Have Tottenham finally replaced Harry Kane?

[@jimflan1712]

Liverpool fan here and I 100% agree with the comments re Dom's history. He was a victim of Chelsea's internal politics whan he was a teenager; then he was at Liverpool when they had Mane, Firmino and Salah at their peak (who in the world would have got through them into that side ?), then he had to rebuild at Bournemouth in a side that was collapsing and sliding into the Championship. So, out of that he had to rebuild his confidence and his game, and as per the commentator here, 90% of players would have disappeared, so it says a lot for Solanke that he came back and became the player he is. I take my hat off to him. 👏👏👏

[@imArcheRR]

Think theres a bit of revisionism saying Son at striker wasnt successful. He was considered a very solid striker by most, its just his presence was missed out wide

[@jimmyf1446]

Yeah just more clueless journalists lol his stats as striker were great last year

[@theswallow119]

In Open play Son was a great striker low blocks was another story

[@gustafadolfsson4904]

Talking about Saudi for Richy when he himself said that he didnt want to go is kind of ignorant. Having 2 strikers that can step up is massive for the club

[@cryptovagrant1136]

This is consistently the best podcast/discussion on football show worldwide now. Keep it up

[@fishing5824]

Very interesting podcast. I personally would like more variety from Ange in defensive formations. Play 3 at the back against counter attacking top teams like Liverpool. I still feel we will concede too many goals to challenge the top two. Locatelli was mentioned today - yes please......

[@zekesneaks]

I feel like it's mostly our lack of a good cdm that makes our defense so bad, as well as lapses in judgement of udogie at times and a lack of good set pieces.

[@N17Stu]

@@fishing5824 no manager changes formation like that, especially one with a philosophy of playing football

[@unkarcher]

@@zekesneaks i do feel like the cdm in ange's team is responsible of too many tasks. He has to defend well, he has to carry the ball forward, even rodri may not do that consistently at the highest level. So maybe leaving the number 8 back with the cdm would help

[@colonelcrepe]

In ange we trust, just worried bout those set pieces 😅

[@kronjobonjo]

Could be a good season. Definitely have a Top 4 keeper and defence. A midfield that can score goals but has to do better to protect the defence. And now a striker. An improvement on last seasons team. But not necessarily an improvement on last seasons final position.

[@LS12344]

Back up left back and rw should be the priority

[@mickbanner]

I'm keen to see Brennan 2nd season, especially with a no9 to play to/with. I think him with Kulu backup is good enough for me. (I have read that Brennan's numbers arent great at beating a man while in possession. But think he's grown alot)

[@keeganchidowe2884]

Bring KWP home and another winger that can beat a man and we are good to go

[@amazonianstories]

LCB too

[@imArcheRR]

Someone like VDV that can cover 2 positions, and then someone who can get us a few goals from out wide, like a Chiesa maybe

[@StevenBrown-w5b]

We need a Wanyama to stand in front of the back four . Though when they take up position on the halfway line , even he would struggle.

[@chrisgarty]

Seb and Jack are fantastic guests. Seb in particular has such classy insights with a calm delivery style. Fantastic pod to listen to.

[@sebastianbutton760]

Interesting answer from Jack/Seb on needing another CM, that doesn’t feel like a priority unless we get players out (Skipp and maybe Bissouma). Versatile front 4 player like Eze feels like what we most need as Seb mentions. Not sure why there isn’t more talk about the need for a LB more in the mould of Udogie, Davies is a fantastic servant for the club but feels like he might be better suited to CB in this new Ange system.

[@devonheaven1]

Dom offers the much needed focal point Spurs have been crying out for … Brilliant upper body strength, great feet and I see a player with lots of confidence to thrive on the service he’ll be getting from the new players around him. Great signing 🎉

[@malber2000]

Referring to the Chelsea match as something to learn from means you don't understand Ange or what happened in that game. Spurs should've lost without VDV and Madders and Cuti and Udogie. Down to 9 men. And they DID lose. But instead of hunkering and hoping against hope, they tried to WIN, which is the opposite of Conte ball and it was glorious. And it almost came off... God, I loved it.

[@theswallow119]

Yeah if those injuries don’t happen Spurs spank Chelsea. It was a valiant effort and Chelsea should have scored more tbf

[@twosheds2030]

Fantastic observation about the excellent balance of personalities in the squad. That’s classic Ange. Choose good humans as well as good footballers. Make sure they complement each other. And especially, make sure there are no fvckwits in the squad

[@OwenSorrell]

Whether Solanke is a success or not it's nice to finally see his early Chelsea career contextualised and brought back to light with the Liverpool move too, easy to forget he was seen to have a super high ceiling while he was there, higher than the likes of Tammy Abraham. People forget he outscored Gyokeres while they were both in the Championship too and Gyokeres was seen to be the 'sexy option'. Good video guys 👍

[@ChubbBates-mh5xp]

Magnificent don’t forget my favourite striker Steve Archibald.Those were good times following Spurs.COYS.

[@jackb5640]

"Finally" as if its been 10 years, he only left last summer.

[@Zediaphh]

Yeah we absolutely dont need a CM, does this guy watch Spurs? We need a RW & LB before that, and we can barely even register new players, no chance a CM fits.

[@MrProGhosted]

Gallagher would fit cos his English

[@Zediaphh]

@@MrProGhosted No. This isn't to do with home grown players, this is a club trained players problem to do with European football rules.

[@jacobdelaney9465]

@@Zediaphh well, if we care about the Europe squad not leaning on the academy lads. The fact that we have a few that look like they can take big minutes there gives us a lot more flexibility to bring guys in that will only play in the prem. It’s an ugly decision to make financially in some ways, but it looks to be the right one with what our squad looks like. We will have the homegrown at club guys in a few years, but we want to push for top four now, or at the absolute latest next season.

[@callumsmith5819]

We need a 6 like Ederson more then a backup left back considering Van De Ven, Davies, Skipp and Spence can all do a bit part job there

[@wiltonmcdonald2399]

You can never replace an I conic player! Did we ever replace Jimmy Greaves until Harry Kane? Solankie is not a H. K. Replacement, but he will do a good job UNTIL! Let’s move Forward and not look backwards.

[@N17Stu]

@@wiltonmcdonald2399 yeah we had a few decent strikers inbetween greaves and Kane mate 😂

[@magnificentmiz8317]

Clive Allen, Gary Lineker, Defoe, Keane and Berba just to name a few

[@Shsjier]

​@@magnificentmiz8317i love defoe and keane but they werent on the same level as kane

[@helicoptersrkool]

You can't say he'll do a good job until you've seen him do a good job. Richarlison was hyped and was supposed to do a good job. He flopped.

[@N17Stu]

@@helicoptersrkool he’ll do a good job

[@dannyfoster6848]

Calling Solanke behind Toney isn’t quite right. Solanke is a similar player to Watkins, which is why Toney was brought in.

[@medicalwriter-tx8sq]

Jack saying using Son is “muddling through”… better hope the Koreans didn’t catch that in translation 😂

[@paulgee1952]

Davis ,Lo Celso, Forster , Solomon ,Regulion need moving out , with Ollie Skipp who deserves the chance to also be moved on stuck because of Euro rules ,just to get another player, in 3 positions LCB , LB and a top level attack player like Eze , currently show in Europe why not having club trained players yet able to fill in ,some club balancing act still a couple of seasons away from integration of very talented Golden Generation of youth . Solanke is a perfect fit if he can continue his solid season at Bournemouth and compete with the top four clubs for honours.

[@JamesHimambile]

I don't know why you people are so obsessed with the Eze transfer, we have Son in that position and on the Attacking midfield we got Madison And also kulusevski can fill that role... Our priority should be RW,CDM and a LCB that can Also play left back

[@rolandivisser]

..,...,

[@JasonPhippsProducer]

Seb and Jack, dream team of Spurs punditry

[@BelgianHotspur]

If we buy a disciplined experienced number 6 I’ll be very excited for this season. The press will be better but we still need someone stopping counter attacks consistently.

[@Must_not_say_that]

Spurs did not utilise Kane properly as we now see from his outstanding performances and goalscoring with Bayern. If Spurs can learn and adapt to properly utilise Solanke then they will surely be very successful. Solanke is more than just a goalscorer and centre forward. He is an excellent team player even significantly helping in defence, particularly at corners. He scares defences and is unselfish. Let’s hope Spurs adapt to use him properly, to his strengths for their benefit and for Solanke’s benefit. Very sorry to see him go, he was very valuable to Bournemouth but wish him every, indeed outstanding success … except against Bournemouth!

[@sahinayanoglu8063]

Kane left the last week of the transfer window so all this ‘finally signed striker talk’ is rubbish, try going 3 transfer windows without a signing!

[@ashtenforde8339]

Exactly. What do they mean “finally”?? And all the talk of the failed Son at striker experiment. The man stop scored 17 league goals

[@RonanReal25]

From when Harry Kane had his breakout season up to his last season at spurs there’s no one that will replace Harry Kane or his attributes

[@michaelgiles7515]

Dom will replace Kane in the England squad in the near future 🙏

[@Must_not_say_that]

Now that destroyer Southgate has gone, let's all hope so.

[@shayne-hf3lp]

He use to say judge me on my second season well he is now in that

[@twosheds2030]

He will be as on Monday and he’ll stand by the results. Top four this year

[@espectrosdelrizoma658]

Are the liverpool and arsenal previews coming wednesday and thursday? It makes sense to wait as much as possible given that they probably still have major transfer to close.

[@pauljohnware]

Smaller clubs tend not to get the same attention

[@No_Use_For_A_Name]

Just a couple of things on the title. 1. You don't replace Harry Kane. He is one of a kind. I understand the meaning, but you do have to take into consideration that he is irreplaceable. 2. What do you mean "finally"? It's only been one year. If we had his replacement already, that's amazing going for Daniel Levy. How many years has it been since not replacing Dembele? That would be a "finally". And we only just got a replacement (nowhere near as good) for Eriksen last season. We didn't have a creative mid for a number of years. One year would be a flash to replace Kane.

[@aniconicarden]

Mikey Moore is the new "Silverware" replacement to Kane's curse, Solanke is a gap fill

[@sandycultofthesun]

Seb, Richarlison got 9 goals in 8 games.

[@StevenBrown-w5b]

Yup , and his head is in the right place now , and he is fit . I expect great things from him this season.

[@TJW-YT]

"Finally"? It's been a year. The fee is crazy, I don't think any amount of mental gymnastics about home grown fee can justify it personally. I like Solanke, I think he's going to do well at Spurs, but he's had one season of top performances and has a patchy injury record, the fee is crazy. I can see him doing well in his first season, but not ripping up any trees (something like 12-16 PL goals, that sort of range) and being labelled a flop by the media/online fans, again because the fee is so high and the expectations are going to be sky high - just look at the title of this pod, people are demanding immediate top level performances.

[@_surreal99]

The tippy tappy trend has made a lot of young people not bother with certain playing styles at the developmental stages of their careers, and youth coaches too have failed a lot of potential Harry akanes and Allen Shearer's of the world just because of a midfield biased trend.

[@nmssis]

Titles like this will invite heavy criticism 1st, for being a click-bait...2nd, you should know Kane is irreplaceable

[@StevenBrown-w5b]

That remains to be seen . They are large boots to fill .

[@beezermate2913]

Holy moly lads, these titles are getting out of hand. Behave!

[@veldrensavoth7119]

2:33 where Harry Kane won a trophy

[@aircooledantics5347]

Are you planning to let Jay from The Inbetweeners out of the cupboard behind JPB?

[@calumroche2851]

😆😆😆

[@AntonyInnes]

Need a left sided centre back and maybe a left back too

[@LanielDevy]

Or a player that can do both. Calafiori would've been perfect. Oh well...

[@theswallow119]

@@LanielDevyhe’s too injury prone. He’s going to be a bust at Arsenal for that price

[@TheRealperspective2]

Finally? Its been a single year. 1 (one)

[@MrCharlieC23]

Great to see Seal presenting.

[@girishsrinivasan2414]

If Dominic Solanke is a great signing based on the fact that he has 29 goals from 119 games in PL, then something is seriously wrong with these people. He is simply being glorified because he is English.

[@TomWeir-v5o]

Got to stop this player comparison to Harry. Should be looking at what alternative option has to offer in their own right and take advantage of that. Every player is different. Stop living in the past. It's time to stop talking about Harry.

[@petehall725]

Is this a serious question ??

[@Eddie.22]

Absolutely not.😂

[@PepsiColaRhapsody]

Solanke hasn't kick a ball for Spurs yet, why even came up with this question? Its irrelevant question at this stage. Oh ya,, for views.

[@syphexlol]

No

[@brenzikmohaa]

I am very skeptical and concerned about Tottenham's midfield. Except Bentancur, none of them is good enough. Literally not enough stable defensive cover.

[@theswallow119]

Get ready to learn the name Bergvall

[@ssseeessseeessseee]

wdym finally? its been one season 🤣

[@lbbeats5532]

Purple Aki does podcasts now?

[@magnificentmiz8317]

Don’t worry he won’t touch you again. Your secret is safe.

[@lbbeats5532]

@@magnificentmiz8317 Thank God for that, starting to get a bit sore.

[@shipit9937]

Why do they call him purple aki? Is it because he's so dark that he looks purple?

[@lbbeats5532]

@shipit9937 yeah I believe so.

[@SLM3573]

Has he done it playing in a big team.. Chelsea nope Liverpool nope.. Bournemouth is maybe his level. 19 goals is decent but Spurs concede goals way more than they should and I dont think he can fill the gap

[@stephenflynn1003]

YOU CANT REPLACE HARRY KANE, MAYBE MBABE😂, I THINK SOLANKE WILL DO WELL FROM GOOD CROSS,S, AND SOLANKE IS A REALLY HARD WORKER FACT

[@pauljohnware]

shh

[@Nippleless_Cage]

Y r u yelling

[@sushiaddict94]

The Tottenham media cycle in full flow - ready for a couple of bottom half wins early on followed by an embarrassing title collapse by November....

[@youngthug149]

Such high standards for a team that’s won nothing

[@JackBenjamin39]

Still living rent free in your head though.

[@SirPablo2Pablo]

Love how all the other teams (that have not won anything in their history) keep talking about Tottenham not winning a trophy. True Tottenham have not won one for almost 20 years…. But used to win and compete regularly. Remember (although means nothing to non Tottenham fans) we were in Champions league final and were close to winning PL when Leicester won it

[@j4ksx]

​@@SirPablo2Pablo exactly. people don't seem to take into account that literally 4-5 clubs in total have won everything this past few decades. it's the nature of the game now. for a team with average net spend and below average wages for the majority of the timeframe we are discussing, Spurs have overachieved massively. added to that they have become the most profitable and financially well-run team in world football in that timeframe. folk just like sound bites and lazy appraisals.

[@N17Stu]

@@j4ksxspot on

[@angelosstephanopoulos1176]

Another 15 million and we could get Alvarez from Man City , younger and much better.

[@trunks19978]

No he wouldn’t.

[@callumsmith5819]

You'd also have to pay much higher wages and even then he might not want to join, also City would charge a local rival more

[@magnificentmiz8317]

Our board wouldn’t pay another 15m on top. We have already spent 100m and Still need to spend on a couple more players minimum. Hopefully we can clear out the last pieces of deadwood, to boost up the funds for the remaining transfers. If we don’t get the players in the positions we need, we will have a poor season. Currently we are packing and have a few players out of form. Can’t afford a slow start really or I fear the fans will get onto Ange. Especially if we continue to make the same old errors in defence.

[@theswallow119]

City wouldn’t sell to us

[@MathewBall]

Do Spurs have a plane going forward? No, No we don't! Just look at our jumbled-up squad going into this season!

[@breadenthusiast]

Lolololololol!

[@saltmerchant749]

West Ham do the most insane business over the window, no pod released on youtube. "Not just the big clubs" is just cheap marketing from The Athletic.

[@pauljohnware]

Never heard of it

[@Nippleless_Cage]

Who ham?

[@theswallow119]

Todibo is decent but the rest is pretty mid tbf

[@prevenuemaker5843]

Could have bought Gimminez for less money

[@shelleyjohnson5686]

What a stupid show this is lol Have Tottenham finally replaced Harry Kane? Hasn't kicked a ball for us yet, what a dumb question. No one will replace Kane anyways, he's one of a kind. Like no one will replace son when he leaves/retires! First time watcher, last time I'll watch this show, can't even stand his whiney voice.

[@FBIopenup2390]

Nobody asked

[@callumsmith5819]

I reckon Mikey Moore could effectively replace Son when the handing over of the baton comes

[@stu8758]

No, next question

[@rub3581]

Will Tottenham win a major trophy?

[@pipes7120]

ONE decent season is hardly PROVEN,the delusion with this club 🙄🙄

[@mickbanner]

What club? When did spurs say that.

[@zekesneaks]

Spurs fans are the least delusional in the world, we know what we are getting into every season. The real delusion ones are arsenal, man u, and Chelsea fans. They always think they'll win the league and that they have a world class team until inevitably letting city win again...

[@thebandthatisDAVE]

Spuds would think so! Lol! Delusion as usual! 65 mill!!!! Last season he did ok! Injury prone and 5th in the England choice !

[@rogermilla4780]

19 PL goals is much more than “decent”. 20-22 PL used to be golden boot numbers before Haaland (and I’m an Arsenal fan btw). It’sa decent signing but with his age it doesn’t make much sense imo. Why buy a 27 year old for that much when you’re squad is ready to challenge

[@shelleyjohnson5686]

Injury prone? Get your facts straight mate. 5th choice for England because Southgate didn't have any clue who to take lol Toney has very poor season, solanke scores 19 PL goals and chooses toney? Bowen was a waste of a spot. Doesn't take grealish either, Southgate clueless, has best squad in euros and still fails haha

[@MartinGreen932]

Amateurish analysis, suggesting this is a very sensible low risk signing! This is a big gamble for Spurs. They have paid £65mill for a soon to be 27 year old who has 1 stella season in the prem and about 2 and a half previously which would suggest he is a £5mill player at best. He was outstanding last year and IF he replicates that could justify most of the fee. But if he reverts to his previous premier league levels they have a hugely expensive asset that has minimal sell-on value.

[@dontbewoke]

I agree theyve overpaid but worth 5 mill? What a stupid comment...

[@horsebox5138]

Zero ball knowledge

[@papertrex3673]

What isn’t a gamble then? You have zero analysis behind the “if”s

[@MartinGreen932]

@@dontbewoke As I said. Until last season he had 10 prem goals in 5438 minutes. = 1 in 6. 5mill player maximum.

[@MartinGreen932]

@@papertrex3673All transfers have a certain amount of jeopardy. Spending £65mill on a soon to be 27year old who before last season scored has actual goals in the prem at 0.16 per 90 minutes over 5400 minutes is very, very risky.

[@happilyeggs4627]

No, they haven't. Solanke will only get 15 goals this season.

[@jonprague]

Is this a joke? Biggest flop of the season!

[@zhilong]

No