We’ve done this in the past, and with regular season play ending today, it’s time to see how everyone feels about their favorite club after the latest season and heading into the summer. Rate your team on a scale of 1-10 on how satisfied you are with them at this current moment.
Club: Spurs
Satisfaction Level: 8
Spurs finished as the top team in London, which is pretty good and will play CL football for the third year in a row. Considering they sold their best fullback in the offseason and their best CB was injured for a bulk of the season; their defense wasn’t that bad, but it was frustrating against top tier teams that could exploit holes in the back line. The two big transfers on the defensive end were Aurier and Sanchez, who were unimpressive and seemed more likely to further the problem than solve it. Again, almost every team has defensive issues and by GA Spurs were pretty stout this season, but they could be better.
The offense is complicated. Kane was slowed by injuries late in the season, but still had a remarkable year and broke 30 goals. Too often it seemed like the offense depended on whether or not Kane scored a goal; and while most of the time he did score; when he didn’t it seemed like the team was lost. This was particularly true later in the season when Kane was injured. I’ve heard a lot of people say that they need to go out and get a second striker that can really generate goals, but I’m not so sure Spurs can attract a real, top-flight striker, unless Ponch changes his approach. Kane plays 90% of the time, alone as the sole striker so it’s hard to attract a player of real quality if they are not playing that often.
Spurs real issue on offense to me is creativity in the central midfield. Dele was not nearly as productive as he was last season, and the team lacked a playmaker who could work in the center of the attacking half. Teams would pack their defense into the middle of the field, taking away a lot of the potential service from the wing to Kane, and dare Spurs to string together passes down the middle of the field, or beat their defenders off the dribble.
The summer will hopefully feature some signings to shore up the defense while holding onto their key offensive talent. Spurs are pretty conservative with their wages despite heading to the CL for the third straight season. I believe Kane is actually paid less per week than Christian Benteke; so they might want to figure that out.
Club: Spurs
Satisfaction Level: 8
Spurs finished as the top team in London, which is pretty good and will play CL football for the third year in a row. Considering they sold their best fullback in the offseason and their best CB was injured for a bulk of the season; their defense wasn’t that bad, but it was frustrating against top tier teams that could exploit holes in the back line. The two big transfers on the defensive end were Aurier and Sanchez, who were unimpressive and seemed more likely to further the problem than solve it. Again, almost every team has defensive issues and by GA Spurs were pretty stout this season, but they could be better.
The offense is complicated. Kane was slowed by injuries late in the season, but still had a remarkable year and broke 30 goals. Too often it seemed like the offense depended on whether or not Kane scored a goal; and while most of the time he did score; when he didn’t it seemed like the team was lost. This was particularly true later in the season when Kane was injured. I’ve heard a lot of people say that they need to go out and get a second striker that can really generate goals, but I’m not so sure Spurs can attract a real, top-flight striker, unless Ponch changes his approach. Kane plays 90% of the time, alone as the sole striker so it’s hard to attract a player of real quality if they are not playing that often.
Spurs real issue on offense to me is creativity in the central midfield. Dele was not nearly as productive as he was last season, and the team lacked a playmaker who could work in the center of the attacking half. Teams would pack their defense into the middle of the field, taking away a lot of the potential service from the wing to Kane, and dare Spurs to string together passes down the middle of the field, or beat their defenders off the dribble.
The summer will hopefully feature some signings to shore up the defense while holding onto their key offensive talent. Spurs are pretty conservative with their wages despite heading to the CL for the third straight season. I believe Kane is actually paid less per week than Christian Benteke; so they might want to figure that out.