Can Tottenham Be Stronger Without Gareth Bale?

The impending news of Gareth Bale's transfer to Real Madrid is the worst kept secret of the past month. Although numerous reports have been denied by Daniel Levy, Florentino Perez and the player himself, it would be remarkable if he actually ended up playing for Tottenham this season after all the speculation. If, then, the news that we are all expecting to hear is finally announced to the world and made official, what would be the best way for Spurs to reinvest the money and which positions require the most attention?

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What Can Scott Parker Offer Fulham?

After Tottenham's shopping spree landed them Paulinho and Etienne Capoue this summer, they decided it was time to ship Scott Parker on to a new club. Fulham duly picked him up the England midfielder. But what can the 32-year-old offer his new employers, and does he have a realistic chance of making it to the World Cup in Brazil?

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Do Desperate Times Call For Desperate Measures At Arsenal?

Six minutes into the Premier League season and Arsene Wenger would have been feeling fairly good about his team. Olivier Giroud had put the Gunners ahead in their tie against Aston Villa, and most fans in the stadium would have been expecting more goals to come. The following 20 minutes did see further reasons for encouragement, but the ball didn't end up in the back of the Villa net.

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This Weekend's Premier League Talking Points - Part Two

After my part one to this article, we move on to Sunday’s fixtures. Prior to kick off, it looked like it would be a glut of goals and amazing periods of football, but I couldn't of been more wrong.

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Liverpool vs Tottenham - Where Should Midfielder Go? 3 Key Battles

With discussions across the country turning to the battle between Liverpool and Tottenham over the potential deal to snap up Anzhi playmaker Willian, we have broken the fight down to three key areas to decide where the Brazilian should go.

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Premier League Preview - Can Tottenham Break The Top Four?

There is no denying that Tottenham relied heavily on Gareth Bale last season. The Welshman is, in my opinion, the Premier League’s best player and Spurs will have to keep hold of him to deliver a much craved Champions League place.

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5 Things Tottenham Fans Should Know About Etienne Capoue

Toulouse midfielder Etienne Capoue has today revealed that he has passed his medical at Spurs, leading to a wave of optimism around the White Hart Lane club. But who is he? We at Football Friends have been digging to find a little bit more information on the Premier League's new arrival. Here are five facts on Capoue.

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Telegraph Fantasy Football Preview - Strikers - Part One

With just a week to go we bring you the final piece in our Telegraph Fantasy Football preview – the all-important striker slots, where things are not quite as clear cut as they were in past years.

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Who Will Be The Premier League Surprise Package This Season?

A new season approaches fellow football fans, and whilst debate rages on who might win the title this season, let us take a look at what team could upset some odds.

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Telegraph Fantasy Football Preview – Midfielders

With the big kick off drawing ever closer we continue with our build up to the Telegraph Fantasy football season – today focusing on midfielders.

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Should Tottenham replace Bale or replace his contribution?

For a team that are going to be playing in the Europa League this campaign, Tottenham may struggle to find someone to replace Bale like-for-like, or maybe not be able to do it at all.

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Telegraph Fantasy Football Preview – Keepers & Defenders, includes Chelsea keeper and Arsenal centre-back

The football season is drawing ever nearer which also means for millions the return of fantasy football – player lists have been released and on the majority of games managers can now begin the long tinkering process of picking their sides for the opening day. Over the next few weeks I will be analysing the talent available to Telegraph fantasy football managers, starting with today’s piece on defenders and goal keepers.

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5 things Tottenham fans should know about new signing Nacer Chadli (video)

To give the Tottenham fans a break regarding the future of Gareth Bale's potential Real Madrid future, we at Football Friends have been on the prowl for facts on Spurs' new signing Nacer Chadli in anticipation of the new Premier League season. Here are five things you need to know about the 23-year-old.

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3 forwards I think Tottenham should be looking at

Spurs are struggling to capture a centre-forward to pull them into the Champions League so far this summer. Christian Benteke signed a new deal at Aston Villa, Leandro Damiao seems reluctant to leave his homeland and Queens Park Rangers forward Loic Remy is reportedly on the cusp on signing for fellow Londoners West Ham. With Jermain defoe and Emmanuel Adebayor taking it in turns to lead the clubs line in their 3-1 loss against Sunderland yesterday, it raised the question as to who Andre Villas-Boas will look to bring into the club in the coming weeks. Here are 3 candidates to AVB's striking problems.

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Fernandinho v Paulinho - The battle of the Premier League new boys

Two highly rated Brazilians have arrived on English shores this summer with Fernandinho and Paulinho joining Manchester City and Tottenham respectively – so who has got the better deal?

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