Spurs Banter Archive February 24 2011

24 Feb 2011 14:00:00
Yeh i do agree with you, it was a massive error missing out on a proven goalscorer. plus the injuries doesn't help us one bit.

taking top 4 with the squad we have had throughout the season would be a good achievement.
the majority of premierleague defenders are better at coping with big strikers because like you said its a more physical and competitive league however al due respect to blackpool, i just can't see teams like that being able to cope with him. you have to know when to use them diagonal balls to crouchy because it won't work everygame. utd, chelsea, 8 times out of 10 will council them balls out. crouch's biggest advantage is his height it should be used wisely against teams like blackpool, westbrom, wigan etc that's when you will see him score and influence games.

i think its safe to say none of our strikers are good enough. i too like pav but if anyones to leave it would be him. ijust hope next season we go and get that world class clinical finisher every tottenham hotspur fan has been dreaming of.

harry had around 40 million to spend in january, that could rise significantly if we offload the likes of keane, bentley, ohara, pav. . . we'll just have to wait and see the outcome of this season.

24 Feb 2011 11:17:23
Out of all 3 strikers crouch is the only one hassling defenders because of his height. he had a top game in milan, not just the goal but his whole performance. he was on a high only to be dropped by harry. yes i agree that crouch can be useless at times but at least if none of the strikers are scoring crouchy could use his height to an advantage by causing havoc in the blackpool game.
pav is utterly useless, defoe, although i like the lad can not score for ****. both these players should be dropped from the squad. we havnt got time to wait till they hit form, this part of the season is crucial. why not give DOS SANTOS a go? ill put my money on him scoing more goals then pav and defoe altogether. play crouchy and santos upfront.
since defoes injury he hasnt been the same but that is no excuse, he has had time to get back on his feet. around 10 chances has fallen at his feet this season and he has MUFFED them all up. .NOT good enough. one word. .DROPPED.

don't forget we have played the majority of the season with big players out. i can't think of that day when we actually put out a full strengh spurs squad.

why krancjer has been droped i do not know. why dos santos hasnt been given a chance i do not know, why he always plays bassong i do not know. recall walker to right back. he has a massive future.
their are things harry could do but he see's right through them.
. . . . . . . . . . crouch
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .d.santos
krancjer. modric. . . .palacios. . . lennon
ekotto. . .dawson. . .gallas. . . . walker
. . . . . . . . . . . .gomes

would you not give that team a chance with all our injuries going on at the moment.

I think, respectfully, you are missing a point. Crouch has been blinding in Europe because european defences don't know how to handle him. There are very few strikers playing in Europe that are over 6ft 4 let alone 6ft7. want proof? 6ft 8inches of Nikola Zigic. Free scoring in Europe and has bombed with Birmingham City. the Premiership is far more competitive and the defenders are far better at coping with big strikers. Crouch was figured out eons ago, defenders win, at least 70% of balls in the air off of him. Defoe? totally agree with you, he is not good enough. Pav? I like him, true, he isn't scoring, then again how much of an extended run has he had? He is decent in the air, can hold the ball up and is skillful enough to go past players and pass the ball. Question is "Is he good enough for spurs?" I have to say, probably not. I think the Blackpool game highlighted one thing. We have a good squad but, because the strikers are not scoring enough goals, we are reliant on them coming from elsewhere. Van der Vart has hit the target plenty of times, so has Bale. Both were out of the game at Blackpool so where were the goals supposed to come from?
It was a serious error not to have signed a proven goalscorer in January and that may stop us getting champions league football next season. Then again, you would be stupid to bet against us in the Champions league. . .