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Management Ange Postecoglou

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Matt1882 said:
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Harry: 'I wanted Tevez and Cahill...but got Saha and Nelsen'

Spurs boss reveals it was his 'dream' to bring the rebel Argentine striker to White Hart Lane
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Even the most ardent Levy apologists can’t justify Saha and Nelsen on free transfers whilst challenging for the title . That does not actually stop some trying though , rings about as true as the below

Taking a bullet for Danny Boy , it’s a bit weird



View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZf8eucCVZo
 
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Don Pedro said:
Apart from City/Liverpool out in front, there is only 3 points separating us and everyone above us so lets relax a little banging on about the league table in november.
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There are currently 9 teams above us in the table because they’re doing better than us.

If we don’t start improving and being consistent about it soon, I don’t see us moving much up the table, and even less so in getting a top four finish at the end of the season.

Can’t blame our fans for being angry / frustrated / worried about our results and performances. I, for one, can’t relax until we start to improve whilst hoping that most, however unlikely, of the teams above us falter.

Things have to start changing soon - either Ange has to change tactics or drop some underperforming players. I won’t be going on about the owners because we can bark all day about it but unless someone comes with the right offer, ENIC / DL will, sadly, still be at the helm.
 
Sir Archibald Crooks said:
Heres a list of managers Levy has sacked before Christmas in previous seasons. Hoddle, Santini, Jol, Ramos, AVB, Poch, Nuno. It happens a lot and most were having similar or better seasons than the one we're currently having.
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Iirc on those occasions the teams were on horrid runs of form with consecutive losses and some big defeats, it seemed tne players had given up too

Atm the team is not like that, they are just inconsistent and are only 3 points off 3rd place. Ange hasn't lost the dressing room
 
Don Pedro said:
Nuno and Ramos were the only managers I ever turned on. Apart from that I've always backed the managers. Even though it got nasty under Villas Boas, Mourinho and Conte, I still hoped they would turn it around right until the end. Martin Jol was probably my favourite manager and we were very fickle under him too. Redknapp and Poch had the best teams and I enjoyed them season the most.

Ironically, Juande Ramos was the only manager I ever saw win something with us and even that was a very forgetful season. We won a cup but finished 11th in the league on 46 points. He then had us on 2 points after 8 games the following season, and for a while we were favourites for relegation before Harry took over and completely transformed us. So the only manager that ever won something for Spurs in my lifetime, was a manager who I wanted gone and he was sacked within 12 months

Its been a tough ride. I see something in Ange though, its more like the Jol/Redknapp teams. We are back playing exciting football but we just can't build any momentum. I hope he can turn it around because the alternative is just a vicious never ending cycle of misery.
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He's shit sooner sacked the better
 
There seems to be a lot of hard core regulars missing from this thread today?

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Where are they all? I don't understand 😕
 
tommyboyspurs said:
No idea on His popularity won titles in shit leagues has a dour personality old and not likely to adapt
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I think Ange's treatment of the press / media is fair. He treats them with the contempt they deserve. I actually like that about him. I would love to see him give them the Cantona quote for a laugh.

In respect of not adapting; I think it's more he will not compromise.

Again; I think this is fair enough. I suspected that Spurs would either start winning away more often or losing at home this season; depending on how good a job Ange is doing.

We've been generally decent at home up until yesterday and mixed away from home.

The jury is still out but what I will say is that I think giving Ange one more window, and the rest of the season, wouldn't be the worst thing Spurs have ever done.

If the consistency isn't there by May Levy will have season tickets to sell.

We should probably relax.

For now.
 
I absolutely loved the way we changed how we play under Ange.
Jaynola said:
You make lots of valid points and yes, for sure Ange is way out of his depth at this club and in this league.

But...

Even a trio of Pep + Klopp + Ancelotti couldn't get a banging tune out of Vicario, Dragusin, Udogie, Porro, Brennan...or our supposedly world class talents like Romero and Madders. Yeah, they might make them marginally better and as a unit we may play better and get more W on the board, but it wouldn't last long. At the end of the day they ain't magicians, they ain't gonna turn rusty nails into shiny gold bars. Those players are just not skilled enough but, more importantly, they just don't have what it takes in brains, heart and guts to be serious contenders. There's a reason they're at Spurs and not at a proper winning club.

So sacking the manager? Hell yeah. But apply the same treatment to all those on that roster who are openly stealing a living...and there's quite the list. Weird cause apparently it was all because of Dier, Skipp, Hojbjerg?!

But that gonna change anything, are we suddenly gonna challenge under yet another manager and with different players? Nope. First, we got Ange in cause nobody elite wanted the gig. And find me a truly WC player who'd wanna come to Tottenham...remember Mbappé's reaction? Yeah.

You really wanna make a difference? It's not Ange, it's not the players. We all know who that one person is who's been harming this wonderful club of ours ever since he first set foot in N17. We all know who the absolute No 1 culprit is. Who's made shocking mistake after shocking mistake, who hasn't got a clue how to operate a top 4-6 PL football club. This club has a cancer at its core and his name is DANIEL FUCKING LEVY. Our club will never ever do anything as long as that utter disgrace is in the building. He might strike gold again like he did with Poch, he sure hoped he had with Ange, but that's literally his only "strategy", which is a damning indictment of our inept he is...and shows how critical it is that he gets as far away from Tottenham Hotspur, as early as possible...and for good.
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State of you.
 
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