that much is obvious after yet another poor result. Six months of absolute dross in the Premiership and we have reached tipping point with the team.
Next year probably Eriksen, Rose, Toby and Verts will no longer be with the club so what are we left with. Almost certainly no CL after this season, so it will have to be a steady revival rather than a full blown one, that should have happened with a really big spend this close season just gone. But hey ho the ship has sailed and nothing can be done now.
So what will we be left with, Lloris in goal in all probability, I am fine with that. But the whole of the back four will have to be rebuilt, will Foyth and Sessignon be our fullbacks, and who will partner Sanchez at the back, Davies? Dier? will the young fella Tanganga be promoted. Midfield is started to be rebuilt. Assume Ndombele and Lo Celso will be the main men, but both are still finding their feet at the moment. Not overly keen on Winks, but at this moment in time, not a lot of choice. Hopefully Dele stays, although that is not a given if Spurs don`t have CL footie. I expect both Son and Moura to be part of the team. Kane I suspect may put up with a year out of CL football, but any longer and I suspect he will want out. Maybe Troy Parrott will be coming to the fore in the next season or so. Players like Lamela, Sissoko, Wanyama all will be moved on.
So pretty average side on the way fellas, but obviously one or two more will come in every window with a bit of luck, but may not be of the quality of Eriksen, Dembele, Verts and Toby etc. but it is what it is.
Transition is on the way. Maybe the next decent side Spurs build will win a trophy.
Complete rebuild needed now,
posted on 26/8/19
comment by I am Turok - Dinosaur Hunter (U21917)
posted 17 minutes ago
Spurs will be comfortably 3rd this season they are too strong not to be.
If as the OP states half the side will go at the end of the season then a complete rebuild could have you finish anywhere from 1st to 20th
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Nobody outside of the top two is too strong to predict anything, on current 2019 form Spurs would struggle to be top six and the rest of us are not much better.
posted on 26/8/19
comment by I am Turok - Dinosaur Hunter (U21917)
posted 19 minutes ago
Spurs will be comfortably 3rd this season they are too strong not to be.
If as the OP states half the side will go at the end of the season then a complete rebuild could have you finish anywhere from 1st to 20th
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I suspect somewhere aroundabout mid table. I hope I am wrong, and the new fellas can turn it around. But I called this last season, and nothing has changed.
posted on 26/8/19
Spurs only wins this last six months in the Prem have come against Palace, first game at the new stadium, so anything other than a win would have been a big letdown. Brighton with a goal a couple of minutes from the end, Aston Villa with goals in the last 15 minutes and Huddersfield who are almost propping up the Championship now. Haven`t won an away game in the Prem since February.
Yet you lot are still saying everything is OK and fine and rosey. Honestly wake up everyone.
posted on 26/8/19
comment by Spurtle (U1608)
posted 45 minutes ago
One year ago we were winning the double and now we need a complete rebuild.
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Nobody could have foreseen the collapse of the team so badly.
posted on 26/8/19
On rebuilding the team for next season ... it is absolutely clear that the following players will not be at NWHL...
1. Vertonghen
2. Alderweireld
3. Eriksen
4. Sissoko
5. Rose
6. Aurier
And there will be others gone as well.
Incoming replacements ATM are
1. Unknown
2. Sanchez
3. Lo Celso
4. NDombele
5. Sessignon
6. Foyth
If you have confidence in Sanchez, Lo Celso and Foyth then we will need at least 1 bigtime CB.
If like me you do not have confidence in any of Sanchez, Lo Celso or Foyth, then we need at least 3 new bigtime players.
Can you see Levy going out and buying 3 top players? And replacing the other losses that may leave as well?
Nope! There will almost certainly be an attempt to stick with what we have and promote from inside the club roster.
If that's what happens this club can only go down further than it already has!
Welcome to the future
posted on 26/8/19
Ted.. what on earth could you possibly have against Lo Celso already? And why would Sissoko be shipped out?
posted on 26/8/19
Rumours resurfacing about us revisiting a new contract for Toby, bucket of salt as usual
posted on 26/8/19
comment by Bales (U22081)
posted 1 minute ago
Ted.. what on earth could you possibly have against Lo Celso already? And why would Sissoko be shipped out?
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His performances in the Copa A.
Same with Foyth.
And Sissoko has the old age problem.
Exactly what is causing the issues between Vertonghen and Levy ATM.
posted on 26/8/19
We wouldn't sign Messi or Aguero based on the Copa America.
I don't think we'll have the same issue with Sissoko, not next summer. Especially if he's still making the France squad.
posted on 26/8/19
comment by Bales (U22081)
posted 1 minute ago
We wouldn't sign Messi or Aguero based on the Copa America.
I don't think we'll have the same issue with Sissoko, not next summer. Especially if he's still making the France squad.
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Well you do have a point ... the Argentine team as a whole played badly. But Foyth & Lo Celso were particularly bad in the matches I watched.
Real Betis replaced Lo Celso with Nabil Fekir which is the kind if player we should have gone for. But of course, Pochettino is Argentinian! And Fekir does have a prior knee injury. But he's playing regularly for the French squad too.
Sissoko, we shall see ....its all about Levy you know!