Knee deep in the Euros and quite frankly …enjoying it.
I was chatting to a fellow Tottingham pal of mine late last night and we both arrived at the same conclusion. What really matters the most about this tournament is Scott Parker.
Parker is quite possibly the key to next season. If we ride our luck, then the season after that too. When he was on our radar I was as guilty as anyone wondering why one earth we were even considering him. After only a few appearances I was wondering where he’d been all my life.
The answer is he’d been kidnapped by modern football. But you have to take the Eurythmics line here. It’s alright – baby’s coming back and I don’t really care where he’s been.
Goals win games, yeah yeah, we know all that. But Goals at The Lane have come from all over the park while we sat about about waiting for us to hoodwink some 30+ goals a season merchant into signing.
The goals trickled in and mounted up, as our defence feel to bits. Again. Can you see where I’m going here?
Scotty Parker has been by a country mile the most influential player in the Lilywhite in recent times. Those of you who cook will know that it’s the eggs that bind. And Scott Parker was the nucleus of our our consistency. That thing we’d been missing arrived and was a perfect fit.
His derring do performances for us have made him an obvious pick for Uncle Roy. England’s performances have been, so far anyway pretty accomplished. International tournaments have rarely been something I could get my teeth into as a Spurs fan but Parker has had me settled in early for all his games.
At 131 years of age we are of course witnessing the ‘autumn’ of his career, but what matters most is… it is with us.
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LOL How negative could we get playing two holding midfielder’s plus it makes no sense at all, If you want to play both and want to use the argument Sandro is more attacking and Parker would cover him when he goes forward, you may as well drop Sandro and play a proper attacking midfielder, so that makes no sense at all,, I’m afraid i see Parker as cover for sandro on the bench much more this season, and Sandro playing far more games. All this talk of 4-3-3 is nonsense and silly we have two of the best wide players in Bale and Lennon so again that won’t work either.
They wouldn’t be 2 holding midfielders. Sandro is developing into a far more rounded player than that.
AVB rejects Spurs ‘lies
Andre Villas-Boas has rejected recent reports linking him with the vacant manager’s job at Tottenham Hotspur as ‘lies’.
The former Chelsea boss is the odds-on favourite to be appointed at White Hart Lane following the shock departure of Harry Redknapp earlier this month.
Widespread reports suggested that the Portuguese was the leading choice of Spurs chairman Daniel Levy as the north London club look to secure regular UEFA Champions League football.
But there had been suggestions that Villas-Boas was unhappy at the way in which Spurs were considering other candidates, despite previously indicating he could be interested in the role.
Lies
And the former Porto boss left little area for doubt when asked about the Tottenham speculation by the Portuguese press.
He was quoted as saying by Portuguese newspaper O Jogo: “There is nothing, it is all lies.”
Spurs may now have to turn their attentions elsewhere as they search for a successor to Redknapp, who was axed after three-and-a-half years at the helm.
Eh? What does this mean? More lies?
i way gutted when i see this earlier. think he would be a good manager for us….
I saw this and breathed a breath of relief. This is the best news we’ve had on the matter for ages. I hope it is true and deep down I also hoped Levy would be sensible about his choice this time around, and not fall for another plank. If this is true, he is dodging this plank, which is a start…
Fickle is the right word.
AVB had one very good year in Portugal on top of winning the second div in the same country. Managers reputations disappear very quickly. Remember Peter Taylor getting linked with England job a few years back? What about Curbishley?
His disaster at Chavski wasn’t just about the thug mafia of JT etc. They were all over the place tactically but HH is so one eyed when it comes to Redknapp. HH also craves someone with ‘tactical knowledge’. HH also did a piece asking for us to sign Adam Johnson and play him on the left wing. Adam Johnson plays on the right. I do worry about these kind of fans with goldfish memories. Gross, Santini, Graham, Pleat. This could go very wrong.
People go on about AVB for a ‘project’. He will be off at the first sign of a better deal. He will be a disaster. He must have a very, very good agent. HH must have a very short memory or read too much of AVB’s agent’s copy.
Thank you for reminding me of what I wrote. Since that piano fell on my head, some things seem muddled.
For your next trick, can you cc me on your email to THFC asking them not play Lennon on the left or Bale on the right? I need also to be copied on a similar mail to LFC in relation to Downing etc.
I’m repeating myself here, but then I am known for my bottomless generosity… but this business of predicting disaster for the sake of it is mind numbing.
My interest for Boas is based upon many elements in the equation. Now if you don’t agree that my positive outlook is valid, then specifically say why I’m wrong. He speaks the language. He has, whether you like it or not won stuff.He was raised not by wolves or Fwank senior but Sir Bobby Robson and Jose Mourinho.
If you are trying to put me off someone because they didn’t gel with John Terry & Co., all I can wish you is good luck in that endeavor.
Arry earned my contempt. I am struggling to see why I shouldn’t give AVB a fair go.
‘This could go very wrong.’
Stone me. What a slogan for a life.
What you need to grasp here, is that I’m not telling you he won’t be a disaster, but are telling me he will. Do you get that? Do you?
bottomless generosity is wrong, i picked up a horrible infection once………..
AVB TO SPURS.Is a load of bollox..
Nope.
I don’t like the noises coming out of the AVB camp already, not sure his arrogance is going to go down well with our dressing room. I’ll fly in the face of many here and plump for a british preferably EPL proven manager in David Moyes. If he’s good enough to be talked of as a potential successor to SAF at ManU why not Spurs?
I think he’s the glaringly obvious choice but he isn’t sexy enough for most around here.
Rotation of the pair is the only answer, depending on the opposition, Sandro to play 25 games Scotty 13, with both subbing as red. Similar % in Europa, Scotty to play cup games. Sandro is the future.
Scotty was brilliant for us Aug-Feb but HR ran the guy into the ground, Scotty became delusional and thought he was a striker at one point, use him wisely, keep him fresh.
Harry pushed Parker forward and played Modric more DM…DIABOLICAL!
That’s what get trying to accommodate Rafa, so many square pegs in round holes!