Signing Chelsea players still doesn’t sit well for many at Tottenham

The talk of signing on a free transfer Willian and Olivier Giroud from Chelsea, while there is a lot of merit in doing so, still doesn’t sit well with many Tottenham supporters. 

You’d have to be completely blinded by your devotion to Spurs not to see the upside in signing two experienced, proven veterans.

Willian is a game breaker. The Brazilian has the ability to change instantly the complexion of a match. While inconsistent, often with an undesirable tendency to disappear from matches, Willian has the ability to win a match completely on his own. As a creative dynamo in midfield, he would add the kind of incisive attacking threat Spurs were devoid of at the tail end of the season.

Giroud, who is 33 years old, is a strong, consistent target man. He is deadly in the air and can be lethal in front of goal. The Chelsea man isn’t exactly fleet of foot, but offers a steady option out of the back, a reliable outlet who holds the ball up with great efficacy. Nevermind the fact that he has played for two of our most bitter adversaries, right?

Both these players would, undeniably, make a discernible difference if they were to be swooped up by Jose Mourinho, another ex-Chelsea man. But I still can’t quite come to terms with adopting two enemy combatants.

Usually in these scenarios one would attempt to lure the enemy over purely to condemn them once and for all. However, that type of thinking is becoming antiquated in the modern game. Draconian sentiment like that, I’ve been told by many, is now outdated, counterproductive to the overall objective.

If Tottenham can sign two productive, proven assets, both of whom are sworn enemies, on a free transfer I should forego my medieval thoughts, swallow my pride and appreciate the bigger picture.

That bigger picture, though, becomes more murky with every additional enemy Spurs invite onboard.