• Dear Guest, Please note that adult content is not permitted on this forum. We have had our Google ads disabled at times due to some posts that were found from some time ago. Please do not post adult content and if you see any already on the forum, please report the post so that we can deal with it. Adult content is allowed in the glory hole - you will have to request permission to access it. Thanks, scara

Aaron Lennon

I think, of all the players we have had in the last 10 years or so, Lennon is the one who had promised the most but delivered the least. He must be the most disappointing player we had during those period. Almost all the big teams wanted him at one time. But he never fulfilled his true potential with us. It is clear, his lack of discipline has affected his career.
 
shaney said:
The fact that he is coming up to 10 years as a Tottenham player, both stuns and angers me at the same time. How on earth is he still here ! Thats longer then the likes of Ginola, VDV and Waddle put together.

Says everything about us these last ten years realy. Sticking with mediocrity instead of trying to get better. Letting a player stagnate like Lennon has and still give him a huge pay packet week in week out.
Click to expand...

Yeah I know right, the 10 years before that were better, not a sign of mediocrity. Oh wait.......

I don't know if you've been watching, but the last 10 years have been solid, gradual building.
Lennon was a big big part of that, its just over the last few years he has regressed a bit as well as our style of play becoming less suited to him strengths.

I think he would actually be really effective somewhere like Soton or West Ham this season
 
he did some very important things for us, in our first CL chase under Jol he was the key player in the run in, remember that goal
in the last minute against Bolton, then later on, the equaliser at arsenal that became symbolic of redknapps tottenham, that goal against Chelsea, the assist against Milan

GHod knows how many times he "assisted the assister", at his peak teams would play much deeper against us making more space for the likes of Jenas, Modric and huddlestone to shape passes

like Dawson, his contributions shouldn't go unappreciated just because he's getting on a bit and we've moved forward as a club
 
It was hilarious listening to Danny Murphy repeatedly during the game today saying how we need width and that Lennon will stretch them if he comes on.
Then he admits at the end of the game that Lennon didnt get a touch.


Its the same crap all the time from experts that only see around two live Spurs games a year.
 
Modric THFC said:
It was hilarious listening to Danny Murphy repeatedly during the game today saying how we need width and that Lennon will stretch them if he comes on.
Then he admits at the end of the game that Lennon didnt get a touch.


Its the same crap all the time from experts that only see around two live Spurs games a year.
Click to expand...
I dun care whether it is a crap opinion or not. But the fact is we really didn't pass the ball down the side to Lennon enough .
 
Modric THFC said:
It was hilarious listening to Danny Murphy repeatedly during the game today saying how we need width and that Lennon will stretch them if he comes on.
Then he admits at the end of the game that Lennon didnt get a touch.


Its the same crap all the time from experts that only see around two live Spurs games a year.
Click to expand...

I agree regarding them not seeing Spurs much but...on this occasion we were crying out for some width down the right and Lennon was the correct sub. But it took Pocchetino until the 79th minute to make the change. At that stage with only 11 mins left it meant Pardew could use his last sub to to shore up the left side with another left back coming on - therefore no space down that side. Pardew couldn't have made that change after 55-60 mins as it would've meant 30-35 mins of defending with no outlet instead of 11 mins against a team who had already run out of ideas.
 
tynesidespur said:
I agree regarding them not seeing Spurs much but...on this occasion we were crying out for some width down the right and Lennon was the correct sub. But it took Pocchetino until the 79th minute to make the change. At that stage with only 11 mins left it meant Pardew could use his last sub to to shore up the left side with another left back coming on - therefore no space down that side. Pardew couldn't have made that change after 55-60 mins as it would've meant 30-35 mins of defending with no outlet instead of 11 mins against a team who had already run out of ideas.
Click to expand...

A Lennon type player may have been the correct sub, but if he had come on in the 65th minute do you think he would have made an impact? Or would he have been invisible, again?
 
Armchair Expert said:
A Lennon type player may have been the correct sub, but if he had come on in the 65th minute do you think he would have made an impact? Or would he have been invisible, again?
Click to expand...

The point I'm making is Pardew couldn't double up by taking off their striker - and leaving no injury sub options for 30 mins. Therefore Lennon would either have had room to exploit space OR his presence wider would've stretched the back four thereby creating more space for the others - just by standing out wide in effect even if he doesn't touch the ball!
 
Armchair Expert said:
A Lennon type player may have been the correct sub, but if he had come on in the 65th minute do you think he would have made an impact? Or would he have been invisible, again?
Click to expand...

We don't know ... that's the problem, if I was Lennon or Soldado I would be really ****ed off, too late to do anything but get more blame.

Lennon could have added width, he could have given Dier more cover, he could have occupied more of their players for longer (Pardew did double up on him when he eventually came on).

Can't criticize players who get 10 minutes .. ****ing ridiculous when it was obvious that he could have had an impact
 
He worked extremely hard in the first half today. Was happy with his performance, would have preferred him on the right though, a shame he went off but if he was feeling an injury then no point risking it. Get well soon Azza.
 
In the first half some of his first time passes were very good just a shame about that left foot volley
 
Most threatening I've seen from Azza in a while, helps that he was playing against 10 men but so was Lamela...

@OptaJoe: 44 - Aaron Lennon has 44 Premier League assists for Spurs, the joint-second most with Teddy Sheringham. Darren Anderton has 67. Service.
 
gave us width, pace and worked damn hard. nice to see him get an assist too.

there was some interchange shortly after he come on where I think Eriksen? played him through down the right and it was a great bit of play. like Spurs of old.
 
Said it in the OMT thread but i'll say it again here. His movement was great to watch and intelligent.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back