What did we make of Spurs' new players then?

[Brentwood]

I thought they looked OK tbh, but at no point was I as fearful as I was when they had Bale playing against us

[modd]

will badly miss bale dynamic edge and quality. None of their signings come close to his ability to change a game in a second.

[Jake]

[TRENT COLTON]

Judge them in May

[Curly]

Had Soldado FAR too isolated

[Luis Anaconda]

[modd]

spark of modic or dynamic attacking player of bale. none of their signings are game changers.

[Dorset Gooner]

but puts into perspective what they have had to spend to compete BEFORE our outlay on Ozil.

[TRENT COLTON]

Splendid entertainment imo

[Dorset Gooner]

[modd]

only when they bought defoe on did they have any punch to their attacks. But bale short term will prove a major loss for them. Can see liverpool fighting it out for 5th with them this season.

[modd]

for a 28 year old has been.

[Billy Goat Sverige]

6th.

[PSRB]

but they'll be up there at the end of the season. I still hope for a Sunderland-esque implosion with all their new signings

[LadyG -keeping the spirit of the unbeatables alive]

We've still got the January window to add more fire power before we have to meet them again (unless we get them in the carling cup)

[modd]

pace in 5th, 6th and 7th.

[Curly]

Well,for the last 10 minutes but it seemed like 3 hours

[modd]

to quality bale bought them

[Classic Jorge]

Never mind the fact I didnt know who any of them were before they signed and since they have I have been apoplectic that we didnt get them.

Football fans, great.

[TRENT COLTON]

[modd]

next few years. can see their time as being competative rivals getting less and less with us over the years. We pull very clear of them.

[Classic Jorge]

And is also a cracking replacement for Bale

[modd]

that for sure.

[Curly]

[Brentwood]

[modd]

players they bought are europa league quality. their good don,t get me wrong but they not good enough to push them on to the next level.

[Pat Vegas]

Bale and Adebayor were 2 players I feared.

Without them they don't have that person who will the game on their own. (not yet anyway, it may come later)

[modd]

some nice midfield but no real attacking edge like they once did with modric, bale , van der vart.

[modd]

:rubchin:

[Classic Jorge]

...but I dont think they did badly at all

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Some of them have looked decent players at their former clubs.

[modd]

other day we could have won 3-0.

[Pat Vegas]

bit like Ronaldo does but it doesn't fool me.

I can't explain what I mean.

Playing on tip toes.

[Brentwood]

Kos, Per for example. The fact that they have so many new players all at once is a bit of an issue. If you are going to build half a team you need to have a lot that are already up to speed and proven premiership quality (like City did).

You could imagine them struggling a bit, failing to pick up points ad then the pressure being on AvB before the season's out

[Berni]

This is all we know and all we need to know.

[modd]

and time again late into games. It true though that their not awful team and are still a decent outfit. just lack that game changer now.

[Billy Goat Sverige]

[modd]

last season and they will miss him big time.

[Curly]

[modd]

[Berni]

Great at doing what he does, but what he does can be difficult to accommodate within a team.

[Norn Iron]

Not too many teams come to The Emirates and have more possession than us. You could argue that we were happy to invite them on to us being 1-0 up but I don't think that was entirely the case.

[PSRB]

or at least was at Roma

[Pat Vegas]

Bale drags his arms along the ground and Gerard always has his arms in the air.

Actually the monkey references to Bale are a bit sad really I don't like resorting to them.

[TRENT COLTON]

Certainly in their home games with Southampton and Sunderland. Lot's of players standing about waiting for Bale to do something.

[Classic Jorge]

[Alexism - Atheoist]

[Bergkamp's Brain]

[redgunamo]