Yedlin future uncertain
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The immediate future of DeAndre Yedlin is now uncertain after his arrival from Seattle Sounders in late December.
Our American has speed, of that there is no doubt, but not only does he have to adjust to a whole new culture but he has taken a leap up in ability levels. He is now at a club where he can't hide, not that he wants to, you stand and fall by what you do on a training ground and in matches.
Yedlin has failed to impress on the training field, his technical ability is not up to scratch basically, that affects everything you do with a ball. The technically ability of English players is on the increase but it has taken donkeys years to get there, it's not going to happen for Yedlin over night.
Newly promoted Norwich City want to take him on loan for a season, but a season-long loan is really too long for Tottenham. Ideally he would be loaned out until January and then reassessed, that is the preferred Tottenham option at the moment.
However things are not cut and dried. We are watching him play in the USA internationals and will be assessing him again during pre-season. We don't have to make a decision on his future at this early stage, it can wait until August. Spurs fans in forums have been suggesting he could be used further forward and this will certainly be looked at on the training ground but he has a lot of developing to do, it might be another year before we see much of him.
There is also still the uncertainty over Kyle Walker though, will he recover his best form, will he stay free of injury, we can't be sure so a bit of guesswork is needed.
Kieran Trippier has passed his medical so you may find that he becomes the first choice right-back, Walker may be relegated to the UEFA Europa League, Walker may get a chance to prove himself worthy of a place in the Premier League first.
We had years of problems at left-back and now the troubles seem to have switched over to the right. It's only just over 7 weeks until the season starts again, 51 days and counting.
Our American has speed, of that there is no doubt, but not only does he have to adjust to a whole new culture but he has taken a leap up in ability levels. He is now at a club where he can't hide, not that he wants to, you stand and fall by what you do on a training ground and in matches.
Yedlin has failed to impress on the training field, his technical ability is not up to scratch basically, that affects everything you do with a ball. The technically ability of English players is on the increase but it has taken donkeys years to get there, it's not going to happen for Yedlin over night.
Newly promoted Norwich City want to take him on loan for a season, but a season-long loan is really too long for Tottenham. Ideally he would be loaned out until January and then reassessed, that is the preferred Tottenham option at the moment.
However things are not cut and dried. We are watching him play in the USA internationals and will be assessing him again during pre-season. We don't have to make a decision on his future at this early stage, it can wait until August. Spurs fans in forums have been suggesting he could be used further forward and this will certainly be looked at on the training ground but he has a lot of developing to do, it might be another year before we see much of him.
There is also still the uncertainty over Kyle Walker though, will he recover his best form, will he stay free of injury, we can't be sure so a bit of guesswork is needed.
Kieran Trippier has passed his medical so you may find that he becomes the first choice right-back, Walker may be relegated to the UEFA Europa League, Walker may get a chance to prove himself worthy of a place in the Premier League first.
We had years of problems at left-back and now the troubles seem to have switched over to the right. It's only just over 7 weeks until the season starts again, 51 days and counting.
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