Harry Kane MBE

[tynesidespur]

The captain to have a quiet word with the ref to let him know what is going on should do it.

In saying that I think we have committed more fouls than any other team this season (or if not we're certainly in the top 3) so I'm not sure we can moan too much.

For me I'd observe the ref and how he is "policing" the game over the first 30 or so mins.
If its all fair I wouldn't be looking to do anything.
Where it appears that the opposition are seeking to gain an unfair advantage and they have not been booked I would be starting to ask questions of the ref. The captain and the fouled player should be enough but if he doesn't heed the warning I wouldn't be against another getting involved in the conversation with him.

 

[Baleforce]

For me I'd observe the ref and how he is "policing" the game over the first 30 or so mins.
If its all fair I wouldn't be looking to do anything.
Where it appears that the opposition are seeking to gain an unfair advantage and they have not been booked I would be starting to ask questions of the ref. The captain and the fouled player should be enough but if he doesn't heed the warning I wouldn't be against another getting involved in the conversation with him.

do a Jose, send each member of staff in the technical area to the 4th official one at a time to berate them

 

[Lemonade Money]

The captain to have a quiet word with the ref to let him know what is going on should do it.

In saying that I think we have committed more fouls than any other team this season (or if not we're certainly in the top 3) so I'm not sure we can moan too much.

It's not so much the fouls, it's that fouls get properly punished. I appreciate we commit a lot of tactical fouls, but we are punished with free kicks or yellow cards. I'm talking about teams whose tactic is to kick the brick out of us.

 

[braineclipse]

It is really stupid and risky to have only 1 recognized striker when you are fighting for the league title. Really don't understand the logic behind Pochettino's decision not to buy another striker.

He thought the options in our squad were better than the options we could realistically get in January?

Son, Chadli and Clinton are more or less settled in the squad. They've had time under Pochettino to learn our style of play. They can make an immediate impact. A new player in January often takes time and the availability of players is limited. Money spent in January is also money we cannot spend in the summer when the market is a bit better.

 

[awesome dawson]

He thought the options in our squad were better than the options we could realistically get in January?

Son, Chadli and Clinton are more or less settled in the squad. They've had time under Pochettino to learn our style of play. They can make an immediate impact. A new player in January often takes time and the availability of players is limited. Money spent in January is also money we cannot spend in the summer when the market is a bit better.

Son can just about lead a line, not so great at holding the ball up, little or job minutes under his belt in that position.

Chadli or passer badly as he's known, can't be fcuked to chase/press the defenders when he comes on as striker for the last ten minutes of a game. No way near title winning calibre as a striker. Look at the games we have coming up.

Clinton. Wet behind the ears and out injured for ages, not to mention completely unproven as a first team player let alone a lone striker.

I couldn't give a monkeys about value for money in the summer, this season is/was our chance.

 

[braineclipse]

Son can just about lead a line, not so great at holding the ball up, little or job minutes under his belt in that position.

Chadli or passer badly as he's known, can't be fcuked to chase/press the defenders when he comes on as striker for the last ten minutes of a game. No way near title winning calibre as a striker. Look at the games we have coming up.

Clinton. Wet behind the ears and out injured for ages, not to mention completely unproven as a first team player let alone a lone striker.

I couldn't give a monkeys about value for money in the summer, this season is/was our chance.

You really think that's a good standard to judge a backup to Kane by at this point? If there was a title winning calibre striker available in January don't you think City, Arsenal, United, Chelsea and a host of European teams would have been after him?

In my opinion, if one wants to understand Pochettino's decision not to sign someone in January (as was more or less the question I tried to answer) one must first accept that title winning calibre striker was not an option. In fact we've seen Emirates Marketing Project and Chelsea waste ungodly amounts of money looking for that backup option and failing spectacularly.

I realize that there are limitations to every one of our current potential backups to Kane. I'm not disputing that they're all clearly inferior to Kane. What I'm trying (and seemingly failing) to say is that every one of the options we could have gotten in January would also have limitations and be clearly inferior to Kane.

 

[Jurgen the German]

It's also really stupid to go out spend gazillions on another Raziak, Rebrov, Postiga, Zamora, Bent, Saha, Adebayor or Soldado.

I didn't realise it was as simple as buy another Raziak or stick with no other recognised striker as an alternative.

 

[Jurgen the German]

You really think that's a good standard to judge a backup to Kane by at this point? If there was a title winning calibre striker available in January don't you think City, Arsenal, United, Chelsea and a host of European teams would have been after him?

In my opinion, if one wants to understand Pochettino's decision not to sign someone in January (as was more or less the question I tried to answer) one must first accept that title winning calibre striker was not an option. In fact we've seen Emirates Marketing Project and Chelsea waste ungodly amounts of money looking for that backup option and failing spectacularly.

I realize that there are limitations to every one of our current potential backups to Kane. I'm not disputing that they're all clearly inferior to Kane. What I'm trying (and seemingly failing) to say is that every one of the options we could have gotten in January would also have limitations and be clearly inferior to Kane.

I hear what you're saying Brain, but the fact that we bid multiple times in August for Berahino suggests that Poch was/is looking for a backup to Kane.

I am not going to blame anyone in particular like Levy for example but put it this way, this is not the first time we have been in the situation where we have been left short in the striker department that I wouldn't be entirely surprised if this had Levy's fingerprints all over it. Poch doesn't seem like a man to rock the boat publicly. Again, I'm not drawing any conclusions and it could be that Poch is perfectly happy with 1 striker, but given our activity in the summer I don't necessarily buy the notion that he wouldn't have said no to more cover for Kane.

 

[braineclipse]

I hear what you're saying Brain, but the fact that we bid multiple times in August for Berahino suggests that Poch was/is looking for a backup to Kane.

I am not going to blame anyone in particular like Levy for example but put it this way, this is not the first time we have been in the situation where we have been left short in the striker department that I wouldn't be entirely surprised if this had Levy's fingerprints all over it. Poch doesn't seem like a man to rock the boat publicly. Again, I'm not drawing any conclusions and it could be that Poch is perfectly happy with 1 striker, but given our activity in the summer I don't necessarily buy the notion that he wouldn't have said no to more cover for Kane.

And I think we're likely to again bid for a striker in the summer.

Pochettino obviously wouldn't have said no to more cover for Kane if it was "the right player". Whoever that right player actually is. What has been reported is that he turned down the chance to sign Charlie Austin in the summer. And even though you don't think he's the type to rock the boat, I also think his actions with the squad since taking over points very clearly in a direction of someone whose very selective in who he wants brought in and who wouldn't want to sign someone just to make up the numbers.

What I'm saying, as an explanation for why Pochettino didn't push for another striker this summer, is that those we could realistically sign had limitations that made them not much better options than players already in the squad. And spending money on a sideways (or backwards) move would potentially prove a negative for us, not only financially.

Again. Levy reportedly offered Austin to Pochettino this summer. Both Levy and Pochettino have been pretty clear on the fact that it was Pochettino's decision in the transfer committee to not sign another defensive midfielder. I think it's quite clear that at least some money would have been available if Pochettino and the transfer committee thought the right player was available for a price that made sense.

However the continuing "just sign someone" attitude seems to linger post-Redknapp like a saggy cloud among fans. I'm almost certain Redknapp would have signed someone. Just like I'm fairly sure that Pochettino ended the transfer window content and not in conflict with Levy over a missed opportunity. It just seems ridiculous to me to continually bring up the "Redknapp approach" as preferable to what Pochettino is doing considering our current results.

 

[Spurs7891]

It's also really stupid to go out spend gazillions on another Raziak, Rebrov, Postiga, Zamora, Bent, Saha, Adebayor or Soldado.

Frankly we should have kept Soldado. He didn't score many goals for us but atleast he would played in the FA Cup and saved Kane from getting that injury.

 

[90291Spur]

Frankly we should have kept Soldado. He didn't score many goals for us but atleast he would played in the FA Cup and saved Kane from getting that injury.

But Soldado might have been out injured after kicking a post and fracturing his foot following an open goal miss.

 

[milo]

Frankly we should have kept Soldado. He didn't score many goals for us but atleast he would played in the FA Cup and saved Kane from getting that injury.

We've got Chadli and Son who can cover for Kane. They have the added benefits of also being able to play other positions and score goals.

The real shame though is that they are not listed as being strikers on the club website, I think people would be a bit more relaxed about them leading the line if they were.

 

[King of Norway]

We've got Chadli and Son who can cover for Kane. They have the added benefits of also being able to play other positions and score goals.

The real shame though is that they are not listed as being strikers on the club website, I think people would be a bit more relaxed about them leading the line if they were.

I don't think people are that easily fooled.

 

[Jordinho]

I don't think people are that easily fooled.

Oh they are, but they have to do it to themselves. Some just never move past the judgement made on the day signing was announced or the player's first appearance.

 

[Baleforce]

So that's what happens if he gets injured, we win 3-0.

 

[90291Spur]

So that's what happens if he gets injured, we win 3-0.

I agree. Where will our goals come from?

 

[monkeybarry]

So that's what happens if he gets injured, we win 3-0.

He is brick, look how much more space Lamela had to work in.
Sack him.

 

[Craig_J]

Son can just about lead a line, not so great at holding the ball up, little or job minutes under his belt in that position.

Chadli or passer badly as he's known, can't be fcuked to chase/press the defenders when he comes on as striker for the last ten minutes of a game. No way near title winning calibre as a striker. Look at the games we have coming up.

Clinton. Wet behind the ears and out injured for ages, not to mention completely unproven as a first team player let alone a lone striker.

I couldn't give a monkeys about value for money in the summer, this season is/was our chance.

I get that you want another striker, I certainly did too, and I'm not saying Chadli's the greatest striker of all time but I don't think Chadli's ever going to be the sort of player to play high tempo pressing in the middle and forever chase defenders down.

It wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if Poch, realising it's a weakness to his game, has told him to avoid doing that. Whether you think that's a good thing or bad thing is beside the point. I just think it's harsh to say he can't be f**ked.

If Chadli was the sort of player who couldn't be f**ked then Poch being who he is would be the first to get rid.

Anyhow, I've got over us not getting a striker in. Can't we all? The window ended a month ago now for crying out loud. Save the criticism for the end of the season if everything goes tits up as a result.

 

[awesome dawson]

I get that you want another striker, I certainly did too, and I'm not saying Chadli's the greatest striker of all time but I don't think Chadli's ever going to be the sort of player to play high tempo pressing in the middle and forever chase defenders down.

It wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if Poch, realising it's a weakness to his game, has told him to avoid doing that. Whether you think that's a good thing or bad thing is beside the point. I just think it's harsh to say he can't be f**ked.

If Chadli was the sort of player who couldn't be f**ked then Poch being who he is would be the first to get rid.

Anyhow, I've got over us not getting a striker in. Can't we all? The window ended a month ago now for crying out loud. Save the criticism for the end of the season if everything goes tits up as a result.

I just found it annoying when Chadli came on for Kane a couple of weeks ago - maybe in the Watford game and had ten minutes to do his bit for the team. He literally couldn't even try to do his part in the pressing for the final ten minutes. His body language was the reason I said he couldn't be fcuked and lets be honest it sometimes lies but sometimes tells the truth.

I agree on the getting on with it though - we have the squad now until the end of the season. Everything crossed we have enough in the squad to finish the season strongly.

 

[Olle73]

Really don't understand the logic behind Pochettino's decision not to buy another striker.

The reason why you don't understand it is the fact that you are not working wihtin the club. You don't know Poch and the coaching staff. You don't know Levy and the top management.

But I´m 100% assured that there is a logic behind the decision.