da doce： It’s fair to say that Giovani Does Santos has struggled to establish himself at White Hart Lane since he made his move from Barcelona back in 2008. In fact he’s only made 10 appearances for Tottenham and remains on the periphery of the club to this very moment. It’s been almost a year since the young Mexican last made an appearance for the club.
da betway： It’s understandable therefore that Dos Santos was keen to make his exit from the club during the summer. Yet thanks to Harry Redknapp , a move failed to materialise. Dos Santos recently told Sport: “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”.
Why did Harry have this sudden change of heart? What is it he suddenly sees in the youngster that he didn’t before? Dos Santos himself is in no doubt as to his current position at the club:
“I was very surprised Redknapp changed his mind, given that in the three years I’ve been with Spurs, he has not used me or had confidence in me. I hope this time he is honest and tells the truth when I talk to him about where he would like me to play. Both myself and my agent have been left disappointed, sad and angry at the way Spurs have acted and after such a long time without having any confidence in me I am now going to get my chance, which seems strange.”
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The back-and-forth between the club and Redknapp has clearly left Dos Santos dizzy, but when the young Mexican makes his return from injury in about six weeks time, should he get a proper chance to show what he can do for Tottenham?
Those who get on the wrong side of Harry Redknapp rarely get a chance to fall back into his good graces, but it would appear that a number of impressive International displays have given the Tottenham boss pause for thought. My feeling is that Giovani Dos Santos needs patience and time for him to start playing his best football. Not the occasional game here and there. Is this something Spurs can offer?
What was an already packed midfield, got more competitive with the deadline day addition of Scott Parker, and Dos Santos may well find himself increasingly sidelined as the season goes on. If Harry can’t afford him patience, guidance and encouragement, he shouldn’t have been kept at the club. You can’t help but feel however, that he’d be a lot more effective than Aaron Lennon , both in terms of creating and scoring goals.
I’d say it’s time to give him a real shot. Whether or not Redknapp will, however, is very much up in the air.
Article written by Harry Cloke from This Is Futbol
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