milo
Jack L. Jones
It is common now for wide players to be developed as strikers, so Porch isn't alone in that. As to why we've bought other strikers, to give us options, I assume.
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Vincent Janssen
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It is common now for wide players to be developed as strikers, so Porch isn't alone in that. As to why we've bought other strikers, to give us options, I assume.
milo
Jack L. Jones
Could well be but being denied a move and then not getting games certainly hasn't helped him.
Legohamster
Ian Walker
He then started on the Twitter bandwagon and sulked instead of getting his head down.
milo
Jack L. Jones
I'm not here to defend him.
Because Tottenham don't have the wages to pay somebody £150k a week to warm the bench. No proven striker would want to play second fiddle to Kane. Thus we need to find a player who can play wide and central. Players like Son.
Gazza Dazzla
Chris Perry
If Kane wasn't one of the best players in the world than Jansen or llorente would play more, nothing to do with Poch!
Olle73
Jason Dozzell
But Poch knows all of that, dosen't he? He know that Kane will play 90-95% of the games so his idea with buying Jansen and then Llorente must have been to use them very seldom.
For me it seems like Poch gameplan and tactics dosen't suit to bring on the second striker (either as a replacement for the first one or as an add-on to the first one) for the purpose that the second striker shall score goals. Fair enough, I have no problems with having Alli or Son PLAYING as the second striker, but what´s the point with buying a new second striker every summer then? Why not saving those money for another type of player?
Finney Is Back
Luka Modric
I thought letting Janssen go on loan was a strange decision. While his goal output was poor, I thought he showed a few decent signs, was unlucky at times and maybe deserved a second season. I’m also not sure that he was as bad as Llorente has looked for us.
Bullet
Andy Thompson
I think it would also be because of off-field things, emotions, spirit, passion, aura, feelings i.e. Janssen might have felt bruised, his head was down, he was no longer playing or training with the right 'pep', he was going onto the pitch to try to be vaguely helpful and not damage his rep, rather than going on thinking "YES, HERE I AM, I WANT 2!". Maybe.
StephenH
David Ginola
They both were poor buys imho
I'd love to know who and the thinking behind these two.
I did expect more from Llorente but he looks basically slow!
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We're not spending a fortune on them so what's the big deal if we just run through a different player every other season?
Bedfordspurs
Mark Falco
It’s also to cover for injuries
If Kane gets injured you would assume that Llorente would step in
Similarly a lot of Jansens playing time came when Kane was out
The problem is keeping those players fit and on form wth little game time
Olle73
Jason Dozzell
Now we have two chases; in both chases we bought a player with a resonable goalscoring ratio and suddenly they cannot hit a cow´s as with a banjo. How come? It has been proven elsewhere that it take some time to get in and get on with the way Poch wants to play. And that is not only down to understanding, it is also down to having the ability to perform, which have been obvious when first team members are back from injury.
It is obvious that Poch´s way of playing dosen't work with having a kind of "supersub", unless that subersub is getting gametime elsewhere.
StephenH
David Ginola
Those two are woefully inadequate as 'important' cover for a top 6 side.
We have once again are looking for cheap options that 'might do' if either had to step up long term for Harry we would struggle big time (even more). I understand there are mistakes made when buying players but now have developed a 'habit'. It's a false economy as we struggle when the came on. Llorente has been surprisingly poor and I did not see that coming I admit. The people behind the decision worry me. Janssen, wingers (various), Llorente (I think he's retired) and who can forget young Mousse S. We should have saved the money and just relied on Son.
oh wait we do!
glasgowspur
Luka Modric
I know, it's shocking, they should all be sacked.
Best and improving league positions in decades, highest point totals, CL, topping CL group, totally unacceptable, some one needs to held to account!
Bedfordspurs
Mark Falco
But who has suitable cover in the top 6?
City kinda do but it’s difficult to work out who their first choice is due to the players they have
Arsenal has Giroud or lacazette as strikers...one was first choice and can be effective as as sub so there is a benefit there
United have Zlatan who is on his last legs but is still more mobile than Llorente
Pool don’t have sturridge who is made of glass and Danny Inngs who is just brick
Chelsea have Batbrick who their manager doesn’t want
It’s not an area for most clubs of strength due to the cost of strikers and the nature of the role
The best super sub strikers generally have been cheap gambles by clubs like united (solksjaer and little Penis)
StephenH
David Ginola
That's it then is it, we need not bother to improve? Yes it does seem a little churlish, but we have keep moving forward not rest on our laurels?
Just think we could have done with a proper understudy for Harry last season. Even Batbrickcrazy at Chelsea managed a couple yeaserday.
StephenH
David Ginola
We are better than them or at least attempt to be.
glasgowspur
Luka Modric
But that's the point, we are improving.
Not every player is going to be a success at every club.
Spend big, tried that, hasn't really worked.
Buy potential, tried that, when it works we can't hold on to them.
Rear our own, mixed bag to say the least.
There is no secrect formula, but ours is as good as anyones.