#givedossantosachance

Just stumbled across an article that was worth a little bit of focus from news leviathan talkSPORT, on our forgotten forward Giovani dos Santos.

He’s the ultimate Spurs player; bags of potential, lots of tricks, never produced, but unfathomably adored by sections of the support, and there are plenty of youtube clips testifying to his ability while wearing the green of Mey-Ee-Ko. But unlike Pav, for example, who reminds us of how talented-yet-frustrating he is with numbing regularity, dos Santos’ legend has grown in Spurs following circles; the less we see him, the better he gets- like a Hollywood monster that becomes even more terrifying with every passing glimpse we’re drip-fed.

My over riding memory of this lad is from his performance from the first half in the Carling Cup game against le arse last year. In a team so horribly disjointed and lacking any form of cohesion, he was stand out terrible and looked like he’d been in the juicer all afternoon. Out of the whole team that needed replacing at HT, he was the only one to get the hook. A more truly terrible showing you will never see.

However, quotes attributed to the former Barcelona player, seem to cast doubt over the image of the talented, yet work-shy show pony, coasting by on raw talent. You can read the whole thing HERE , but just a few of the quotes from the lad himself to catch the eye are worth highlighting:

‘’To be honest I already felt at another club, Sevilla, and we had already completed more than 50 per cent of negotiations. Almost everything had been agreed but with half an hour to go Spurs changed their minds, something I found very odd.’’

‘’After such a long time without having any confidence in me I am now going to get my chance, which makes me feel weird. Even so, I mean to take this opportunity out of respect to the Tottenham fans and also because of the professional I am’’

The first quote, you’d suspect was linked to Crouch being let go- but then if you believe any of the talk coming out of Tottenham during the window, dos Santos wasn’t even being considered as worthy of a squad number, let alone a replacement for someone who had as much game time and managerial faith as Big Pete enjoyed. The real encouragement comes from the second quote.

The club have to shoulder as much responsibility for the lack of development as the party popper himself, but a wiser, more mature young man seems to have emerged from all of this, and we might yet reap the rewards. Let’s hope for the sake of his career and undoubted talent that he and the club’s management can finally work together for the benefit of both parties, and for the fans that love to see players of dos Santos’ ability shine at the Lane.