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Toby Alderweireld

milo said:
The same fan was telling me that Mourinho was there for the long haul until they got knocked out of the CL last season.
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The same fan told me that OGS was the saviour and pochettino was never good enough for them
 
Rorschach said:
I'm not writing Foyth off. On the contrary, I think he is an exceptional talent. But you need to consider that Vertonghen and Alderweirld are in the twilight of their footballing careers, they have a couple of years left at the top level. A trio of Foyth, Sanchez and De Ligt looks to me to be a fantastic next generation of Spurs CBs, but as of today they are too young and inexperienced. And so for that reason I would keep the old guard around for another few years.

I think we probably will be outbid on De Ligt anyway as his stock is so high, but if there is a chance to sign him it is now or he is gone, probably for good.
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I agree with all that, just thinking in your scenario it might be a bit of a blow for Foyth to see the hottest CB in Europe arrive and wondering (him and me:)) where it left him.

Here's a thought: Perhaps Poch might do a bit of a Dier with Foyth ie convert to a DCM. He certainly has great technique on the ball and an eye for a pass. He could be Carrick like, a bit more of an interceptor than a tackler. And any worries about his physique might be a little less in the DCM role due to the type of player he's up against.
 
ricky2tricky4city said:
I agree with all that, just thinking in your scenario it might be a bit of a blow for Foyth to see the hottest CB in Europe arrive and wondering (him and me:)) where it left him.

Here's a thought: Perhaps Poch might do a bit of a Dier with Foyth ie convert to a DCM. He certainly has great technique on the ball and an eye for a pass. He could be Carrick like, a bit more of an interceptor than a tackler. And any worries about his physique might be a little less in the DCM role due to the type of player he's up against.
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I think any young footballer as good as Foyth would welcome truly world class talent arriving -- it's a chance to test himself against the best. Positive attitude and self-confidence, which I'm sure Poch will be fostering in him.

Foyth, De Ligt and Sanchez as our three long term CBs would be absolutely bloody amazing. Fair point about Foyth's versatility too -- I don't see why he shouldn't be the RB in a 4, or even Dier-style DCM.

All that said, I cannot see Poch/Levy going for an expensive CB if Alderweireld is staying. We have other priorities. And even if they did, would De Ligt come anywhere near us? Any club in Europe will break the bank for him and our wage structure isn't even second tier. Still, that Ajax connection...
 
milo said:
I think that it was clear last season that he was left out because of his contract situation and how he had approached that.
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And some were saying last season that Sanchez was already better than Toby. Don’t think anyone would have been saying that had Toby signed a contract.
 
Jurgen the German said:
And some were saying last season that Sanchez was already better than Toby. Don’t think anyone would have been saying that had Toby signed a contract.
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I don't remember anyone saying that. I do remember people saying that they could see sense in favouring a player who was committed to the club and would be Alderweireld's long term successor.
 
milo said:
I don't remember anyone saying that. I do remember people saying that they could see sense in favouring a player who was committed to the club and would be Alderweireld's long term successor.
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Depends if you have a Spurs life outside of GG?

(And that's not letting us GG lot off the hook either..btw)
 
the dza said:
I hope he re-signs. But I will say that I think his positioning for the goal today was rubbish.
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Without being an expert on Cb positioning Sanchez’s didn’t appear to be any better? He let Augero pull away and was caught in no mans land allowing a free header for Augero to put across the goal for Foden. Neither of the two had a player marked so looks unfair to single out Toby to me....
 
harr1984 said:
Without being an expert on Cb positioning Sanchez’s didn’t appear to be any better? He let Augero pull away and was caught in no mans land allowing a free header for Augero to put across the goal for Foden. Neither of the two had a player marked so looks unfair to single out Toby to me....
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I didn't mention Sanchez as it's the Toby thread. Sanchez was also poor on the goal, I agree. I think Toby was worse though, imo he needlessly went into the area he was and that allowed Foden a free run in there.
 
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