Troy Parrott F AZ Alkmaar b.2002

[geysir]

Just seems a bit radical advising him to reject a contract offer, of which we don't even know the terms... nor do we know the type of offers he would get away from Tottenham, in terms of club stature or potential game time. Mourinho might not even be there all that long, who knows, and I'm still not convinced many other managers would offer him much game time there right now anyway.

This is an internet discussion board, if we were to know everything before offering an opinion, then what's the point?

Aside from that, Troy like Robbie looks to be an exceptional 17 year old, still a 17 year old of course but fearless, confident, unfazed and ready to start at the top.
Mourinho will play him after he reduces the player to zero, rebuild him and take credit for the transformation.

[dr_peepee]

Ah. I ‘member the days when we had Stokes on this pedestal!!!

[Razors left peg]

Stokes was good.... but he was also a tool!

[kennedmc]

Stokes was good.... but he was also a tool!

Stokes looked good in youths. Until he started playing grown up ball. Then he was very mediocre. If you are an idiot (or tool ) but a class player managers will fairly quickly forget your idiocy!

I wouldn't be comparing Parrott to Robbie Keane just yet - both in terms of playing style and ability. (I have only seen Parrott for U21s so other can judge better perhaps)

I was reading comments on Spurs website in December after their CL youth game where Troy scrored 2 penalties. His coach said he didn't have one of his better nights in general play which may suggest he is not quite at the level where some think he is - he should be sauntering through games like that.

Didn't Connolly get PL2 player of the season last year or something like that?

Fingers crossed Troy will be a very good player for us and sooner rather than later.

[Stuttgart88]

I'm not sure about that. Stokes excelled on loan at Falkirk. He may have done better at various clubs like Celtic & Sunderland but was consistently seen as a tool and his idiocy wasn't overlooked!

[Colbert Report]

Harry Kane out for the rest of the season.

[tommy_c12000]

Agree there should be caution about Parrott. No crystal ball to know how he will develop but right now I would personally have him ahead of Robbie Keane talent-wise at the same age. I think Parrott truly has the potential to make it at a top side, but there’s obviously a lot of things that can go wrong as well at such a tender age. Time will tell. For me, Robbie was a very good player but not exceptional. His goal scoring record of 0.47 goals per game in international games is certainly impressive and will take some beating. But he wasn’t a top striker. He failed at Inter Milan and Liverpool, and played for a very average Spurs side at the time. Parrott has the talent to establish himself at a top side, something Robbie never succeeded in doing.

[Olé Olé]

He is due a book!

[geysir]

Obviously Troy is not Robbie but he has a similar attitude, strength and confidence which are mental attributes not football technical abilities.
Stokes is not relevant is he? Why can we not enjoy a talented player like Troy starting out as teenager with so much promise.
He may break a leg and then the other leg, he might turn into a stalker, beat up bouncers and end up playing in Mongolia (2nd division) but really there's a greater chance he might not end up going down that road.

[DeLorean]

Why can we not enjoy a talented player like Troy starting out as teenager with so much promise.

Mainly because Paul wants to lay the foundations for another 'I told ye so' in a couple of years.

[DCWA]

Nowhere to be seen today despite Spurs having no fit striker. Mourinho just not fancy him ? He has started another youth player (Tanganga) in defence.

[Olé Olé]

In fairness, Tanganga is almost a full 3 years older than Troy. It doesn't imply a trust in youth or a distrust in Troy to me.

[DCWA]

Yeah fair enough didn’t realise that age difference. Agreed that not featuring at home to Liverpool doesn’t really imply any lack of trust in Parrott.

[gastric]

Any news on Troy, just asking!

[ifk101]

Previous concerns posted here about Mourinho are justified. He's not an advocate of the Spurs philiosophy and there is a profile for the type of player Mourinho favours. Parrott is quintessentially a Spurs type of player. Not sure a happy medium can be found. But then again, not sure Mourinho will be a long lasting appointment for Spurs. His stock is down following the United years, Spurs brought him in to get results. Results are not forthcoming and Mourinho has effectively devalued the squad since his arrival - Mourinho has downgraded the Spurs squad to mid-table mediocre when at the season start they were seen as the squad closest to Liverpool and City in terms of quality.