Thought this was a place where you could discuss Spurs - both the positives and negatives - without being shouted down and name-called by weird happy-clapper cultists.
Evidently I was wrong.
Have you discussed any positives since you joined?
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Thought this was a place where you could discuss Spurs - both the positives and negatives - without being shouted down and name-called by weird happy-clapper cultists.
Evidently I was wrong.
So you haven't got a clue who we should replace Ange with, but are dead certain Ange is shite?!Someone, anyone with a drop of tactical nous and adaptability.
You said that poster followed fat Carl's full career. What a out the 13 years prior to Brisbane and his time working in the bank?
Not yet, because funnily enough we're off the back of 4 heavy losses, 2 of which against our biggest rivals.
Can someone enlighten me, why does this weirdo think he's the moral arbiter of this forum? Does he have any actual control here or has he basically decided he's the resident milk-monitor who likes to police the conversation?Is how the MAJORITY of this forum feels about you. Signing up and trolling immediately. You'll continue to be called out until you delete your account.
Got it? Good.
Not yet, because funnily enough we're off the back of 4 heavy losses, 2 of which against our biggest rivals.
Happy to though, in the interests of being constructive.
I like the fact we're at least attempting to be a club who plays possession football, even if it's not coming off recently.
I think some of the signings we've made recently have been absolutely top notch. Namely VDV, Vicario, Porro, Udogie, Maddison.
I like the fact we're trying to find young gems and develop them, like Bergvall, Phillips, Vuskovic, Veliz, etc. Even if some of those don't come off it's really satisfying to watch as a fan, much more so than just buying readily made talent for 100m.
If we dont have the players to play that way then why not try something different? Again good Tottenham managers are flexible in their approach, ones wedded to a system like Hoddle or Conte tend to not last long.I can't lie and say I'm not concerned that Ange won't get supported properly by the owners but he's also willing to take on the challenge with his eyes open. He's said many times that he's on the same page with them and is willing to try with x2 50m players instead of a single 100m player.
I don't agree with him about that. This club charges top prices and these owners never invest a penny of their own cash but if Jose and Conte couldn't change that then there isn't a manager out there that could.
That in mind, we are better off IMO with a guy that has knowledge of other markets where value can be found and also has a willingness to put character before market value i.e., VDV and Vicario.
The J League thing just doesn't wash for me. I don't watch it but I'd be willing to bet there were coaches there that had more financial resources than the team he won with and also tried the same tactics teams are using against us now.
Does anyone seriously believe that a deep narrow block in their own third and Jump press in our third is something that Ange has never seen before?
Or is it more likely something this team isn't yet accustomed to and we also need to bring in some players that are more suited to adapting to it?
OK fair enough.
Do you recognize Ange's role signing VDV, Vicario, Maddison, and especially Bergvall? You didn't namecheck Dragusin but he also chose to leave a starting spot in Serie A and come here instead of Bayern after Ange got him bought in to the project.
Would you also agree that Ange has got a tune out of Porro that didn't look likely and has Udogie converted from a wing back into possibly the best LB in the premier league this season?
Can someone enlighten me, why does this weirdo think he's the moral arbiter of this forum? Does he have any actual control here or has he basically decided he's the resident milk-monitor who likes to police the conversation?
If we dont have the players to play that way then why not try something different? Again good Tottenham managers are flexible in their approach, ones wedded to a system like Hoddle or Conte tend to not last long.
Why is it better to plough on getting spanked when you know the players dont fit the system? Not buying that he's getting them used to it, good chance that a lot will be gone in the summer anyway so if he's insistant on the same system why not pick Donley or Moore for a few games. Players that will be around in the future. Picking Emerson and bringing on Bryan Gil is just muddled thinking, between picking up points here and now and thinking of the future and doing neither.
Get help.Consider this morning a free lesson. I won't demand a public apology this time, but I hope you've learnt your lesson.
Bye.
It's just goat. You'll grow to like him.Can someone enlighten me, why does this weirdo think he's the moral arbiter of this forum? Does he have any actual control here or has he basically decided he's the resident milk-monitor who likes to police the conversation?
Look at this useless cunt, 43% win rate in the fucking Scottish league! WTF!! and only 49 trophies won!It gets worse, I can't believe I never actually looked at his entire managerial history!
Team From To Record G D L Win % 1 January 1996 31 December 2000160 85 33 42 53.13 1 January 2001 20 February 200734 23 4 7 67.65 12 March 2008 22 December 200833 16 9 8 48.48 18 April 2009 15 August 200916 2 4 10 12.50 16 October 2009 24 April 201284 42 24 18 50.00 26 April 2012 25 October 201332 15 7 10 46.88 23 October 2013 22 November 201749 22 12 15 44.90 1 January 2018 10 June 2021161 79 31 51 49.07 10 June 2021 6 June 2023113 83 12 18 73.45
Fuck me, 49% win rate in the J League, how has this not been mentioned before!!
Finishing 9th in the J League when you were in charge from start to finish is actually comical.
Kevin fucking Muscat has since won the J League with Yokohama, need to keep an eye on him for when this joker gets fired.
Forget the win percentages and just look the level of teams and then imagine this geezer got given the Spurs job, he's laughing. Fair play to him, who'd turn down the millions he guaranteed even knowing you're clearly out your depth.
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
June 1974 | October 1974 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 52.9 | ||
October 1974 | May 1978 | 169 | 74 | 41 | 54 | 43.8 | ||
June 1978 | 6 November 1986 | 459 | 272 | 105 | 82 | 59.3 | ||
1 October 1985 | 30 June 1986 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 30.0 | ||
6 November 1986 | 19 May 2013 | 1,500 | 895 | 338 | 267 | 59.7 | ||
| Total | 2,155 | 1,253 | 490 | 412 | 58.1 | — |
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
CSA | 1 January 1982 | 30 April 1982 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 12.50 |
1 May 1982 | 31 May 1983 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 27.27 | |
1 June 1983 | 31 December 1983 | 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 34.21 | |
1984 | 1985 | 43 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 37.21 | |
1 January 1986 | 31 August 1986 | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 19.23 | |
1 September 1986 | 31 May 1987 | 34 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 29.41 | |
1 June 1987 | 29 February 1988 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 19 | +21 | 53.33 | |
1 March 1988 | 30 June 1988 | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 62 | 14 | +48 | 70.59 | |
1988 | 1990 | 41 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 41.46 | |
16 July 1990 | 10 December 1990 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 50.00 | |
10 December 1990 | 31 December 1990 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0.00 | |
1 January 1991 | 31 July 1991 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 45.83 | |
1 August 1991 | 31 December 1991 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 63.64 | |
1992 | 1992 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 53.33 | |
1 January 1993 | 31 December 1996 | 222 | 99 | 56 | 67 | 432 | 272 | +160 | 44.59 | |
1 February 1997 | 29 May 1997 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 62.50 | |
1 January 1998 | 30 June 2000 | 254 | 127 | 64 | 63 | 356 | 244 | +112 | 50.00 | |
1 July 2000 | 10 June 2001 | 75 | 40 | 23 | 12 | 108 | 62 | +46 | 53.33 | |
11 June 2001 | 9 August 2002 | 26 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 56 | 16 | +40 | 73.08 | |
28 November 2003 | 30 June 2008 | 74 | 42 | 18 | 14 | 129 | 53 | +76 | 56.76 | |
1 July 2008 | 9 February 2009 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 66 | 24 | +42 | 55.56 | |
8 June 2009 | 28 May 2010 | 44 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 101 | 33 | +68 | 75.00 | |
13 June 2010 | 13 September 2012 | 154 | 65 | 47 | 42 | 230 | 174 | +56 | 42.21 | |
28 November 2012 | 14 July 2014 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 69 | 26 | +43 | 65.52 | |
29 July 2014 | 19 May 2015 | 51 | 26 | 12 | 13 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 50.98 | |
4 June 2015 | 9 November 2017 | 123 | 74 | 30 | 19 | 247 | 119 | +128 | 60.16 | |
26 July 2018 | 3 September 2019 | 77 | 46 | 21 | 10 | 123 | 43 | +80 | 59.74 | |
19 October 2020 | 25 January 2021 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 42.86 | |
7 July 2021 | 10 October 2021 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 22 | +0 | 42.86 | |
4 May 2022 | 13 November 2022 | 47 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 68 | 51 | +17 | 46.81 | |
16 June 2023 | 20 March 2024 | 41 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 46.34 | |
| Total | 817 | 450 | 380 | 2,494 | 1,506 | +988 | 49.61 |
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| AC Milan | 8 April 1974[16] | 30 June 1974[16] | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 20.00 |
| AC Milan | 2 October 1975 | 30 May 1976 | 37 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 51.35 |
| Juventus | 1 July 1976[19] | 30 June 1986[19] | 458 | 246 | 139 | 73 | 739 | 359 | +380 | 53.71 |
| Inter Milan | 1 July 1986[25] | 30 June 1991[25] | 233 | 124 | 65 | 44 | 354 | 187 | +167 | 53.22 |
| Juventus | 1 July 1991[19] | 30 June 1994[19] | 142 | 74 | 44 | 24 | 236 | 124 | +112 | 52.11 |
| Bayern Munich | 1 July 1994[29] | 30 June 1995[29] | 46 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 68 | 59 | +9 | 36.96 |
| Cagliari | 1 July 1995[32] | 13 February 1996[32] | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 40.00 |
| Bayern Munich | 1 July 1996[36] | 30 June 1998[29] | 90 | 54 | 22 | 14 | 191 | 90 | +101 | 60.00 |
| Fiorentina | 1 July 1998 | 30 June 2000 | 100 | 44 | 31 | 25 | 149 | 109 | +40 | 44.00 |
| Italy | 6 July 2000[46] | 15 July 2004[46] | 44 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 68 | 30 | +38 | 56.82 |
| Benfica | 5 July 2004 | 31 May 2005 | 51 | 29 | 10 | 12 | 82 | 50 | +32 | 56.86 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 17 June 2005[67] | 9 February 2006[68] | 31 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 35.48 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | May 2006 | 30 April 2008 | 87 | 48 | 19 | 20 | 158 | 85 | +73 | 55.17 |
| Republic of Ireland | 1 May 2008 | 11 September 2013 | 64 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 86 | 64 | +22 | 40.63 |
| Career totals | 1,418 | 729 | 411 | 278 | 2,253 | 1,269 | +984 | 51.41 |
Yes, edited my comment to give Ange some credit for those signings, even if I attribute them mainly to Lange/Paratici and the scouting dept.
Brennan we all know was Ange's main pick and that gives me greater cause for concern. Decent player but completely the wrong fit for his system in my view.
Ultimately Ange sanctioned 80m to be spend on two wingers last summer, both of whom are deemed not good enough by the majority of the fanbase. So either Ange has poor talent ID for wingers in his system, or can't coach them to standard. Which is it?
Dragusin - jury's out for now. We did well to buy him, but I don't see why Ange leaves him lingering on the bench when he could easily play him at CB and VDV at left back recently rather than Emerson.
Udogie and Porro have been very good, and again I give Ange credit there, although both have notably dropped off in recent weeks. Again my concern here is we're shipping goals despite having the best back 5 since 2017 Pochettino, which points to the problem being the system and ultimately, the manager. Conte and Mou could only dream of having this back 5.
Goat is part of the furniture in this forum. Getting into a cunt off with him is a rite of passage.Can someone enlighten me, why does this weirdo think he's the moral arbiter of this forum? Does he have any actual control here or has he basically decided he's the resident milk-monitor who likes to police the conversation?
Look at this useless cunt, 43% win rate in the fucking Scottish league! WTF!! and only 49 trophies won!
P W D L Win % Team From To Record Ref June 1974 October 197417 9 2 6 52.9 October 1974 May 1978169 74 41 54 43.8 June 1978 6 November 1986459 272 105 82 59.3 1 October 1985 30 June 198610 3 4 3 30.0 6 November 1986 19 May 20131,500 895 338 267 59.7 Total 2,155 1,253 490 412 58.1 —
or what about this useless cunt? 49% career AVERAGE and only the 26 trophies!!!
G D L GF GA GD Win % Team From To Record CSA 1 January 1982 30 April 19828 1 4 3 9 13 −4 12.50 1 May 1982 31 May 198322 6 9 7 14 27 −13 27.27 1 June 1983 31 December 198338 13 16 9 33 29 +4 34.21 1984 198543 16 18 9 52 42 +10 37.21 1 January 1986 31 August 198626 5 12 9 21 36 −15 19.23 1 September 1986 31 May 198734 10 19 5 43 30 +13 29.41 1 June 1987 29 February 198830 16 10 4 40 19 +21 53.33 1 March 1988 30 June 198834 24 8 2 62 14 +48 70.59 1988 199041 17 8 16 46 39 +7 41.46 16 July 1990 10 December 19908 4 2 2 6 8 −2 50.00 10 December 1990 31 December 19903 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0.00 1 January 1991 31 July 199124 11 7 6 32 20 +12 45.83 1 August 1991 31 December 199111 7 2 2 15 8 +7 63.64 1992 199215 8 5 2 24 9 +15 53.33 1 January 1993 31 December 1996222 99 56 67 432 272 +160 44.59 1 February 1997 29 May 199716 10 2 4 28 18 +10 62.50 1 January 1998 30 June 2000254 127 64 63 356 244 +112 50.00 1 July 2000 10 June 200175 40 23 12 108 62 +46 53.33 11 June 2001 9 August 200226 19 1 6 56 16 +40 73.08 28 November 2003 30 June 200874 42 18 14 129 53 +76 56.76 1 July 2008 9 February 200936 20 11 5 66 24 +42 55.56 8 June 2009 28 May 201044 33 5 6 101 33 +68 75.00 13 June 2010 13 September 2012154 65 47 42 230 174 +56 42.21 28 November 2012 14 July 201429 19 6 4 69 26 +43 65.52 29 July 2014 19 May 201551 26 12 13 61 36 +25 50.98 4 June 2015 9 November 2017123 74 30 19 247 119 +128 60.16 26 July 2018 3 September 201977 46 21 10 123 43 +80 59.74 19 October 2020 25 January 202121 9 8 4 24 16 +8 42.86 7 July 2021 10 October 202121 9 3 9 22 22 +0 42.86 4 May 2022 13 November 202247 22 14 11 68 51 +17 46.81 16 June 2023 20 March 202441 19 10 12 56 34 +22 46.34 Total 817 450 380 2,494 1,506 +988 49.61
and what about this clown? 35% in the farmer's league of Germany!!! and just the 23 titles!! 51% career average!!!
G W D L GF GA GD Win % Team From To Record AC Milan 8 April 1974[16] 30 June 1974[16] 10 2 4 4 5 7 −2 20.00 AC Milan 2 October 1975 30 May 1976 37 19 9 9 53 33 +20 51.35 Juventus 1 July 1976[19] 30 June 1986[19] 458 246 139 73 739 359 +380 53.71 Inter Milan 1 July 1986[25] 30 June 1991[25] 233 124 65 44 354 187 +167 53.22 Juventus 1 July 1991[19] 30 June 1994[19] 142 74 44 24 236 124 +112 52.11 Bayern Munich 1 July 1994[29] 30 June 1995[29] 46 17 18 11 68 59 +9 36.96 Cagliari 1 July 1995[32] 13 February 1996[32] 25 10 3 12 27 41 −14 40.00 Bayern Munich 1 July 1996[36] 30 June 1998[29] 90 54 22 14 191 90 +101 60.00 Fiorentina 1 July 1998 30 June 2000 100 44 31 25 149 109 +40 44.00 Italy 6 July 2000[46] 15 July 2004[46] 44 25 12 7 68 30 +38 56.82 Benfica 5 July 2004 31 May 2005 51 29 10 12 82 50 +32 56.86 VfB Stuttgart 17 June 2005[67] 9 February 2006[68] 31 11 13 7 37 31 +6 35.48 Red Bull Salzburg May 2006 30 April 2008 87 48 19 20 158 85 +73 55.17 Republic of Ireland 1 May 2008 11 September 2013 64 26 22 16 86 64 +22 40.63 Career totals 1,418 729 411 278 2,253 1,269 +984 51.41
Goat is part of the furniture in this forum. Getting into a cunt off with him is a rite of passage.
Just take it on the chin.

Look at this useless cunt, 43% win rate in the fucking Scottish league! WTF!! and only 49 trophies won!
Team From To Record Ref P W D L Win % June 1974 October 197417 9 2 6 52.9 October 1974 May 1978169 74 41 54 43.8 June 1978 6 November 1986459 272 105 82 59.3 1 October 1985 30 June 198610 3 4 3 30.0 6 November 1986 19 May 20131,500 895 338 267 59.7 Total 2,155 1,253 490 412 58.1 —
or what about this useless cunt? 49% career AVERAGE and only the 26 trophies!!!
Team From To Record G D L GF GA GD Win % CSA 1 January 1982 30 April 19828 1 4 3 9 13 −4 12.50 1 May 1982 31 May 198322 6 9 7 14 27 −13 27.27 1 June 1983 31 December 198338 13 16 9 33 29 +4 34.21 1984 198543 16 18 9 52 42 +10 37.21 1 January 1986 31 August 198626 5 12 9 21 36 −15 19.23 1 September 1986 31 May 198734 10 19 5 43 30 +13 29.41 1 June 1987 29 February 198830 16 10 4 40 19 +21 53.33 1 March 1988 30 June 198834 24 8 2 62 14 +48 70.59 1988 199041 17 8 16 46 39 +7 41.46 16 July 1990 10 December 19908 4 2 2 6 8 −2 50.00 10 December 1990 31 December 19903 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0.00 1 January 1991 31 July 199124 11 7 6 32 20 +12 45.83 1 August 1991 31 December 199111 7 2 2 15 8 +7 63.64 1992 199215 8 5 2 24 9 +15 53.33 1 January 1993 31 December 1996222 99 56 67 432 272 +160 44.59 1 February 1997 29 May 199716 10 2 4 28 18 +10 62.50 1 January 1998 30 June 2000254 127 64 63 356 244 +112 50.00 1 July 2000 10 June 200175 40 23 12 108 62 +46 53.33 11 June 2001 9 August 200226 19 1 6 56 16 +40 73.08 28 November 2003 30 June 200874 42 18 14 129 53 +76 56.76 1 July 2008 9 February 200936 20 11 5 66 24 +42 55.56 8 June 2009 28 May 201044 33 5 6 101 33 +68 75.00 13 June 2010 13 September 2012154 65 47 42 230 174 +56 42.21 28 November 2012 14 July 201429 19 6 4 69 26 +43 65.52 29 July 2014 19 May 201551 26 12 13 61 36 +25 50.98 4 June 2015 9 November 2017123 74 30 19 247 119 +128 60.16 26 July 2018 3 September 201977 46 21 10 123 43 +80 59.74 19 October 2020 25 January 202121 9 8 4 24 16 +8 42.86 7 July 2021 10 October 202121 9 3 9 22 22 +0 42.86 4 May 2022 13 November 202247 22 14 11 68 51 +17 46.81 16 June 2023 20 March 202441 19 10 12 56 34 +22 46.34 Total 817 450 380 2,494 1,506 +988 49.61
and what about this clown? 35% in the farmer's league of Germany!!! and just the 23 titles!! 51% career average!!!
Team From To Record G W D L GF GA GD Win % AC Milan 8 April 1974[16] 30 June 1974[16] 10 2 4 4 5 7 −2 20.00 AC Milan 2 October 1975 30 May 1976 37 19 9 9 53 33 +20 51.35 Juventus 1 July 1976[19] 30 June 1986[19] 458 246 139 73 739 359 +380 53.71 Inter Milan 1 July 1986[25] 30 June 1991[25] 233 124 65 44 354 187 +167 53.22 Juventus 1 July 1991[19] 30 June 1994[19] 142 74 44 24 236 124 +112 52.11 Bayern Munich 1 July 1994[29] 30 June 1995[29] 46 17 18 11 68 59 +9 36.96 Cagliari 1 July 1995[32] 13 February 1996[32] 25 10 3 12 27 41 −14 40.00 Bayern Munich 1 July 1996[36] 30 June 1998[29] 90 54 22 14 191 90 +101 60.00 Fiorentina 1 July 1998 30 June 2000 100 44 31 25 149 109 +40 44.00 Italy 6 July 2000[46] 15 July 2004[46] 44 25 12 7 68 30 +38 56.82 Benfica 5 July 2004 31 May 2005 51 29 10 12 82 50 +32 56.86 VfB Stuttgart 17 June 2005[67] 9 February 2006[68] 31 11 13 7 37 31 +6 35.48 Red Bull Salzburg May 2006 30 April 2008 87 48 19 20 158 85 +73 55.17 Republic of Ireland 1 May 2008 11 September 2013 64 26 22 16 86 64 +22 40.63 Career totals 1,418 729 411 278 2,253 1,269 +984 51.41
Equating Fergie winning the league with Aberdeen with Ange winning the league with Celtic must be one of the dumbest opinions in football.Look at this useless cunt, 43% win rate in the fucking Scottish league! WTF!! and only 49 trophies won!