It's like the people who were begging for Jose to be sacked.
Levy sack Jose.
Nobody said "well done Levy, you've done the right thing at last".
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Levy sack Jose.
Nobody said "well done Levy, you've done the right thing at last".
Do you think the council sprung that on Spurs the moment the stadium was built ? Of course not
Which game was that?
In his 10 minutes vs Forrest in the league, he looked rapid and good defensively.
What has that got to do with anything ?
Even without the extra events, we've doubled our match day income.
That can only be a good thing.
Conte stated publicly that Bissouma was struggling with his tactics in training
The point is; Conte didn't want him for the team.
In his 3 appearance's he's made zero tackles, zero blocks, zero.....I tell you what, I'll give you the link and you can see for yourself.
Djed Spence Stats This Season & Career Statistics | Premier League
View comprehensive stats for Tottenham Hotspur Defender Djed Spence, including goals scored, assists, xG and appearances, on the official website of the Premier League.
www.premierleague.com
There is absolutely no evidence he's good defensively at PL level and even less that he's good attacking wise either.
Quite the contrary in fact ;
BBC pundit claims Djed Spence missed on purpose against Forest
Djed Spence got himself a Tottenham debut today at former club Nottingham Forest and could have rubbed salt into the Reds' wounds as well.
Not going to defend to really defend his last performance, but my god it looks like the entire team is struggling with his tactics.
It‘s not until we are down and the panic sets in that we seemingly abandon the plan and just start playing.
Since you're all about the stats and evidence, care to share what match time he actually entered the field in those 3 appearances?In his 3 appearance's he's made zero tackles, zero blocks, zero.....I tell you what, I'll give you the link and you can see for yourself.
Djed Spence Stats This Season & Career Statistics | Premier League
View comprehensive stats for Tottenham Hotspur Defender Djed Spence, including goals scored, assists, xG and appearances, on the official website of the Premier League.
There is absolutely no evidence he's good defensively at PL level and even less that he's good attacking wise either.
Quite the contrary in fact ;
BBC pundit claims Djed Spence missed on purpose against Forest
Djed Spence got himself a Tottenham debut today at former club Nottingham Forest and could have rubbed salt into the Reds' wounds as well.tbrfootball.com
Answer: 91st min, 93rd min and 89th min.
When he came on against Forest in the cup (65th min), he immediately when on a promising attack, more than both WBs did combined up to that point, and drew a booking from Forest.
The ticker on my football app (which is usually quite sterile) is actually quite complimentary about him
73rd min: "Spence has been quite bright since his introduction"
80th min: "Spence, returning to his former ground, nearly gets Tottenham back in the game"
Which is how I remember it too.
This is the ENIC/Levy thread. Do not understand what Spence has to do with it. Does anyone think anyone from ENIC said buy Spence? Does anyone think Levy went and watched Spence and said he is good, buy him?
The most likely scenario is that the coaching staff watched him and raved about him. Paratici and Conte discussed it and gave the go ahead. Levy would have been involved but I would be surprised if he had strong views either way. I presume the same thing happened with Rodon where many wanted him to be picked.
The main push to play Spence is not that he is good but the other players in that position are bad. This really should be on Conte's thread.
The most likely scenario is that the coaching staff watched him and raved about him. Paratici and Conte discussed it and gave the go ahead. Levy would have been involved but I would be surprised if he had strong views either way. I presume the same thing happened with Rodon where many wanted him to be picked.
The main push to play Spence is not that he is good but the other players in that position are bad. This really should be on Conte's thread.
Thanks for proving my point.
He has shown nothing to show he's ready to start in the PL.
Playing against a championship level team for 25 minutes, in a game where we lost 2 nil, doesn't prove anything either .
No, your point was "zero tackles, zero blocks" in probably less than 10 mins total across 3 games and one of them was a comfortable win for us.
*MY* point was that actually if you give him an actual chance, he is very promising. I've also seen him in the friendlies at the training ground. He's always played well.
You mean the team that outplayed us and beat us comfortably?
Spence was bought directly by Levy against Conte's wishes., because that's the direction Levy is taking the club. Spence is absolutely central to the debate around the ownership of our club, regardless whether you thought it was a good move or a bad one
The fact Conte refuses to give Spence any reasonably game time despite circumstances justifying it, is central to the debate on the relationship between Conte and Levy
I have seen no evidence that Levy was involved. Conte said that Spence was a club purchase that he approved( might have been a different word but whilst not wanting him, he did not disapprove) Do you really believe that Levy scouts other players and overrides Paratici & Conte to buy a player. He was bought as one for the future as was Sarr. Whilst Sarr went on loan, Spence was kept with the main squad.
sorry, so you seem to berate Levy for not paying Carrick, Berba, Modric and Bale more to keep them around, but then go on and say when this was done for Lloris, Kane, Son and Dele it ruined the morale of the rest of the team.
What should he have done?
At the time neither Carrick, Berba, Modric or Bale were signing an improved contract to keep them about, they had their eye on bugger things so we had to dig deep and get the best deal we could, and reinvest.
Only now are we able to compete with the top six on keeping our best players, and even then it's not guaranteed, either to keep them around, or prove to be a wise investment (see Le Celso, and Tanguy).
I have no idea what the answer is, the Brentford game was awful, i'm not sure if Conte is happy, if Poch is waiting in the wings so giving Levy a safety blanket. Part of my thinks Patrici is now in charge of transfers, so if he has the budget why is all this falling at the feet of Levy.
Do I want a oligarch, sheik, or an American owner coming in with all that BS...? No not really. Do I want this tight ENIC tenure to end, sometimes yes. I'm probably too trusting, but working in sports marketing, advertising and branding, a lot of what they're doing from a commercial POV makes sense and will reward THFC. I do have a sinking feeling Conte will be off in the summer and the merry-go-round will start again, along with Son, Kane and Lloris leaving.
Wrong again.
My previous posts all said the same thing.
And yes the team that outplayed our team and beat us comfortably was still a championship level team, or don't you look at the tables ?
Our team that had Spence in for nearly half an hour, who did nothing to warrant a first team spot.
Wrong.
I'll post this again;
Conte on Spence: ‘The club decided to buy him’
Antonio Conte has described Tottenham Hotspur’s new wing-back Djed Spence as a “club” signing. Spurs on Tuesday completed a move for Spence. The 21-year-old has signed a five-year contract with the club that includes an initial fee of £12.5million plus a further £7.5million in add-ons.
theathletic.com
Spence is an investment of the club,” Conte said. “The club wanted to do it. I said okay, this player is young but he showed he can become a good, important player for us.
Paratici scouted him, the club asked Conte "Shall we sign him ?"
Conte said "OK"
How people can interpret that as Spence being signed against Conte's wishes I've no idea.
Not knowing what the council would allow is not great planning surely
Eh ?
Of course they knew what the council would allow.
Whatever else you might think of Levy and co, they're not idiots.
Stadium with double capacity, more advertising space, and able to be used for extra events (even if they're limited) means we are least double, and probably treble our revenue compared to old WHL.
It's a no brainer.
So we should be grateful that Levy rectifies a massive error entirely of his own making , rather than say that is the minimum expected of him, that he cleans up his own mess