The Huntelaar to Spurs thread

debaser wrote:

MadVillain wrote:-----------Palacios------Huddlestone

Lennon-----------Modric------------Joe Cole

-------------Crouchino or Pav

Sell Keane & Keep Defoe as our 4-4-2 option,

CREATIVITY CREATIVITY CREATIVITY !!!

But what about goals?

More Creativity + DOMINANCE + CONTROL = MANY GOALS + ENTERTAINMENT !!! (all in the TRADITIONAL Tottenham manner of course)

I tend to think goals need goalscorers. Now if you had someone like, say, Hunterlaar up there to put away all these created chances, then you might be onto something

debaser wrote:I tend to think goals need goalscorers. Now if you had someone like, say, Hunterlaar up there to put away all these created chances, then you might be onto something

Still there?

All gone rather quiet hasn't it?

Our defensive injury crisis was a blessing in disguise.... WooHoo!

Axeslammer wrote:Please not : TS (and Spuds) don't deserve a good striker

Axe: we are likely to tie up the Hunter deal in 24 hours, God willing.

Leaving aside your Dutchness, seriously, do you think he can be a success at Milan?

MadVillain wrote:KAS FAIL

TWEEDLE FAIL

EMP FAIL

KIMBO FAIL

AXE FAIL

COOPS FAIL

BLUT FAIL

MADRIDSTAS FAIL






COTR FTW

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EMP wrote:There's plenty of time TS; you can get him later if not now, when he's older and worse.

Bump. Plenty of time TS. Doesn't have to be this year.

To be perfectly honest, that's what always spoke against a Huntelaar to Spurs transfer, it's too early. The Hunter needs to fail in Milan also before Spurs get serious, actually increase their bid and eventually sign him for €30m.

Looks like TS will have a lucky escape, as he's going to sign for Milan soon for 15m euros

And we can't even rely on him to prove TS wrong, because Milan are probably too weak to mount a serious title challenge. So even if he scores loads of goals, there'll be enough cause/effect confusion for TS to be able to continue his bandwagon.

kas wrote:Looks like TS will have a lucky escape, as he's going to sign for Milan soon for 15m euros

And we can't even rely on him to prove TS wrong, because Milan are probably too weak to mount a serious title challenge. So even if he scores loads of goals, there'll be enough cause/effect confusion for TS to be able to continue his bandwagon.

Kas, no need for despair. There's plenty of time for Huntelaar to come to Spurs later. Even if he goes to Milan now he can always fulfil his lifelong ambition to play for Spurs later when he is older and slower. I have it on reliable authority that the chance to impress TS was not quite high enough on his list of priorities, but that he will be following the team he supported as a boy until he fulfils his dream.

If he scores loads of goals in a weak side that will prove that he is a clinical striker and if Spurs don't have the option of such a player that could bite them. They may well regret it. Not saying he should start at Spurs, but they need such an option just in case they play pretty football without scoring and TPFEG seems like a wonderful achievement.

They got 4 strikers, 5 would be silly.

L r dd wrote:They got 4 strikers, 5 would be silly.

And not one of them a clinincal goal-scorer. Not having that option even on the bench is silly.

EMP wrote:

L r dd wrote:They got 4 strikers, 5 would be silly.

And not one of them a clinincal goal-scorer. Not having that option even on the bench is silly.

then again paying 15-20M for a bench-warmer is also silly.

A fit Defoe will score more than enough goals for Spurs.

kas wrote:Looks like TS will have a lucky escape, as he's going to sign for Milan soon for 15m euros

And we can't even rely on him to prove TS wrong, because Milan are probably too weak to mount a serious title challenge. So even if he scores loads of goals, there'll be enough cause/effect confusion for TS to be able to continue his bandwagon.

Getting the Excuses in early are we?

*tut tut*

toon h wrote:

EMP wrote:

L r dd wrote:They got 4 strikers, 5 would be silly.

And not one of them a clinincal goal-scorer. Not having that option even on the bench is silly.

then again paying 15-20M for a bench-warmer is also silly.

Huntelaar probably wouldn't be a bench warmer if he had gone to Spurs, but the point remains that not having the option of a goal-scorer even on the bench - not necessarily Huntelaar - is silly.

Ray Parlour wrote:A fit Defoe will score more than enough goals for Spurs.

Defoe is about the only striker that has been fit in pre-season. Not sure about Crouch, but Pavluychenko and Bent had injurires and Keane wasn't 100%. What's the plan if Defoe picks up an injury?

The others should get enough goals between them, but I'd expect Defoe to be top scorer amongst them.

Ray Parlour wrote:The others should get enough goals between them, but I'd expect Defoe to be top scorer amongst them.

And if they don't there is no back-up plan. That's why the option of a clininical goal-scorer is needed. What if Defoe loses form and can't hit a barn door?

I doubt there will be a time where all the strikers don't score EMP The problem they have is letting them in at the other end.

Isn't Crouch also likely to get alot of Goals. Can't remember the head to head but Crouch and Defoe were neck and neck (with Defoe taking penalties I think).

I want to see a Crouch, Pav partnership. Just to see how it works out

Ray Parlour wrote:I doubt there will be a time where all the strikers don't score EMP The problem they have is letting them in at the other end.

Well I saw them miss a fair bit last season.

Look I'm not saying they won't score; I'm saying have the option of a poacher if Plans A and B don't work.

I know what you mean but i'm pretty sure when it comes down to it their strikers will score. It's never good to read too much into pre-season. As I've sais Spurs are like Arsenal in the sense that they never have a problem scoring. It's the goals that are being shipped in the other end that should be the cause for concern.

Ray Parlour wrote:I know what you mean but i'm pretty sure when it comes down to it their strikers will score. It's never good to read too much into pre-season. As I've sais Spurs are like Arsenal in the sense that they never have a problem scoring. It's the goals that are being shipped in the other end that should be the cause for concern.

I'm not even thinking of pre-season; simply having plenty of options. The more you have the better your prospects are to cater for emergencies. Also the fact that Pavluychenko doesn't exactly have Redknapp's confidence doesn't bode well.

By the way TS: spoke to Gomes after the Wembley Cup. If you're interested in what he had to say let me know and I'll send on what Huntelaar Gomes had to say.

Ray Parlour wrote:I know what you mean but i'm pretty sure when it comes down to it their strikers will score. It's never good to read too much into pre-season. As I've sais Spurs are like Arsenal in the sense that they never have a problem scoring. It's the goals that are being shipped in the other end that should be the cause for concern.

I wish this were true (take your point though)

Ray Parlour wrote:I know what you mean but i'm pretty sure when it comes down to it their strikers will score. It's never good to read too much into pre-season. As I've sais Spurs are like Arsenal in the sense that they never have a problem scoring. It's the goals that are being shipped in the other end that should be the cause for concern.

Didn't you have about 5 successive 0-0s at one point last season

Tonight's Scores:

Defoe 2


Pav 1


















Huntefaaart 0

MadVillain wrote:Tonight's Scores:

Defoe 2


Pav 1


















Huntefaaart 0

Meaningless friendly, or is thhat only in relation to ferdinand's errors.