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Spurs have spent an awful lot of money over the years – and not all of it has been used to buy players who have done particularly well at White Hart Lane. That said, in modern football, very few players come cheap, so every transfer is a risk.
Splashing out £15 million for David Bentley, £11 million for Sergei Rebrov and £8 million for Helder Postiga were just some of the examples of signings that Spurs made which ended up working out terribly financially, as none of those players really contributed anything worthwhile – at least not on a remotely consistent basis – after they arrived at White Hart Lane.
However, for every extortionate waste of money, there’s a player who comes in and makes their fee look like pittance when they start performing – especially when expectations weren’t particularly high.
So, either because the fee paid for them was small,...
Spurs have spent an awful lot of money over the years – and not all of it has been used to buy players who have done particularly well at White Hart Lane. That said, in modern football, very few players come cheap, so every transfer is a risk.
Splashing out £15 million for David Bentley, £11 million for Sergei Rebrov and £8 million for Helder Postiga were just some of the examples of signings that Spurs made which ended up working out terribly financially, as none of those players really contributed anything worthwhile – at least not on a remotely consistent basis – after they arrived at White Hart Lane.
However, for every extortionate waste of money, there’s a player who comes in and makes their fee look like pittance when they start performing – especially when expectations weren’t particularly high.
So, either because the fee paid for them was small,...
- 8/26/2014
- by Kev Stewart
- Obsessed with Film
The La Liga action continued this weekend with some big matches and a lot of goals. Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Villarreal continued their 100% start to their league campaign.
On Friday night Almeria and Elche drew 2-2, meaning that both sides are still looking for their first victories of the season. Soriano put Almeria ahead after 10 minutes but Elche drew level with an Albacar penalty. Almeria took the lead with a penalty of their own, Verza scoring from the spot, but it wasn’t enough as Boakye scored a late equaliser to share the points.
Levante secured their first win of the season with a 2-1 victory against Rayo Vallecano. Ruben Garcia put Levante ahead and that was the difference at half-time. After the interval, Larrivey equalised with 12 minutes remaining on the clock but Ivanschitz scored a very late goal, after Rayo were reduced to 10 men as Lass was...
On Friday night Almeria and Elche drew 2-2, meaning that both sides are still looking for their first victories of the season. Soriano put Almeria ahead after 10 minutes but Elche drew level with an Albacar penalty. Almeria took the lead with a penalty of their own, Verza scoring from the spot, but it wasn’t enough as Boakye scored a late equaliser to share the points.
Levante secured their first win of the season with a 2-1 victory against Rayo Vallecano. Ruben Garcia put Levante ahead and that was the difference at half-time. After the interval, Larrivey equalised with 12 minutes remaining on the clock but Ivanschitz scored a very late goal, after Rayo were reduced to 10 men as Lass was...
- 9/2/2013
- by Josh Challies
- Obsessed with Film
The Spanish league kicked off it’s second weekend of domestic football over the past few days, with Barcelona, Real Madrid, Athletico Madrid, Athletic Bilbao and Villarreal topping the table and maintaining their 100% start to the season.
On Friday evening, Basque side Athletic Bilbao defeated Osasuna 2-0, at rival’s Real Sociedad’s Anoeta Stadium, to record their second straight win and condemn their opponents to successive defeats. While the new San Mames is still under construction, Athletic almost got off to the perfect start at Sociedad’s ground as they hit the post in the opening minute.
Alejandro Arribas knocked Markel Susaeta’s cross into his own net in the 31st minute to give the ‘home’ side the advantage and substitute Oscar de Marcos sealed the win in the 82nd, hitting the visitors on the counter-attack.
In Friday’s other game, Getafe drew 2-2 with Almeria, as the home...
On Friday evening, Basque side Athletic Bilbao defeated Osasuna 2-0, at rival’s Real Sociedad’s Anoeta Stadium, to record their second straight win and condemn their opponents to successive defeats. While the new San Mames is still under construction, Athletic almost got off to the perfect start at Sociedad’s ground as they hit the post in the opening minute.
Alejandro Arribas knocked Markel Susaeta’s cross into his own net in the 31st minute to give the ‘home’ side the advantage and substitute Oscar de Marcos sealed the win in the 82nd, hitting the visitors on the counter-attack.
In Friday’s other game, Getafe drew 2-2 with Almeria, as the home...
- 8/29/2013
- by Josh Challies
- Obsessed with Film
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