30 Aug 2013 23:30:14
Wish people on here would stop praising Levy and Tottenham for there transfer policy.
I still think they will finish outside of the top 4, can't honestly say that ANY of the players they have signed would get into united's current first 11.
Also please remember that they NEED that many players to compete for top 4.
We obly need 1 or 2 to compete for winning the league and poss CL.
We have total quality in goal and defence, total quality up top.
Every man and his dog knows we need to add quality to our midfield most importantly Moyes who has publicly stated so.
RELAX!!

1.) 31 Aug 2013
Paulinho would walk into our midfield, Soldado is better than welbeck, chadli and lamela are better than nani and young, and Erikson would get in our team, spurs IMO will be title contenders.

2.) 31 Aug 2013
Dude

Spurs will finish top four they are stronger than arsenal this season. They were unlucky not to last season and arsenal have not added to their squad.

The main thing about spurs this season is they actually have a squad of good players so can challenge in all competitions.

Also Paulinho and lamela would walk into united starting 11

3.) 31 Aug 2013
I agree with what you've said here although I have to say that I rate Paulinho and think he would slot into our team very nicely in my opinion!

4.) 31 Aug 2013
Although Spurs have bought well, they have loooooads of midfielders so need to offload quick. I expect the newbies to take at least a season to gain any true chemistry. They will fight it out with Arsenal for 4th IMO.

5.) 31 Aug 2013
@Hex - Soldado is not as versatile as Welbeck and could not play in the wider role that Welbeck has been playing as he lacks pace. He is a better striker than Welbeck for sure but unless he is going to take RVP's place in the team as the main front man then there isn't a place for him, in the starting XI anyway, and I think we all know he isn't anywhere near RVP's level.
I think Erikson is overrated by many and I wouldn't swap him for Shinji in a million years!
Haven't seen enough of Chadli to comment but he hasn't left me in awe by any means from the few glimpses I have seen, so far any way, and Lamela looks the real deal but it is too soon to go labelling him a success as we don't know how he will adapt to the premier league. I do have a gut feeling though that we may end up regretting missing out on Lamela.
I agree about Paulinho though. I was a massive fan of his before his transfer to Spurs and judging from their first few games of the season he looks like he's made the transition with flying colours! Would have loved to see him join our midfield instead of Tottenham's.
I also agree that unless Arsenal add real quality to their squad then I feel Spurs will beat them to 4th. They were only a point behind last season and you have to say that the Spurs squad has improved dramatically since then. So far, you cannot say the same about Arsenal.

6.) 31 Aug 2013
Spurs will finish in the top 4 quite easily and might challenge for the title, If they can integrate the players and gel they will be a handful.

I agree with Hex on his assessment and the one player he missed is this romanian defender they have just signed. I think he is going to surprise a lot of people.

They have put together a group of players, which looks like they will challenge for many years with only some minor tweaking required going forward.

I rate Erickson, Lamela and one might turn out to be their next 40 or 50 million pound resale in a few years as they seem to be good at buying low and selling high:)

7.) 31 Aug 2013
Giggs11

I will take soldado over welbeck any day. What you call versatile is purely a function of us needing defensive cover and sticking welbeck on the left.

When was the last time Welbeck had a telling cross or an assist playing out on the left mate. I don't rate him and generally shocked when he scores. He has zero composure around the box and at best a useful squad player.

Erickson is very different to Kagawa and miles better than Cleverly who sort of plays that role for us.

8.) 31 Aug 2013
Spurs will finish top 4 I would have thought but will not be challenging for the title IMO. Daniel Levy has basically spent the summer playing Career Mode on Fifa13, and has done it well TBF. On the game I'm sure he'd have a good shot at the league but in reality these players will need time to gel as a team.

They have an excellent midfield but may need to sure up the defence and may strugge with depth up front. I must say though, Paulinho looks excellent so far, just what we need in CM!