I don’t agree with this narrative of yours, mate. Let’s take a look back at our managers.
Redknapp - came in, steered us away from relegation and finished top half. Spent a few seasons at Spurs before he was linked with England job and we bottled 3rd place. At the end of that season he got sacked. Was it harsh? Maybe.
AVB - finished 5th in his first season, but we played a lot of passive football, Bale saved our bacon time and time again. After Bale left, we were beaten left and right and AVB got sacked. He barely produced much as manager afterwards anyway. So was sack justified? Probably.
Sherwood - stop gap.
Pochettino - no need to discuss, just that was his sacking justified? I’d say at the time of it, I think it was because we weren’t getting results and our football was becoming sterile for a while. Maybe he should’ve been afforded the season as transition and see where we’d end up, after all he’s probably earned it after all he’s done for the club.
Mourinho - washed up imo, initial managerial bounce then shit. Sacking him before the League Cup final is seen as a capital sin, personally I think it wouldn’t have made a difference, we were trash under him.
Mason - stop gap.
Nuno - banter appointment. Most people knew it wasn’t going to work. Don’t know if Levy/Paratici thought it was a stop gap until Conte agreed to take over, but imo Nuno should’ve never been hired. It was a farce how long it took them to get us a manager and when they did, it was fucking Nuno.
Conte - very bright start of his Spurs stint, finished top 4, but in the second season people started to moan about the football and his rigid tactics. His post-Southampton press conference probably sealed his faith, I think he wouldn’t have been sacked if he didn’t criticize the players and the board in public. Who knows what might’ve happened after that, our fans said Conte never wanted to be here and he wanted the sack, so in a way he had to go?
Stellini + Mason - lol.
Postecoglou - came in, we started the season very well and although he’s had to deal with injuries, the football we played gradually became worse. We lost 4 in a row against two injury depleted sides where we played like shit. Doesn’t want to adjust his tactics to accomodate players. Needs money to make his system work. Sounds a bit like Conte, doesn’t it?
So overall, it’s not like we sacked managers simply because we hit a bumpy road and said fuck it, let’s give someone else in. Our managers didn’t look like they could turn it around. And on top of that, you could argue some appointments have been completely wrong to begin with.
So yeah, would we “sack” Postecoglou simply because we can’t handle some defeats? No, it’s because the progress under him has been minimal and the signs look like he’s hit a point where he might not be able to turn it around.
