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I can't get excited about Fazio if he's as slow as Spurs fans say he is.

His lack of pace won't be a problem if he signs for us though because we play such a deep defensive line under Pulis that there is no space in behind. A centre back pairing of McAuley and Lescott got the 2nd most clean sheets in the Premiership last season, if they played for Spurs under the high presssing, high line that Pochettino employs then Spurs would have probably been relegated with zero clean sheets. 

Fazio is no slower than McAuley, Lescott or Olsson and is 5 years younger than all of them which is the main positive for me about the potential transfer. Also, I read he had the highest win:loss ratio of aerial duels last season. I don't think we should turn our noses up at him when it is more likely he will reject us - he was Sevilla's captain a season or two ago.