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Why is Xavi a gamble????I agree and have always been surprised how little the club get this.
So who does that leave that fits us?
Pochettino- the obvious pick
Xavi Hernandez - a gamble
Xabi Alonso - if Real sack him and Pool don’t move for him
Iraola - from the Poch school
Or a 1-0 defeat... loads of huff and puff and no cutting edge... right now id just take the edge...I can't stop thinking about the latest Thomas Frank interview. It worries me beyond belief.
He is blaming our attacking play on the high amount of unforced errors. So his message to our players is to be even more safe on the ball and just not give the ball away cheaply? We lack any industry and creativity and he seems to just be doubling down on this approach. It's going to get worse and worse.
I've an awful feeling about the Sunderland game tomorrow. Another 0-0 draw is very possible.
What’s awful about that? I sense a defeat, half empty stands, booing and a sacking. Let’s go!!!I can't stop thinking about the latest Thomas Frank interview. It worries me beyond belief.
He is blaming our attacking play on the high amount of unforced errors. So his message to our players is to be even more safe on the ball and just not give the ball away cheaply? We lack any industry and creativity and he seems to just be doubling down on this approach. It's going to get worse and worse.
I've an awful feeling about the Sunderland game tomorrow. Another 0-0 draw is very possible.
i hear what youre saying, you might be right, time will tell anyway.I really don't buy it
The more I think about it the more it bothers me, especially now he's saying it as well as fans
Absolutely no doubt missing key players is a challenge, of course it is, but...
...his attitude seems to be "well I can't do anything until they're back so we'll just have to defend"
And I think that's just damning of him
Any decent coach would work with what they have to make something of it - not just give up
And I think the Brentford game captures it perfectly. SCREAMING out for Kudus at #10, and instead he puts a lad there that's played more at CB than anywhere the last two years.
He's just not Spurs. And if that's how he approaches the challenges, I also think he's not the coach we all thought he was when he came in.
I knew I should have put both VDV and my Sunderland defender in my FF team. Blatantly gonna be this result isn't it...

he shouldnt be enjoying the spurs job right now tho should he, hed have to be a masochist to be enjoying it. we are in the bottom half of the table, hes got a shit squad (ones that are fit anyway), fans are booing, getting disrespected by his own players...why the fuck would he be enjoying it hahaha. he has serious work to do and time isnt on his side as it never really is in football.I can't remember him stating he didn't enjoy the Brentford job.
Almost down to only 30% in.
Crazy turnaround in less than 2 months.
He’s going to be at Daniel Levy “out” levels soon. That took 20 years!!!
Kudus has played 10 quite a bit before, and has that Dembele like quality of being strong, agile and hard to get the ball fromi hear what youre saying, you might be right, time will tell anyway.
if kudus is a 10 then it really is dark times for the sport!
maddison being out is huge for us, hes key to us playing attacking football. like i said, hes spent ( ok'd) 100m on kudus and xavi, thats very worrying to me.
he deserves this window anyway, people saying dont buy him players etc, but good players are good players, we need upgrades on the shit we have, it shouldnt matter who the manager is.
He talked about taking risks to get results not that long ago. His message seems to have changed, O'Hara suggesting we sack him and replace him with Emzo Meresca - yet another ex Chelsea manager? Hoddle, AVB, Mourinho, Conte
id rather play romero at 10 than kudus, no playmaker plays with their head down.Kudus has played 10 quite a bit before, and has that Dembele like quality of being strong, agile and hard to get the ball from
Would have enabled us to get Muani rw and get bodies forward
Not rocket science, or reckless, just some attacking intent
He put a cb there instead - tells me he doesnt understand the club and doesnt have the values to be our manager
And he didnt have the little imagination to find a solution, just gave up and focused on a clean sheet
I’d worry far more about our play on the pitch than overanalyzing interviews.I can't stop thinking about the latest Thomas Frank interview. It worries me beyond belief.
He is blaming our attacking play on the high amount of unforced errors. So his message to our players is to be even more safe on the ball and just not give the ball away cheaply? We lack any industry and creativity and he seems to just be doubling down on this approach. It's going to get worse and worse.
I've an awful feeling about the Sunderland game tomorrow. Another 0-0 draw is very possible.
In context of tbe squad and injury issues it was tne move, imoid rather play romero at 10 than kudus, no playmaker plays with their head down.
its a shocking state of affairs when we are even contemplating this shit anyway. billion pound stadium and kudus as the playmaker! absolute joke.
I think we will edge it 1 or 2 nil tbh. But i think he will go end of the season unless he wins the fa cup.I can't stop thinking about the latest Thomas Frank interview. It worries me beyond belief.
He is blaming our attacking play on the high amount of unforced errors. So his message to our players is to be even more safe on the ball and just not give the ball away cheaply? We lack any industry and creativity and he seems to just be doubling down on this approach. It's going to get worse and worse.
I've an awful feeling about the Sunderland game tomorrow. Another 0-0 draw is very possible.
Did read frank is not enjoying his job at tottenham. Thats not good.

Why is Xavi a gamble????
You also have Maresca
The guy at Lens is having an incredible season
Farioli did good stuff at Ajax last season before they fell off a cliff but he's going great guys at Porto.
Lots of options who can come in now and change the course of this season.
If Arteta was sacked seasons ago and they gave a better manager a billion pound to shape his said I think the majority of spurs fans would be distraught!!! Granted they could still prove us all wrong and get over the line this season , however if history repeats itself , then it’s a very expensive First season FA cup …….If only Woolwich fans had got their way when they wanted Arteta out a couple of seasons ago, Spurs fans might not be moaning so much