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Manager Ange Postecoglou

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Was sacking Ange a good idea?

  • Yes, I think it was a good idea.

    Votes: 73 64.6%

  • No, I think it was a bad idea.

    Votes: 40 35.4%
  • Total voters
    113
Cranston said:
I’m trying not to think about this too much.

But it was a tad irritating that we saved our best half of football in about three months for the once in a century game where we didn’t necessarily need it.

I will say one thing though - we weren’t that bad against Woolwich. We were very, very unlucky in that first half.
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It’s a point I’m trying to make.

If we conceded from 2 set pieces and a breakaway that should have been a penalty to us against City, would people be thinking Ange cared more about City than woolwich?

Outcome and circumstances always colour the way shit is seen
 
theyearoftheone said:
When people say this situation could have been avoided of Ange had done a better job are they referring just to the Woolwich game?

We could have been in an even worse situation if 4th was in our hands going in to the City game. Then he would have a lot more of a reason to be pissed of with fans wanting us to lose at the risk of missing out on CL.

Presumably the majority would still want to lose if that was the case?
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If 4th had still been in our hands I don’t think many would have given a second thought to going hell for leather against City. I would certainly have wanted us to get whatever result guaranteed us top 4.
It was the fact that finishing 4th was out of our hands regardless of the city result that led to the unenviable situation of Tuesday night.
Gifting them lot the title and still being reliant on Villa fucking up on Sunday wasn’t something I could resolve internally.
It is what it is. History.
Hopefully Ange and the team don’t ever leave us in that situation again where a loss is the least evil possible outcome for this club.
 
Richard Arlison said:
Clearly didn’t make much difference to you…

You are still saying stupid things.
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your comments are ridiculous mate. You literally just say things just to say it (or you've only recently just become a Spurs fan).

Firstly you yourself stated you only started to understand (this was fucking yesterday ffs) why some Spurs fans would have wanted us to lose against City..it beggars belief.

Now you're saying this is the best brand of football you've seen in 40 years. Redknapps 09/10 season when had Chelsea, Woolwich and City in the run in and we beat all of them totally controlling games and cutting through teams, Redknapp 11/12(first half) when we played like title contender, Poch 16/17, Poch 17/18 all much better than what we've seen with Ange by a considerable distance (I'd even say Jol 05/06 was better).

you see an intricit passage of play and get excited completely ignoring we see that few and far between.
 
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McCOYS said:
He's also said there's a long way to go (with getting the players to adapt to his system).

I can't get the two statements to fit together; Next season we'll be challenging for the title - there's a long way to go.
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He said something like just because we are still improving that doesn’t mean we don’t have an excuse not to win things along the way. Or something similar.

Also said things about building foundations that enable consistent winning.

Setting a goal of winning doesn’t mean you can’t develop along the way of you don’t win. Kinda
 
kingdawson said:
your comments are ridiculous mate. You literally just say things just to say it (or you're only recently just become a Spurs fan).

Firstly you yourself stated you only started to understand (this was fucking yesterday ffs) why some Spurs fans would have wanted us to lose against City..it beggars belief.

Now you're saying this is the best brand of football you've seen in 40 years. Redknapps 09/10 season when had Chelsea, Woolwich and City in the run in and we beat all of them totally controlling games and cutting through teams, Redknapp 11/12(first half) when we played like title contender, Poch 16/17, Poch 17/18 all much better than what we've seen with Ange by a considerable distance (I'd even say Jol 05/06 was better).

you see an intricit passage of play and get excited completely ignoring we see that few and far between.
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One could easily argue those squads bar 05/06 Jol were better than the lot we have now.
 
kingdawson said:
you see an intricit passage of play and get excited completely ignoring we see that few and far between.
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* Intricate

And it wasn’t just an intricate passage of play it’s an underlying philosophy and style of play that we see shine through regularly.

When it does, it’s better football than under Jol, Redknapp, Poch, Conte …. Whoever.

I was alive for Venables and loved the 91 cup run but way too young to have any idea what I was watching.

Obviously it hasn’t happened enough and we haven’t executed the advantages it has created for us in the final 3rd but it’s the best football I can remember us playing WHEN we actually play it.

We still need to improve and be more consistent but 2 things can be true.
 
Richard Arlison said:
He said something like just because we are still improving that doesn’t mean we don’t have an excuse not to win things along the way. Or something similar.

Also said things about building foundations that enable consistent winning.

Setting a goal of winning doesn’t mean you can’t develop along the way of you don’t win. Kinda
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Do you think we'll be challenging for the title next season?
 
Boltonspur said:
If 4th had still been in our hands I don’t think many would have given a second thought to going hell for leather against City. I would certainly have wanted us to get whatever result guaranteed us top 4.
It was the fact that finishing 4th was out of our hands regardless of the city result that led to the unenviable situation of Tuesday night.
Gifting them lot the title and still being reliant on Villa fucking up on Sunday wasn’t something I could resolve internally.
It is what it is. History.
Hopefully Ange and the team don’t ever leave us in that situation again where a loss is the least evil possible outcome for this club.
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Yep I guess it was just the combination of being the penultimate game of the season and the chances of CL being slim. If this game was played when it was originally scheduled it would have been an entirely different situation.
 
McCOYS said:
Do you think we'll be challenging for the title next season?
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Current squad is 25 points off, so no.

Another incremental summer of business and maybe we catch up 10 points realistically with a miracle season having us still in the hunt as long as Liverpool were.

If we sign a game changer or 2 in the forward line and midfield, I can see us in a title race. The odds of signing game changers under Levy structures are pretty low though
 
Richard Arlison said:
Lol at the kiss crew reacting to this post.

After Starks put them to bed yesterday with some basic stats, now they see the internet realizing that their whole schtick about not playing good football since the first 10 games wasn’t really a strong narrative like they thought it was.
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You post a couple of clips from a game we actually played well for 45 minutes and then you go “hurr durr look how amazing we play, never seen passing from the back in 40 years”, thinking it’s some strong argument for the shit football we’ve been served this year. And unless you’ve been living in a cave, we’ve done this before Postecoglou.
 
theyearoftheone said:
Yep I guess it was just the combination of being the penultimate game of the season and the chances of CL being slim. If this game was played when it was originally scheduled it would have been an entirely different situation.
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Definitely IMO. And many have said it, but it’s true.
Had we performed against some of the other top teams recently, in the same way we played against City, there may very well have been more points on the board and everything to play for, having derailed Woolwich.
If’s and buts, although I don’t have much time for Ange’s jibe the other night - if he can get the team playing like that against one of the best teams in club football. What was the craic against Newcastle, Chelsea, Liverpool and the nomads?
 
Richard Arlison said:
Current squad is 25 points off, so no.

Another incremental summer of business and maybe we catch up 10 points realistically with a miracle season having us still in the hunt as long as Liverpool were.

If we sign a game changer or 2 in the forward line and midfield, I can see us in a title race. The odds of signing game changers under Levy structures are pretty low though
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You live in hope! We all do. I'm Ange in because it might work and is worth a shot, but I think it more likely than not that he will be gone by Christmas.
 
Bowing out
I was hoping joining TFC would enhance my long distance relationship with Spurs.
Maybe I’m too old, but I just hope we are not really as divided as the conversations suggest.
Bless all the good folks and double blessings for the ones with more anger than joy - take stock and enjoy
 
virtualjimbo said:
Bowing out
I was hoping joining TFC would enhance my long distance relationship with Spurs.
Maybe I’m too old, but I just hope we are not really as divided as the conversations suggest.
Bless all the good folks and double blessings for the ones with more anger than joy - take stock and enjoy
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You sound exactly like a man who needs The Way of Ange in his life.

Join us!!!

In a world filled with a plethora of spiritual practices and beliefs, a new movement has emerged that finds its roots in the footballing philosophy of Ange Postecoglou. Known as “The Way of Ange,” this nascent spiritual pathway is drawing followers with its unique blend of sport-driven principles and life philosophies.

I’m hoping to recruit GOAT GOAT as a mentor in the future.

Maybe you need some wrestling tips??

You know where we at TWOA
 
BernardMatthews said:
We’ve got the Australia match and Japan tour. He’s going nowhere except those two places.

Fixture list for next season will be interesting.
Don’t see us starting with another 26/30 points. Buts it’s a target to aim for.
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fuck the tours. if they actually lost to sheff united that is proof the place is rotten. will be writing of next season by keeping him for 10 games, thats not worth the price of a tour.

they wont lose so its pointless going into it, sheff united are dog shit. the performance is more key, if it isnt dominant then its worry.
 
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