Assuming you think this is a clever response, I never said Conte was a bad manager. In fact, he's one of the best of the modern era. But he was a terrible fit for Spurs and hence why he only lasted here 14 months. I worry Inzaghi would be similar - not necessarily in temperament, but in a defensive style that seems to suit Italian football more than the top level of the Prem.
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Inzaghi would be better I think - slightly more flexible, significantly less mad. Conte's style worked for a reasonable period of time here, I just think his ultra disciplined methods and being slightly insane gives him a shelf life at clubs. That shelf life was shorter at Spurs because ... well, Spurs.
Well it's Forest for one. Villa have Emery.Ain’t doing to shabby with Villa is he ….. maybe here it’s not the managers that are to blame ?
And I never said Nuno was a bad manager. But if you'd watched any Forest games you'd know he's implementing a pretty rudimentary low-block-and-counter system of football he wouldn't get away with at Spurs.
This idea that just because he has Forest in the top 6 (while massively overachieving their stats btw) he shouldn't have been sacked by Spurs is laughable.
Interesting. I won't lie, I've watched relatively little of Inzaghi, only seen the odd CL game. That final against City they were decent and probably deserved the win, but they literally parked the double decker 3-5-2 in front of their box. I'd hope for a guy that might be a little more expansive. Maybe though it's presumptive to assume because of that he'd be like Conte in style. Have you watched them much, and in what ways do they differ?
In any case I don't see why we wouldn't push the boat out for an Iraola. He's right there.
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Sad that Nuno “wouldn’t get away with” being 3rd in the league at Spurs, isn’t it?
So happy we get to watch the joyous football Angie and his scapegoats are treating us to every week instead
He wouldn't get away with it because we wouldn't cough up possession to everyone like Forest do. When you're Spurs playing at home in front of 60k with the likes of Maddison and Romero in your team you can't just put everyone behind the ball against teams like Leicester and Wolves and try and hit them on the break. Hence why when he was here and we actually needed to do something with the ball we looked pure dogshit.
The choice isn't Ange or Nuno ffs.
The only thing to add is that Spurs have played 9 more games than Brighton this season.
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Personally I’d take being third over being fourteenth no matter what brand of football is being played.
Malt whisky incoming...
Independent's version:
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Overall, it does appear that Spurs have had the worst injury problems in the league this season.
In addition to currently having 11 players out, the length of the different layoffs – and the importance of the various players – mean that Postecoglou probably does deserve some slack.
The starting centre-back pairing of Romero and van de Ven have been out since October, with the Argentine having foot and ankle problems and the Dutchman suffering hamstring issues. Both were rushed back for the December match against Chelsea, but neither finished the game and they’ve been suffering issues ever since.
Vicario has been out since the end of November, while another starting defender, Destiny Udogie, has been out since the end of 2024, and they are now lacking cover at centre-back after the injury to Dragusin.
In midfield, Rodrigo Bentancur missed two league matches through concussion, while Pape Sarr missed two matches this year with a knock and James Maddison has been out since the end of January.
Brennan Johnson has been out since mid-January with a calf strain, with Dominic Solanke suffering a knee injury around the same time.
Wilson Odobert has been out since September, while Richarlison has missed a total of 15 games in the league and was then forced off against Brentford last week. Finally, Werner has been out since the beginning of 2025.
Do Tottenham really have the worst injury crisis in the Premier League?
Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou has repeatedly referred to the club’s injury crisis when defending his team’s results – so is it the worst in the Premier League?
www.independent.co.uk
Tottenham
Overall, it does appear that Spurs have had the worst injury problems in the league this season.
In addition to currently having 11 players out, the length of the different layoffs – and the importance of the various players – mean that Postecoglou probably does deserve some slack.
The starting centre-back pairing of Romero and van de Ven have been out since October, with the Argentine having foot and ankle problems and the Dutchman suffering hamstring issues. Both were rushed back for the December match against Chelsea, but neither finished the game and they’ve been suffering issues ever since.
Vicario has been out since the end of November, while another starting defender, Destiny Udogie, has been out since the end of 2024, and they are now lacking cover at centre-back after the injury to Dragusin.
In midfield, Rodrigo Bentancur missed two league matches through concussion, while Pape Sarr missed two matches this year with a knock and James Maddison has been out since the end of January.
Brennan Johnson has been out since mid-January with a calf strain, with Dominic Solanke suffering a knee injury around the same time.
Wilson Odobert has been out since September, while Richarlison has missed a total of 15 games in the league and was then forced off against Brentford last week. Finally, Werner has been out since the beginning of 2025.
I had forgotten, until reading this, that awful game against Man City that ended 0-3 with not a single shot on target. That was awful.
I forget if I have asked already but where are you based? Bangkok?
What sort of dickhead gets up in the middle of the night to watch Spurs lose.
Yep.
As for the rest of the managers, Iraola is likely to take Bournemouth on a European tour next season in a competition they could go far in so don't see him leaving tbh.
It would be like Spurs to poach someone from a relegated club so Kieran Mckenna more likely.
We didn’t pay up for him and that was his own PR momentYep.
As for the rest of the managers, Iraola is likely to take Bournemouth on a European tour next season in a competition they could go far in so don't see him leaving tbh.
It would be like Spurs to poach someone from a relegated club so Kieran Mckenna more likely.
Independent's version:
Do Tottenham really have the worst injury crisis in the Premier League?
Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou has repeatedly referred to the club’s injury crisis when defending his team’s results – so is it the worst in the Premier League?
Tottenham
Overall, it does appear that Spurs have had the worst injury problems in the league this season.
In addition to currently having 11 players out, the length of the different layoffs – and the importance of the various players – mean that Postecoglou probably does deserve some slack.
The starting centre-back pairing of Romero and van de Ven have been out since October, with the Argentine having foot and ankle problems and the Dutchman suffering hamstring issues. Both were rushed back for the December match against Chelsea, but neither finished the game and they’ve been suffering issues ever since.
Vicario has been out since the end of November, while another starting defender, Destiny Udogie, has been out since the end of 2024, and they are now lacking cover at centre-back after the injury to Dragusin.
In midfield, Rodrigo Bentancur missed two league matches through concussion, while Pape Sarr missed two matches this year with a knock and James Maddison has been out since the end of January.
Brennan Johnson has been out since mid-January with a calf strain, with Dominic Solanke suffering a knee injury around the same time.
Wilson Odobert has been out since September, while Richarlison has missed a total of 15 games in the league and was then forced off against Brentford last week. Finally, Werner has been out since the beginning of 2025.
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"It’s abundantly clear that the game model puts an excessive physical load on the players. There are a lot more stats I can get into with regards to accelerations, distances between zonal substructures, and recovery-related stats. Unfortunately, they are only available to the coaching staff at the club, but the metrics I have mentioned still prove the point objectively and conclusively."
Even if he has the worst injury crisis, who cares? We were shit before the injury crisis, we'll be shit after it. He had his whole first choice XI available for the run in at the end of last season, it was one of the worst spells of games I've ever seen from a Spurs team.
And his batshit style of football directly leads to more injuries. So you have to bake it into the model.
I don't think we have hired bad managers (Gross Neal, and Francis aside).
This "terrible fit" is often used and really means nothing when you look at a PL novice like Nuno and the multi-trophies manager's of Jose and Conte that have prior to us and after us gone and made a mockery of being fired form all the wrong reasons.
Let Munn hire the next one, and Levy sit back and run the commercial side, after all isn't Munn here to run football operations?
Watched Inter this afternoon, terrific side, great system and tactics and three centre backs who stay in the home half. Top scorers in Serie A and a manager who is motivating his team from minute one.
We could easily afford him and not worry on the least if we lost the ball in midfield. Super tactician. May never happen but he's done a great job on the fraction of the budget Ange has wasted.
Team works very hard, Iraola like in commitment.
You might be thinking of Palace or Chelsea. Both 3 nil, both fucking awful. Woolwich away wasn't much better.
Glad Nuno is doing well but he was a fucking awful Spurs manager.
You're probably right. I remember Spurs kept reversing the ball again and again in the attacking zone but they didn't shoot.
Nuno was given no time, the team he has put together with a fraction of the budget is playing exciting, on the front foot football, and coached better than Ange could ever hope to do.
Ange is a 21/42 manager and sleeps like a baby each night, a fraud who when every player is back fit, won't nudge a win percentage worth a shit.
The players love him, only because he doesn't question a mistake they make.