Modric

Alright lads there's an excellent article on the BBC about how Modric is beginning to mature into one of Madrid's most consistent and top performers - up there with the likes of Ronaldo and Xabi.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26290691

The guy was absolute class in a Spurs shirt and destroyed us many times as far as I can remember (that 4-0 at WHL where he scored a worldy before we went down to 9 men I believe was one of the best performances I've seen him play). Now I do watch a lot of La Liga and what struck me last season was how he looked slightly short of confidence and his usual quick interchange of passes to feet and curved through balls just weren't there. For me the match that changed it all was the United game where he came on and turned the tie in Madrid's favour. What was even more saddening was how the Madrid fans voted him the worst signing of Madrid's season at Marca - bunch of jokers

Now I think Levy did reasonably well to squeeze that extra season out of him before he eventually departed but it was a beginning of an overhaul from which I don't think Spurs have yet fully recovered. I would take Modric over all of your current central midfield options of Paulinho, Dembele, Bentaleb and Capoue. Combine his loss with that of VDV and Bale and that is three excellent and on their day potentially world class players gone which has hit Spurs hard.

Now personally I haven't seen much of your games this season but looking at the league table has annoyed me a lot as you guys have constantly grinded out results and lie only 3 points behind. Despite the sacking of a manager and a so called mid-season crisis, your doing excellently points wise in the league. I look at your home record and it's not the best however (which is similar to our away record) but I really do feel if you had Modric in this side your points tally would have been a lot greater this season.

Which brings me to say I know it is difficult to keep hold of your best players when Senor Perez comes calling with a bundle of notes but in my opinion Levy has not invested the money as well as he should have done. He is excellent at squeezing money out of other clubs clearly but there has been a massive downside to his leadership as well. There was no need for a complete overhaul of your squad this season at all. You lost Bale and BAE from your first team but that was pretty much it and a few squad members such as Huddlestone and Livermore. What bringing in seven new first team players has done is caused an imbalance of your squad and also out of the ones bought not one has really set the league alight. Instead you have your exiled and forgotten striker being your best hope of a top four finish at present. So I'm not sure what you all think about Levy and yes your premier league finishes under him at the helm have been impressive but for me you could do far better with a better chairman with a proper long term plan.

P.S Unlucky against the Ukrainians last night but my word how bad are Townsend and Dawson. Townsend just cuts in to have a poor shot or belts a cross along the 18 yard box which goes to nobody.