Glenn Hoddle suggests the kind of player that Tottenham Hotspur need to sign in the January transfer window.
Glenn Hoddle has suggested in The Daily Mail the kind of player Tottenham Hotspur need to sign in the January transfer window.
The Tottenham legend has suggested that manager Mauricio Pochettino needs to bring in a player with composure on the ball.
The former England international midfielder, though, does not envisage Spurs being able to sign a player with that quality in January.
“Leicester had Riyad Mahrez and maybe that was the difference between the teams last season,” Hoddle wrote in The Daily Mail. “The kind of player who is really clever and comfortable on the ball and will lift you when it’s a struggle to break a team down.
“Of course, it’s not easy simply to pick up a player like that. There was talk of Isco coming from Real Madrid and maybe he would have helped. But Tottenham at present are relying on Erik Lamela, when he’s back fit, Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen to provide that spark.
“To my mind, they need someone with a degree more composure on the ball. Those three all have to be at their very best to give that creativity to Tottenham; and that isn’t the case at present.”
“The trouble is, that type of player is usually a signing which will take some time to deliver, not one that can be quickly signed in January,” added Hoddle.
Tottenham have some very good players, but the problem is not all are performing to the level they are capable of.
Star striker Harry Kane has only just returned to full fitness, key midfielder Mousa Dembele has been able to play just four times in the Premier League this season, and attacking midfielder Christian Eriksen has been inconsistent.
While Hoddle does have a point about Spurs signing a player with more composure on the ball, the problem is that Tottenham do have enough players in the midfield department.
What Tottenham need is summer signing and Netherlands international striker Vincent Janssen to start banging in the goals and helping Kane.
Spurs are fifth in the Premier League table at the moment with 21 points from 11 matches.
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