It was officially announced earlier today that we had signed 22 year old prolific Dutch striker Vincent Janssen from Dutch side AZ Alkmaar for a fee believed to be around 17 million pounds. Janssen is our second signing of the summer and is yet another fantastic acquisition for our club, with us only having one recognised striker before Janssen’s signing Levy has managed to sign a top young talent. Vincent Janssen was the joint top scorer in the Eridivisie last season scoring a total of 27 league goals being awarded the Johan Cruyff trophy, and the Dutchman was also believed to be the subject of interest from Wolfsburg and French giants PSG. I’m extremely optimistic that Janssen will adapt extremely well to the Premier league next season, and I believe that he will score many goals over the next couple of seasons. You can read my earlier indepth article on Janssen in the link provided below. COYS⚽️
Some of our youngsters that could make an impact in the first team next season:
In this article I have included some of our young academy players who I believe could make an impact in the first team in the coming season. Youngsters who have already played for the first team are not included with in this article. Below each player is a video of them in action.
1. Grant Ward: the 21 year old midfielder is a talented player who recently spent a season on loan at championship side Rotherham United making 40 appearances for the millers, Ward was awarded the Rotherham United young player of the year award for the 2015-16 season. A versatile midfielder Ward provides great energy and tenacity with in the midfield and is not afraid to surge forward, Ward also has an excellent shot at his disposal. I predict Ward will get some game time for Pochettino’s side in the coming season, possibly in a domestic cup game and if he impresses with in pre season he could very much become part of Pochettino’s plans, you only need to look as far as Ryan Mason or Harry Kane to see how impressing in a cup game can edge you in to the senior squad. https://youtu.be/UVY339O_ZCY
2. Dominic Ball: Commanding centre half Dominic Ball is another player who I believe could feature in Pochettino’s squad in the coming season. The 20 year old who spent last season on loan at Scottish side Rangers completed 30 games for the Ibrox club as he demonstrated his versatility with on the field of play. Ball played with in central defence as well as in the middle of the park, in many ways Ball reminds me of Eric Dier in regards to his style of play as well as his ability to play in both defence and the midfield. A solid and powerful player Ball is a hot prospect at Spurs and is in my opinion more than capable to play senior football for Spurs in the coming season. However, this opportunity is only likely to come through cup games, whilst Ball could possibly spend another season on loan as it could be more beneficial to his development. https://youtu.be/LBuD3q2y2sA
3. Kyle Walker-Peters: Exciting right back Kyle Walker-Peters was a star for our under 21’s in the previous campaign and was rewarded with a place on the bench against Bournemouth in the Premier league last season. Walker-Peters, who is also capable of featuring at left back is in my opinion one of of our best prospects with in our youth academy, A pacy player the right back demonstrated an excellent defensive ability last season, having saw him play many times I immediately noticed he’s exceptional determination and supreme intelligence in reading the game. Kyle was awarded with the Barclays under 21 premier league player of the month for December of last year, in the same month that he signed a new contract for the club, Kyle is also a regular for England under 19’s and is named in their squad for the coming European championships. Depending on whether Yedlin stays, Walker-Peters could find himself the second choice right back for next season and with he’s pedigree could certainly feature for the senior squad next season even in the premier league.https://youtu.be/-N3mXJKYkPU
4. Connor Ogilvie: Connor Ogilvie is yet another player who could make his senior debut in the coming season, the left back who spent last season on loan at League 2 club Stevenage is a talented and consistent performer who has an excellent reading of the game, as well as an exciting offensive side to his game down the left wing. Ogilvie earned two call ups to the senior side in the 2013-14 season, in which he featured on the bench for two Europa league games against Tromso and Benfica respectively. The talented Ogilvie could potentially feature in the senior side next side next season in a domestic cup game and could fill in for our other left backs if they get injured.https://twitter.com/stevenagefc/status/698876831559258115
5. Nathan Oduwa: The extremely skilful and tricky left winger who is capped at under 23 level for Nigeria is another hot talent within the Spurs academy set up. Oduwa spent some of last season on loan at Rangers where he wowed the crowds with his flair and trickery making 15 appearances and netting once for the Scottish club. Oduwa also spent a short time on loan at Colchester, Oduwa could definitely make an impact next season if Pochettino selects him, with bags full of tricks, pace and an eye for goal the 20 year old may soon make his senior debut for the Lillywhites over the coming season, and I believe that he is ready to be involved in senior game time for Spurs. https://youtu.be/bOI310nwE7o
6. Cameron Carter-Vickers: Cameron Carter Vickers is one of the most talented young central defenders in the country and its not hard to see why with the American under 23 international excelling for both club and country at youth level over the past couple of seasons. The tall and outstandingly strong centre back has shown great maturity and intelligence for the under 21’s last season and the American possesses all the raw attributes to become a top class centre back. Still only 18 Carter-Vickers is a big part of Spurs’s future and Pochettino was not afraid to include him on the bench on four occasions in the Europa league last season. A natural leader Carter Vickers captained the under 21’s regularly during last seasons campaign and the youngsters first team debut is close, with next season likely seeing him in action for the senior squad. https://youtu.be/BEFBw1boQcc
7. Shayon Harrison: A natural and prolific goalscorer at youth level for Spurs the extremely talented striker is one of our most talented young players. I have seen Harrison play on numerous occasions over past the few seasons for both the under 18’s and under 21’s and I have been extremely impressed with the 18 year old striker, and I thoroughly believe that with all his key attributes and skill that he will become a top striker at Spurs in the future. I believe he is more than ready to be given some senior game time for Spurs over the course of next season. However, Harrison could potentially be sent on loan over the coming season, if you’d like to read my earlier in depth article on Harrison the link is provided below. https://twitter.com/spursofficial/status/719613883711770625https://superhotspur.com/2016/04/18/shayon-harrison-tottenhams-striking-starlet/
8. Marcus Edwards: Finally on this list is young Marcus Edwards, the 17 year old winger is widely regarded as our most promising player with in our academy and after establishing himself in the under 21’s side at the end of last season the wonder kid has reportedly signed a two year deal with Spurs with the promise of a first team number and some senior playing time over the course of next season. If you’d like to read more about the dazzling wonder kid and England under 18 international, read my article on Edwards in the link provided below. https://superhotspur.com/2016/04/24/marcus-edwards-tottenhams-dazzling-wonder-kid/https://youtu.be/SCZpYy1LZEg
Former Spurs under 16 starlet Nya Kirby joins Chelsea:
Our talented 16 year old midfielder Nya Kirby who is an England under 16 international has according to the football journalist Greg Stobart, rejected a scholarship with Spurs and had instead joined Chelsea. It is sad news as the youngster was one of our most exciting players with in our academy, it is a blow for Spurs as the youngster had already shown great promise, having had an excellent campaign for the under 16’s last season, Kirby was rewarded with game time for the under 18’s as well as training with the senior side. I wish Nya the very best of luck at his new club and hope he has a fantastic future. On a further note our new first year scholars are expected to be named very soon by the club.
Bit of news for @thfcacademy & @chelseayouth. Talented 16-yr-old Nya Kirby has rejected scholarship offer from Spurs & signed for Chelsea
Spurs defeated championship side Nottingham Forest 3-0 earlier today in a behind closed doors friendly at Hotspur way. The squad consisted of a mixture of first team players and youngsters as Mauricio Pochettino gave academy players including Kazaiah Sterling, Luke Amos and Anthony Georgiou some valuable experience against a good senior side. Spurs took the lead in the third minute of the match through South Korean international Son Heung-Min who fired the ball past De Vries in the Forest nets from outside the box. A mere four minutes later, Mauricio Pochettino’s side doubled their lead through Tom Carroll who got on the end of Luke Amos’s cross, Carroll fired home cleverly with a first time shot. Our winger Alex Pritchard confirmed the win after he fired home from within the right side of the box after he latched on to a well improvised flick from Nabil Bentaleb. Our new signing Victor Wanyama made his debut for Spurs in today’s match, whilst the rest of the players that I am aware played earlier today are as follows: Michel Vorm, Heung-Min Son, Alex Pritchard, Tom Carroll, Nacer Chadli, Harry Winks, Kazaiah Sterling, Anthony Georgiou and Luke Amos. Spurs didn’t release an official team sheet.
Up next for Maurico Pochettino’s men is another behind closed doors friendly against
Fulham on July the 16th. COYS⚽️
This morning Spurs released their new under armour kits for the coming 2016/17 season, via a live stream from Hotspur way. The selection of kits are certainly unique and fittingly so considering it’s our last season at White Hart Lane, I personally really like the new kits especially the third away kit, which I think has a somewhat retro feeling with the black stripes combined with the bright gold. The kits will be first worn by the players in Melbourne later this month, as we compete in the international champions cup. Spurs described each of the kits on their website: “This year’s home shirt is dominated by the traditional white and navy blue of Tottenham Hotspur. The navy blue contrast is complemented by the gold trim on the v-neck along with the navy blue and gold details on the sleeves.”
“The official away shirt comes in navy blue with gold trim on the crew neck in addition to a golden triple loop motif on the sleeves, while the unique gold third shirt is detailed with navy blue pin stripes and features navy blue trim on the sleeves and v-neck.” “The new goalkeeper home shirt sports a simple and stylish capri blue, while the away jersey is a vibrant burnt orange colour. Both strips include a crew neck design and feature a navy blue diagonal stripe on each sleeve.” Heres to hoping that these kits will be ones worn with glory and with silver wear being lifted by the players. COYS
Saturday, Sunday and Mondays international reports:
Ben Davies: Ben Davies played the full 90 minutes on Saturday as he helped Wales to a historic victory over Northern Ireland in the last 16 of Euro 2016 as Davies’s Wales won 1-0. Davies played at centre back.
Hugo Lloris: Hugo Lloris captained Les Bleus for a record 55th time on Sunday as France defeated the Republic of Ireland 2-1 in the last 16 of the Euros.
Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen and Mousa Dembele: Toby Alderweireld scored for Belgium on Sunday at the Euros as they defeated Hungary 4-0. Alderweireld’s headed goal was in fact the first time Belgium had scored from a set play at the Euros since 1984. Jan Vertonghen also had an excellent match as he completed the entirety of Sunday’s match at full back. Mousa Dembele was an unused substitute.
DeAndre Yedlin: DeAndre Yedlin played the entirety of the USA’s 1-0 defeat to Colombia in the third place play off on Sunday, Yedlin played at right back.
Erik Lamela Erik Lamela was an unused substitute as Argentina lost on penalties to Chile in the final of the Copa América on Monday.
Dele Alli, Eric Dier, Harry Kane, Kyle Walker and Danny Rose: Our three lions quintet were all involved in last nights last 16 defeat against Iceland in the Euros. Harry Kane, Danny Rose, Kyle Walker and Dele Alli all completed 90 minutes of yesterday’s match, whilst Eric Dier completed the first half.
It has just been announced by the club that we have signed Southampton’s 24 year old Kenyan midfielder Victor Wanyama on a contract until 2021. It had long been expected that we would sign Wanyama and last week reports began to circulate in many newspapers that Wanyama would be an imminent signing, I believe this a fantastic signing and I think Wanyama will become a key player in Pochettino’s side over the coming seasons. The fee is believed to be around 11 million pounds, you can read more about Wanyama and his footballing background in my recent article, the link is featured below. COYS⚽️
Erik Lamela and DeAndre Yedlin: Erik Lamela came on as a 67th minute substitute as he helped Argentina beat the USA 4-0 in the Copa América semifinal yesterday. Lamela’s Argentina have been in excellent form throughout the tournament and will face Chile in the final of the tournament on Monday. Teammate and fellow Spurs man DeAndre Yedlin also played in the match, for the USA as he completed the entirety of the match at right back.
Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen and Mousa Dembele: Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen completed the full 90 minutes of Belgium’s 1-0 win over Sweden yesterday. Meanwhile, Mousa Dembele was an unused substitute. As a result of their victory Belgium have qualified for the last 16 of the Euros, after finishing in second place in group E. Belgium will face Hungary on Sunday.
Kevin Wimmer: Kevin Wimmer was an unused substitute yesterday as Austria lost 2-1 to Iceland in Group F of Euro 2016, meaning that Wimmer’s Austria have been eliminated from the tournament after finishing in fourth place in their group after picking up just one point from three matches.
Erik Lamela: Erik Lamela netted his third goal for Argentina on Sunday as they defeated Venezuela 4-1 in the quarter final of the Cop América, you can view Lamela’s goal in the link provided below. Lamela completed the whole of the match for Argentina, up next for Lamela’s Argentina is a semifinal match against Spurs team mate DeAndre Yedlin’s USA on Wednesday at 2:00AM.
Hugo Lloris: Hugo Lloris equalled Didier Deschamps record of captaining France 55 times on Sunday as he helped les Bleus record a clean sheet in a stalemate against Switzerland. France finish the group in top place with 7 points from 3 matches.
Ben Davies: Ben Davies helped Wales top group B last night as helped the Dragons record a clean sheet in their 3-0 victory over Russia, Davies has been an imperative part of Chris Coleman’s side, putting in some excellent performances at centre back over the three group games. Davies completed the full match last night.
Eric Dier, Harry Kane and Dele Alli: Eric Dier put in another exceptional performance last night as he completed the full 90 minutes of England’s 0-0 draw against Slovakia. Eric Dier had a 100% tackles won success rate, 100% take ons, he completed 102 passes, created 2 chances and made 1 interception, Dier was truly exceptional for Roy Hodgon’s three lions last night. Dele Alli came on in the 61st minute for England whilst Harry Kane came on as a substitute in the 76th minute. Our full backs Danny Rose and Kyle Walker were rested for last nights match, England qualify in second place from group B.
Why I believe Victor Wanyama would be an excellent addition to our squad:
According to BBC sport we are believed to have agreed a fee with Southampton for the signing of Southampton’s 24 year old midfielder Victor Wanyama for a fee of 11 million pounds. We have been linked with the Kenya international for some time now and I truly believe that Wanyama will prove to be a key signing for Pochettino over the coming seasons. Wanyama is a tenacious defensive midfielder who has demonstrated his excellent ability with in the centre of the park through out his career. Imperatively Wanyama will provide us with key cover next season, as he will be vying for a place in the centre of midfield with our talented pool of midfielders. Furthermore, Wanyama’s leadership will prove paramount over the coming seasons, with leadership being one of Wanyama’s best qualities. I have long been an admirer of Wanyama’s, since I first saw him play for Celtic a couple of seasons ago I immediately became aware of his fantastic footballing ability and class with on the pitch. Wanyama has already experienced five different footballing cultures and has impressed in every country he has played in.
Background information: Wanyama is from Nairobi in Kenya and he comes from a family with a rich sporting history with three of his brothers being professional footballers, with McDonald Mariga playing for Latina in Italy whilst he’s two other brothers Thomas and Sylvester also playing in the Kenyan premier league. It doesn’t end there as he’s sister Mercy is a professional basketball player in the USA, whilst he’s father Noah Wanyama also played for AFC Leopards in Kenya in the 1980’s. Wanyama’s maturity and leadership on the field of play probably stems from the fact that he made his debut for the Kenyan national team at just 15 years of age, Wanyama has since been capped 42 times for the Kenya national side. Since starting off for the JMJ Youth Academy in Kenya in 2006 Wanyama has went on to play in four different countries: Sweden, Belgium, Scotland and England and has gained a reputation as an excellent and powerful midfielder.
Style of play: Victor Wanyama operates as a defensive midfielder who’s key attributes include his phenomenal strength and power with in the midfield. Wanyama is a similar type of player to our star performer last season Mousa Dembele, in the sense that both possess fantastic strength with on the ball as well as being able to read the game extremely well with in the centre of the park. Wanyama is capable of making some incredible and well timed challenges which he has shown over the past few seasons in addition, Wanyama is known for he’s powerful surging attacking runs as he shrugs of opposition players from the ball in the process. Furthermore, Wanyama has an exceptional shooting ability having scored a whole host of long ranges shots which have powered past the goalkeeper in recent seasons. Wanyama ultimately has all the attributes of a top midfielder, he possesses a great knowledge of the game and has been able to implement and master both an offensive and defensive style to his game. I believe that next season Wanyama will prove to be a key player for the Lillywhites and I believe that Pochettino and Levy seem to have done another fantastic deal by securing a top player who in modern days ought to be considered a bargain.
On a different note I hope that we keep Nabil Bentaleb, Ryan Mason and Tom Carroll as they are all different types of players who can all benefit our style of play. Finally it is worth mentioning that Wanyama has already played in the champions league for Celtic, with Wanyama being a key performer for the SPL club in the 2012/13 campaign. You can view a selection of videos which I feel showcase Wanyama’s talent on the field, which are provided below. COYS⚽️
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