I'm old enough to remember the days when a goalkeeper had 2 jobs.
Stop the ball going in to his net, and kick the ball as far up the field towards the opponents net as possible.
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Stop the ball going in to his net, and kick the ball as far up the field towards the opponents net as possible.
Yeah still early days,I get your point.
But still, Conte deserves big creds for that start. Napoli were an unreal mess last season...shit performances, players missing training & other attitude issues, in-fighting etc. He came in, sent chief troublemaker Osimhen away to friggin Turkey, remotivated Meret, Zambo & Kvara, couple astute signings like Buongiorno (knowing he lost Zielinski), got the squad uber fit and believing again. Could've all gone to shit after getting smashed by Hellas on matchday 1, but nope. That win vs AC last night is the type you see from a champion in the making.
I hope they do it.
Is there a manager that gets exactly what he wants? Pep wanted Kane and even he didn't get him.
I think nowadays football clubs don't operate like that. They have people within the club who also make decisions on who comes in.
he overachieved with what he had that first year, in a way ive never seen a manager do for us ever. but it turned sour pretty quick after that first year, for whatever reasons. but once it started to turn you knew it was done.
it is baffling why levy got him in and didnt back him properly, yet has give this guy a shit load of money and transfers to work with, very strange.
watching a back 5 with dier, davies and emerson in it was fucking painful. sanchez too wasnt it? jesus wept!
Yeah but Conte is actually proven to maintain this kind of form with teams in top level divisions.
And I don’t think Ange’s Spurs were ever top a quarter of the way in to the season and clear by 7 points.
All good points.
My point being that, on the whole, the ones on here creaming themselves over Conte's Napoli are generally the ones that gave Ange no credit for his start.
It is almost as if they change their belief system based on what case they fancy arguing at any particular moment...
Expect him gone in December.
Most likely after Chelsea thrash us at home again.
Most likely after Chelsea thrash us at home again.
Yes but we can't handle pressure, I don't know what the answer is anymore.
We are so far down the rabbit hole of shit i don't think anyone knows
I agree. We are the Geordies under Ashley. We just need to wait them out. There is no other answer I’m afraid.
I actually want a bit of a return to long ball football because when it happens teams won’t know how to deal with it in the PL because it’s been gone so long. There’s nothing wrong with route one football and getting the ball forward quickly, winning second balls and trying to make the opposition make mistakes.
Toby to Dele, how many goals did that get us for example?
You said "In two years time" - he's already been here 1 and half seasons so do the math, buddy.
Again - you're making up on-existent arguments with imaginary opponents. It's so fucking weird.
Absolutely no one thinks 4 years of midtable is acceptable. Normal people just expect him to get two before making a judgement (unless we are in relegation battle or he loses the dressing room).
sheesh
Ange's whole strategy is simply throw a lot of shit on the wall and hope something sticks. He has no real game other than that. It's all about the same shit with Johnson's crosses. Ange loves crosses too much. That whole shit with Werner on the left. Come on. It's not good football. It works in spells but those spells are nowadays 2 premier league games in a row at most. He needs to wisen up but it ain't there because he will only stick to his own philosophy.
Anyway, pull up a fucking miracle today and change the whole damn system. Take City by surprise! COYS!
Anyway, pull up a fucking miracle today and change the whole damn system. Take City by surprise! COYS!
he said .." i dont usually win things i always win things and nothings changed" then he said about "i dont say things unless i believe it"
its not been spun at all, hes tried to spin it himself once his adrenaline had worn off.
you dont need 'belief' with something thats already been done and can be proven.
Only the first part is true- he has never managed at this level.
South Melbourne, Brisbane and Yokohama did not give him access to the best players in the league. As for Celtic, the club was a shambles when he came in and he re-built it, mainly on the back of 3 Japanese lads he brought with him, only one of which gets selected for the Japanese national team meaning they're not the best in Japan let alone the SPL.
I've watched his career over the last 20 years. I've said it before but this Tottenham team is not playing the type of football I know as Angeball-even the Socceroos did it better at the WC.
He’s still putting pressure on the club to help him deliver it. It’s a veiled threat to the players and levy…..and we know how they usually react to that.
I always find this one funny. Before Ange came in Celtic had won, what, 9 out of the previous 10 titles? Celtic have the biggest budget by a wide margin over everyone including Rangers. They are utterly dominant other than a single blip of a season. Shambles is an overstatement.
Sure, it's a pressurised job but winning trophies with Celtic is never an indicator of an elite manager.
Yes, Pep wanted Kane, he didn't need him. And he got Haaland not that long afterwards. But ask any City fans or even fans of other teams, and 99% will tell you Pep has been backed. Same re Klopp. Ask them about Spurs and Poch, Jose, Conte, Ange or previous incumbents like Harry & co, I doubt you'll get the same vibe.
Of course it ain't just the manager deciding who to bring in. Heck, he's probably right at the bottom of that list at a club like Spurs where Ange has no history or particular affinity with someone like Lange. Compare that to City with Pep & Txiki or what Klopp had with Edwards. And you don't hear about their power hungry whore of a chairman negotiating deals. Truth is, it's not just that we don't spend like a true big club, it's that we don't behave like one. And once again, the No 1 culprit is...
