Gilzeantoscore
Justin Edinburgh
Re: Super Jan Vertonghen Official
TBH he hasn't looked interested since he was played out on the left.
TBH he hasn't looked interested since he was played out on the left.
I know I've posted stating I think he is off in summer, but still, I would make him captain for the rest of the season. It could give him a boost, and possibly take some weight off Dawson's shoulders. When Ledley was captain Dawson seemed a far better defender, I just dont know whether the captaincy has affected him or he has just had a complete turn round in form over the last few months
Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen hints at transfer switch if club fail to secure Champions League berth
Belgian defender Jan Vertonghen joins goalkeeper Hugo Lloris in suggesting he may look for employment elsewhere if Tottenham fail to secure a Champions League berth.
Jan Vertonghen has dropped a heavy hint he will consider his Tottenham future if the club miss out on Champions League football.
Tottenham fell six points behind fourth-placed Liverpool at the weekend after losing at relegation-threatened Norwich.
Head coach Tim Sherwood admitted it will now be difficult to make up ground on Liverpool and missing out on Champions League football could leave Spurs facing a battle to keep their stars.
Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has already suggested he could look for a way out of White Hart Lane if Tottenham fail to secure a top-four place and Belgium international Vertonghen appears to be of a similar view.
Asked whether he will be happy to stay at Spurs with no Champions League football, defender Vertonghen said: “Those are always difficult questions. What I want is to play in the Champions League with Tottenham, so, hopefully, I will get there this year.
“I don’t complain about anything. Let’s see after the end of the season and after the World Cup.”
Tottenham have to play Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool in March and Vertonghen admits he and his team-mates will have to improve considerably to stay in the race for a Champions League place.
“For me, the Norwich game was just not good enough and we need to raise up our game to compete with the other top teams,” said Vertonghen.
“Before, the defence was not doing well enough, which includes everybody, and now we are not scoring enough goals to bounce back from a 1-0 deficit after half-time or whatever. We need to start playing as a team more because individually we are good enough.
“We will need quite a few points from the games against Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool. They are still competing for the title, so they will be tough games but we have shown we can beat the top teams.”
The sun is in the sky there's is blossom about and it starts...
No champions league football a suitor a big bid ,profit to be made Levy smiles bye bye Jan and Hugo .
And hello Jack Butland and some Italian defender nobody has heard of
And hello Jack Butland and some Italian defender nobody has heard of
I think we bought Chirches in the knowledge that this would be Verts' last season. They are too similar to ever be a pairing.
but along with Lloris and possibly Paulinho I can see him looking to move on come the Summer.
I don't think it's all that bad.
He's showing a lot of frustration, to me he looks like a man who won't stand for this kind of a performance, one way or another he won't spend his career with a team like that. Made longer posts about it in the "defence next season" and ratings thread, but I think his attitude can be turned to something positive.
25m for Paulinhio. 25m for Vertonghen and 20m for Hugo. Replace with Begovic or Stekelenberg for 8-9m. Dont replace Pualinhio and get another Centre back. 50m plus in the bank.
Oooh, Levy likes this plan.
My view on Vertonghen is he's that super bright kid in school that coasts through without having to put any work in but doesnt get the results he should do.
He's top quality and he knows it but thinks he can sleep through games and pull out match saving tackles without concentrating.
He was shown up on thursday for exactly this type of lazyness.
I've no idea how you motivate him as I feel he thinks football is beneath him. That sheepish "what the **** am I doing with my life" look he give the opposition crowd as he nearly tumbled into them trying to keep ball in. That "why the **** am I working with these idiots" reaction he was to Kyle Walker's Halloween prank video.
...along with Lloris and possibly Paulinho I can see him looking to move on come the Summer.
I agree and think you can add Sandro, Capoue and Lamela to the list of those loitering near the exit come the summer window.