I have used the example of the 2018 World Cup where England had to lose to Belgium in the group stage to get the easier run to the final and an overwhelming majority of England fans wanted us to lose that game. Southgate even put out reserve team and we lost 1 nil. It is no different to that and thrown that at people who’ve said it’s silly for us to want to lose. Funnily enough when going back through WhatsApp conversations those same people wanted us to throw that England game
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I have used the example of the 2018 World Cup where England had to lose to Belgium in the group stage to get the easier run to the final and an overwhelming majority of England fans wanted us to lose that game. Southgate even put out reserve team and we lost 1 nil. It is no different to that and thrown that at people who’ve said it’s silly for us to want to lose. Funnily enough when going back through WhatsApp conversations those same people wanted us to throw that England game
Diversity Inclusion and something.
I forget the full acronym.
And don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying Diversity policies and initiatives are wrong,
winner or changing the culture. It’s an almost corporate approach to sport.
you're right the bit I've highlighted is utter corporate bollocks that has infected sport. Steven fucking Bartlet isn't going to change shit at Spurs. Good footballers create the mysterious winning culture, along with a cunning coach. Its not grown in a petri dish.
I have a mate who genuinely believes that he has worked out the actual statistics on winning teams. He has been reassuringly calm on Woolwich not winning the league this season as he is adamant they fell short of his magic ratio( don't ask, he is going to write a paper, suffice to say we are miles off) but he claims that 2018 Pochettino team need three elite footballers added to the squad to start hoovering up silver( Lecister City are the statistical outlier, which I guess we could all have guessed)He has gone back to 1995 and claims it holds up, as its when three subs were permitted thus changing the squad dynamic
And that's how England won the WC?
People reference the 9 men Chelsea debacle because it was the most obvious example of a tactically inflexible manager being overly wedded to his "principles" at the cost of a result.
There have been plenty of other examples of this inflexibility throughout the season, brought up multiple times in this thread; you're just being wilfully blind to them.
No he told him llyod Kelly went to newcastle
What? Playing less games and having more time to train is now BAD THING ? Now I've heard it all.
It is pretty universally accepted that the more games you play, more difficult it is. Listen to Klopp, Pep or whoevers comments.
Saying that it is an issue you have 7 or 8 days to prepare is wild, sorry. It can only be a bad thing if you have no idea how to use this kind of time.
Injuries are very comfortable excuse to hide behind. In some moments ofc they impacted us - like when we did not have a single senior CB specialist available. But in terms of injuries, we have been like 6th or 7th most impacted team.
In terms of attackers being wasteful and giving away possession too often - well that is surely the case. BUT when it became apparent that it happens like this, I would have liked to see some kind of solution to the issue. Instead of just keep banging head against the same wall with zero change. I was eager to see how we could do with Kulu and Madders playing both "no 10" role and having basically 2 strikers and 2 AM's as we had 0 capable wingers in last 1/3 of the season. But we still kept trying same crap with no change so that is 100% on Ange. He is responsible for setting up team, coming up with solutions and finding ways to get results.
Because Levy robbed one of them of the chance to win a pot
Because it wasn't a points count. It was about being the best team in the league during a period of time.
I don't think we were the best team in the league for the first 10 games of this season.
My neighbour is a Barcode nutter he always says to me "let's talk about injury lists".Their back ups absolutely destroyed us up there.That is down to coaching.
Once again (!) the match if drawn or won would have guaranteed us Europa League
I get you don't think that is worth supporting for vs the rivalry.
But it's wrong to say there was nothing riding on the match for Tottenham. Factually wrong.
Chelsea have an easy home fixture this weekend. We have an easy away fixture. But we're shite ...
No, I think having big gaps between games can 100% affect match sharpness. You can't replicate game like situations in training. It's impossible.
Klopp and Pep don't moan at the amount of games. They moan at the schedule of playing mid week then lunch time on a Saturday.
It's not an excuse. But I don't think playing less games was meant to make us somewhat better performers or more competitive.
Who above us has had worse injuries than us?
Not interested in teams below us.
The solution is buying better players that suit.
The whole point of THIS season was nailing down the basics. Drilling that through the whole team through repititon over and over again.
By doing so, you see who's capable over a 38 game period. And by the end of it, you get rid of those who cannot do it and you're left with those who can.
See point above. Repetition. Repititon Reptition.
Postecoglou wants to change the entire culture of the club. He isn't going to know if the players are all in if within a few months, he changes it up.
He wants to see that if you're in an uncomfortable situation or a sticky moment, youre still going to try and play brave and not just pass it back or knock it long to get it away.
It's no surprise that now the season is coming to an end, he's likely got an idea of who has zero future here, who has and is now trying different things. The false 9 against City. Van de Ven at left back. Kulusevski playing LW etc.
Maybe that's the wrong way of doing things. But it's worked for him everywhere he's been. So I guess we should probably give him the benefit of the doubt.
I think my comments above tie in to all this tbh.
The season was a test for the entire squad. To see if they could keep up his vision for a season, when things got tough if they could keep it up, playing the same way, not shy away from it.
I reckon a fair few failed.
I cannot wait for the summer.
Foundations of the club and way it is run are there to be questioned. 20+ yrs with one minor trophy says it all. Transfer windows where no money was spent at all says it all. Serial winning managers who have won everywhere except Spurs says it all. Selling your best striker in decades and considering Richy an adequate replacement says it all. Dearest tickets in the premiership with not a lot to show for it says it all. Screwing over your long term supporting pensioners days it all. Giving yourself multiple raises despite all the above says it all.
But it's the managers fault every time......says it all.
But it's the managers fault every time......says it all.
Is this meant to be a poem?
More a Limerick.
If he were from Mars he should fcuking get it.
Absolute shocker.
Fairs, it's quite deep.
A limerick is more like..
There once was a man from Australia
Who wanted some money for failure
But his boss was called Levy and he's kind of peevy
So now he's auditioning for Neighbours.