How will Bent feature in a Spurs side?
Article by Sam Jenkins
For THBN
With the imminent arrival of Charlton striker, Darren Bent, to Spurs, it begs the question;
Where will he play?
Where will he play?
With Keane and Berbatov in such fine form, and with Jermain Defoe as the third placed striker at the club, I wonder where Bent will fit in?
The papers are reporting that he will join either Spurs or Liverpool, with Spurs being his preferred option as they are offering him first-team football.
Those reports can't be correct, can they? Surely Spurs can't offer Bent first-team football? If they can't, why bring in a £16 million squad player?
If Darren Bent does join Spurs, I can't see him making too many first starts, especially if Keane & Berbatov are in the same form as last season. If he signs, I can see a short lived Spurs career for Mr. Bent.
If Darren Bent does join Spurs, I can't see him making too many first starts, especially if Keane & Berbatov are in the same form as last season. If he signs, I can see a short lived Spurs career for Mr. Bent.
Do you not think that £16 million can be better spent on a left-winger and/or another player?
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Maybe they are preparing for Berbatov's departure and so want a replacement.
COYS
I still dont agree with 16 million for him though. how can we possibly sell him on for more if he were to leave?
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Unfortunately, money talks. Clubs like Manchester United, Real Madrid, etc can offer Berbatov the kind of money he can only dream about.
By next season, he'll be 27 and therefore, the next contract he signs should be the biggest of his career.
With Spurs in the Champions League, you would hope that we could match any club's wage structure, especially when it's regarding keeping our best players?
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How Defoe and Jenas would feel about that is another thing.
Robinson
Chimbonda Dawson Kaboul Bale
Lennon Zokora Drenthe
Keane
Bent Berba
What do you think guys!!!
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Of course the price will be high due to his age, being English, being a proven goalscorer and because of the huge amount of cash being thrown at the Clubs by TV companies - ALL transfers are going through the roof. Bent is worth what the Market demands and that is the price - I didn't quite hear you all complaining about our mugging Man Utd for £18.6 million for Carrick.
Bent is a replacement for Mido - an expensive one but a replacement nonetheless.
have you seen kaboul play anayway?
You generally talk more zhit than the gooners, poshspur.Cnut.
(i am from the skool of cane em hard, toughen em up, lets see what tosh we can come up with next skool of thought) What you got for me?
I personally think signing bent is good business if we can get 10+ for defoe and 3-4 for mido. We will have three premiership grade strikers (with any two of three able to form a partnership) to rotate through another hopefully very busy season.
COYS
Robbo
Chimb Ledders Daws BAE
Lennon Zok Bale
Keane
Berbs Bent
You left out our captain and arguably the best footballer in thge premiership Ledely king
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Chim,Daws,Kaboul,Bale
Lennon,Zokora,Drenthe/MGPedersen Berbatov-
Keane, Bent
2-0 up against Arsenal = Berb goes off - we draw.
Keano cannot hold the line on his own, and defoe/keane are not an effective partnership. Bent will be brought in to offer a combination for keano/defoe should berbs be rested/injured.
Man, wheres the left wing?
MG Pedersen hell no!Downing, no way! They're only brilliant in patches.Good crossers of the ball, other than that nothing spectacular. If only we could get Ryan Babel! But he might be a Gunner soon. Heard of Blase Matuidi from Troyes. Wonder how is he? Any idea? Seems Commoli's watching him closely. Would love Nakamura to come.Saw his goal against Man U. Awesome free-kick taker. One of the better Japanese players.
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Why the hell is everyone slating this guy before we've even signed him? He just turned down £75k from West Ham becaus the likelehood he would rather play for us and in Europe and unlike Scott "I'm a spurs fan" Parker wasn't imterested in how much he could earn Are you all missing how much of a breath of fresh air this is, this combined with the fact he is young, English and a proven goal scorer in the Prem is why WE SHOULD be signing him.
I agree £16m is a lot of money, but we have to be realistic here if Berba doesn't sign another contract before the end of this coming season, he's off, FACT. Carrick proves this and I tell you what we won't get a striker with all Bent's credentials for £16m, and it's not as though he chooses his transfer fee, Charlton do. It might even spur Berby on to think these guys aren't …
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Jol see's Bent as added pace up front, look at it this way last year away from home we struggled to get behind the defence's.
Bent will for sure will add pace.
16 millon bit over the odds, but still only 23!
If fat lazy twat Mido goes (please) buying Bent may just be an alternative to Berbatov in Jol's preferred "big man/small man" strike partnership.
In spite of the doubts about the value of Bent he's pound for pound better than the £4m paid for Mido. Buying him doesn't mean Berba will go ( he might but I doubt it for next season) or that Defoe will go ( if he does he's unlikely to go outside of the top 4).
We know that Jol wants to compete ( as we all do) for all four competitions which means 55/60 games. Having a stronger squad than last season is no mystery - it might just mean that Levy & Co are serious about WINNING SOMETHING!!!
berbs and keano
defoe covering keano and bent covering all three with us put our selves about in all cup comps and even top 4 spot we will need 4 top quality strikers to do so! i dont have a problem with benty, as long aqs we get a left winger!!
It does not matter how much we pay for bent. He is a proven PL scorer in a shit team, most of the time up front on his own. if anyone who knows about footbal could see, he works his fucking socks off ( positive number one). He declines the spammers offer of 1st team football and 75k a week ( positive number 2). Then he says he wants to come to us....knowing he is facing spells on the bench cuz of the strikers we already got, so obviously, that dont faze him and he won't be a whinger ( positive number 3). If this guy has got all these qualities, surley 16- 17 mill aint to bad a deal? Anyway, so far Levy, Comilli & BMJ know what they are doing....so far so good as far as i'm concerned. We Will finish Top 4 for sure this coming season, this is the time to step up another level....so trust in all concerned, get behind the team and some of you will be on this site next year talking about buying world class players f…
They got a lot of stick for selling kanoute and buying the new rebrov. Now look, if they feel the time is right to sell berbs at the end of next seaon with bent as the long term replacement and youth coming through i will not argue - Top three and a final here we come - please stay defoe.
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What a shame the gooners have lost their captain! and the managers on his way to real madrid come monday!lol
such a big stadium for such a shite team with no players, no manager and no chance at beating us to top four!!
cmon the lillywhites!!
Neither Keano or Berbatov are particularly quick..Bent is.
Neither Keano or Berbatov are traditional battling centre forwards..Bent is.
We paid over the odds but we got the player we need.
COYS
Too much money though, thanks to west ham
What about in the domestic cups? Berbatov should NOT have to be playing against championship sides and lower. Bent will offer the domestic rotation option that the top four employ yet still be proven enough at a high level to get the job done.
Good buy in my opinion and will take a hell of a lot of pressure off berbs.
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------------Robinson----------------Chimbonda--King--Dawson------Bale------Lennon-----Zokora-----???---------------------Keane------------------------Berbatov----Bent---------