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Manager Ange Postecoglou

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Was sacking Ange a good idea?

  • Yes, I think it was a good idea.

    Votes: 72 64.3%

  • No, I think it was a bad idea.

    Votes: 40 35.7%
  • Total voters
    112
Matt1882 said:
City and Villa, who are on 8+ game winless runs each.
We need to stop looking at those games as indicators of ourselves. They're worse than the likes of Fulham at this point in time. All we did was take advantage of it.
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I still credit him with the City game. We were the first team to beat them, then we were the first to beat them in their own back yard in like 50 games and we've done them twice in quick succession. They still have world class talent all over the pitch.

I feel it would be churlish to take that away from him because 4-0 wasn't just a win, we buried them. Away from home.

Still doesn't stop me from questioning his position though.
 
Don Pedro said:
And thats fair enough mate. I completely get the frustration, sure I feel it too and it pains me that we haven't kicked on this season!

My POV is that there is no quick fix. I don't see any long term benefit to sacking Ange mid season and taking a punt on Frank/Silva/Ireola
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I think that's the rational thinking from where we currently stand but where AP is concerned I'm done with rational thinking! if we get knocked out the carabo cup by United and do not qualify automatically for the last 16 of the ELC, particularly as we have been made favourites to win the thing, then I don't care what juncture we are at in the season, he has got to go and had he not had the 10 game start he had to his Tottenham tenure, I believe he would already be gone!
 
Nobody3 said:
Fair comment, but with better players....
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Personally I think Ange is still the right man right now and he ‘ll be here for the season or atleast until we can’t win any of the cups. He’s come out and said he wins in his second season. After sacking Mourinho before a final Levy isn’t going to do that again.

Who knows but don’t get the feeling that Frank would be a good fit personally though,
 
nasm_f said:
Yes, it seems like we were consistently hard to beat, which is something all well coached teams are would you not agree?

Or do you believe losing 5 out of 12 games when you haven't yet played the likes of Liverpool and Chelsea is something well coached teams do?
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Two draws the last two games - I guess Ange is making us hard to beat now eh 😘
 
dustybin said:
Personally I think Ange is still the right man right now and he ‘ll be here for the season or atleast until we can’t win any of the cups. He’s come out and said he wins in his second season. After sacking Mourinho before a final Levy isn’t going to do that again.

Who knows but don’t get the feeling that Frank would be a good fit personally though,
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Opinions my friend and I respect yours and think you will be proven right but, and maybe irrationally, I now view AP as nothing more than EPL managerial fraud with little more to offer than his "I say what I like and like what I say" approach. This is from someone who 4 weeks ago was saying exactly what you are regards Ange, but I've now had enough!
Watched a fair bit of Brentford (stream) when Spurs aren't playing and I think Frank would be a god fit?
 
"You have to play tough opposition and games that won't go smoothly for you," said the Spurs boss. "I know people will keep using City as a reference point, but against City I could bring on [Timo] Werner and [Brennan] Johnson with Vicario in goal.

"I guess people are looking for easy targets, but people don’t understand what we’re doing at the moment and how the players are coping with it.

"We’re going to have to have days like today where things aren’t running smoothly but all you have to ask for is the players do what they can."

Asked what he meant by "easy targets" and if it was in relation to the boos, Posteocglou replied: "I’m not talking about the supporters, I’ve had already three questions on the Man City game and why can’t we repeat that.

"But if you can't see that in the last seven days we've lost significant players since then. It's too easy to say that we have to play like against Man City every game.

"It seems with this club, whatever we do well is used to bring us down in every opportunity"


It’s genuinely astounding how much of a grifter this man is. The level of self-serving, narcissistic nonsense in his comments is unmatched, he comes across as a smooth-brained, room-temperature-IQ-level clown.

For a manager who’s achieved relatively little in the grand scheme of things, he speaks with the confidence of someone who’s revolutionized the sport. Instead, what we get is a steady stream of excuses, deflections, and outright absurdities.

Let’s take his claim about City and the inability to replicate that performance because he couldn’t bring on… Timo Werner. Yes, the world-class game-changer Timo Werner was apparently the missing piece. The joke writes itself. It’s not just a bad excuse—it’s an insult to anyone with even a basic understanding of football or with a pair of eyeballs and a functioning brain.

And the rest of his comments? It’s like he’s running a masterclass in dodging accountability. “People just don’t get it, guys. What we’re doing is so complex! It's Angeball mate! We're going to have days like today!" Days like today? This isn’t a one-off occurrence; it’s a recurring theme throughout the season. Injuries? Sure, let’s blame those too—because apparently, we were flying high and dominating the entire season before they happened. Spoiler: we weren’t.

Then there’s this gem: “Whatever we do well is used to bring us down.” Oh, please. Criticism doesn’t come from a place of malicious intent; it comes because this team shows glimpses of potential, only to regress due to his baffling decisions and stubborn adherence to a system that clearly isn’t working in this league. If you think this is “bringing us down,” you’ve completely missed the point of constructive criticism.

His entire approach reminds me of a caricature of a clueless, entitled valley girl. Replace Ange with a spoiled socialite, and his press conferences practically write themselves: “Like, OMG, guys, why are you so mad? We literally won last week! Chill, it’s not like this has been happening all season or anything!”

The reality is, Ange comes across as a manager more interested in protecting his ego than in reflecting on or addressing his mistakes. It’s all talk, no substance—and frankly, it’s embarrassing. At some point, he needs to stop deflecting and start delivering, or we’re just spinning our wheels with a manager whose arrogance far outweighs his ability.

Better managers have been sacked for far less at this football club.
 
Quoting Ange from the presser.
In response to a journo.
“ on the Man City game why can’t we repeat that and like I said I think if you can’t see that even in 7 days we’ve copped a couple of significant blows since then, then I, you know it’s too easy to say well let’s just play like we did against Man City every game. And it somehow again seems with this club that whatever we do well is then used as a millstone to bring us down in every other opportunity”
 
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