Official Tottenham Hotspur Thread II

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Post#121 » by AK47MVP » Wed Jun 11, 2025 10:44 pm

Baphomet wrote:
stormi wrote:Honestly Thomas Frank is a top, top manager. I rate him very highly.

Brentford have an extremely underrated squad, the smartest thing Spurs could do is raid them.

Bryan Mbeumo aside, Nathan Collins & Mikkel Damsgaard are serious needle movers.


The more I see and read about him, the more I think he could do a good job at Spurs. I'm definitely coming around to the idea of Frank. His tactical flexibility and hands-on training and man management approach could be what this squad needs. I'm not expecting miracles but I'm certainly more enthused about the appointment than I was a few days ago, with some time to reflect.


I followed Brentford probably more than any other clubs due to amount of Danish players there and of course because of the coach Frank. He is really amazing at squeezing maximum from the squad he has at his disposal and not afraid to switch to a different formations and tactics during the same game. I will look forward how he will handle different expectations and collection of better talent than he had at Brentford. He was well liked and respected by players in Brentford, hopefully he can manage some bigger egos too.
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Post#122 » by Foye » Mon Jun 23, 2025 6:25 pm

Seems like you‘ll be getting the guy I wanted at Mainz @Baph

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Post#123 » by Baphomet » Mon Jun 23, 2025 7:13 pm

Foye wrote:Seems like you‘ll be getting the guy I wanted at Mainz @Baph

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I can't claim to know an awful lot about him, but his metrics look excellent from everything I've seen in response to this transfer:

Read on Twitter


However, it's a big leap to go from the J-League to a top European league. Wonder if we'll loan him out. Reports seem to indicate he will be joining the first team right away.
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Post#124 » by Foye » Tue Jun 24, 2025 8:10 am

Baphomet wrote:
Foye wrote:Seems like you‘ll be getting the guy I wanted at Mainz @Baph

Kota Takai


I can't claim to know an awful lot about him, but his metrics look excellent from everything I've seen in response to this transfer:

Read on Twitter


However, it's a big leap to go from the J-League to a top European league. Wonder if we'll loan him out. Reports seem to indicate he will be joining the first team right away.


Obviously from J-League to Tottenham is a bigger step than from J-League to Mainz but we have Kaishu Sano who has made the step from Kashima Antlers to our starting XI without any difficulty last season.

From the highlights I have seen he played excellent against Al-Nassr with Ronaldo, Mane, etc. in the Asian CL.

Btw. I think other nations are kinda catching up with Europe in terms of quality of play.
This can also be seen in the club world cup where Brazilian teams are doing very well.
The difference being Europe is where the money is at.
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Post#125 » by Foye » Tue Jun 24, 2025 4:45 pm

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This is a pretty good breakdown.
Damn I would‘ve loved to have him at Mainz.
Meanwhile we are buying mainly **** or grab bags…
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Post#126 » by Baphomet » Tue Jun 24, 2025 7:21 pm

Foye wrote:
Read on Twitter
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This is a pretty good breakdown.
Damn I would‘ve loved to have him at Mainz.
Meanwhile we are buying mainly **** or grab bags…


Great find, I appreciate the information - I watched every clip. Looks like he could be a good player if he develops in the right environment.

Yeah, impressive stuff, I can see why you wanted him at Mainz. I love these kinds of signings. Completely out of the blue, high potential low risk scout signings, has Johan Lange's fingerprints (Spurs technical director) all over it.
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Post#127 » by Foye » Tue Jul 1, 2025 8:00 am

Now can you keep your hands off Weiper please @Baph? Thanks.
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Post#128 » by Baphomet » Sat Jul 19, 2025 5:32 pm

Only the first preseason game, but I'm intrigued by Luka Vuskovic. Has a huge frame and seems to have solid defensive instincts, but what surprises me is how good he is in an attacking sense as a CB. Provided a goal and an assist today against Reading in a 2-0 win. He scored 7 goals in the Belgian Pro League last season on loan at Westerlo, too.

Has a long way to go in his development at only 18, but he seems to have all the tools.
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Post#129 » by The_Brecht » Sat Jul 19, 2025 7:07 pm

Baphomet wrote:Only the first preseason game, but I'm intrigued by Luka Vuskovic. Has a huge frame and seems to have solid defensive instincts, but what surprises me is how good he is in an attacking sense as a CB. Provided a goal and an assist today against Reading in a 2-0 win. He scored 7 goals in the Belgian Pro League last season on loan at Westerlo, too.

Has a long way to go in his development at only 18, but he seems to have all the tools.


As a Belgian, I can only say he was very very good at Westerlo.
People would look at the goals, but defensively he's already very composed and solid.
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Post#130 » by wco81 » Mon Jul 28, 2025 6:08 pm

Apparently MLS team LAFC is trying to acquire Son.

Guess he might be popular in the Korean-American community there if he scores well in the MLS.
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Post#131 » by Baphomet » Mon Jul 28, 2025 7:46 pm

wco81 wrote:Apparently MLS team LAFC is trying to acquire Son.

Guess he might be popular in the Korean-American community there if he scores well in the MLS.


It's probably the right time for him to leave the club. He's been here for 10 years, finally lifted some silverware, and gave it his all the entire time he was here, and didn't try to agitate for a move like Kane, Eriksen, etc. did. He has declined quite a bit as a player, but should still be effective in the MLS. I think it could be a good move for him.
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Post#132 » by Baphomet » Sat Aug 2, 2025 4:37 pm

Son confirms that he's leaving. Sad day, but it's the right time.

A true club legend. Was here for good times, and stayed through the bad even though he could have left and walked into virtually any team in the world. Lifted a European trophy to end the drought. A true professional and role model, he will be missed. The first player to really capture the excitement void that Bale left when he went to Real Madrid, a player that always got you off your seat. Surely his best goal:

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Post#133 » by -Luke- » Sun Aug 3, 2025 6:47 am

Can't believe that Son is still "only" 33 (turned 33 last month). It feels like he has been around for 20 years. One of my favorite players (and he played for Hamburg, so that's saying something).
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Post#134 » by wco81 » Sun Aug 3, 2025 4:34 pm

Seems like it's the club or the manager's choice, not his.
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Post#135 » by Baseline81 » Yesterday 1:56 pm

Baphomet,

Running late? I thought you would have already posted about Xavi Simons to Tottenham.
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Post#136 » by Baphomet » Yesterday 2:41 pm

Baseline81 wrote:Baphomet,

Running late? I thought you would have already posted about Xavi Simons to Tottenham.


I saw it this morning before I started work, but I didn't want to post about it in case I somehow jinxed it, particularly with Chelsea lurking.

Absolute statement signing. I'm gobsmacked. It looks like it's possible that Akanji may follow, as well.
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Post#137 » by Baphomet » Yesterday 5:41 pm

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What a great day. When I was talking about the right "profile" of #10 for Spurs, Xavi fits it exactly. I barely dared to even mention him because he seemed Chelsea bound. In the end, in my opinion, I believe we got the superior prospect to MGW and Eze. Excellent window so far, with perhaps more to be done.

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Post#138 » by Wisky4life » Yesterday 5:49 pm

Simmons is a good pickup...

Now Sancho, please juat take him

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Post#139 » by Baseline81 » Yesterday 6:02 pm

The only caveat to this signing is his future. If I recall correctly, Simons has openly stated he wants to return to Barcelona. Obviously, for that to happen, he'd have to become one of the best attacking midfielders in the world.

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