Tottenham Hotspurs: there is life after Bale

Last update 12 September, 2013 by Alberto Llopis

Tottenham Hotspurs has strengthened a lot this summer, it is a completely renewed team. The foreseeable departure of Gareth Bale from London to Madrid led to the arrival of fresh money, that has served to pay for everything that the "Spurs" were buying. It will be a tough season for Vilas Boas, but the team is more compensated than last year.

The exorbitant price of Bale, exaggerated for a player who has not won anything, has fostered the arrival of young talents. The “Spurs” have entered 126 millions, of which 100 millions come from the transfer of the Welsh player. In the expense item, Daniel Levy, president of Tottenham, has destined 118 million reinforcing all lines of the team.

In the goal the French international Lloris will remain undisputed holder, One of the best goalkeepers in the Premier. In defense the team has not moved token, The Vertonghen and Dawson will continue to be the bosses of the rear, flanked by Walker and Rose. So far all normal, Because it is on the average and the front where Levy has left the pasta. From Corinthians Paulinho came to change 20 millions of euros, Excellent defensive cutting means that is incorporated with danger to the attack, The Brazilian was one of the sensations in the last Confederations Cup.

The Ajax star, Eriksen came to change 12 millions, The Dutchman is one of the most promising players for the "Orange". Capua, arrived from the French Saint Etienne for which the “Spurs” have paid 11 million euros and is being a fundamental piece in the line of creation of "The Lilywhites" at this start of competition. Finally the big surprise among the newcomers, the Belgian Chadli, Ex the twenty, another crack for Marc Wilmots, Belgium manager. Added to all this talent are the well-known Lennon and the very young Icelandic midfielder Gylfi Sigurösson. for the front, los 60 millions invested halfway between Lamela and Soldier are a guarantee of a goal, although at the moment only the Spaniard has seen the door and a penalty.

We will have to be very attentive to the evolution of this team from north London. Tottenham is a humble and multiethnic neighborhood, where the unemployment rate is among the highest in the United Kingdom. In the heart of this well-known London neighborhood is the White Hart Lane stadium, where 36.243 Souls have seen this historic English football player play since 1899. The “Spurs” were the first British club to win a UEFA trophy, it was in 1963, surpassing by a forceful 5-1 against Atlético de Madrid in the Cup Winners' Cup Final in Rotterdam. It has in its showcases a Premier League in the season 1960-61 and with two UEFA Cups, earned in 1972 y 1984. But his last title was in 2008, in the Football League Cup (League Cup), formerly known as “Carling Cup”, minor trophy considering the history of this club. In the shadow of Arsenal and Chelsea, regarded as London's third team, this season is presented with an opportunity to consolidate an exciting project.

The defeat against Arsenal in the Emirates has sown some doubt but their "hooligans", one of the most troublesome and noisy hobbies in the UK, they breathe optimism. Your boss, President Daniel Levy, he is one of the toughest negotiators, known the cases of Modric and Bale, which the English tycoon has turned into the "soap operas" of the summer, for two consecutive years. This graduate in economics from the prestigious University of Cambridge, who presides over the “Spurs” with tenacity and cunning has put together a team to be reckoned with, not only in the Premier but also in the Europa League, where he is one of the top favorites to reach the final at the Juventus Stadium in Turin. I firmly believe that there is a future after Bale.

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