With Sanchez Dier Doherty Aurier at the back and Davies waiting to come on
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Management Poll: Who do you want most as our next manager?
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He certainly has but people might say that he hasn’t had to deal with players like Sissoko Winks Sanchez Dier Doherty Aurier Davies Dele Lamela Hart etc in a bloated squad
I’m all for Levy taking his time etc but why is Hitchens so well thought of?
Well said. I'm not totally against Potter but his win percentage at Brighton and Swansea is really poor. 40% win ratio and 10th place at a freshly relegated side is average at best. Steve Cooper is out performing Potter to date. Same at Brighton, the football is obviously miles better than Hughtons team but results aren't a whole lot different.
Swansea were a team on the up before Rodgers and finished 7th the year before him, he continued that improvement and got them into the play offs. Swansea were a mess when Potter arrived, financial problems and shitty owners. They were prime candidate for a double relegation. Potter getting 10th was a good achievement.
Lots of teams have gone up and had good first seasons. Sheffield United and Huddersfield spring to mind, maintaining that for a second season when they're no longer a surprise is often much more difficult, Brighton are not an established PL teams by any means. They've been in the top flight a total of 6 seasons in their history, Staying in the Premier League is the priority of a club like Brigton and Potter has done that successfully for two seasons with a pretty average set of players.
I don't know who our manager will be but I certainly don't want a weird Northern Irishman, especially when we already have the Mercurial No. 10 to deal with.
I won't be Ten Hag surelyDon’t do this to me
there's pics of him with his big happy egg head signing the deal with the caption "he stays" (or some such shit)
it'd be Fabien Delph levels of U-turn.. he'd look terrible to them.
In fairness they are the biggest club in argentina. One of 2 by far the biggest. A rebuild wouldnt make a difference to river or boca. Theyll still be top 2 biggest by a mile.
We're a total different kettle of fish
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Like what I read from Atalanta onwards.
344 formation and "hyper attack" style of play.
But he's 63
I also think he hasn't shown any interest in leaving Italy.Gian Piero Gasperini - Wikipedia
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Like what I read from Atalanta onwards.
344 formation and "hyper attack" style of play.
But he's 63
And he seems to be a bit of character. Granted most big coaches are.
All those Italian rumours are crap
You don't want him because he's a 'weird Northern Irishman'?
Grow up.
God bless Big Pat,Danny Boy and Gerry Armstrong
Does the merch shop sell 3ft high Spurs platform shoes or is Levy just standing on the shoulders of his twin?
Nah........the other three are standing in a 3ft deep pit
I've got something 3ft he can stand on.
Does the merch shop sell 3ft high Spurs platform shoes or is Levy just standing on the shoulders of his twin?
JJetset is apparently saying that we have our new manager secured and it is our "number 1 target". Will be announced after the final game of the season.
ITK is of course always questionable. But JJ tends to be rather reliable so it is worth taking this into account somewhat at least.
ITK is of course always questionable. But JJ tends to be rather reliable so it is worth taking this into account somewhat at least.
Interesting again from the Athletic
Tottenham want a coach who will demonstrate a commitment to improving young players – like Mauricio Pochettino
Ideally Tottenham would want someone with Premier League experience but are prepared to look abroad and are sounding out contacts in Germanytheathletic.com
Amid all the noise and speculation, Tottenham Hotspur are patiently working through the process of recruiting a head coach for next season, and they intend to take their time until they find the right candidate. No-one has been offered the job, and no-one has turned it down. Fans are understandably keen to know who the new manager will be, but they will have to wait a little while longer. An appointment is not expected until after Spurs’ last game of the season, away to Leicester City on 23 May. Tottenham are in no rush.
Contrary to fears they will be restricted to picking from those managers currently out of contract and therefore not requiring a hefty compensation fee, Spurs would be in a position to recruit a manager from another club, should he be the right candidate. The fact that Jose Mourinho has been appointed as the next manager of Roma this week will also reduce how much money Spurs have to pay their former manager.
With Mourinho having quickly moved on from Tottenham, the club will now try to move on from Mourinho. To do this they will learn the lessons of their recent past and appoint a new head coach in the image of Mauricio Pochettino.
Almost 18 months on from his dismissal, Pochettino remains the benchmark at Tottenham. That is why the club are so keen to bring in someone who shares his fundamental qualities. Above all, his commitment to developing and improving the players, one of the fundamental tenets of Pochettino’s philosophy. During Pochettino’s five and a half years at the club he transformed Harry Kane, Dele Alli, Mousa Dembele, Kyle Walker, Danny Rose and many more, turning a group of cheaply-assembled youngsters into the best Spurs team of the modern era.
When Tottenham replaced Pochettino with Mourinho, they effectively replaced a coach with a manager. Mourinho’s focus was always on results, on devising a plan to overcome each individual opponent. But that approach fell apart in the second half of this season, alienating players and fans alike.
This is why Spurs want to go back to something more like the Pochettino era, where individual players get the specific coaching to improve their game again. There is a feeling that there is still plenty of untapped potential in this squad. And with Oliver Skipp and Ryan Sessegnon expected to return to Tottenham from their respective loan spells next season, there will be even more talent for the next head coach to work with.
The other aspect of Pochettino’s tenure that the club want to return to is his style of play. Pochettino pioneered an energetic high-pressing style at Spurs, encouraging his players to dominate the game no matter who the opponent. That went out of the window when Mourinho arrived, with the new manager preferring a pragmatic counter-attacking style that saw Spurs cede possession and territory to most opponents, not just the stronger ones. Many fans did not enjoy this and by the end neither did the players, some of whom wanted to play like Tottenham again.
The club is very conscious of this sense of identity or ethos, that Tottenham should get back to their best traditions by playing football on the front foot again. They know that the team will win and lose games, but there is a desire for a style of play that the fans can buy into again.
Above all the Pochettino era was defined by its sense of alignment or unity — of the players, the fans and the coaching staff all buying into the same ideas and the same objectives. Obviously that started to fray in Pochettino’s final months, but there was no sense of unity at all during the Mourinho era, or even a feeling that he was trying to foster one. Spurs want that unity back.
Appointing Ryan Mason as interim head coach last month has helped to start this reunification process. Mason is hugely popular with his players, some of whom he played with under Pochettino. He is also loved by the fans, who sing that he is ‘one of our own’. Having won both of his Premier League games so far, he may yet help salvage Spurs’ European hopes and could save the club from a negative end of the season, allowing for a smoother transition from Mourinho to the next man.
Mason is only 29 but he has an authority beyond his years, and has learned a lot working with Pochettino and John McDermott in the past. There is a feeling at the club that Mason should be part of the new head coach’s staff, although it remains to be seen in what role.
Of course, finding a new head coach who ticks all of these boxes will not be easy. Ideally Tottenham would want someone with Premier League experience, much as they would when they sign a player, but that is not the sole criterion and they are prepared to look abroad. For example, the club have sounded out contacts in Germany to help better assess targets currently operating in the Bundesliga. Younger candidates are being considered but there is a reluctance to give the job to someone too inexperienced, and there is also an acceptance they must find a manager befitting the ever-growing profile of the club.
Right now Tottenham are still in the midst of a thorough process. Steve Hitchen is drawing up a shortlist — likely to be between three and five names — before formal interviews (whether face to face or on Zoom, depending on restrictions) and a final decision from Daniel Levy. That is why the appointment is likely to come after the end of this Premier League season, and there is no specific target for a date for getting the new man in.
Because Tottenham are still drawing up that shortlist, they have not offered anything to anyone yet. Obviously Julian Nagelsmann, who was admired at Spurs, is no longer a candidate having taken the Bayern Munich job. But neither he nor anyone else has been offered the job. Although that has not stopped coaches and agents from using the possibility of interest from Spurs to make more money. Even Erik Ten Hag signing a new contract at Ajax does not necessarily rule him out of contention.
Ultimately Tottenham want to conduct this search efficiently and discreetly, but above all to find the right man. Right now there is no one leading or favoured candidate, only options in a process that still has at least a few more weeks left to run.
God this is so frustrating. Many here were saying "keep the same strategy. Go for a progressive man manager."
But nope they shot themselves in the foot searching for a pot of gold and are now scrambling to get back to square one.
Just horrible management. Some are okay with hindsight, I am furious as it was so fucking obvious.
As much as I want it to be my man, this doesn't sound promising for us Potterites.
I would back Rodgers, but there would be a massive part of me that would hate it. I just don't like the man...at all
Everyone there things lopetegui