Literally our best player at the minute
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Even the dwarf hitler deserves a bit of love here. Mad that’s he got so little recognition unless he needed tough love.Yeah fair's fair baldy cooked with that one.
It's time to give him his deserved dues, he doesn't get enough of that on here
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“A major turnaround for Djed would be for him to play regularly.”
Doesn’t seem like Ange ever really thought he could be particularly useful. That comment reads like sarcasm, but even if somehow interpreted as genuine sentiment, it’s hardly any sort of signal of confidence in a player.

Without knowing why he didn’t get picked, its a lazy unfair assumption to make. At the risk of repeating myself without knowing why he didn’t even get close to the squad then the aspersion is fault lays with djed.It’s amazing isn’t it. Multiple managers wouldn’t play Spence, we are forced to play him out of position due to injuries and he’s still playing quite well.
Obviously a good player there, probably trains awfully or must have a terrible attitude to be overlooked like he was.
You’re so deluded you can’t even manage a coherent reply. You’re not a serious poster- just a happy clapper who thinks they know football.
Whilst I agree with ya … in its better to celebrate the fact he’s made itNever miss a chance to get your agenda in eh?
Could’ve just been happy for the player that he’s getting his chance to show who he is.
You have no idea why he had or hadn’t started in the PL earlier. Just let it go and enjoy the rise of Djed Spence.
FWIW, he has to be in with a shout of an England call up soon.
Well that really is an impressive load of bolloxAnge has done what the miser told him to do in my opinion.
Ange has left Spence out of the side, on Levy's instruction, to protect the 40 million Levy wasted on Porro.
Spence was behind Emerson Royal last season and Ange 'preferred' to pick him ahead of Spence too for the same reasons he is now protecting Porro's value to the miser. When Spence plays he generally plays at left back, in Udogie's absence through injury. All the while Porro is making defensive mistake after mistake and is played every game despite being 'tired'.
Royal played games for Spurs, at right back and centre back, so the miser could recover some of his losses.
Conte and Jose would probably have told Levy to fuck off or just ignored the bell end when / if he asked them to do similar.
It's Levy and it's obvious.
The useless fuck micro manages everything that may cost him money.
He's turned Poch's silk purse into Ange's sow's ear in just over 5 years of continual failure in the transfer market and on the pitch.
The time has come for all supporters to acknowlege that Daniel Levy has been interfering in matters he knows fuck all about to save himself a few quid and pays himself a fortune for his 'insight'.
It's time for him to fuck off.
ergo …. They were lostHe "lost"? How do we know that? He got plenty of chances both with us and other clubs, and it was also said he got the wrong attitude back then.
Let's just be happy he turned ut around, and is the player he is now?
Whilst I agree with ya … in its better to celebrate the fact he’s made it
One thing I will say Rich
Is this; if a manager and there’s been 3 on our watch, can’t get a tune out of djed spence … he’s doing something wrong
I apply that to all 3. Conte Ryan & Ange
Yeah that’s all valid stuff mate …, it lends towards DJed being the common denominator as to possible reasons he doesn’t get pickedIt's not just the 3 Spurs managers tho mate. It was the Middlesborough manager who sent him on loan to Forest where he first exploded, it was the Rennes manager who only played him 8 times, Leeds and Farke where he played just 7 before being returned, and the Genoa manager who played him 16 times but failed to encourage his club enough to pick up an option for 8.5m... How cheap does that look now?
In reality, there has only been Steve Cooper at Forest and now Ange who have seen the best of Djed Spence. In that light, it's clearly Djed's decision to play at this level and not the manager's. We have no idea why it didn't click with those other coaches and why it has clicked for Ange and Cooper, so we may as well just enjoy it for the player and the club. Everyone adding their own agenda to explain the reasons is just really fucking annoying to read.
Yeah that’s all valid stuff mate …, it lends towards DJed being the common denominator as to possible reasons he doesn’t get picked
However even with all the added data…it stilll stands that whilst it’s the majority that failed to motivate DS we can reasonably assume those that did were better man managers in the case DJed Spence.
I can’t speak to other clubs squad situations but we have been crying out for class FBs for far too many seasons
And for 3 of those we had one right under our noses
To not identify and not realise the immense reward of succeeding in managing that situation is a failure.
We all know Conte didn’t care for that … he wanted the ultra focused ready made professional he could coach
But a manager who believes it’s a strong part of his make up has missed a trick and materialised into dropped points …. Referring to the weekly debacle at LB
bit disappointed mason didn’t show any interest… you’d have thought that could’ve been a good lesson for him
You feel a Harry redknapp would’ve got Spence sorted from the off
Even faint praise might upset some , be very careful .The fact that Ange has seemingly got the best out of him where other managers failed, he should be praised for