Does Ward loan pave the way for more?
Tottenham Hotspur have decided not to extend the loan period of Grant Ward who has spent the last season gaining experience by playing Major League Soccer (MLS) for Chicago Fire.
Doug Hicks is the vice president of communication for Chicago Firs and he confirmed that Tottenham want to keep Ward rather than send him back to MLS for a second season. Chicago Fire were not willing to meet his buyout clause fee, that MLS loans require, and Spurs were not willing to lower it or negotiate another loan.
That's not to say Spurs weren't happy with his development, they were and I for one am delighted as I've been writing for a while that our 18-year-old should be going out on loan to foreign shores to gain first team experience, a different way of training, a different culture, we would get back players who would have developed both as a player and mentally.
We have Steffen Freund who is responsible for players on overseas loans so with him in place it makes sense to use the international loan system to greater advantage. I have also suggested a tie up with the new Beckham franchise when it starts so we can have a working relationship with loan players to the benefit of both clubs.
Overseas loans are not for everyone but players come to this shore to be classified as home grown, why not have spells where our youngsters go and live and train abroad, even if it is for short six month spells. players develop abroad quicker, that's why we have bought them instead of playing our own. With an emphasis on the development of youth anything that speeds up their development means you have potentially more years out of them as a Premier League player.
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Ward played 23 games for the Fire, starting 12 of them and scoring 1 goal from his midfield role. He totalled 1,051 minutes and in addition to his goal was attributed with 2 assists. He took 15 shots of which 4 were on target and he was caught offside twice. He committed 14 fouls and picked up 2 yellow cards.
He had a pass success rate of 80.9%, averaging 15.2 per game and making 6 Key ones while he was there. He also averaged 0.7 crosses per game and made 0.8 tackles. His short passing style and shooting from range fit Pochettino's model so we wait to see what the next step is for him.
Doug Hicks is the vice president of communication for Chicago Firs and he confirmed that Tottenham want to keep Ward rather than send him back to MLS for a second season. Chicago Fire were not willing to meet his buyout clause fee, that MLS loans require, and Spurs were not willing to lower it or negotiate another loan.
That's not to say Spurs weren't happy with his development, they were and I for one am delighted as I've been writing for a while that our 18-year-old should be going out on loan to foreign shores to gain first team experience, a different way of training, a different culture, we would get back players who would have developed both as a player and mentally.
We have Steffen Freund who is responsible for players on overseas loans so with him in place it makes sense to use the international loan system to greater advantage. I have also suggested a tie up with the new Beckham franchise when it starts so we can have a working relationship with loan players to the benefit of both clubs.
Overseas loans are not for everyone but players come to this shore to be classified as home grown, why not have spells where our youngsters go and live and train abroad, even if it is for short six month spells. players develop abroad quicker, that's why we have bought them instead of playing our own. With an emphasis on the development of youth anything that speeds up their development means you have potentially more years out of them as a Premier League player.
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Ward played 23 games for the Fire, starting 12 of them and scoring 1 goal from his midfield role. He totalled 1,051 minutes and in addition to his goal was attributed with 2 assists. He took 15 shots of which 4 were on target and he was caught offside twice. He committed 14 fouls and picked up 2 yellow cards.
He had a pass success rate of 80.9%, averaging 15.2 per game and making 6 Key ones while he was there. He also averaged 0.7 crosses per game and made 0.8 tackles. His short passing style and shooting from range fit Pochettino's model so we wait to see what the next step is for him.
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