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Do you think Wilsons loss of form has anything to with us buying Sandro? Much the same way Bentley's not the same player when he knows Lennon is coming back.

i dont think so dave, its been a hard long season and he seems the type of player that always puts a shift in, plus he does a lot of flying about for his national team, the guy needs a break i reckon.

[quote="djfitzo"]Do you think Wilsons loss of form has anything to with us buying Sandro? Much the same way Bentley's not the same player when he knows Lennon is coming back.

Can't see it TBH DJ. He had a pretty bad year, what with the murder of his brother, and I think he's just jaded. He's lost form pretty much in the way that Dawson did for a while.

Now look at what a spell out with the Coaches does for a player when you look at Dawson, Bale and Bentley.

I reckon he needs the break, recharge the batteries and he'll be back challenging for his place.

What a nice headache for Harry. Modric and the Hud playing unexpectedly well together, Sandro now in and Wilson keeping the pressure up for constant high performance.

All players fit at the start of the season and we'll have a midfield that will absolutely terrify opposition.

could be, but a lot of players these days travel, Mascherano, Teves etc, the guys at the African Cup, they seemed ok at the end of the season, didnt see Palacios running out of gas though.

[quote="ionman34"]

djfitzo wrote:Do you think Wilsons loss of form has anything to with us buying Sandro? Much the same way Bentley's not the same player when he knows Lennon is coming back.

Can't see it TBH DJ. He had a pretty bad year, what with the murder of his brother, and I think he's just jaded. He's lost form pretty much in the way that Dawson did for a while.

Now look at what a spell out with the Coaches does for a player when you look at Dawson, Bale and Bentley.

I reckon he needs the break, recharge the batteries and he'll be back challenging for his place.

What a nice headache for Harry. Modric and the Hud playing unexpectedly well together, Sandro now in and Wilson keeping the pressure up for constant high performance.

All players fit at the start of the season and we'll have a midfield that will absolutely terrify opposition.

Shhh!! got world cup and pre-season, christ knows whos gonna turn up for duty come August!! however, with the squad we got and possibly will have at the start of the season, I think we would have all bases covered.

lol u should of came to the emirates last 3 games, u would of seen tired players then.

[quote="djfitzo"]

ionman34 wrote:

djfitzo wrote:Do you think Wilsons loss of form has anything to with us buying Sandro? Much the same way Bentley's not the same player when he knows Lennon is coming back.

Can't see it TBH DJ. He had a pretty bad year, what with the murder of his brother, and I think he's just jaded. He's lost form pretty much in the way that Dawson did for a while.

Now look at what a spell out with the Coaches does for a player when you look at Dawson, Bale and Bentley.

I reckon he needs the break, recharge the batteries and he'll be back challenging for his place.

What a nice headache for Harry. Modric and the Hud playing unexpectedly well together, Sandro now in and Wilson keeping the pressure up for constant high performance.

All players fit at the start of the season and we'll have a midfield that will absolutely terrify opposition.

Shhh!! got world cup and pre-season, christ knows whos gonna turn up for duty come August!! however, with the squad we got and possibly will have at the start of the season, I think we would have all bases covered.

The more I think of Joe Cole the more Im liking the idea now ...Get a few million for Jenas and Harry has plenty of options in midfield .... Hudd, Wilson, Sandro, Modric, , Kranjcar, Eidur, + Cole ? .... will Harry 4-4-2 morph into 4-3-3 or 4-5-1 in some games ?
I also think Ion has hit the nail on the head in his opening paragraph regarding Wilson's form and surely he mustve been hit by the news of his brother's murder .... Also theres many saying that Defoe had a dip in form in the second half of the season and he too had a similar family tragedy to cope with. Plenty of sleepness nights for the pair of them I'd imagine and for athletes, I feel thats bound to affect their A-game .

i thought hes form dipped when he started thinking about playin for a bigger team. sayin that we all thought it was doom and gloom when he got susppended pickin up that booking aganst portsmout. and it turned out to be a blessing

Has anyone mentioned that his brother died? I think thats whats had the biggest effect on him.

Fabregasdoestheoff wrote:Has anyone mentioned that his brother died? I think thats whats had the biggest effect on him.

Yep, here.

I also think Ion has hit the nail on the head in
his opening paragraph regarding Wilson's form and surely he mustve been
hit by the news of his brother's murder ..

and here.
Can't see it TBH DJ. He had a pretty bad
year, what with the murder of his brother,

HotspurRoper wrote:Theirs a piece in 1 of the morning papers today about Wilson, talking about his/ Honduras chances in the World Cup and "How he almost quit football" after the tragic death of his brother. So there you go people we should be thankful Wilson is still kicking the ball about the Lane, because had it not be for the advice of his friends and family he was going to jack it all in!

I know its sounds mercenary, but will his mind ever be right?

[quote="djfitzo"]

HotspurRoper wrote:Theirs a piece in 1 of the morning papers today about Wilson, talking about his/ Honduras chances in the World Cup and "How he almost quit football" after the tragic death of his brother. So there you go people we should be thankful Wilson is still kicking the ball about the Lane, because had it not be for the advice of his friends and family he was going to jack it all in!

I know its sounds mercenary, but will his mind ever be right?

In time Dave.

Losing someone that close to you hits you real hard and makes you question everything.

He'll refind his love of the game, the competitive instinct, and will probably come back a better player.

[quote="ionman34"]

djfitzo wrote:

HotspurRoper wrote:Theirs a piece in 1 of the morning papers today about Wilson, talking about his/ Honduras chances in the World Cup and "How he almost quit football" after the tragic death of his brother. So there you go people we should be thankful Wilson is still kicking the ball about the Lane, because had it not be for the advice of his friends and family he was going to jack it all in!

I know its sounds mercenary, but will his mind ever be right?

In time Dave.

Losing someone that close to you hits you real hard and makes you question everything.

He'll refind his love of the game, the competitive instinct, and will probably come back a better player.

Lets hope so mate, cos early season he was what our club was crying out for, funny that, for years weve needed a midfield enforcer and like red buses we get two in Palacios and Sandro and Harry converts Hudd for good measure too!!

Yes ....his brothers kidnap and subsequence death must have had a grave effect on him but wasnt there stories of him wanting a move to Real Madrid back in March and that he was using our club like a stepping stone to move to a bigger club......so maybe he just wants to move on and he has lost interest in playing in the premiership? If that was the case i think buying Sandro to replace him and let him leave as for one i dont want any player at the Lane that is using us as a stepping stone ...
Heres the link for the story back in March..
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/tottenham/7411786/Tottenhams-Wilson-Palacios-wants-Real-Madrid-move.html