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Tottenham Hotspur: Best Signing of 2023
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00:00 Things have picked up though since the turn of the season.
00:05 Obviously, you had the summer and you made, well, not just signings on the field, but off it as well.
00:10 So if we look at best signings of 2023, I think it's probably fair to start with
00:15 Antropos de Kogli before we look at some of the other players as well.
00:19 Yeah, he goes down as the signing of the century, frankly.
00:23 I mean, it's just like night and day at Tottenham.
00:26 As I say, up until the turn of the season, I'd never felt as disconnected.
00:31 We had no expectation.
00:32 Everybody was low.
00:33 People were targeting the board, the chairman.
00:36 It was pretty toxic inside and outside the ground.
00:39 And overnight, Poster Kogli has come in and he's just been an absolute breath of fresh air.
00:44 He literally has revitalised the club from top to bottom.
00:47 He's getting the best out of players who were really, really poor last season and really out of form.
00:53 We've brought in some terrific signings under his watch as well.
00:56 And he's just transformed as we're playing some of the best football in the league.
00:59 Some people say it's naive.
01:01 We've had a lot of injuries in the last few weeks and we have had a bit of a rocky road.
01:05 And I've said that all along the season that there are going to be bumps on the road and it's hard to break out of those habits of being tepid,
01:12 passing backwards, the days of five at the back and really, really being passive.
01:17 But he's just been absolutely outstanding.
01:19 And I'm sure we're going to have a really, really good 24 and beyond with Poster Kogli up the wheel because he's absolutely brilliant.
01:26 And it's almost like a bit of a crazy train, but I, for one, I'm absolutely loving it.
01:30 And I know the majority of Spurs fans are as well because he really has transformed the club.
01:34 So he'd be the signing in terms of the manager, but in terms of the players, you could make a case for every player we brought in in the summer, to be honest with you.
01:42 Vicario for £17 million, absolute snip.
01:45 He's got to go down as one of the best goalkeepers in the league this season.
01:48 He's been absolutely terrific.
01:50 You know, Destin Udoge coming back from his loan spell and into the team, you know, he's been a revelation.
01:56 As has Pedro Porro.
01:57 You know, myself included, I had a lot of doubts about Porro when he first came in.
02:01 I wasn't sure about his defending, whether he could play the right back role.
02:04 But the pair of him, his inverted full backs have been absolutely brilliant.
02:08 I mean, you could argue Porro's been our best player this season so far in terms of consistency.
02:14 Micky van der Ven as well.
02:15 You've got to give a shout out.
02:16 Really, really strong partnership.
02:17 He's forming there with Romero until he got injured, sadly.
02:21 But you know who I'm going to pick, Dan?
02:22 It's going to be James Madison as the player of the season so far.
02:27 Terrific, terrific signing.
02:28 £40 million, absolute bargain.
02:31 I believe he might well have turned the boys down the road up at Newcastle in favour of a move to Spurs.
02:36 So, you know, absolutely delighted to have him.
02:39 I think he's only played 11 games, but it's five assists, three goals.
02:42 A real leader.
02:43 He's taken that number 10 shirt from Harry Kane and he just looks like he's worn it all his life.
02:48 He's a proper Tottenham player, if you like, and he's been absolutely brilliant for Spurs.
02:53 Really, really tricky period.
02:55 Now that he's injured, we just need him back absolutely as soon as possible because he's a star and he's going to be a big, big player for Spurs going forward into 2024.

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