Bevab
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Do you seriously play as a centre back like you once said?
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Do you seriously play as a centre back like you once said?
thedon5
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It's not all of a sudden like ste says. It's also not just the media, Spurs fans have a problem as well, and they have every right to.
Transition season or not, all that money shouldn't have been spent all in one go on rubbish players like Soldado, Capoue and Chadli. Some of that should've been saved, and anyway spending it all in one go on players like the aforementioned ones aren't going to help you short term or long term. Of all the purchases I only really rate Chiriche? and Paulinho, though the latter has fallen off a bit recently. Eriksen had just one good game and has been awful ever since but he should still grow into a good player for the future.
Lamela was a huge overpay, a big waste of money. ?30 m for someone who never plays. He has potential in the future, but that is the sort of money you spend on the very best prospects who are going to contribute a lot now and even more in the future.
Overall Levy just shouldn't have spent it all in this way, spending max ?50-60 m each season for the next three seasons or so would've been the way to go.
Bevab
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You're being way too harsh on Capoue and Soldado, Capoue especially. He's been fairly good defensively whenever I've seen him play. Soldado has been odd so far, he has talent, but he doesn't seem a lot like the one I saw at Valencia. He disappears way too often these days.
Chadli was an average purchase, I'll agree. He wanted to move to Tottenham though, and perhaps that's why he was bought. And he was bought way before anyone else was too.
The media have hardly criticised Levy and Baldini, who clearly are responsible to an extent.
Champagnepapi
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Not to forget Soldado's all goals last season with Valencia was from the inside of the box. 
And this season so far penalties if I am correct.
And this season so far penalties if I am correct.
ParkedTheBus
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So , Is there any Chelsea fan over here ?
Bevab
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Not to forget Soldado's all goals last season with Valencia was from the inside of the box.
He did score one good goal versus Aston Villa in open play. And then there was that back heel against Norwich and the header against Newcastle, neither of them went in despite being decent efforts.
Soldado is still what Spurs need at the moment though, the way AVB has set up his team, the striker ain't going to get much chances, and you'll need a striker who either creates chances himself and or finishes the very few chances presented to them. Soldado falls into the latter category. And they don't have anybody that's in the former category.
Perhaps not trying harder for Benteke was a mistake.
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You've got Lee for company, who's the only prominent Chelsea fan over here.
Lee1981
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As Bev said its really only me now although there was another guy, JBlues or something like that a while back
ste_mc_efc
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probably at least 3 12 year old Indian guys are chelsea fans too. For this week, at least.
thedon5
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Capoue is a destroyer and nothing else, he can't do anything else well. Mid-table teams have players like that.
Soldado needs service to score goals, he won't get much of that at Spurs tbh. The problem with him is he can't do anything else, he isn't going to provide knockdowns like a Benteke would when off goalscoring form, he isn't going to create chances for others like a van Persie. He can't dribble like a Suarez can. He is not a ?30 m player, there are far better players available for that much, for me he is a glorified Hernandez at this stage with less pace and heading ability.
Chadli was a typical risk purchase, it was either going to work out very well, or it wasn't, with the latter being far more likely. It hasn't worked out at all and he simply isn't good enough. A poor buy when someone young with more potential could've been picked up instead.
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Bevab
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Me!wave
You aren't a fan.
Supporting Chelsea this season because of Eto'o signing and Mourinho's arrival.
Lee1981
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Had wrote out something very similar before I deleted it, thought me mentioning "Indians" was bound to get me another infraction, I got more points than Fulham
Bevab
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Faiiiillllll.
Had to be Arsenal's best game this one,probably should give Giroud a rest against Hull,a weak team and very fatigue.90 minutes in 4 matches as a striker is a big ask.
Giroud needs to play at least 45 minutes versus Hull, they aren't a weak team at all. They're just a good striker away from being mid table.
thedon5
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If anyone's getting a rest it has to be Ozil, some huge fixtures coming up and with Walcott seemingly ready to start again and Rosicky also available, I can see us going with Cazorla-Rosicky-Walcott, like last season. Wilshere and Ozil to be rested.
It was definitely a great game, brilliant to watch too as it was tense and definitely not one-sided. Best game I've seen this season after the Merseyside derby.
Szczesny was absolutely superb. I had huge doubts over the guy and the fact that he had barely improved in two seasons starting, but since the Villa game he has been absolutely flawless.
It was definitely a great game, brilliant to watch too as it was tense and definitely not one-sided. Best game I've seen this season after the Merseyside derby.
Szczesny was absolutely superb. I had huge doubts over the guy and the fact that he had barely improved in two seasons starting, but since the Villa game he has been absolutely flawless.
