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Ange losing his shit about press energy and issues… in preseason, in Korean summer
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Ange losing his shit about press energy and issues… in preseason, in Korean summer
And rightly so.
That's the spirit !
Ffs ……have you been out in the sun too long ?
Err... we lost five out of our last seven games with mostly dreadful performances. Call me a bluff old pessimist, but it didn't exactly fill me with confidence. Nor has the lack of serious first team signings.
I hope I am. I truly hope that I'm just being a pessimist, because all I want is for us to succeed. But that squad with only the addition of a couple of youth team kids doesn't fill me with confidence. If I'm being honest the way we finished the season has made me genuinely question if Ange is the right man going forward. I've seen Spurs managers sacked for less...
That's nothing, James Miller refers to it as Betamax cassette.
I've just read a book about Ange (Revolution by John Greechan) and the main thing that comes across is his conviction that his philosophy is the right one. It's clear that there is no plan B, so don't expect one.
He will insist that his players and coaching staff accept his way of playing and will not accept dissention or inability to adapt to his style; if they can't or won't they are out. He has applied the same "my way or the highway" philosophy at all of his previous clubs and it has always taken some time, often with a massive turnover of staff, with fans and board becoming increasing anxious every time before something clicks.
Can he do it in the PL with his methods? Do the board and fans have the patience? Maybe, but history is not on his side.
The first half of this season will be massive, because I don't think the club or fans will allow a poor start followed by another big clearout in January or next summer if it isn't shown to be working.
Expect a rollercoaster, possibly with some truly horrible results in between some great ones.
He will insist that his players and coaching staff accept his way of playing and will not accept dissention or inability to adapt to his style; if they can't or won't they are out. He has applied the same "my way or the highway" philosophy at all of his previous clubs and it has always taken some time, often with a massive turnover of staff, with fans and board becoming increasing anxious every time before something clicks.
Can he do it in the PL with his methods? Do the board and fans have the patience? Maybe, but history is not on his side.
The first half of this season will be massive, because I don't think the club or fans will allow a poor start followed by another big clearout in January or next summer if it isn't shown to be working.
Expect a rollercoaster, possibly with some truly horrible results in between some great ones.
I've been saying this number of times.
If our results in new season will be same as they were throughout 2024 so far, Ange will be shown the door by Xmas.
In the end it is results business, and quite harsh one. We did finish on 5th which is acceptable in circumstances, but let's not kid ourselves - Chelsea, Newcastle and ManU had all awful seasons. With whole 38 games like we played last time around, on average it will result in 7th or 8th place finish in EPL.
So let's hope Ange gets through to everyone in the squad with his tactics and approach. And also that we'd add more starting XI quality to side. I'd say we need minimal of 2 starting players to be added before end of the window. Either winger + ST or winger + CM depending on how Ange sees things.
I'd be over the moon if we would get back to last season first 10-games kind of form and performance levels, but next to this 10 games run there was period almost 3x the duration and also 3x shitter and idealess performances.
So less than a year finding his feet, together with the fact we’re taking a chance on him taking a step up at the level we’re at again him having to adjust but you’d have him sacked?
I didn't say that. I said that personally I'm still yet to be convinced by Ange, and that many Spurs managers would have been sacked for less. You can't honestly look at our form at the end of last season and think that things were going well, surely?
No the season went off a Cliff at the end I’m in agreement with that ……your quote “lucky to have a job’“ we can’t go on hiring & firing managers because things aren’t going smoothly for a few games or a few weeks we’ll get no where doing that compared to the last three managers I’m quite happy for Ange to see out his contract or the majority of it if theres a significant improvement ie we’re competitive against the bigger teams and we don’t disrespect the cups then I’m all Ange-in if it’s the same old then and only then we consider his position…….imo
Uh-oh. Sounds like an Australian Conte. That rigidity lost Conte’s job ultimately.
Depends what a poor start is. If you mean sitting around relegation spots by Christmas then yeah, he’s likely gone. If we sit around mid-table/top half with lots of inconsistent performances, one game we play good football, the next we don’t (pretty much like January onwards this year), then the fans will probably cope that it’s the players and not the manager.
Add Dragusin to that list.
Can’t wait to read your essays this season on how it’s too hard for the players to play a game every 3 days and that Europa League is what derailed our league form.
Sounds like almost every successful coach in history. Phil Jackson and the Chicago Bulls wasn't tolerating any player unwilling to play the Triangle Offense. Even Kobe and Shaq had to play it when he moved to the Lakers.
You can't build a system without having a crystal clear idea.
Sounds like literally every other successful manager.
Yes I agree. But not at Tottenham.