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Spurs have quickly adapted to the Ange Postecoglou way, but their flying start under the Australian was halted by injuries and suspensions. The quick business done to aqcuire Timo Werner and Radu Dragusin has been a statement of intent, but how can Tottenham further improve their squad to fight for place in the Champions League?
JJ Bull and Jon Mackenzie review Spurs' transfers so far this window and where they should look next.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:49 Spurs' Business So Far
03:42 Wide Forward
11:12 Midfielder
17:43 Wildcards
18:55 Our Sensible Teams
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I miss tifo
Bro same. It's just not the same now
I'm okay with the different name... if we can get the old podcast format back 👀
@CaptainSw4g I want that too, but I don't think that's going to happen. It seemed like Joe Bovine was pretty tired with the format at the end.
I want both
@@TheSpartanman9it's exactly the same though
Blink twice if the athletic is holding you hostage and you're in need of rescue.
Tifo has always been owned by the athletic
I feel like Sarr's quality was massively undervalued in this video... he's been insane this season.
Exactly, there's no way Gallagher comes in and instantly benches Sarr. But he'd be a decent backup to Sarr.
@@panoC97 agreed
Agreed. Putting him as the backup is stupidly underrating him
What a lot of people seem to miss is that Ange prefers an all action no 8 for Sarr's position. That's why Sarr is perfect for it. Someone who can not only pass and tackle but run around all day harassing players. I dont think Gallagher is an upgrade in that regard
Came here to say just that. They immediately went to "Sarr as backup, who should they bring in?" Sarr ain't no backup.
Id rather have JJ and Jon with the Athletic than have Tifo but no JJ or Jon. Im just glad we still have them here
My sentiments exactly
For now...
Nah, JJ is just beyond idiotic now, hardly adds anything
@colouredIncognito dont watch them then, why would I care about your opinion
i think ots only a time till they push them out too. they did it with alex and joe too and erased the beloved podcast
JJ in a plain shirt? RIP Tifo
JJ gonna get more gentrified each episode
Cummerbund and monocle next week
Looks like he has gone home to see his parents and is dressing like a "grown up".
it's a clause in his new contract with the athletic that he has to. Next episode he'll be wearing a monocle
damn someone already said the monocle comment
What the Athletic maybe don't understand is, we came for the football, stayed for the comedy. If you take that away and it just becomes another homogeneous football analysis channel, it loses it's inherent charm and uniqueness. And I really don't want to watch Football "let's talk about how our week went at the start of the podcast in a really wooden way to increase the familiarity with the audience" Daily.
Yeah but they never really did that with sensible transfers. I think the best way they did it was when Joe was just doing the voice over stuff.
Exactly how I feel, everything is getting homogeneous now, it's all a 'podcast' style. There are hundreds of other football analysis channels that have dudes sitting around a table with mics giving takes, which is fine but that's just it, it's fine. Very bland and everyone is doing it. Tifo wasn't though, it was unique and gave a reason to WATCH the video, every video now feels like it's made to be able to be listened to on your drive to work like a podcast. Very corporate boring now. What a shame
you know every episode of the show was also released as a podcast, right? there was very little lost in the audio only versions of the episodes and it's "corporate boring" because you think it's "designed to be listened to like a podcast"!? lol @@Klyptic
@@T.E.S.S. everyone's facial expressions reacting to joe and the pedri song graphics were definitely lost in the audio only version of the tifo podcast. 😂
The Athletic don't care what you or any of us want. They've killed a competitor in the market (Tifo) while bringing over some, maybe most, of its audience. Whatever happens, they win.
I feel like you both totally underrated the quality of sarr? He’s been absolutely phenomenal for spurs.
For real. His presence adds so much balance to the midfield 3.
100% when he isn't in the team he is missed desperatly. His skillset is kind of unquantifiable so he isn't getting the credit deserved
100% Sarr is better than Gallagher for me.
I think JJ feels the way you do , that’s why he said he likes sarr and was looking to fill that roll with Ferguson as more of a squad player than a new starter
Has the classic B2B playing style where he stays deep but just has amazing acceleration to get to the outskirts of the box to provide more pressure on the opponents.
how Jon kept a straight face at 12:30 is incredible
18:53 I got second hand embarrassment from the way he said wild
That was the worst joke ever
The previously acclaimed animated Sensible transfers was so much better. I'm falling asleep with these 😢
From the moment they started describing their dribbly boi who gets the ball in the box I immediately thought "Savinho my boi". In an all-around amazing to watch Girona side this season, he stands out. And yeah, he has the perfect Postecoglou profile.
He's from the CFG. Its always tough to take a player from there. He is well worth 70m£ in my eyes.
No chance CFG let him go to spurs
I think a very sensible squad depth transfer, allowing for Son to become a winger ocassionally, would be Joe Devine. You know, that big old Bayern Munich #9.
Nathan getting a well-deserved shoutout - The Extra Inch podcast for more of Nathan!
Jota on loan is surely a shout for a winger who can go both in and out. Not wanted by Al Nassr because of their rules about foreign players, and has worked with him at Celtic. He is also a very hard working player in defence as well which is something that flies under the radar when discussing him. I imagine Ange would've went in for Daizen Maeda or Kyogo Furuhashi had they not signed 5 year deals at the start of the season, as they are both more or less built specifically for pressing high tempo teams.
Maybe doesn’t think they are good enough for the EPL, massive, massive difference in quality. Great players but maybe too much compared to what he can get elsewhere. He spent like 40 mil at Celtic on a fair amount of players, he spent more on Johnson.
you mean al ittihad?
@@Hourani95 yeah, sorry.
I imagine they would have gone for Jota if they didn't get Timo.
Jota on the wing!!
Nusa would be a huge signing for them
nope lol@@23lFrench hope we get Nico williams at LW though who'd be insane. Maybe Arsenal, or PSG competing with us, but think we have a chance. FFP baby!
Keeps calling him John but his name is clearly Patrick.
As much as I don’t like the rebrand (2 vids in a row I’ve almost missed) I’m glad to see that the boys are still seemingly doing their thing. The content is just as good as ever. Keep it up lads and let them keep it up
As a Swede and a Djurgårdens IF and Spurs fan I would love to see them sign Lucas Bergvall as a midfielder. He is currently linked with United, Inter, Barca and Frankfurt, the latter two have already given bids for him. Might be biased but I think he could develop into a really solid 8 or 10, sort of like a younger Maddison that can progress the ball. Barca fans really like to compare him to De Jong, but maybe with a slightly better eye for goal. He is very elegant and with development I think he can be strong enough physically for the PL soon, he is quite tall at 186cm/6.1ft and only 17. I really hope Spurs scout him further and sign him! And like JJ said, its a good sign when the player does well in his domestic league and Internationally, he had his first Sweden cap a few weeks ago.
Good call 🌟
I think Alfie Devine could be incorporated in the first team next season. Home grown quota could play a part in our decision making. If we qualify for the champs league then I’d like to see us try and poach Ollie Watkins… unlikely I know
Wide Player - Kvaratshkelia (Napoli not doing well this season means they are more willing to sell him) Midfielder - Palacios from Leverkusen. Aggressive ball winner but great against the press and can make good short, incisive passing. I do love Pedro Goncalves and wanted him to sign for Liverpool a few years ago but I’d not hate Liverpool taking Pote or Palacios and Spurs taking the other Wildcard - Pedro Neto. Creative force who can play on both wings and great on both feet. Wolves’ star man but they wouldn’t charge that much compared to other clubs for their star player.
I don't think Leverkusen will be looking to be sellers right now. They'd probably require a premium, and soon so they can go back in with that money to get better.
Kvaratshkelia isn't realistic for Spurs. Too expensive, and will be sought after by bigger clubs, offering more lucrative wages. I'm pretty sure Kvara (or his agent) has been fairly vocal about his intention to play for the likes of Madrid, Barca, City, Bayern, and he's likely capable of making that move this summer despite Napoli's struggles this season. (I'd personally love to see Kvara at Liverpool, although I doubt it will happen. Salah will need an heir in the next couple of years whether we like it or not).
All way too expensive
this episode was made for me, i'd be all the way over the moon with Nusa, Savio & Ferguson, especially Ferguson.
I don't think Spurs could afford Evan Ferguson
lois fergeson not evan fergeson@@davidsaville5239
@@davidsaville5239 Lewis from Bologna😅
Martin Baturina is an interesting choice. Already part of the Croatian national team, seems to have the stamina and tempo to be a mix of an Ange 8/10. Spurs have had great success signing young Croatian players (Kranjcar, Corluka Modric)
I think Baturina is gonna go right to the top. I hope spurs sign him
I signed him for Spurs in my old FM23 save :D Also signed Pedro Goncalves, so it feels like my scouting has been validated :D
I’d like to see Brighton next. They’ve had so much injury troubles at the wing and fullback positions it’d be interesting for you guys to decide which wonderkid from South America they will be signing next to fill in some of those holes.
They already have. Valentin Barco
“Dribbly boys” is my new favorite football term
Jaden philogene .. he can play on either wing, he’s direct and he can go outside or inside .. also provides attacking returns .. currently tearing up the championship
YKB🤝🏾
He's not a very progressive passer yet carries progressively and passes very creatively, both more than making up for it. His chance creation rate from dribbles is barmy, he converts well despite shooting from quite far out, looks good on either side, and gets through a ton of defensive work for a more attacking player... brilliant Is he a winger or inside forward type of wide man? He seems pretty two footed but plays mostly on the left?
I'm more hoping he'll come back to Villa but we'll see. He left because he demanded a starting place.
16:35 Lewis Ferguson is a great shout. Ito is a really nice player. In the beginning of the season I felt like Man United and Spurs needed to fill the gaps in the same positions. I would add Evan Ferguson, Alphonso Davies, Hirving Lozano and Takefusa Kubo to the shortlist for Spurs. It would be interesting to see what you guys think Chelsea need to transform their squad. Whatever they’re doing isn’t working at the moment. Great video guys!
love your guys' energy and back and forth!
I will add my love for Tifo - the analysis is good, but loved the style and as they say, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. I think the choices were a mixture between predictability, which I understand why, and not quite the right fit. I always like to find out about new players who might not be on the radar and I think Savio was a good shout as I have only come across him recently. Regarding the profile for the CM, I understand the choices, especially Gallagher, but for me the choice of Pote misses one of the leading attributes Ange wants & that is strength and Athleticism. Gallagher is a good size, has the 5th or 6th most distance covered in the PL and is a true box to box midfielder. Whilst Pote is a consistently high performer and also has PL experience, he feels more advanced naturally and seems to lack more of the defensive side as well as being tiny enough to put in your pocket. My alternatives based on profile are Kone at Gladbach as the best natural fit, then Thuram at Nice who is in the last 18 months of his contract and whilst still raw, has some great attributes to build on as well as pedigree, size, athleticism. Ederson at Atalanta is another player that fits the criteria, but the main issue with all of these is that they are non-home grown, which may cause issues down the line and this is one of the major upsides on Gallagher, especially if Skipp eventually moves on.
Orkun kokcu … he’s an 8 also does well as a 10. Can play either side in midfield, long shot specialist, comfortable shooting with either foot, great set piece taker, and he’s also quite creative .. not so sure about his defensive output though.
He’s great. Was shocked he went to Benfica and didn’t seem to have much interest from big clubs
His physicality isn’t great. Probably too slow for the Prem. But would love to see him give it a go. Played as a deep creating 6 for Feyenoord.
These guys are too funny! Great information, and perfect comedic touches 🤣
its funny they say the same names already linked. Spurs data analysts are good, but explaining like its their original choices.
Thank you so much Tifo ❤
I feel like spurs are like 5 players from having a great team. Nusa (as mentioned) and Calafiori (or someone of his profile: fast, strong, can play multiple position in the defense) are nobrainers for me. But I'd also love to add another winger of different profile in Goncalves or Kubo (there were links about Gil to Sociedad). And most definitely a new number 6/8. Vermeeren would be a class option.
Tifo irl started like something I wouldn’t enjoy as much as tifo. But wow these videos are ample and very informative. Also the hosts have just gotten way better and they are funny and so entertaining to watch now. :) lfg tifo, well i mean the Athletic
I wanna see JJ do a sensible transfer for Aberdeen 😂
first the news with pitchfork acquired by GQ and now tifo have been swallowed up by their faceless corporate overlords. the thing that attracted viewers in the first place was that it wasn't part of a big company and that freedom allowed it to be interesting and unique and thats what companies like gq and the athletic don't get, or they do and they just don't care cos they are making money either way
It's so depressing. Same happened to Football Daily and Sky, although I never particularly warmed to FD, doesn't have the same offbeat charm and sense of the absurd that Tifo had, but that's what made Tifo so unique. Most important thing is to stay angry I guess, hoping things might change. Or just sit back and watch everything you love wilt and die, either one.
These two are great together whatever the name of the channel is
Jota Filipe for two-way winger. Had player for the manager before, uses his sprint nicely, great finishing.
Savinho is the one to go for. Already played under an aussie coach at Troyes lol
I never thought i would say this, the humor felt weird and awkward. But, that is the thing that makes it quite funny. Big up guys, keep up the good work 👍. Really good content
Roony Bardjhi as Maddison's understudy, can probably play on the wing too.
Thank you for covering Tottenham ❤
Would love to see Aston Villa. Hard to read how Emery can do more with Villa but their form is wobbling recently, (normalising), so something is needed.
I love Ito with all my heart
I wrote an email to Levy about signing Kim Min Jae from Beijing Geoan in 2020... Anybody could have seen that guy was a generational talent even then. He was in talks with Spurs as well. hope the era of missing out on talent is over with these new signings.
lowkey shout is brajan gruda from mainz young right winger and he’s class also saw a stat recently that only doku completes more dribbles a game than him in the top 5 leagues for u21 players
DM - defensive screen - Lucas Gourna-Douath All-phase CM - Vermeeren/Wharton/Hackney
Werner can be really useful getting crosses in from deep in opposition territory. We already saw him starting to work nicely with Udogie in his first game.
Feel like JJ won the winger debate with Nusa and John won the midfielder debate with Gallagher.
you should do sensible transfers for fulham, id love to see if theres any hope to get them into the top half or even pushing for europe
Best duo out rn
Do a episode about Eintracht Frankfurt, a very interesting situation at the moment with all the money they have from Kolo Muani and lindstrom
JJ rocking a shirt looks about 10 years older😂 1-1 but Jon wins on a technicality for me. Nusa is a good shout, but Gallagher is inspired. One of those signings you'd never think about until someone like Jon says it and then it just makes so much sense.
Dribbly boys create spaces that aren't there by eliminating players it might not show up on the stat sheet but its essential to breaking down defenses
All we can do is support their new journey
I think we have a lot of players at wing right now. I agree with y'all's take on the midfield situation, but I think Kulusevski could step into that 8 very nicely. He likes to take shots from that position, and he has played there in the past. I also look at Scott McTominay as a really good fit. This system requires players to crash the box, and we've seen that he can do that. He's a tall figure, decent gaol scorer, and also aggressive out of position, I think he'd be great. I also wish Tanguy worked out for them. He has amazing skill with the ball and could be amazing, but maybe something changes.
Can we get some of the smaller clubs, like the ones outside the Big 6 + Newcastle? Bournemouth, Forest, Fulham, Everton for example
lmao the Bonesaw United fans won't be happy with that
Didn't they do a man united sensible transfer?
Does Eberechi Eze fit for the Number 8 profile you guys were talking about? I feel like he's an exciting talent and its high time he should move on Palace.
He's precisely the type of player that'll be more expensive then they're worth because Palace can't afford a like-for-like replacement. Like how Zaha was and JWP at Southampton
Eze would be fantastic
He’s perfect but too expensive
I'm playing FM as Bristol City and signed Savio and Ito before this video, man I'm sensible
what is the software or app you use on the screen to show players?
I'd also like to know lol.
the player I think would be absolutely perfect for Spurs is one they just won't be able to get under any circumstances now that player being Jeremy Doku, god if Spurs had an attack of Doku, Son, Maddison behind and I guess Richarlison making good runs and bothering defenders, it'd be a scary thing
I believe Rodrigo Zalazar is a player who would fit in very well in postecoglus physical high. tempo style. and he has an absolute cannon of a right foot.
Could you do Forest and Everton considering the FFP situations?
Gotta do one for Liverpool's new manager! Hoping we get Alonso but for now i'm grateful to Lopp but also nervous
That wand gesture thing with the words coming up on screen that JJ did. You should've had John do that too but not put the words on the screen or do the sound effect for him.
Can we get a sensible transfers video for AC Milan? ❤
grate🧀 !! lov it
plz do section on players from non European leagues and leagues' second divisions who could step-up to elite football levels with little or no adjustment periods. Thank you.
anyone know what the name of the software they use for the players and formations is called?
Ito and Ferguson I really like the sound of
Would love to see Jota (that played on celtic) in that team
Nusa comes with a good rep and potentially he'll be a great but if we don't get him, for an out and out winger, I'd go for Neto from Wolves ... unfortunately he'd now cost a fair quid so as an aside, congrats to Wolves for picking him up to begin with, because at 23 he's going to be stellar ... off topic to getting a winger, I haven't watched this lot before but I caught the mention of Neco Williams ... as a RB, RWB or if needs be a LB, LWB, with Ange and his team to coach and given the quality of players he'll have around him he'd be a great get ... if he was Spanish, Italian, Portuguese or whatever he'd be 30-40-50 mill ... Forest picked him up for 17 mill ... another trick Conte missed ... for a midfielder it has to be Alex Scott ... we've done great in the market these past couple of years (after some absolutely dismal gets over a decade) but he's another massive miss that should easily, given he's a lifelong Spurs fan, should have been ours
Eze, Tomori, Santi Gimenez 🔥🔥🔥
Werner got an assist on his debut for them, thats already a great bit of business for them.
Very interesting!
Bentancur is a starter for me. He has been injured for months and only just back fit. He just oozes class, the cliche Rolls Royce is how I'd describe him as a CM. He's one of those players whose first touch seems to always put him in a better position.
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens could be expensive but he would be amazing on that left wing for spurs
I'd like to know who is the most offensively influential player off the ball currently in the top 5 leagues. Aka who is doing a lot with their movement but not with the ball?
Pote is an amazing player, pretty underrated, I'd love to see him on Spurs
Hello you guys, what about Matt O'Reilly from Celtics? As the number 8 at Tottenham
Dragusin is underrated, he will be a starter soon for Totteham, the question is if Ange will change formation for a 3-4-3/5-2-3 or drop Romero or Van de Ven
I'd ideally like Tottenham to have a good look at Kenneth Taylor who's at Ajax. A decent 21yo midfielder who has got a high pressing, good passing game.
Yes please Spurs come and buy him from us.
@@R.Mousasi What's wrong with the guy?
What about kyogo or jota since ange had them before i do t see either of them staying too long at either of their clubs.
I love this channel. It's like Jeremy Clarkson's Top Gear but for football.
Nico Williams is a damn dream I would go crazy if we got him
The old thumbnail style 😢
The whole time I've been ignoring these cause i didnt notice it was Tifo IRL
Up the spurs! ❤
Informative and entertaining video. However, the delivery could be improved if JJ slowed down a little. He speaks so quickly!
Do Ajax! After 3 bad summers of transfers we need a good one. We are horrible now.
Please do Bournemouth next :)
12:30 "between a 6 and an 8" "a 7..."😂
The Tifo irl KZhead button in the background is shots fired 100%
not really
Sinisterra would be good and maybe cherki. Also spurs need a better striker so I think for that GYÖKERES. Maybe do Newcastle sensible transfers
Spending 100m on Gyokeres seems foolish when he’s only played in the championship and Portuguese league. He’s not guaranteed to be an upgrade on Richarlison and for that kind of money, he needs to be. Too expensive for us.
What happened to that weird guy that looked like big bird?
The eagles incident 😔🌋
back to sesame street
@@TheBobis10the eagles incident i am CONVINCED made the athletic gentrify tifo and i guess i’m just glad we had it at one time😭
@@TheBobis10 What is the eagles incident？
As a Forest fan I could see Gibbs-White being a good signing for Spurs. But also as a Forest fan, I'd expect him to cost them an absoulte fortune. To me he has higher potential than Johnson combined with that all important young-English-player-tax. We have other players that can be sold ahead of MGW to keep us inline with FFP, therefore I doubt we'd entertain anything less than £80m
If I’m being generous I’d say Jon has been told they need to promote Athletic rumours and articles. If I wasn’t I’d say he’s phoned it in. Either way this is riding of the previous quality Tifo brought which won’t last
Tottenham should get Khéphren Thuram, Sávio and Arnaud Kalimuendo
Ephron Mason-Clark from Peterborough! He'll do well coming in from the wings and has an eye for the Goal
You’ve never done this but do Barcelona…sensible transfers That will be interesting given the topsy turvy time
JJ's first video after a haircut is always a big deal