• The Fighting Cock is a forum for fans of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. Here you can discuss Spurs latest matches, our squad, tactics and any transfer news surrounding the club. Registration gives you access to all our forums (including 'Off Topic' discussion) and removes most of the adverts (you can remove them all via an account upgrade). You're here now, you might as well...

    Get involved!

Management Ange Postecoglou

Latest Spurs videos from Sky Sports

I can't help but think that some (not all of course) of the more rabid Levy/ENIC Outers who have almost been wallowing in a sort of self-hate in recent times find themselves outside the zeitgeist at the minute.

If we're honest, who ever we appointed would have had a proportion of naysayers - Poch and the idea that second spells never work out well, Luis Enrique hasn't managed a club team for ages and even then it was Messi making him look good, Nagelsmann was a loose cannon, a bit of a weirdo and would have left us sharpish as soon as a bigger outfit lifted its skirt, Potter was another Chav reject, Brendan Rodgers was... well... Brendan Rodgers.

I'm not looking to excuse or deflect from our Chairman's appalling stewardship for a single second. It's just that the story of the day is a new and seemingly hugely likeable face in charge of the team who is known for his attacking philosophy. For me that's enough to press pause on angry fist-shaking, however temporarily, and dare to feel a little bit good about your team for a bit.

Fast forward to the start of August, Harry's about to leave and no one of note has been signed and the howling and gnashing of teeth will be fully justified, but as Doris sang, the future's not ours to see.

:ange-pray:

Surely even the most rabid need to wait and see what kind of team the club puts together for Postecoglou.

At the very least they have delivered on the promise of an attacking coach.

If they instantly cripple him with more average players like Pickford and Maguire then probably it won;t take long until Levy starts to hear it at the stadium again.

But for now there is fuck all reason to not have good vibes.
 
Chuffed with this appointment now. Managed to talk myself into why the other candidates were bad...

Tuchel - Ex chav. Looks like a current or at least future paedophile.

Nagelsmann - Top shagger. London would have ended him. Probably would have tried to finger Donna.

Slot - Bald with no facial hair. Fair chance he doesn't even have pubes. Wouldn't have worked.

Another Brazilian then.

We all know that Brazilians are no better than Harry Maguire so it defo wouldn't have worked.
 
you’re right. Deuterz Deuterz Matt1882 Archie Archie Tottenham Massive Tottenham Massive have all been in here telling everyone not to get excited. All of them are most at home being negative, complaining, criticising…. Boring, toxic individuals unable to find joy in the team they claim to support.

I hope they never find themselves in the zeitgeist again.

They've all been enjoying basking in their own cesspit of misery over the last few months because the club have been in a perceived bad moment and it's all down to Levy of course blah blah but yet the minute we get some good news the narrative swings in the opposite direction now they find themselves on the outside exposing their BS agenda yet again.

The self hate is real.
 
Conte was a no nonsense manager, people accused him of overtraining the players.
I suggest you listen to this interview, especially towards the end (1:35 mark). This was after one of his first games managing Celtic.

Journo: where do you think the blame lies [for the bad result]?
Ange: the blame? I don't blame people; I take responsibility. The responsibility is mine.


Here's a guy whom it took 25 years to get to manage in Europe giving an interview at a time when he was still considered a joke appointment and there was still a lot of skepticism about him. Yet he is so confident in himself and his abilities that he has no problem taking the blame. Contrast that to Jose and Conte, who would blame everyone else. Even after having won so many titles, they still didn't have the guts to say "my bad."

So yeah, Conte is a no-nonsense manager. But you know who the players will follow: the one that shoulders responsibility. The one that dresses them down in private and takes responsibility in public. The one that doesn't blame everyone else when things go south.

Conte and Jose may have won more in more prestigious leagues. But when it comes to character they can't hold a candle to Ange.

 
This is pure copium. The way Woolwich move the ball and transition from out the back is indicative of a quality team. Saliba, Saka, Martinelli, Odegaard, these arnt dickheads. These are players who wouldn't look out of place at Real Madrid or Man City & would cost either close to, or over 100m for any suitor. Those 4 are their rolls royce players, but they have additional quality beyond that. They are also going to have another big window. Whether you like it or not, they are one of the big boys.
Hmmmmm.......🤔
 
Chuffed with this appointment now. Managed to talk myself into why the other candidates were bad...

Tuchel - Ex chav. Looks like a current or at least future paedophile.

Nagelsmann - Top shagger. London would have ended him. Probably would have tried to finger Donna.

Slot - Bald with no facial hair. Fair chance he doesn't even have pubes. Wouldn't have worked.
Would you like the name of my libel lawyer







I realise you have said “ looks like “ this would be for when you post after a few beers .


Very funny by the way

Hat Hello GIF by Audible
 
you’re right. Deuterz Deuterz Matt1882 Archie Archie Tottenham Massive Tottenham Massive have all been in here telling everyone not to get excited. All of them are most at home being negative, complaining, criticising…. Boring, toxic individuals unable to find joy in the team they claim to support.

I hope they never find themselves in the zeitgeist again.

Joy? What is there to be joyous about? That we've finally appointed a manager? Fuck me, that's the bare minimum!

I'm hopeful Ange will deliver the goods but based on what everyone is saying, it may take a year or two so based on that I'm not sure there is any point in watching us next season. I thought the days of mid-table were behind us but seems they're back....wit a vengeance

Until your pal and his cronies fuck off, this club will always be on the outside looking in.
 
Last edited:
They've all been enjoying basking in their own cesspit of misery over the last few months because the club have been in a perceived bad moment and it's all down to Levy of course blah blah but yet the minute we get some good news the narrative swings in the opposite direction now they find themselves on the outside exposing their BS agenda yet again.

The self hate is real.

Perceived bad moment?

Wtf?!

Good news that we have a manager? FFS.
 
Joy? What is there to be joyous about? That we've finally appointed a manager? Fuck me, that's tebar minimum!

I'm hopeful Ange will deliver the goods but based on what everyone is saying, it may take a year or two so based on that I'm not sure there is any point in watching us next season. I thought the days of mid-table were behind us but seems they're back....wit a vengeance

Until your pal and his cronies fuck off, this club will always be on the outside looking in.
Let’s add you to the list of bores.

If you’re not going to watch us next year maybe you’ll have the season off here too.
 
Let’s add you to the list of bores.

If you’re not going to watch us next year maybe you’ll have the season off here too.

And let's add you to the list of Levy cucks.

:nunothumb:


Nah, I won't be doing that. Won't get to tell y'all I told you so.

:wanyama:

At no point was Ange winning a new manager poll but now everyone is acting as if he was the undisputed No.1 choice. I hope he does well but for me the jury is still out.
 
I suggest you listen to this interview, especially towards the end (1:35 mark). This was after one of his first games managing Celtic.

Journo: where do you think the blame lies [for the bad result]?
Ange: the blame? I don't blame people; I take responsibility. The responsibility is mine.


Here's a guy whom it took 25 years to get to manage in Europe giving an interview at a time when he was still considered a joke appointment and there was still a lot of skepticism about him. Yet he is so confident in himself and his abilities that he has no problem taking the blame. Contrast that to Jose and Conte, who would blame everyone else. Even after having won so many titles, they still didn't have the guts to say "my bad."

So yeah, Conte is a no-nonsense manager. But you know who the players will follow: the one that shoulders responsibility. The one that dresses them down in private and takes responsibility in public. The one that doesn't blame everyone else when things go south.

Conte and Jose may have won more in more prestigious leagues. But when it comes to character they can't hold a candle to Ange.



Our players will love that though. But not in the way we'll want them to. They'll just hide behind the manager rather than fronting up. It's a big problem we have at this club. Nobody within the playing staff has any gumption.
 
Back
Top