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Hugo Lloris

I'd like to see AVB mix it enough so that Lloris is No. 1 by season's end. But I'd also like us to stick with Friedel going into next year so he can get his long-hoped-for start in a Champions League game. Even if it is against a group-stage minnow, he's earned it. Class act.

And, yes, I'm that optimistic about where we'll finish.
 
greatwhitenorf said:
I'd like to see AVB mix it enough so that Lloris is No. 1 by season's end. But I'd also like us to stick with Friedel going into next year so he can get his long-hoped-for start in a Champions League game. Even if it is against a group-stage minnow, he's earned it. Class act.

And, yes, I'm that optimistic about where we'll finish.
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Have we qualified for the Champions League already then? Is Lloris eligible for the first match?
 
greatwhitenorf said:
I'd like to see AVB mix it enough so that Lloris is No. 1 by season's end. But I'd also like us to stick with Friedel going into next year so he can get his long-hoped-for start in a Champions League game. Even if it is against a group-stage minnow, he's earned it. Class act.

And, yes, I'm that optimistic about where we'll finish.
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Not sure if I would want AVB to play a 2nd choice goalkeeper in a CL group stage match just for sentimental reasons. Perhaps if we had already qualified.

I wouldn't mind seeing Friedel stay on another year, should be good enough to be backup for Lloris next year. Also remember that there was quite a bit of talk about people thinking that Friedel would make a very good goalkeeping coach after his retirement, seems like a great pro and all round good guy. Would like for us to keep him on and have him do his coaching badges and move him into the backroom staff eventually. If AVB agrees that he has what it takes of course.
 
braineclipse said:
Not sure if I would want AVB to play a 2nd choice goalkeeper in a CL group stage match just for sentimental reasons. Perhaps if we had already qualified.

I wouldn't mind seeing Friedel stay on another year, should be good enough to be backup for Lloris next year. Also remember that there was quite a bit of talk about people thinking that Friedel would make a very good goalkeeping coach after his retirement, seems like a great pro and all round good guy. Would like for us to keep him on and have him do his coaching badges and move him into the backroom staff eventually. If AVB agrees that he has what it takes of course.
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Don't worry - it will not be the case
 
id imagine that Loris will be watched while he is away with France and assessed upon his return (fitness wise i guess) with a view to starting against Chelsea

if he's not 100% then Friedel could well get the nod
 
Aaaah, I just think its nice to be in this position for once. Either keeper against Chelsea and I'll have faith in them. Good times at the moment imo.
 
Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris insists that Andre Villas-Boas did want him at Tottenham and has rubbished claims of any unrest between the duo.

The France captain and No.1 signed for Spurs from Lyon on transfer deadline day, but he did not make his Premier League debut until earlier this month having to instead sit on the substitutes bench behind Brad Friedel.
Many in France were shocked by Lloris' treatment and a number of players and managers, including French coach Didier Deschamps, admitted their shock at the fact he was not first choice.

But Lloris insists there is no issue at all between himself and Villas-Boas, as he told L'Equipe: "About (the) rumours and what happens inside the club, everything has gone off smoothly.

"There are four keepers at a high level, the coach makes his choices, I have just been hired as part of the future project, but that project starts now. The relationship with Brad Friedel, the keepers' coach and manger are very good.

"I have not signed at Tottenham to play that [substitute] role, but I am at the disposal of the team, I respect everyone, but I came to play.

"Do I have guarantees for the future? No, I have not. The coach will make his choices. I just came into a new club so I am not here to create trouble, but rather to bring solutions."

Lloris denied suggestions that he was signed by chairman Daniel Levy rather than Villas-Boas.

"Rumours that I am the choice of the chairman not the coach? I talked with the coach and there is no ambiguity. He told me everyone at Tottenham wanted me to come, and in England the manager has a power on that kind of things," he insisted.

"It is just like when I read I should not have joined Tottenham. That never-ending football-fiction that has set around me is annoying to me. You have to put things into perspective: I just spent four weeks with Spurs and just missed three matches."

Adamant

And Lloris remains adamant that he is happy to have made the move to White Hart Lane.

"To me it was an important choice, a new adventure, a new culture. Indeed I expected to leave [France] much earlier, but you cannot master that as a player," he said.

"I came at the last minute and a team was already set. I came to improve. Indeed, I have a status in France but I will have to show it when I will have the opportunity to play, and I think everything will go back to normal soon.

"When you came in a new universe, you have to prove yourself and that is logical. Things will come naturally, I won't force them. I expected that, because England remains a specific culture. Englishmen want to see you play on their pitches before judging you. But that questioning is fine to me."

Lloris admits that he is already finding the game in England more physical, but he is happy with that.

"There are more contacts on the keepers, the game is much faster, and there are more opportunities," he said.

"There are a lot of contacts indeed, but if I have to undergo some blows I will take them, I am prepared for that."
 
Tottenham's Hugo Lloris. Photo credit: Stephen Pond/EMPICS [h=1]Tottenham star: I wanted to be on the pitch against Man Utd[/h] Thursday, October 11, 2012
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http://www.london24.com/sport/totte..._to_be_on_the_pitch_against_man_utd_1_1652629


Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris admits it has been painful sitting on the bench for his new club, but insists he is relaxed about taking over as number one.

The 25-year-old was benched in favour of veteran keeper Brad Friedel after his arrival from Lyon, but started their last Premier League game against Aston Villa.
Lloris says it has been hard to break into a settled side but insists he is calm about his long-term status as Spurs’ man between the sticks.
“We have to put things into perspective. I’ve only spent a month with Spurs, I arrived during the season with a team in place and I have only missed three games,” said the France international.
“Against Manchester United, I wanted to be on the pitch. I have not signed for Tottenham for this role.
“I think it will happen naturally. I am in the service of the team, I respect everyone, I came to play but there’s no guarentee. The coach will make his choice.”
Lloris believes the situation has been blown out of proportion by the media, and insists he expected stiff competition for places at Spurs.
“I talked with the coach, there was no ambiguity. He told me that everyone wanted me to come to Tottenham and England,” he said,
“Only the manager has control over these things. But I can’t control what is written. Compared to what is said and what I hear, everything is going very well.
“There are four high quality goalkeepers here, and the coach makes the decisions.
“I have just been recruited as part of a future project, but that project starts now.
“Competition exists everywhere, but my relationship with Brad Friedel, with the goalkeeping coach [Tony Parks] and the manager [Andre Villas-Boas] are good.”
 
These are good quotes from Lloris but man the press ae looking for every negative angle possible:

"Tottenham star: I wanted to be on the pitch against Man Utd"

Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris admits it has been painful sitting on the bench for his new club
 
RunTMC said:
These are good quotes from Lloris but man the press ae looking for every negative angle possible:

"Tottenham star: I wanted to be on the pitch against Man Utd"

Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris admits it has been painful sitting on the bench for his new club
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That is absolutely unreal. If you read the whole interview, he is clearly happy and understanding of the circumstances, and comes across as very sensible and calm. Yet the Mail somehow turns it into a negative headline jumping on one quote that he'd (obviously) want to be on the pitch at Old Trafford. Way to deliberately miss the point and twist the story to your agenda, Daily Mail. Not that expect any different from that rag.
 
unlike most keepers who rely on size and reach, lloris reminds me more of a small but very agile acrobat.

look at the height he gets in this pic:

[h=1]Lloris happy to bide time[/h] October 11, 2012


By Kevin Palmer

France captain Hugo Lloris has attempted to deflect the negativity surrounding his transfer to Tottenham, saying he never expected to walk straight into the team.

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APHugo Lloris punches clear on his

Premier League debut





In an interview with L'Equipe, Lloris has banished some of the myths behind his deadline day move from Lyon to North London and has said he does not intend to "create trouble" if he does not get the No.1 spot straight away.


"We have to keep some perspective because I have only been a month at Spurs, I arrived during the season with a team already in place and I have only missed three matches," Lloris said. "I have not signed at Tottenham to play a [substitute] role, but I am at the disposal of the team.
"I have just been hired as part of the future project. Do I have guarantees for the future? No, I have not. The coach will make his choices. I just came to a new club so I am not here to create trouble, but rather to bring solutions.



"As for the rumours that I am the choice of the chairman not the coach, I talked with the coach and there is no ambiguity. He told me everyone at Tottenham wanted me to come, and in England the manager has a power on that kind of thing."

Lloris is convinced he has made the right choice by signing for Tottenham and he is relishing the demands of plying his trade in the Premier League.
"There are more contacts on the keepers and the game is much faster, but if I have to take some blows I will take them, I am prepared for that," he added. "To me it was an important choice to make this move. It is a new adventure, a new culture. Indeed I expected to leave [France] much earlier, but you cannot control that as a player.

"When you come into a new club, you have to prove yourself and that is logical. Things will come naturally, I won't force them. I expected that because England remains a specific culture. Englishmen want to see you play on their pitches before judging you, but this questioning is fine to me."




http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/s...eeper-huge-lloris-happy-to-bide-time-?cc=4716
 
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