One player from history

[milo]

Klinsmann
Lineker
Greaves

He was a great goal scorer but I think that Linekar would struggle in the modern game.

 

[Enter the Pitbull]

Klinsmann would be killing it in the present team. 50 goals a season.

 

[Jimmy-g]

I'm actually finding this impossible to answer. Agree with a lot of the suggestions, could add a whole load more.

Gilzean would be a good call.

I dont think Gillie would fit this system, Chivers definately would.

 

[Jimmy-g]

He was a great goal scorer but I think that Linekar would struggle in the modern game.

You Sir must be joking !

 

[jts1882]

If you could pick one player from our history to fit into and improve (or even complete) our current team who would it be and why?

I think I can say our greatest weaknesses are up front without sparking too much debate (rhetorical ).

Hoddle would have been ideal to take the place of RvdV, instead of Sigurdsson or Dempsey. We'd lose the charging runs from deep but he had the goalscoring and passing for the role.

For the lone forward, Allen might be the best upgrade on Adebayor, but we shouldn't underestimate Adebayor for that role. The upgrade would be nowhere near that of Hoddle over Sigurdsson/Dempsey. Gilzean would also be an interesting call here.

Greaves would be interesting, but not as the lone forward. Again, he would be a candidate to upgrade the ACM spot. Peters also. And then there is White.

 

[awesome dawson]

Maradona would be upgrade on Dempsey.

 

[jts1882]

Maradona would be upgrade on Dempsey.

Good call. :lol:

 

[Robbo]

Maradona would be upgrade on Dempsey.

=P~=P~=P~ Just imagine if he actually was a Spurs player for real.

If the criteria is he has to have played a proper game for us, I'd say Lineker. Or Klinsmann. Or even Sheringham. Any world class goal scorer would do.

 

[Rorschach]

Is that pic above genuine?

 

[rxl]

[video=youtube;Nanvuz1PByM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nanvuz1PByM[/video]

Oh and my player would be Gary Lineker.... devastating finisher, under-estimated link up play

 

[THFC6061]

Is that pic above genuine?

Yes - Ossie Ardiles' testimonial game.

 

[jts1882]

Is that pic above genuine?

Yes.

Mario Kempes also played that testimonial and a couple of friendlies as well.

 

[jpp]

Hoddle in the hole behind the front man. More than capable of getting 20+ goals per season and would be a better player in the modern game than he was in the eighties when water carriers like Bryan Robson were trying to kick seven lumps of brick out of him every week. The man was born 30 years too soon.

Lineker is a good call but I think he would struggle up front on his own. Klinsmann however would absolutely thrive in this team.

There, you asked for one, I gave you two but Hoddle, Hoddle, Hoddle is the man. If you didn't see him, he was better than you have been told.

 

[Crawley]

I dont think Gillie would fit this system, Chivers definately would.

Must admit, I thought of Chiv first but put Gilly as he was my favourite.

 

[jts1882]

Must admit, I thought of Chiv first but put Gilly as he was my favourite.

My memory might be faulty, but wasn't Gilzean the more mobile of the two. That makes him a better choice here. Chivers was more the classic centre forward whereas you need a more dynamic player for the lone forward. Otherwise Bobby Smith would probably be the man.

 

[GGyid]

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[jts1882]

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Which position in our current system?

 

[Spur of the moment]

Has to be Jimmy Greaves.

Only two of the current team would get into my all-time XI. By position:

Jennings > Lloris
Kinnear > Walker
Gough > Gallas
King > Caulker
Henry < Vertonghen
Cliff Jones > Lennon
Hoddle > Dembele
Mackay > Sandro
Greaves > Dempsey
Klinsmann > Adebayor
Dyson < Bale

 

[Nutter-Naylor]

Agree with much of what has been posted already.

I would probably go for Hoddle as he is the best player i have seen with my own eyes at the Lane (i didn't see the great teams of the sixties) but i can see the arguement in favour of a striker in which case it would have to be Greaves.

 

[indianspur]

He was a great goal scorer but I think that Linekar would struggle in the modern game.

:lol:



he would do fine. His extraordinary ability to find space in the box and get on the end of crosses would still be devastatingly effective in todays game

plus his sheer electric pace, underestimated ability in the air, intelligent running of the channels. Top top class