Comments on: HE’S GOT NO HAIR AND WE DON’T CARE: First Impressions Count At Tottenham

By: lennon7

lennon7 — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 03:29:15 +0000

yes, i agree if jol drops jenas,davids and tainio(better sell these players).give chance to murphy,routledge(loan to fulham),hossam or ziegler to play in the first team.

By: GRAHAM BARKER

GRAHAM BARKER — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 11:47:56 +0000

Great article - very similar to what I feel . I am a 46 year old Spurs fan thus seen a few good times in the Cups and a few 3rd place finishes in the Leauge . Like you I was one of the few who was almost relieved that we missed the C.L. In truth we were lucky in many games last year - Bolton , WBA , Blackburn , Wigan at home to name just 4 . Losing King injured and Carrick to Man Utd was a blow and I looked at the first 8 fixtures and thought this is not an easy start . So it has proved . I am worried by signing Zokora - did not see the need for another central midfield player we have Huddlestone Murphy Jenas Davids Tainio that is 5 people for 2 positions . I would have started Tainio / Jenas then Huddlestone / Jenas if Tainio was not fit . Would always play 2 wide men be it Routeledge/Lennon or Lennon/ Ziegler . I was disappointed Davids did not go to Ajax as I felt he instilled a new mentality to the side in his one year here but not very much more to offer on the playing side . That he agreed to stay I hoped it would be as a squad member and not a regular starter . Like you I think a number of teams in the Premiership have strengthened and with Europe also to think about a poor start will leave us playing catch up like Newcastle and Everton did last year . I am not optimistic about the league I feel if we lose at Man Utd and Liverpool we will be always playing catcdh up and top 6 willbe very very hard . I do think we will have a run in the Cups and Europe but I did want us to make top 6 again . We need to make a good league position that being a top 6 a regular occurence not once in a blue moon . I

By: Gareth Johnson

Gareth Johnson — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 21:13:16 +0000

Thanks for all your comments. I have added a thread called “Drop Davids” on the discussion forums, lets generate some debate on their!

Gareth

By: onthetwo

onthetwo — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 14:57:41 +0000

spot on, would rather throw Zokora and/or Hudd in at the deep end than presevere with Davids. Even on Tuesday I thought he was chasing the game rather than dictating play.

By: Klinical

Klinical — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 14:09:14 +0000

I’m amazed Routledge hasn’t even made out bench yet, I too think he and Azza could terrorize defences on either wing swapping round every so often. Good shout on the “get well soon Sir Bobby” too.

By: Greybeard

Greybeard — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:12:20 +0000

Not a bad assessment Gareth but I totally disagree with your assessment of Edgar Davids. We need his passion and his tackling skills and I cannot concede that he is to blame for the poor form of the whole team. I acknowledge that you are not alone in your assessment but he would be the first name I would put on the team sheet.

Yes, I would like to see Routledge fitted in somewhere, he deserves a chance to prove himself. It was a pity he was not on the bench against Everton. With Lennon marked so closely, he could have been brought on to give more width.

What we seemed to lack was the tactical nous to change things around when things were not going our way. The Everton midfielders were brilliant but after the (dubious) sending off we should have moved the ball about and tired them out but we failed to do that.

As for Andy Reid, he was never a winger. He might have been a fairly good central midfielder but there was no chance of him getting that opportunity.

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:18:58 +0000

Cracking article, brilliantly written, with lots of well judged points in there. I thought Jol blew all hope of signing Downing the minute he announced it, and was really fustrated as he is exactly the kind of player we need. If he does move to WHL, I can see him and Lennon turning into a brilliant partnership, and take that up to international level.

By: Elbows Up

Elbows Up — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 10:24:02 +0000

Well written indeed. I’m not a fan of the square pegs in round hole thing either- for example playing Jenas from Right Back- or Davids on the left. We will not be able to get Downing as we are not a big enough step up for him to hand in a transfer request, Boa Morte would be nice as he can play up front or on the wing, but I honestly think that Huckerby would be worth a try too– he’s down to earth and full of heart/stamina. He’s torn us apart before too and can play left or right. He may not be the most talented ever but he never stops trying and his pace is difficult to handle in a Bellamy sort of style. Before you slate it, have a think and drop the idea around a few other sites.

By: Thomo

Thomo — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 10:05:56 +0000

Totally agree exactly, things are obviously not working at the minute so why doesn’t he try something different. Davids seems to be finished in the middle and Jenas is lacking the bottle that we require, maybe a youngster with something to prove could fare a little better. After all whats to lose, doesn’t get much worse than the start we’ve had.

By: steve37

steve37 — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 09:55:54 +0000

good article, my sentiments exactly. I’m worried as we have not beaten a premiership team yet, sheffield utd are not prem yet but will get better.why o why o why does jol not give routledge a go with lennon and keep swaping them over, I think they would scare the crap out of defences and a partnership that could last for years, ronaldo and giggs are quite effective at it so why can’t they?COYS