SmithAndJones
Vital 1st Team Regular
Good comments, it is easy to overlook the successes, and the 'middle grounds' are important when they make meaningful contributions over a reasonable period of time, which certainly applies in the case of Davies, Sissoko and Moura. I still believe however that our 'dud rate' in recent years has been too high, all of the players bought in with the Bale money, with the exception of Eriksen, were duds, whilst the trend recently to bring in 'promising youngsters' on the face of things hasn't worked. Nkoudou and Njie were definitely duds, the indicators with Sessegnon are not too promising so far, whilst I start to wonder if Clarke will ever play any meaningful football for Spurs.There is dud and success but also middle ground contributors like Davies. Overall our signings are governed by the strategy imposed by finances, we dont pay top dollar.
The question for me is.....with the above in mind how have we managed to finish in the top 4 so often of late ?
Kane was almost let go but apparently Sherwood dug his heels in. Son was a shrewd buy, as was Eriksen, Alli, Lloris, Toby, Vert, Walker, Rose, Dembele, Modric and Bale.
If all the success and middle ground contributors like Sissoko, Lamela, Moura, Davies, Vorm etc are added together and stacked up against the true duds I wonder what the ratio is ?