I expect Dawson to find it very hard to get into the first team next year with Kaboul and Verthongen being two excellent defenders however as we found out today that Jan is out for 3-4 weeks which gives Dawson the perfect chance to prove himself to AVB. Although it seems set in stone that Dawson will be second choice to Verthongen and Kaboul it is not and is a harder decision for AVB than many people seem to think it is. With Dawson not playing we will gain a better defender in either Kaboul or Verthongen yet we will be losing one of the best leaders in the league and without Dawson on the pitch their is not a real captain on the field. So hopefully we get to see a lot of all three defenders next year.
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Thursday, 25 July 2013
Player expectations for next year ! (MIchael Dawson)
Michael had to step in a lot last year as many other defenders were out injured but our captain proved everyone that he is still a great defender and a very talkative captain. The commitment Dawson puts into every tackle is unbelievable and he definitely worthy of our captaincy.
I expect Dawson to find it very hard to get into the first team next year with Kaboul and Verthongen being two excellent defenders however as we found out today that Jan is out for 3-4 weeks which gives Dawson the perfect chance to prove himself to AVB. Although it seems set in stone that Dawson will be second choice to Verthongen and Kaboul it is not and is a harder decision for AVB than many people seem to think it is. With Dawson not playing we will gain a better defender in either Kaboul or Verthongen yet we will be losing one of the best leaders in the league and without Dawson on the pitch their is not a real captain on the field. So hopefully we get to see a lot of all three defenders next year.
I expect Dawson to find it very hard to get into the first team next year with Kaboul and Verthongen being two excellent defenders however as we found out today that Jan is out for 3-4 weeks which gives Dawson the perfect chance to prove himself to AVB. Although it seems set in stone that Dawson will be second choice to Verthongen and Kaboul it is not and is a harder decision for AVB than many people seem to think it is. With Dawson not playing we will gain a better defender in either Kaboul or Verthongen yet we will be losing one of the best leaders in the league and without Dawson on the pitch their is not a real captain on the field. So hopefully we get to see a lot of all three defenders next year.
Player expectations for next year ! (Kaboul)
Unfortunately Kaboul was out for the whole season last year which was a big disappointment for all as everyone was looking forward to see him and Verthongen play together. So this is my expectation for Younes based on past years.
Younes Kaboul is quite simply a BEAST. I mean just look what he posted on Twitter !
Younes Kaboul is quite simply a BEAST. I mean just look what he posted on Twitter !
This shows the physical strength of Kaboul and just how strong he is. Not only is he physically good he is also very good at defending. I expect him to be a starting player next year and hopefully if Verthongen is fit I think the two will be an unbelievably great partnership. The two defenders have the same sort of style as both like to get forward and ultimately both score a lot so I expect Kaboul to get on the scoresheet a few times next year. I expect Kaboul to be a main target from set pieces and hopefully he loses the habit of giving away a lot of set pieces to the opponent as well.
Player expectations for next year ! (Verthongen)
Super Jan as he is known was one of our best players last year. Unfortunately Jan was injured yesterday in the Barclays Asia Trophy which looked rather serious but hopefully it is nothing to serious and he is able to start the new season.
I expect Jan to start at the back next year and I expect him to work brilliantly in a partnership with Younes Kaboul who was out all of last year. I expect Jan to be just as strong and physical next year. Last year Jan proved that not only did Jan help us a lot with not conceding but he also helped us score a lot last year and he proved that he can score with his feet and for a centre back he is very skilful this was what made him get such a great status in the league. I expect next year he will establish himself as one of the best defenders in the league and he will definitely be a key figure in helping Spurs challenge for top four.
I expect Jan to start at the back next year and I expect him to work brilliantly in a partnership with Younes Kaboul who was out all of last year. I expect Jan to be just as strong and physical next year. Last year Jan proved that not only did Jan help us a lot with not conceding but he also helped us score a lot last year and he proved that he can score with his feet and for a centre back he is very skilful this was what made him get such a great status in the league. I expect next year he will establish himself as one of the best defenders in the league and he will definitely be a key figure in helping Spurs challenge for top four.
Player expectations for next year ! (Assou-Ekotto)
Benoit is definitely a very interesting character who you will never believe didn't even like football but was good at it so he started playing it. Benoit can have a great game but often makes some dreadful mistakes.
I do not expect Assou-Ekotto to be our first choice left back next year with Danny Rose rising up the ranks and AVB reportedly looking for a new left back. Assou-Ekkoto is a good left back in my opinion but is too much of a risk for a team challenging for Champions league football. If Assou-Ekkoto can cut out his stupid mistakes then I'm sure he will be a very good defender but these mistakes occur to often that I do not expect Benoit to be able to cut out the mistakes.
I do not expect Assou-Ekotto to be our first choice left back next year with Danny Rose rising up the ranks and AVB reportedly looking for a new left back. Assou-Ekkoto is a good left back in my opinion but is too much of a risk for a team challenging for Champions league football. If Assou-Ekkoto can cut out his stupid mistakes then I'm sure he will be a very good defender but these mistakes occur to often that I do not expect Benoit to be able to cut out the mistakes.
Player expectations for next year ! (Walker)
I thought that after the 2011/12 season where Walker played excellently, he was rather disappointing last year. He didn't have the worst of seasons but considering he was incredible the year before his poor decision making and sloppy play meant that he didn't have as much of an impact on the team.
I expect Walker to still be our first choice centre back next year despite his poor performances. If Walker can hold himself back more and not push forward to much then he will not have to be under so much pressure when he loses the ball. Despite this I do not think that last year Walker didn't play well because he is a terrible defender I just feel he had a dip in form and last year was a one off and next year he will be back to his good ways.
I expect Walker to still be our first choice centre back next year despite his poor performances. If Walker can hold himself back more and not push forward to much then he will not have to be under so much pressure when he loses the ball. Despite this I do not think that last year Walker didn't play well because he is a terrible defender I just feel he had a dip in form and last year was a one off and next year he will be back to his good ways.
Player expectations for next year ! (Lloris)
Last year was Hugo Lloris' first year in the Barclays Premier League. He started off rather shaky making a few little mistakes but that poor spell didn't last very long and by the end of the season he was incredible and in my opinion the best goalkeeper in the league.
I expect Hugo to be our no.1 next season and I think that decision will be rather easy for AVB. Lloris was excellent last year and I expect his performances to be even better next year as they were last year. Last year he impressed me the way he was confident, always off his line and therefore was very sharp when the ball was played over the top and he was able to deal with it himself. This is what I thought made him the best and stand out from the crowd, hopefully he also keeps himself just as flexible, as this is what him able to pull of the amazing saves he did. Finally I expect next year Hugo to establish himself as the best keeper in the league and even put his name up there with the best in the world.
I expect Hugo to be our no.1 next season and I think that decision will be rather easy for AVB. Lloris was excellent last year and I expect his performances to be even better next year as they were last year. Last year he impressed me the way he was confident, always off his line and therefore was very sharp when the ball was played over the top and he was able to deal with it himself. This is what I thought made him the best and stand out from the crowd, hopefully he also keeps himself just as flexible, as this is what him able to pull of the amazing saves he did. Finally I expect next year Hugo to establish himself as the best keeper in the league and even put his name up there with the best in the world.
Player Expectations for next year (Friedel)
Friedel didn't get much first team football last year due to our new signing Hugo Lloris having some incredible performances. However the year before and off the bench last year Friedel showed that he still is a good goalkeeper depute his age.
Being 42 I don't expect Brad Friedel to be able to play at the top level for to much longer. Despite this Brad is still a great stopper and a great keeper to have on the bench. As shown yesterday in the Barclays Asia Trophy he is still capable of performing some great stops. He has said that he does yoga every day to keep fit and it is obviously showing as he carries on to perform well at the highest level but I'm not to sure how long this yoga can keep him fit for but Brad himself seems very confident that he can carry on playing in the Barclays Premier League and even thinks he will be able to be the oldest player to play in the Barclays Premier League.
Being 42 I don't expect Brad Friedel to be able to play at the top level for to much longer. Despite this Brad is still a great stopper and a great keeper to have on the bench. As shown yesterday in the Barclays Asia Trophy he is still capable of performing some great stops. He has said that he does yoga every day to keep fit and it is obviously showing as he carries on to perform well at the highest level but I'm not to sure how long this yoga can keep him fit for but Brad himself seems very confident that he can carry on playing in the Barclays Premier League and even thinks he will be able to be the oldest player to play in the Barclays Premier League.
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