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Manager Ange Postecoglou
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Sorry, did I say that out loud??What
His subs gave us much more control second half.
Richy on the left allowed us to keep the ball against the press and it was him who played Spence through to nearly win a penalty
Matt law article here.
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Not sure what to think after reading that. Don’t think Law knows either!
The reasons Ange Postecoglou has survived – and why Daniel Levy is re…
archived 17 Jan 2025 12:13:53 UTC
Not sure what to think after reading that. Don’t think Law knows either!
Levy has probably bought into this whole "I always win a trophy in my second season..". And to be fair, we can still win 3 trophies (even one seems very unlikely, but wishful thinking and all that). Not even the best managers in the world would challenge in the league with this squad, that's for sure.Matt law article here.
The reasons Ange Postecoglou has survived – and why Daniel Levy is re…
archived 17 Jan 2025 12:13:53 UTC
Not sure what to think after reading that. Don’t think Law knows either!
Given the lack of anything to play for in terms of league football now, I'm inclined to want Everton to win.
Another 4 nil win for us is meaningless in terms of where we'll finish at the end of the season. 10th, 11t& 17th, who cares.
All these occasional tonkings do is pull the wool over fanbois eyes.
When we played Everton at the start of the season, they had no plan. They didn't really attack us, but they didn't really sit deep and try to defend either. They played right into our hands.
Moyes doesn't like that sort of thing. He'll have them all packed out in their own box under strict orders on how to defend where to be, when to break etc.
It should be a more challenging game, especially with them leaving the stadium soon too.
Moyes' West Ham also took 4 points from 6 against us last season let's not forget.
Another 4 nil win for us is meaningless in terms of where we'll finish at the end of the season. 10th, 11t& 17th, who cares.
All these occasional tonkings do is pull the wool over fanbois eyes.
When we played Everton at the start of the season, they had no plan. They didn't really attack us, but they didn't really sit deep and try to defend either. They played right into our hands.
Moyes doesn't like that sort of thing. He'll have them all packed out in their own box under strict orders on how to defend where to be, when to break etc.
It should be a more challenging game, especially with them leaving the stadium soon too.
Moyes' West Ham also took 4 points from 6 against us last season let's not forget.
Of course he should be sacked if we lose to Everton, how much more humiliation can we take?
After 25 years of Levy I can take way more , I feel unbreakable
Levy isn't sacking him no matter what, he's found his perfect human shield. We can't afford to lose.
The trouble is none of our "recognised" players are really under any threat. They won't be replaced or sold as we can't get any decent players in and we don't sell the mediocre crap.
Where's their motivation? Ange is the only person in our entire structure who even seems remotely like he wants to win something.
We're like a holiday camp for mediocre players
Is a very good point.
At big clubs that win things, the club itself is cut throat, if a player doesn't perform they get frozen out and replaced. Look at what Amorim is doing to Rashford now. Can you imagine that at Spurs? No chance! These players are assets that need to be sold for the value Levy wants to get. We see it with Richarlison right now. They knew his body can't be relied on and trie to sell him, they got an offer and he refused to go. A ruthless club recruits a new CF and allows him to figure out what he has to do. But at this club we can't get another CF because we need to protect the value of the investment put into Richarlison.
It's one thing saying we won't sack the coach because players have let him down but that's not enough. That doesn't send any kind of strong message to the players at all because Ange still only has them to work with. It's a weak, hamfisted attempt at changing the culture. And tbh I'm not sure I believe the club does want to change the culture because they might see themselves valuing a player that their coach doesn't and preferring to keep the player, not the coach.
You got the sense Levy never liked Redknapp. He's always had a bit of a fetish for fancy European "brainy" managers over the more coach-y type managers. Eg, brought in Santini, unceremoniously dumped Jol for Ramos, dumped Redknapp for AVB, then Poch.
When I read shit like the comment you replied to it makes me think this fanbase deserves no less than relegation.
Redknapss the antithesis of Levy. Cockney wide boy, a lot smarter than he lets on, pretty good judge of a player and having managed for god knows how many hundreds of matches could run rings around d him.
Levy hates a lot of that.
IMO he'd have this city squad in the bottom half.
Matt law article here.
The reasons Ange Postecoglou has survived – and why Daniel Levy is re…
archived 17 Jan 2025 12:13:53 UTC
Not sure what to think after reading that. Don’t think Law knows either!
This has really wound me up. Because of all the managers to get behind, it is the one with no success in a major league, who is clearly completely out of his depth in the PL, and has some many very obvious flaws as a manager. It just defies belief. It justs hows how much Levy is completely and utterly clueless about football. You couldn't make it up. Of all the managers to actually show patience with, Levy decides to do it with this old bluffer.
Unbelieveable.
We really are fucked as a club. Run by absolute clowns.
Still, as the article says, if he doesn't win on Sunday, it's close to curtains if it isn't already.
That’s in 2 days
You said next few weeks
LOL Redknapp was planning on dumping us for England job he admitted it himself. He was tapping up other managers to be his assistant at his place of work whilst still in a contract.