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In this sense, Soldado is clearly an upgrade on the incumbents at White Hart Lane. He is technically sound with an ability to hold the ball up and can also offer intelligent movement away from the ball to create space for others - so important given Tottenham's goalscoring potential in the attacking midfield zones. The fact that he scored four headed goals last season should also be considered a bonus asset, given that Adebayor and Defoe failed to net a single header between them in 2012/13.

However, it is worth noting that Soldado is a very different proposition to Christian Benteke, the Aston Villa forward who was linked with a move to Spurs before penning a new deal at Villa Park. Soldado cannot offer the robust line-leading skills of the Belgian and does not thrive in aerial duels. While Adebayor won 40 per cent of his aerial battles last season, Soldado's 13 per cent success rate in the Champions League was inferior to the Premier League record of the diminutive Defoe.

As such, he is not necessarily the man to bring others into the game by winning the physical battle. This is an out-and-out striker who is not at his best when coming deep for the ball. Soldado is essentially a penalty-box poacher, as shown by the fact that all 24 of his league goals last season came from inside the area. His Champions League hat-trick against Belarusian champions BATE Borisov in October provided a good example of this, as the striker fired off almost as many shots as passes.

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