As the clock ticked down on the summer transfer window, it seemed as if Michael Dawson would be an unlikely departure from White Hart Lane. Named club skipper in place of the recently retired Ledley King, Daws was set for a busy season until other Premiership sides started to hover.
Proposed transfers to QPR and Sunderland came to nothing but as the season began, Dawson found himself consigned to the fringes of the squad as Andre Villas-Boas played William Gallas in preference.
After a long battle, Dawson seems reinstated as part of the first choice centre back pairing and the coach is relieved that he didn’t let the player go.
“Yes. I think we appreciate the fact we were able to hang on to him,” AVB said.
“We ended up being on the better side by the fact he agreed to stay with us. We were lucky in that sense.”
However, Villas-Boas went on to say that the club wouldn’t begin next season with such a surplus of centre halves.
“We won’t start another season with five centre-backs,” Villas-Boas added.
“It’s a difficult one. We have five top central defenders at the moment – a mixture of young players coming through with lots of experience, and then you have such tremendous central defenders as William, Dawson and Younes Kaboul.
“William has been a massive player for us this season. He’s a player we trust a lot. Whatever we decide regarding his future, we’ll have to wait and see, but we are aware of what a presence he’s been for us this season.”
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Top man is Dawson, Could’ve moved on as I’m sure he felt unwanted but he manned up and fought for his place and is now back in the starting line up. A proper club man and is now Spurs through and through.
I think it will be Gallas who makes way in the Summer
Gallas, because he is 36. He’s been a good player for us and if we hadn’t brought him into the team during last seasons run in we wouldn’t even have scraped into 4th.
He is a high-earner and he would hardly play next season.
Dawson has a big heart, that does not make him a great player. Dawson is a donkey. Not good enough for a team looking to win trophies. No top team ever enquired about him. That must tell you something.