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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
Cranston said:
There’s not a single timeline in the expanded universe in which I would want us to win a game that hands the Scum the title.

And forget Spurs. If people don’t understand that, they don’t get football or British people.
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Absolutely.

And to top it off, it's not like we're talking about throwing a game vs Ipswich- we were fucking shit by the end of last season, it's not as if we had much choice either way. It was pre 2024/25 City with sights on the title FFS.

I'm still waiting for Ange's elite mentality to get us a win at Craven Cottage...three attempts and counting.
 
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I'd argue that the MOTD breakdown actually flatters him to an incredible degree. It absolves him of most of the blame by portraying individual players as incapable of playing even the most simple one twos, tracking back runners, or showing some elementary level of spatial awareness.

Meanwhile we all know who the common denominator is from some of the stuff we've been seeing week after week no matter who plays where.

-Weird pressing triggers where a few players start pressing at full force out of nowhere despite having zero chance of forcing an error, and only end up taking themselves out of the play while also wasting valuable energy.

- Fullbacks routinely ending up pressing opposing fullbacks all the way up the pitch, central midfielders ending up hugging the touchlines pressing opposing wide players etc.

-Centre backs being caught in no man's land because of what's been happening with FBs and CMs. Should they stay wide to cover for the former, or should they push over the defensive line all the way into the midfield area to cover for the latter?

-Tons of backwards and sideways passing in possession

-Players leaving a lot to be desired in some elementary aspects of defending such as clearing crosses and chasing runners

The list goes on. At this point I'm genuinely worried about some of the young players in the squad. Ange and co have been drilling some horribly wrong ideas about how the game should be played into them for quite some time now. It'll take some time and effort to cleanse their minds of all that nonsense. I don't envy the successor who'll be burdened with this task.
 
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Brian Fantana said:
Sounds like we have put the feelers out. Bournemouth fans I have spoken to seen to think Foley will convince him to stay but I am sceptical.


View: https://x.com/TottenhamTiers/status/1901622638692168183

He'll probably use us to get a new contract!


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Baldy will stumble for ages as always making Iraola see Levy is not a serious guy and he'll sign an extension at Bournemouth after which we'll be told "we tried getting the guy, bbbb but he only wanted to extend at Bournemouth".
 
ginola92 said:
YES! A season in the champions league is not worth watching and living with that lot winning the league and us winning it for them to top it off

I had major concerns when he said he “couldn’t understand” fans wanting to lose. I don’t expect a coach or players to do anything but try to win the game, but to not understand fans not wanting to win told me he really just doesn’t understand English football.

I remember when we were in the champions league final and Woolwich were in europa final, every single one of my gooner mates said they would take Woolwich losing their final if it meant spurs didn’t win the champions league. This wasn’t some weak mentality spurs fan bollocks some we’re making out, this is how most English fans feel about their teams/rivals.
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He won't get it, do you like how he says a season in the Champions league. Not a chance to win it. That top four trophy crap is poison. I'm delighted we lost that game. Other than win ourselves I couldn't give a stuff.
 
Brian Fantana said:
Sounds like we have put the feelers out. Bournemouth fans I have spoken to seen to think Foley will convince him to stay but I am sceptical.


View: https://x.com/TottenhamTiers/status/1901622638692168183

He'll probably use us to get a new contract!


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He's a good coach no doubt but I'm yet to be convinced he's anything extraordinary.

Bournemouth have very much ceased to pull up trees. Definitely better than Ange of course.
 
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skywalker68 said:
He got away with it for the first 10 games when employed.
Since then, he has been exposed on a regular basis. The injuries bought him both time and an excuse.
He should have gone months ago , but now, it's at boiling point. He needs to go now, doubt the club can get anyone in at the moment, but his presence is just stinking the place out.
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Been clear for months (year?) that the first ten games were nothing more than a new manager bounce, combined with Maddison running on new club adrenaline.
 
Brian Fantana said:
Sounds like we have put the feelers out. Bournemouth fans I have spoken to seen to think Foley will convince him to stay but I am sceptical.


View: https://x.com/TottenhamTiers/status/1901622638692168183

He'll probably use us to get a new contract!


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Now be careful lads. I was told this and told you we have been speaking to him months ago . In fact you can go back a check. BUT we DID want Slot and we wouldn't pay the money Feynoord wanted Slot definitivly wanted the job. That said you can also quote the post where I said watch out if Bournemouth form starts to dip and stutter( think Harry Redknapp) which might indicate he is leaving and the players know. I'm pretty sure we already have an agreement.
 
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