in then that should give plenty of options up front.

Defence is obvs a worry, but if davies comes in then we have him, ekotto, fryers and rose (plus naughton) for left back. Left back is the new right back !!!!!<somersault>

Right back walker and naughton should do..

Centre back looks a problem. Kaboul looked totally finished last season, and with dawson proven garbage that really leaves next to nothing beyond verts and vlad, apart from the academy kid. One more cb an absolute must imo.

Then midfield, id look at it like this :

Holding : capoue, sandro
Box to box : bentalab, holtby, dembele, paulinho
Wide : kane, falque, chadli, townsend, lennon, ceballos, lamella
Advanced : carroll, eriksen, (holtby)

So coming back to my rant, the players id love to see being given a go are bentalab, kane, carroll, possibly falque and ceballos.

Thanks. I'll get my coat <ok>
 
So, in summary, i'd be happy with something like this :

Lloris
Naughton chiriches vertonghen davies?
Bentaleb dembele
Ceballos, eriksen, Kane
Adebayore

Keeper, Fryers, walker, carroll, falque, holtby, soldado
 
RobSpur said:
So, in summary, i'd be happy with something like this :

Lloris
Naughton chiriches vertonghen davies?
Bentaleb dembele
Ceballos, eriksen, Kane
Adebayore

Keeper, Fryers, walker, carroll, falque, holtby, soldado
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That team would struggle to avoid relegation. We have to believe there is more to come from Lamela, Soldado, Chadli and Capoue or we are stuffed.
 
SpursDisciple said:
That team would struggle to avoid relegation. We have to believe there is more to come from Lamela, Soldado, Chadli and Capoue or we are stuffed.
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I dont see any reason at all why it would struggle to avoid relegation.

I think chadli and capoue will be useful this season, but i dont see why we have to hope they come good rather than the kids. We have to hope some players come good, but for me it doesnt matter whether it's the kids or the signings from last season. As the academy kids have shown far more promise than the likes of lamella and paulinho, i'd sooner place my hope in their hands.
 
RobSpur said:
So, in summary, i'd be happy with something like this :

Lloris
Naughton chiriches vertonghen davies?
Bentaleb dembele
Ceballos, eriksen, Kane
Adebayore

Keeper, Fryers, walker, carroll, falque, holtby, soldado
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<laugh>
That's a joke, right? Good one, too. <ok>

Seriously, though, I think we discovered under Sherwoodie that Naughton, Kane, and Bentaleb simply are not good enough for a side that has European aspirations. Sure, if fans are happy to settle with mid-table mediocrity and the occasional flirt with relegation, fine. I, for one, am not, so that players can have only bit-parts to play in a domestic campaign.
 
Hoddle Is A God said:
<laugh>
That's a joke, right? Good one, too. <ok>

Seriously, though, I think we discovered under Sherwoodie that Naughton, Kane, and Bentaleb simply are not good enough for a side that has European aspirations. Sure, if fans are happy to settle with mid-table mediocrity and the occasional flirt with relegation, fine. I, for one, am not, so that players can have only bit-parts to play in a domestic campaign.
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That's bollocks though really.

We found out that naughton os a **** left back. He was pretty good at right back, and probably more reliable a distributor than walker.

Kane improved markedly at the end of last season and bentaleb was class for a young player. Anyone who wrote bemtaleb off after last season needs to put their specs on the right way round <ok>
 
Still laughing, be lucky to get Europa with that squad tbh, good luck to yous for the season ahead.
 
RobSpur said:
That's bollocks though really.

We found out that naughton os a **** left back. He was pretty good at right back, and probably more reliable a distributor than walker.

Kane improved markedly at the end of last season and bentaleb was class for a young player. Anyone who wrote bemtaleb off after last season needs to put their specs on the right way round <ok>
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That's all fine and dandy, but it doesn't answer my main point.

With a first XI that includes those three players, we will never make top 6, and may even struggle to stay in the Prem.
 
Hoddle Is A God said:
<laugh>
That's a joke, right? Good one, too. <ok>

Seriously, though, I think we discovered under Sherwoodie that Naughton, Kane, and Bentaleb simply are not good enough for a side that has European aspirations. Sure, if fans are happy to settle with mid-table mediocrity and the occasional flirt with relegation, fine. I, for one, am not, so that players can have only bit-parts to play in a domestic campaign.
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You can't really think that you can judge the careers of two young players by watching them play in a poor system under a rookie manager? Even if you do we got quite a few points with them on the field. No logic at all in saying they would be relegation fodder.
 
Kane and Bentaleb might make decent squad players but unlikely much more. As for Naughton, he has done nothing to show he has the capability to be even a half-decent defender - not at LB or RB - and the sooner he moves on the better.
 
Spur of the Moment said:
Kane and Bentaleb might make decent squad players but unlikely much more. As for Naughton, he has done nothing to show he has the capability to be even a half-decent defender - not at LB or RB - and the sooner he moves on the better.
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There's quite a few are saying Naughton should be moved on and Fredericks comes in as Walker's understudy after last night's game.
 
Spur of the Moment said:
Kane and Bentaleb might make decent squad players but unlikely much more. As for Naughton, he has done nothing to show he has the capability to be even a half-decent defender - not at LB or RB - and the sooner he moves on the better.
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It's too early to take such views on Bentaleb as first he wasn't the best Mf in the development team, then he wasn't worthy of a place in our first team yet in the space of 7 months or so he has gone from development player to first team player, to holding his own at the world cup.

Kane I would agree with but when Peter Crouch was a QPR and Villa player, would anyone have said he would be a striker that helps a team gain top four qualification and scoring in the champions league? No.

That's why I'll give Kane and other youngsters a chance before I dismiss them as different managers bring out the best in different players and Bentaleb has potential to be more then just a squad player if he continues to improve.
 
PowerSpurs said:
You can't really think that you can judge the careers of two young players by watching them play in a poor system under a rookie manager? Even if you do we got quite a few points with them on the field. No logic at all in saying they would be relegation fodder.
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So, you believe that we'd make top 4 with Naughton, Bentaleb and Kane in the starting XI?
<doh>

Sorry, but we're going to struggle to finish top 4 with a team that has a better trio in it than those three. If you truly believe that Bentaleb and Kane are better than first-team options at Chavs, £ity, Gunners, United, or even 'Pool, then I have to seriously question your sanity.
 
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