Wass being watched, who'll leave, Lennon, Townsend & or Lamela

Who will stay and who will go depends upon what deals can be worked out, it's not simply a question of we want to sell so that's it a player is gone.



An area Pochettino is known to want to improve is the wide attacking area, Chadli has weighed in with 11 Premier League goals and 5 assists, a decent haul that could have been even better had he not lost form following the death of his father. Clearly he is one who will stay but there has to be a question mark against the rest.

Andros Townsend flatters to deceive every time and is such a defensive liability he was taken off after 30 minutes against Manchester United. There have been rumours that he doesn't do as he is told by the coach, which if that is the case then puts his Tottenham future in serious doubt. With the talent he has he should be a better player than he is, he should be producing more, 2 goals and 2 assists is poor.

Regular readers will know I have looked at this over time and shown previously how is not mentally prepared for games when he comes on as a substitute. A sub should be mentally switched onto the game and have studied his potential opponent, plus what he teammates are doing. Townsend is more interested in the crowd when he warms up and seems to not mentally switch on until he has crossed the white line, which is far too late.

You have to be mentally motivated from the off, he doesn't appear to be, indeed Tottenham don't appear to be in general, especially when we play Newcastle United! It's a major deficiency in our game. We can finish well but we let ourselves down if we start both halves slowly. if you are mentally deficient as a sub then you are going to be mentally deficient in other areas simply because you don;t have the winning mentality required.

Aaron Lennon puts in a defensive shift and is a far better player than many Spurs fans think. It is the job of a winger to put the ball into a dangerous area, rather than to pick out a centre forwards head. It is the job of the centre forward to say that ball is mine and attack the dangerous area. If you have players like Adebayor who don't make the runs they should, Defoe never used to attack the six yard box, then your stats are not going to look good. Kane would be ideal for Lennon as he attacks and has the determination to get there first, the way Benteke did against Fazio.

Defensively he has the game but we don't play with wingers now so he doesn't look to have a future at Spurs. he has shown on his loan spell at Everton that he still has a lot to offer so his sale will provide funds for the transfer kitty.

Erik Lamela is an up and down case, again he flatters to deceive going forward, but he does sometimes put in a shift, other times he is defensively missing. Defending is not just about the defence. If Lamela leaves a hole to attack regularly then the opposition will exploit it, putting undue pressure on the fight-back and thus on the whole defence, which leads to mistakes and goals.

He played a nice pass for the goal against Hull City and was in the right place at the right time to score against Southampton. He has 2 goals and 7 assists in the Premier League, nowhere near enough goals, we need double figures from each side of the field as well as centrally. That would make the system extremely dangerous, at the moment there is only a goal threat from one side.

We have seen a mental weakness and we have seen him put in the effort to get ready for the season. talented undoubtedly, mentally strong enough, questionable. This summer will see whether the club, or more precisely Pochettino, believe he can effectively adapt to the demands of the Premier League.

He can excel in less physical football played at a slower pace, he has already proven that. There is reported interest from Atletico Madrid should they lose winger Antoine Griezmann, who has a £43.5 million buyout clause.

Jay Rodriguez, Yevhen Konoplyanka and Andre Ayew are the best known names to English fans who have been linked with a move to Tottenham. As ever though Spurs watch many players, another that has come to light is Evian winger Daniel Wass, who can also play full-back.

He is a 25-year-old so fits our transfer policy and will be up for sale this summer with the French club suffering relegation. Spurs have been watching him, as have West Ham, Chelsea and Liverpool, but that does not mean we are going to buy him of course. Christian Eriksen will be able to tell Mauricio Pochettino all about him as he is a fellow Danish international.