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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
daveyboy88 said:
you clearly dont understand how bad this manager is. yes the chairman is a useless cunt, hence why we have the worst manager in premier league history! but this guy is the fucking worst thing possible. once hes gone we will see a massive improvement.
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I’m not saying Ange is the answer. I’m just sick of hiring a manager that will inevitably be left short, having to work with one hand tied up and be expected to work miracles.

Levy got lucky with Poch, Kane, Son and Dele. Papered over the cracks of a club in the shit.
 
I honestly still dont know what the system is with Ange. Just dont defend? Dont track back? You could see it with mourinho, Conte etc regardless of how it was working. But its been 2 years nearly for Ange and I still cant make out what exactly his set up or tactics are. Its not even pretty or attacking football.

Right now I would sack Ange and bring in Dyche as interim until the summer. Actually teach our team to defend and set us up well. See what happens. See if theres any actual improvement tactically and make us solid at the back so we can make a better choice of manager in the summer.
 
vibes_guy said:
The dynamics moving forward now are going to be fascinating.

Does Ange walk knowing he's not going to get backed in January when he clearly needs better players?

Does Ange walk when he's given the big I am about winning silverware in his second season?

Would Levy sack Ange now only to bring in Mason which he knows would be a toxic decision for the fanbase?

Levy can't even back a new manager NOW with only 15 days left in the window.

Real rock between a hard place sort of stuff now.
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Ange won’t walk.

As long as he doesn’t I’m still Ange IN as well.

But it’s nothing to do with backing a manager. This squad is short of players in the same areas no matter who the manager is.

And it always will be with the model we follow.

Slot took over Liverpool and left the squad as is. Liverpool don’t back managers, they build squads and hire managers
 
In the first half Sarr and Bissouma completely abdicated their midfield responsibilities , never had any control of the middle at any stage , just wandered around loose as 2 bit hookers , Bissouma just kept ball watching and moving towards it with no regard to where any Arse players were . It was completely inacceptable , they left Bergvall to do all of the heavy work in the middle .
The lack of heart and bravery was again on show , the number of times we were easily pushed off the ball was brain numbing , especially Son , we just played so placid .
And why do we have to try and walk everything into the goal , take some shots FFS , and get some crosses in , how many times do players get into a position to do either of those but just turn the ball back in or wide , goddam frustrating .
Something has to be done around this playing everything out from the back , when a team is pressing so high and hard as they were players have to be able to just clear the lines without any come back , it just looked silly playing smaller and smaller triangles till we inevitably lost it or gave away a corner or throw .
Ange really needs to find some pragmatism in his tactics , he's starting to border on really bloody minded , and I want him to succeed but I really can't see how he stays if he's not going to swallow some pride and accept that he's playing in a league that is a different gravy .
I will just be sooo pissed at having to start again .
 
vibes_guy said:
The dynamics moving forward now are going to be fascinating.

Does Ange walk knowing he's not going to get backed in January when he clearly needs better players?

Does Ange walk when he's given the big I am about winning silverware in his second season?

Would Levy sack Ange now only to bring in Mason which he knows would be a toxic decision for the fanbase?

Levy can't even back a new manager NOW with only 15 days left in the window.

Real rock between a hard place sort of stuff now.
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Yes it's uncharted territory now.

Outside of health reasons, Ange won't quit. Pride and money.
He HAS to be close to the sack now though.
 
Silvio Dante said:
I've looked into it. The Newcastle and Woolwich ones I mentioned were the biggest upsets, at least outside pre war stuff. But they were not as bad as Tamworth winning would've been, truly.
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yes and the optics would've been brutal with the mud car park and tiny stands and the players fixing the net on each other's shoulders. it would've destroyed us beyond any past spurs indignities and that's saying something
 
Silvio Dante said:
Absolutely, to my mind it would've possibly been the biggest FA Cup upset of all time, all things considered. One of the richest clubs in the world beaten by part timers on live TV. At a ground were you can buy a burger while taking a corner. Bigger than Hereford vs Newcastle or Wrexham v Woolwich given the disparity these days. Until last season, Tamworth were in the 6th division.

An enormous bullet dodged.
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No doubt about it.
When Hereford United beat Newcastle they were the biggest Non League club of the day. They were a full time outfit and were a football League team within a few months.
Had we lost to Tamworth it would have dwarfed that result in terms of giant killing
 
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Richard Arlison said:
Ange won’t walk.

As long as he doesn’t I’m still Ange IN as well.

But it’s nothing to do with backing a manager. This squad is short of players in the same areas no matter who the manager is.

And it always will be with the model we follow.

Slot took over Liverpool and left the squad as is. Liverpool don’t back managers, they build squads and hire managers
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man isn't the playbook to sack the manager and save the season at this point? it's just what you do
 
Silvio Dante said:
He HAS to be close to the sack now though.
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I just don't see how that benefits Levy, because in the end that's what it comes down to.

I think we can survive the league (just) and maybe have a fairytale run in the cups and off the back of that if Levy sacks Ange he has a better chance of spinning a narrative that its not good enough and can then bring in a Frank or whoever as a stabiliser.

I just don't see a world where Levy can sack Ange mid-season and bring Mason in again. Mason probably knows he's on a hiding to nothing if he accepted it anyway.

What's the saying, fool me once...etc.
 
Richard Arlison said:
It’s what will happen if we drop points at Everton.

It’s not what im calling for though. I’m sticking it out with this coach until the bitter end
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