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Management Ange Postecoglou

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White Van Jan said:
Santini?


Quite

Levy may be betting on us still being in the PL at the end of the season. I can't see where we're going to get 16 pts to get us to 40pts. If we stay up in those circs it's because there are some teams that are sooooo bad that we aren't in the bottom 3.

As ever, Levy ready to sack off a season and cups to make his life easier.
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Yeah had a look through the fixtures there this morning and honestly can't see where we get 6 wins at the moment to be absolutely safe over 40 pts. Its looking very likely 35 is more than enough but we do not need this team to be anywhere near 18th going into the last 5 games when we cannot win a game let alone two on the spin.
Dire times man.
A cup doesn't save him now for me - zero chance anyway so its a moot point.
 
Hulk said:
Yeah had a look through the fixtures there this morning and honestly can't see where we get 6 wins at the moment to be absolutely safe over 40 pts. Its looking very likely 35 is more than enough but we do not need this team to be anywhere near 18th going into the last 5 games when we cannot win a game let alone two on the spin.
Dire times man.
A cup doesn't save him now for me - zero chance anyway so its a moot point.
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I don't believe a cup win should save him. The league finish is the way managers are judged. Things secondary like domestic cups are in no way to cancel out the league finish and the generally terrible state of the club.

If anyone can win a domestic cup with the state the this club is in now, it only further devalues the status and importance of those cups in my mind.
 
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Hulk said:
Yeah had a look through the fixtures there this morning and honestly can't see where we get 6 wins at the moment to be absolutely safe over 40 pts. Its looking very likely 35 is more than enough but we do not need this team to be anywhere near 18th going into the last 5 games when we cannot win a game let alone two on the spin.
Dire times man.
A cup doesn't save him now for me - zero chance anyway so its a moot point.
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30+ points will be enough IMO providing we beat Leicester and Ipswich. We will be too far ahead of either - they both have tricky fixtures to negotiate. We are in a precarious position but as long as we don’t lose to either we will probably be ok.
 
i'm sorry but this latest nytimes article is devastating for ange and the club heirarchy and the mouthpieces like gold who feed us shit on the daily. i'd call it a joke but it's a tragedy and it's destroying our club as we speak.
 
Harry Vaginola said:
i'm sorry but this latest nytimes article is devastating for ange and the club heirarchy and the mouthpieces like gold who feed us shit on the daily. i'd call it a joke but it's a tragedy and it's destroying our club as we speak.
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Methinks someone within the organization has seen enough, and wants to remove the only crutch holding up Ange's regime (the injury crisis and related excuses).
 
kcspurs said:
“Although the club insists that Scott’s departure did not involve Ange Postecoglou, sources with knowledge of the situation, who asked to remain anonymous to protect relationships, say that the pair fell out over how to manage the first-team squad’s workload and the recovery of injured players.”


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Scott left last August

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Training Ground Guru | Head of Medicine and Sports Science leaves Tottenham after 20 years

Geoff Scott, Tottenham’s Head of Medicine and Sports Science and longest-serving member of backroom staff, has left the club after 20 years.
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sudoku said:
Scott left last August

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Training Ground Guru | Head of Medicine and Sports Science leaves Tottenham after 20 years

Geoff Scott, Tottenham’s Head of Medicine and Sports Science and longest-serving member of backroom staff, has left the club after 20 years.
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But I'm sure that didn't stop him from knowing what happened internally with the decision to play VDV and Romero.

How have the Athletic even published that? It's shameless tbh.
 
i'm honestly so mad about this. the biggest spurs story of the last year is the injury crisis and it turns out ange had a falling out with our head of medicine and sports science over bringing back players too early and training them too hard and this is the first we're hearing about it after being told geoff scott left on his own. alasdair gold should never show his face in a press conference again and just take an office down the hall from levy in the pr department. "oh lol ange made an injury joke about the translator!"

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Ange Postecoglou clashed with Spurs medical head before his exit

Ange Postecoglou had a falling out with head of Spurs' medical team Geoff Scott before his exit from the North London club.
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Ange Postecoglou clashed with Spurs medical head before his exit​


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Thu 23 January 2025 13:30, UK
It has now been revealed that a significant behind-the-scenes disagreement between Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou and long-serving head of physio Geoff Scott took place before the latter’s sudden departure, ending his two-decade tenure at the club.

The backdrop to Tottenham’s medical overhaul​

Since the end of the 2023/24 season, Tottenham Hotspur’s medical and sports science departments have undergone sweeping changes, signalling a new era of fitness and recovery management at the North London club.
The transformations began in the summer with the departure of Geoff Scott, who had been synonymous with the club’s medical team for 20 years.

Scott, who initially joined Tottenham in 2004 after a stint at Fulham, rose to become the head of medicine and sports science, overseeing player recovery and fitness regimes during the reigns of 11 different managers.

His sudden departure marked the end of an era for Tottenham’s medical staff. In a recent interview, Ange Postecoglou confirmed that Tottenham had embarked on an ambitious restructuring of their medical department.

He stated: “It was always part of the plan. We changed the head of our performance and he’s made sure he’s had a good look at how we do things and now he’s looking to bring in new people which was always the plan at this time.”

A fallout between Ange Postecoglou and Geoff Scott at Spurs​

While the official narrative from Tottenham emphasised a routine restructuring, fresh revelations have shed light on a more complex and contentious backstory.

According to a report from The Athletic, Geoff Scott’s departure may have been influenced by a disagreement with Ange Postecoglou.

An anonymous source claims that their dispute was over the management of the first-team squad’s workload and injured players’ recovery.

Despite these reports, the club insists that Scott’s departure did not involve Ange Postecoglou and it was instead a result of the review and restructure of the department.

Who is the new face behind Tottenham’s medical team?​

Following Scott’s exit, Tottenham have appointed Adam Brett as the club’s new director of performance services. Brett’s career began in rugby union before spending nearly a decade with Brighton.

The new performance of services, Adam Brett, oversees sports science, medical, nutrition and psychology as part of his role and can be spotted next to the bench on a matchday. He also reports to the club’s chief football officer (CFO) Scott Munn.
 
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