Good morning.
I managed to watch most of first half of the Red Bulls game before the commentary snuck into my brain and began carrying out a living autopsy… so then I opted to forward fast through the second half stopping only to watch the goals.
There’s no need to get to uptight. We won and it was only a preseason. But there are some areas nevertheless of mild concern.
Bentley I want to work. I never had a hate on for the guy. But if Bale is determined to pursue his vision as a number 9 or 7 or whatever then we will need more than him on the wing to facilitate. He was predictable, slow and generally weak.
Obvious positives were Bale and Gilly. Clearly cut from the same cloth is Harry Kane. I’m hesitant with the youngsters but at this stage it’s clear to see why Villas-Boas is interested in him.
Thud started off poorly, constantly giving the ball away, had a couple of nice touches including the shot then fizzled out. Last night he and Jake were no DM pairing of distinction. Jake didn’t actually do very much.
Nice to see Teemu again :wub: and despite carrying a few pounds and coming back from a nasty injury he hustled and moved the ball about nicely.
And so to the Modric business. Strange one this.
The truth is that some players and/or their agents unilaterally wander off and shake hands on a move to a new club. Then the club’s raunchy Presidents talk to each other and start pointing out really dull stuff like ‘contractual obligations’.
So ickle Luka appears to have been busted. Andrès Villas-Boas told ESPN:
“Luka is doing double sessions on his own in London. When we get back to London I will give some of the players some time off and when we return to sessions we will decide what is best for Luka to do,” Villas-Boas said.
“He is a Tottenham player obviously, but he has to be in good mental condition to return to our training because his colleagues are one level up in terms of preparation and fitness.
“So we will have to setup a program for him that gradually brings him up to the team, that gradually brings him to fitness level – and then see what happens.”
Does anyone know if Zeki Fryers is training with us back in England?
Plea to Daniel Levy, Andre Villas-Boas, whoever:
Buy. Jack. Butland. Now.
see the harringay council plan for N17 released to day? new stadium 430m cost, work to start summer 13, complete summer 16. victoria line extension 2 or 3 years after that. plus a new mock up pic that gets you dreaming. gettinthere!
my joke of the day which my work mates missed: coldplay to open the paralympic ceremony with .. Para, para, paradise..
We have these stories all about this one and that one and that one and that one.Those badge kissers that leave clubs and players that go in at any cost…and to welsh people too….but here is a story with a welsh twist that is heart warming for us THFC fans…..Ok so i picked it up on news now the ITK service for morons…here….
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/01/sport/football/cardiff-tottenham-supporter-sale-football/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fedition_sport+%28RSS%3A+Sport%29
better dead than red ;P
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Let’s not be silly- luka is a world class player. His passing and ball control is up there. Yes he doesn’t score many nor get stuck in but his class means that if he does go, a suitable replacement needs to be lined up. I for one think that joe Allen is worth a go. I’m a Welshman and the way he plays international football shows that he can cut it at the highest level and given his age he has time to mature.