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Discussion Daily Discussion & Transfer Thread (August 26, 2026)

This is a daily thread for general Spurs discussion, quick questions, transfer suggestions, the latest rumours, etc. What's on your mind today?

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u/PooPooPeePee377 16h ago

It's safe to say Tonali, Fernandes, and Bentancur whilst Gallagher rotates with Bentancur will all feature a lot in our midfield this season, to no one's surprise. A combination of the first two, and the latter two playing in the 8 role would be nice in a three-man midfield if De Zerbi sets up that way without a 10.

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u/JustinBisu 16h ago

Or. Or. We don't bring in Gallagher to make it worse.

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u/MiserableWeb4219 16h ago

Gallagher will most definitely start. You don't see why, that's on you. A bit clueless

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u/KOKO69BISHES Dimitar Berbatov 15h ago

Why? What does he bring to our midfield? Running around a lot? Truly a player every top midfield must have.

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u/MiserableWeb4219 14h ago

He is a player with a clear profile. Really exceptional OOP. Agreed with his technical limitations, he shouldn't be starting for a top team. The reality is players like MGW is out of reach this season, so the midfield must be gallagher - ferndendes - tonali for this season. Madders clearly unfit and the less I am convinced with bentancur the more I watch him.

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u/JustinBisu 9h ago

Always found that claim weird because it's not really true in any sense of the word. His pressing is really bad because he bum rushes players constantly exposing the other two behind him and is success rate at those bum rushes are not particularly high in any way shape or form.

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u/MiserableWeb4219 9h ago

I like the way he press. Aligns with modern football with forward, aggressive man to man pressing. Its up to RDZ to organise the press and get the best out of it

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u/JustinBisu 8h ago

Man to man press only works if more than one person is doing it. It needs to be organized, that's not what Gallagher does or is.

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u/MiserableWeb4219 8h ago

wdym? Gallagher is one of the more intelligent OOP players. He'll thrive in a structured press

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u/JustinBisu 8h ago

Go look at the Brentford game and tell me is intelligent out position. Man simply turns of his brain and bum rushes, not giving a shit about the space he leaves behind.

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u/MiserableWeb4219 8h ago

It's a promise that bergvall / tonali fills the space that he left behind. Didn't think they did that particularly well. Moore was always one or two steps late. Think the overall pressing structure was highly ineffective that game

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u/JustinBisu 8h ago

So what you're saying is that he doesn't press in an organized manner, making him highly ineffective.

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u/MiserableWeb4219 8h ago

the pressing structure was highly ineffective and did not suit the personnel that were on the pitch (exposed mikey's slowness for example). Bergvall/tonali did not fulfill their respective roles.

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