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As Tottenham sign AZ Alkmaar striker Vincent Janssen on a four-year deal, we shed some light on last seasons Eredivisie top scorer. Cheap Adidas Superstar China . Wolfsburg had been keen on landing a player likened to former Manchester United forward Ruud van Nistelrooy but after having one bid rejected last month, Mauricio Pochettino finally secured Janssens services on Monday for £18.6m.Can Janssen follow in the footsteps of some of the Eredivisies greatest exports? We cast our eye over the Dutchman... Spurs complete Janssen deal Tottenham have signed striker Vincent Janssen from AZ Alkmaar FactfileName: Vincent JanssenAge: 22Place of birth: Heesch, NetherlandsPosition: StrikerFormer clubs: Almere City, AZ AlkmaarBackgroundSporting prowess runs in Janssens genes. His mother, Annemarie, was a highly-decorated swimmer, winning three Olympic medals, a World Championship gold and Dutch Sportswoman of the Year award in 1982.Vincent began his own sporting career in the youth ranks of Feyenoord but despite scoring a hat-trick as his side sealed the national youth title, the fledging talent was released in the summer of 2013. Watch all 27 of new Spurs signing Vincent Janssens Eredivisie goals from last season in 100 seconds. Undeterred, he dropped to Dutch second-tier side Almere City and proved a hit at the Yanmar Stadion, finding the net 32 times in 74 appearances.Janssens form and application attracted the attention of AZ in 2015 and after an underwhelming start, when he went eight games without scoring, a brace against Twente proved a turning point. Netherlands striker Janssen (L) scores at Wembley earlier this year He went on to score 20 goals in the second half of the season - the first player in 52 years to do so - and his 27-goal haul in 34 games made him the Eredivisies top scorer. His form was recognised by national team manager Danny Blind and after making his Netherlands debut earlier this year, Janssen has gone on to win five caps, scoring three goals - including one in a 2-1 win against England at Wembley in March.He also won the 2016 Johan Cruyff Trophy for the Eredivisies young player of the year - an accolade that has been won by Tottenham players past and present in Rafael van der Vaart and Christian Eriksen. Janssen can play in a variety of roles up front Style of playJanssen is more than just a good finisher; his strength, mobility, hold-up play and passing range have all been talked up in the Netherlands, as well as his qualities as a team player.Janssen is an able target man himself but has already spoken of his hope to play alongside Harry Kane.(Kanes) a great striker but we will see how it goes, he told Algemeen Dagblad. We can complement each other, I think I can learn a lot from him. Does Janssen make your team? Sign Tottenhams new star for your Sky Sports Fantasy Football team here. Janssens goal-scoring endeavours have drawn comparisons to Van Nistelrooy, who also kicked-off his career in the Dutch second tier, and though Spurs new boy cheekily told De Telegraaf, My stats are a bit better!, he revealed the now assistant boss of the Dutch national side has helped his game.I have talked to him about certain situations. He has helped me. That real striker instinct that Van Nistelrooy has, he is trying to give to me, Janssen told the paper in March. The 22-year-old has been dubbed the next Ruud van Nistelrooy in his native Netherlands What he saysI can look back on a great season. For me to score so many goals and get in the Holland team and also to score against England at Wembley, makes it the best football year of my life.I am ready for a big step up. To be realistic the big Dutch clubs cannot afford me. Thats not because of my wages, its the transfer fee.It is a beautiful club with a fantastic stadium and heaps of potential. Anyone in my shoes would take this step. New signing Vincent Janssen poses for a picture at Tottenhams training ground What they sayNot only did he convert many of his shots on goal, he is a team player who is good at receiving the ball and he shows a tremendous work ethic. - former Ajax and Netherlands player Wim Jonk, on Janssen winning the Johan Cruyff Trophy. There has not been a day that he has not trained optimally. That shows his character: he is a fighter, a hardy spirit. Therein lies his greatest strength: he is able to work exceptionally hard and very much so to keep defenders busy. - Janssens former youth coach Gaston Taument, to FourFourTwo.He holds the ball up really well, knows where the goal is. Technically, he should be able to compete, so now its just whether he can handle the pressure and expectation. - former Ajax and Netherlands defender Mario Melchiot to Sky Sports News HQ. Also See: Tottenham sign Janssen Premier League ins and outs Transfer betting Paper Talk Cheap Adidas Superstar Online . - The New York Rangers have momentum, a unified locker room and Henrik Lundqvist. Adidas Superstar For Sale Cheap . The 25-year-old native of Milford, Conn., has 18 points in 41 games this season. The five-foot-eight 166-pound centre also has 28 points (10-18) in 15 games with AHL Oklahoma City. http://www.superstarcheap.com/ .Mallais and his team out of Saint John defeated James Grattan 5-4 in Fredericton.The 2015 Tim Hortons Brier from Feb.NEW YORK -- After watching Stephen Drew get called out even though Tampa Bay catcher Ryan Hanigan blocked the plate, Joe Girardi has new instructions for his baserunners. "Run him over," the New York Yankees manager said. "Bottom line: Run him over." Left fielder Matt Joyce threw out Drew in the fifth inning to preserve a one-run lead, and the Rays held on to beat the fading Yankees 4-3 Tuesday night. Just hours after Major League Baseball gave teams and umpires new guidelines on what catchers can do under this years experimental rule designed to avoid collisions, the latest instructions were put to a test. Drew was on second when Jacoby Ellsbury singled sharply to left, and third base coach Rob Thomson waved Drew around. Joyce threw home, and Hanigan gave Drew no lane to the plate as he awaited the throw, which arrived in plenty of time. Hanigan tagged the sliding runner, and Drew was called out by plate umpire Vic Carapazza. Girardi asked for a replay review, and the call was upheld after a delay of 1 minute, 19 seconds. Girardi discussed the ruling with first base umpire Larry Vanover, the crew chief, and Derek Jeter then lined into an inning-ending double play. "I dont know how Im supposed to catch that ball besides the way I caught it," Hanigan said. "As the throw came in, it came to the middle of the plate. If you call him safe right there, its ridiculous. If he hits me, Ive got no problem with that. I think the play was called correctly." The new rule, announced in February, says a catcher cant block the plate without the ball. The guidelines sent to teams Tuesday say the catchers positioning shouldnt change the call when the throw clearly arrives ahead of the runner. "I think on Sunday, he would have been safe," Girardi said, Crew chief Larry Vanover said he had not yet read the new guidelines, which Major League Baseball sent to umpires by email. He also said the replay umpire in the Manhattan control room gave a decision without explanation. Drew felt he had "nowhere to go." "The old-school way is to try to take him out," he said. "If I had to do it again, Id probably do it the other way." Rays manager Joe Maddon agreed that trying to knock over the catcher might have been the best option. "Joe had every reason to go out and argue," he said. "Conversely, if that play is overturned, its a travesty." Girardi, a former catcher, sounded exasperated. "If Im the baserunner, Im going to run him over there," he said. "Im going to lower my shoulder, and Im going to run him over." As for the rest of the game, Chris Archer (99-8) allowed three runs and seven hits in 6 1-3 innings for the win. Adidas Superstars Clearance Sale. Pitching with old-fashioned stirrups that had horizontal stripes, he improved to 5-0 with a 1.93 ERA in six starts against the Yankees. Dominating with a 95 mph fastball, Archer retired his first nine batters before Ellsburys leadoff homer in the fourth. The Yankees scored their other runs in the fifth. "The hardest-hit ball that inning was the double play," Archer said. Jake McGee, Tampa Bays fourth pitcher, got three outs for his 17th save in 19 chances. McGee, who hasnt allowed a home run this year, retired Brian McCann on a flyout to the right-field warning track leading off the ninth and allowed Carlos Beltran to hit a drive about 10 feet to the foul side of the left field pole. Beltran then flied out, and Mark Teixeira hit a game-ending comebacker. New York began the night five games back for the second AL wild card with 21 remaining, and the loss dropped the Yankees to 3-4 on their next-to-last homestand. The game drew 31,188, the smallest crowd at new Yankee Stadium and New Yorks home low since Sept. 23, 2004, according to STATS. James Loneys solo homer in the second off Hiroki Kuroda (10-9) put the Rays ahead, and Tampa Bay opened a 3-0 lead in the third on RBI singles by Evan Longoria and Loney. Zobrists run-scoring single in the fourth chased Kuroda. Archer hit Chase Headley near his elbow with a pitch to start the fifth, and singles by Ichiro Suzuki and Drew loaded the bases. Chris Young, making his first big league start since Aug. 5 for the Mets, singled in two runs. Then came the play at the plate and the video review. "I was thinking in that moment," Archer said, "that that run had scored." The play stood, and so did the lead. TRAINERS ROOM Rays: SS Yunel Escobar returned to the starting lineup after missing Sundays game because of flu-like symptoms. Yankees: RHP Masahiro Tanaka threw 45 pitches during a simulated game and may need only a practice outing before rejoining the rotation. The Japanese star has been sidelined since July 8 by a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament and hopes to avoid ligament-replacement surgery that would sideline him for 2015. ... INF-OF Martin Prado (hamstring) and OF Brett Gardner (abdominal strain) were out of the lineup again. UP NEXT LHP Chris Capuano (2-3) starts for New York on Wednesday against Tampa Bay RHP Jake Odorizzi. STREAKING Loney is hitting .382 (21 for 55) with three homers and 12 RBIs in 13 games against the Yankees this season. He has a .348 career average against them with six homers and 29 RBIs in 40 games. ' ' '