Tottenham Hotspur Potential Transfer Window Plans: Four In, Four Out, Strengths, Weaknesses & Analysis

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Areas of weakness:

Strikers – There are only a few club’s with top six aspirations who can count on a midfielder as their top scorer, and in an ideal world Gareth Bale would have been fighting it out for the club’s golden boot award with one of the forwards in front of him. Jermain Defoe and Emmanuel Adebayor are the club’s only two out-and-out strikers at the moment, and where Defoe has been injured, Adebayor has been painfully out of form. Some could argue that Clint Dempsey is a striker, but he’s always been used more just behind the front pair or out on the wing, but likewise, he will be disappointed with his modest contribution in front of goal this term too. It’s an area that will need immediate attention before the summer kicks off if they are to have any hope of keeping up with the rest of the Champions League chasers.

Left back…in the changing rooms – Last season saw the likes of Jan Vertonghen, Kyle Naughton and Benoit Assou-Ekotto all used in a revolving door situation at left back. Even Gareth Bale made a cameo appearance in his old role. Assou-Ekotto began the season as the first choice, but hasn’t looked himself since returning from injury and as the season wore on he was overlooked when it came to more important fixtures, clearly signalling that AVB no longer regards him so highly. Vertonghen is much more suited to playing in the centre of defence. He often lacks the instincts required to play a defensive roles out wide – excellent going forward, but unsure working the defensive areas. The jury is still out on Naughton, who is very similar to his friend on the other side of the defence, Kyle Walker. He is not as talented as Walker, but at such a young age has room to improve.

Strength in depth on the wing – When your best player, and best attacking threat is so central to the way your side functions it just makes sense to back the position(s) up with a player or two who are capable of making the loss seem like less of a blow. However, where Spurs are blessed with an abundance of talent in central areas they lack tremendously in wide areas. Should Gareth Bale or Aaron Lennon pick up an injury or suspension, there are very few players who would be able to fill in, at all, never mind capably.

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