"The Spurs would like to attract De Ligt as successor to Alderweireld"

Gold, on behalf of Football London attended all of Tottenham's games and press conferences for years. He recalls how pessimistic supporters and journalists were in September, in the fifth season, under the direction of Mauricio Pochettino. His list says a lot. "Not a single purchase, many players returned late to the World Cup in Russia, delay delivery of the new stadium and therefore play longer in the atmosphere of Wembley, Captain Hugo Lloris drunk driving, d & # 39; countless injuries … If you look from this angle, it is amazing that the Spurs are in third place in the Premier League and have reached the semi-finals of the Champions League ", he told VoetbalPrimeur.

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– Alasdair Gold (@AlasdairGold) 23 April 2019

Tottenham football has not been great in recent months. After several difficult victories in January and February, Burnley and Southampton, among others, and the candidates for the title, Manchester City and Liverpool, have disappeared. Gold sees the training of a ticket of the Champions League for the coming season. "In fact, there has been fatigue since Christmas, so many injuries with a relatively small selection, it's hard to cope." The fact that Tottenham has finally played in the new stadium since this month has provided a huge blow Four games, has won four times, not one goal, this stage is similar to White Hart Lane, but much bigger. "

"Tottenham is back home, that's really how I feel." Pochettino has always said that this new stadium would provide a "special energy" to players As in the last season on White Hart Lane, when the Spurs were unbeaten, we really feel the fans love it, the sound produced in this stadium is unprecedented. Ajax, it will be a special experience on Tuesday. "
Moussa Siss oko is typical of the crazy Spurs season, thinks Gold. The French midfielder has threatened to enter the books as one of the biggest bad purchases in the history of the club. Sissoko did not touch a ball for two years. He is now an undisputed base player and the French international seems even to be an important candidate to become the player of the year.

"His transformation is crazy – from scapegoat to audience favorite Sissoko and Heung-min Son are the most important in my opinion.When Harry Kane was out of circulation for two months earlier this year, his did a fantastic job.His son is now suspended for the first game against Ajax and Sissoko is injured, he might be able to play in Amsterdam. "

Ajax now in front of Spurs, with first the confrontation with West Ham United (Saturday at 1:30 pm) in front of the door and between the diptych during an away game against Bournemouth, May 4. "All of Europe is impressed by this Ajax, but also by the Spurs – I think they can be very special matches – and not just because Tottenham has many players with Ajax history, I see a lot of similarities between the two teams: young people, coaches who want to play offensive football, their own youth.This is also a new experience for Ajax.They were clearly underdogs against Real Madrid and Juventus. always the case now? I wonder. "

" There is already There is a special bond between Tottenham and Ajax for years and I think that after Jan Vertonghen, Christian Eriksen and Davinson Sánchez, Frenkie de Jong recently revealed that he would make an offer this summer.I know that David Neres and Matthijs de Ligt have been closely watched.Ligt seems to go to Barcelona like De Jong, which is a shame, because Spurs sees him as the perfect successor of Tob Alderweire, LD, who may be leaving in summer.

Ziyech & Van de Beek
Gold has extensively studied the selection of Erik Ten Hag, knowing that the Spurs and Ajax will be fighting for a ticket to the League final. champions. "Next summer, it will of course be a crazy house. All Europe will bid for all the fantastic players of Ajax. I think Hakim Ziyech and Donny van de Beek are perfect for Tottenham. They play in positions where the Spurs need fresh blood. This is of course huge it is a pity that this team is falling apart after such a good season. I therefore hope that Ajax will be able to keep most of the selections together for at least another year. "

Without Kane, Sissoko, His and Probably Distributor Harry Winks Give It a Blast Sent to Spurs against Ajax Tuesday night at 9 pm in a Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. "The first game in-house is a big advantage," says Gold. "The atmosphere in the stands and the support of supporters are a valuable asset, indispensable without all these forces. In addition, this season the Spurs have shown that they can get good results in away games if necessary. Watch 1-1 at Camp Nou in the last group stage duel, then at Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City. "

" Tottenham fans are realistic. They appreciate this success, which could have been expected if the Spurs reached the semifinals, the second game against City was one of the most memorable matches of all time and that It is what it is every day. Nobody dares to dream of the final, let alone win the cup. Ajax is incredibly good. And oh yes, the winner of this semifinal will probably play against Barcelona and a Lionel Messi … "

( Paul Audenaerd / VoetbalPrimeur)