Those of us in the States know Giovani dos Santos all too well. He pretty much single-handedly won the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup for Mexico. I can't stand seeing him on the pitch for the Mexicans, but I would love to see him get more time at Spurs. He is dangerous on the ball and will run at defenders all day long, but the big knock on him is his lack of defensive prowess. He has been listed as an offensive midfielder and when he suits up for Tottenham, he normally plays on the left. If we sell Pavlyuchenko over the transfer period, everyone assumes Harry will be forced to bring in someone to replace him. I have a crazy idea...look within the team you have. Dos Santos can easily play up top and is one of the top 5 players in CONCACAF alongside Wilson Palacios, Landon Donavon, Clint Dempsey, and Kenwyne Jones. He is the best player on the Mexican team and will be a handful in the upcoming World Cup. Why can't we give him a chance to become the 4th striker on our team? Since he's not a strong defender, put him up top and let him create. We have seen how dominant he can be in the international game when given a run in a team. I understand his game is different from Pav and Crouch, but you can't tell me Dos Santos can't hold up the ball.
If Redknapp brings in a replacement, send Dos Santos out on loan. Let him develop and raise his value at another club. Portsmouth is dying for a player like Giovani, and the most recent rumor has him going there. He would greatly benefit from playing in the Premiership rather than going into the lower leagues again. Whatever you do Harry, do not sell him prior to the World Cup! Harry is obviously too smart in the transfer market to allow that though. On another note Harry...you can swindle other clubs, but the tax man is not to be messed with.
As for the Joe Cole rumors, I think he is a fantastic talent. You are also messing with a player who has seen great success at Chelsea and probably wouldn't enjoy seeing the bench. His addition would create some serious competition for a place on the outside midfield. Modric, Lennon, Kranjcar, and Bentley (at least for a little while) would all be in the running. I would be very careful with this pickup. His wages would be high as would his expectation to start. Chemistry is a tricky thing and the last thing Spurs need is drama.
welcome to the blogosphere sir.
ReplyDeleteyou know who looks pretty damn good in the african cup of nations? your boy didier zokora, the eurosport guys say he's re-invented himself over there in seville.
i dont know about dos santos being in top five in concacaf either, he's not suited for the prem at all, just like vela. my top 5 would be- palacios, donovan, howard, marquez, onyewu
i've got myself a blog too you know, sporadic updates oursoccerblog.blogspot.com
i am very surprised to hear about zokora doing that well. juande ramos played him more than i wouldve liked. i dont think i can complain about letting him go still because i love palacios. his passing is awful at times but his effort is second to none.
ReplyDeleteas for my top five, i left out howard because i wanted to stay focused on field players. i haven't seen enough of marquez since his injury and i left out onyewu because of the knee troubles. i do think dos santos is going to impress in the world cup. i just want him to be given a run. im going to check out your blog. ill leave you a message.