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Igula disagrees.
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Igula disagrees.
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Says guy that joined the forum the day mourinho was hired.DEATH
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Igula disagrees.
Meaning what? They are bad is they are bad. What does it matter if they won the Nobel prize for Physics?
Some people repeatedly claim that our squad is so good that we would easily make top 4, and now that it is questioned, it's one digression after another.
If you still don't get it, lets me try to explain again.
Wins and losses is not just about the manager. Liverpool have a squad and manager that should be competing for the title but they are currently 6th and should be taken in context. Similarly, our current position is 8th and should also be taken in context. It's not always about the manager being good or bad and not getting the best out of the squad.
Similarly, winning doesn't automatically mean the manager is great e.g. Leicester won the league with a lesser squad but that doesn't mean Ranieri suddenly became the best manager in the world
Painting football in black and white of manager is bad when things are bad is a very simplistic view of the game
Cheers!
First thing I would say is it doesn’t really matter how much he is getting paid. Lot of cash doesn’t always equal top performance. In any sport, or sector of business, this is true. You’d hope it would be, but then Sissoko would be 6 times as good as Dele, judging on their transfer fees.
I would also say that he is getting paid that because of how experienced he is and how much of a proven winner he is. First thing people on “the other side” generally bat back is “doesn’t matter how good he was for other teams, just matters how good he is now”. Fair enough then. But don’t be going on about getting Naglesmann in because how well he’s doing at RB. Doesn’t matter does it? Don’t be demanding we sign such and such a player because of how well he is playing for his present team. Again, shouldn’t matter.
There are squad issues and tactical issues. There’s no way we should’ve signed Doherty to play RB and I don’t think we did. I don’t think anyone realised what a clusterfuck our central defence was and was therefore impossible to support wingbacks rather than fullbacks. I didn’t know how bad it was, but Jose certainly should have. As it is, I can see one or two CBs coming in the window and Doherty finding his feet at WB next season, but this season, ain’t happening. Just one example of where the tactics haven’t worked. The main tactic being to protect the defence, but that appears to have been fucked off now, as there’s no protecting this defence. It’s going to ship goals anyway, so we are now at “attack like fuck and hope”.
Finally, and this one will sound like an excuse, but I’d posit it’s a reason instead for our form this season. And it’s time to give the pandemic a mention. Yes, every club has to put up with the lockdown last season, the lack of pre season this time round and the difficulty of fitting in as many matches as we are in such a short season. But nobody more than us. We’ve played more matches than anyone this season. When do we train? Every manager is complaining about this, but it’s being ignored on here. We play one day, rest the next, bit of light training the next, play the next. Repeat. How can we improve? How can any team improve? I don’t think anyone is. I think there’s a few teams gone on some lucky runs this season (yes, I’m looking at you West Ham), but everyone is finding it tough. Look at the state of the Champions recently.
Yes, it’s been a tough season at times but it’s not a normal season for so many reasons. I just want us to give Jose time to prove me right and you fuckers all wrong.
Then, with respect, what are you doing here?
He supports Mourinho.
Yes mate, I’d noticed.
Dedicated enough to post on a forum almost everyday.... not dedicated enough to consider yourself a spurs fan.
Just tried to give us a lecture on logic.
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Cheers!
First thing I would say is it doesn’t really matter how much he is getting paid. Lot of cash doesn’t always equal top performance. In any sport, or sector of business, this is true. You’d hope it would be, but then Sissoko would be 6 times as good as Dele, judging on their transfer fees.
I would also say that he is getting paid that because of how experienced he is and how much of a proven winner he is. First thing people on “the other side” generally bat back is “doesn’t matter how good he was for other teams, just matters how good he is now”. Fair enough then. But don’t be going on about getting Naglesmann in because how well he’s doing at RB. Doesn’t matter does it? Don’t be demanding we sign such and such a player because of how well he is playing for his present team. Again, shouldn’t matter.
There are squad issues and tactical issues. There’s no way we should’ve signed Doherty to play RB and I don’t think we did. I don’t think anyone realised what a clusterfuck our central defence was and was therefore impossible to support wingbacks rather than fullbacks. I didn’t know how bad it was, but Jose certainly should have. As it is, I can see one or two CBs coming in the window and Doherty finding his feet at WB next season, but this season, ain’t happening. Just one example of where the tactics haven’t worked. The main tactic being to protect the defence, but that appears to have been fucked off now, as there’s no protecting this defence. It’s going to ship goals anyway, so we are now at “attack like fuck and hope”.
Finally, and this one will sound like an excuse, but I’d posit it’s a reason instead for our form this season. And it’s time to give the pandemic a mention. Yes, every club has to put up with the lockdown last season, the lack of pre season this time round and the difficulty of fitting in as many matches as we are in such a short season. But nobody more than us. We’ve played more matches than anyone this season. When do we train? Every manager is complaining about this, but it’s being ignored on here. We play one day, rest the next, bit of light training the next, play the next. Repeat. How can we improve? How can any team improve? I don’t think anyone is. I think there’s a few teams gone on some lucky runs this season (yes, I’m looking at you West Ham), but everyone is finding it tough. Look at the state of the Champions recently.
Yes, it’s been a tough season at times but it’s not a normal season for so many reasons. I just want us to give Jose time to prove me right and you fuckers all wrong.
Whatever you think it is
I like football a lot, and like some clubs (including spurs). Simply posting about football doesn't make someone a fan of a club imo.Dedicated enough to post on a forum almost everyday.... not dedicated enough to consider yourself a spurs fan.
Just tried to give us a lecture on logic.
People I regard as fans are more committed to their clubs than I ever will be. I know many that spend a significant part of their income on club stuff and those that are so emotionally invested that they cry when the team loses.
I am simply not that devoted. Just enjoy discussing and bantering about the beautiful game.
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I'm probably the biggest supporter on these boards: been to Kazan' and done time for the club.
Matters not m’lud. Some joined when Poch signed and so forth. I was happy we signed him as he’s as close as you can get to a guaranteed trophy.
Bring on the cups
Who are you to decide?
The attacking part of our squad is clearly more than good enough, the defence is clearly not.
So with great attacking players and a crap defence do you think
A] We should try and score several goals a game to counteract our defensive weakness
or
B]. Set up to win 1 nil on the break
i am firmly in the A camp against all except Man City
Zzzz this thread got worse after the 10 pages i left it at, surprising its only like 4 posters that continuously post on it.. and the poll shows the real feelings of the supporters..
Just imagine the silence at the end of the season ...
Just imagine the silence at the end of the season ...
Oh, absolutely nobody. I simply asked a polite question. I haven’t decided anything.
Unfortunately this is not the NFL where the attack is practically decoupled from the defence.
In the modern game, the entire team is coupled and a weakness in one area easily ripples through the entire team. As example is Liverpool's current situation, where they are having problems with their defence but are struggling to score more than concede. They are not ending up in high scoring shoot outs like your premise would suggest. Even City, when they had their defesnive issues, were not simply losing high scoring shoot outs.
The notion of scoring several goals assumes you have the possession often enough to create those opportunities. If you are weak defensively, it is more likely that your team would be unable to recover the ball and instead be put under sustained pressure, minimizing the opportunities to attack.
Playing an open vs closed game game is a different topic.