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Kane's left said:
A large part of the issue is how the media and, by extension, some of the fanbase have elevated Ange to almost mythical status. He's been pretty much portrayed as this revolutionary figure - a tactical visionary who could transform not only the club but English football as a whole. His success at Celtic, regardless of the differing levels of competition in the Scottish league, was also framed in a way that magnified his accomplishments. The narrative built up around him wasn’t just about winning; it was about how his teams played, his very likeable personality, and his “journey.” Adding onto this, he's got quite the aura about him. The great start we had under him just further enhanced this perception that he was the feggin Neo of super Tottenham, from the lane.

I think this set up a perception that it was almost divine intervention that he’d replicate his previous success with us. So naturally the vast majority of our fanbase largely glossed over some of the nuanced concerns about his past like his points per game records at his previous clubs, or how his defensive style might translate to our league.

I think this glamorisation, despite the obvious all too consistent woeful performance almost every other game, has left some fans stuck in a sort of trance of self imposed denial, that we’re just a few tweaks or players away from seeing everything eventually click....
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It's true that it all got a bit ridiculous in October 2023, but you gotta give credit where it's due just to understand it.

We were a totally rudderless operation playing wretched football having failed under two of the most decorated managers in modern history, and then we sold Harry Kane, a player on whom we were utterly, toxically dependent.

And then this Aussie bloke comes in, radically changes the playing philosophy IMMEDIATELY, stops playing a bunch of wastrels who had been hanging around the club for years, and beds in a raft of new young talent, and it all works! Complete with a brash, devil-may-care attitude that pushes the toxic stasis out the door.

To turn the narrative page the club was stuck in after the Conte rant with the Kane contract situation having reached the end of the line was a pretty amazing feat.

The underlying problems that led us into that rut haven't been solved and can never be and will never be under Levy's leadership, but Ange was a breath of fresh air in a room that didn't appear to have any windows to open when he arrived.
 
Injury stats matter not one fucking iota though because they're all knackered, playing shite and dropping like flies.

It's almost like all those fucking utter dogwank leagues weren't being played at the insanely breakneck pace of the Premier League where you have to chase men galloping like horses instead of some wee anime haired footballsan or a small hairy alcoholic (Aus/Scotland).

If they're not fucking wrecked enough (or injured) chasing other elite level athletes about for 90 minutes, they're probably not sleeping too well / having nightmares about what the latest maniac with the gloves on is going to do with the ball at his feet as they're made to play it out from the back, at 2-0 down, in the last 5 minutes of a game they need to win by 2 clear goals to get a sniff of a win bonus.

I can't wait for him to go tbh...and fuck ENIC.
 
If we fail to sign any other players this window, and regardless of whether we stay up or not, my view of Levy and ENIC will be irreparably damaged.

I do not and will never want or expect stupid amounts of money to be spent on bloody footballers, but if an emergency situation yields such a response, then it will be met with the only conclusion and reaction that is proportionate.
 
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Kane you believe it said:
This is bonkers. Is there any chance that our special construction pitch is harsh on the body. Pulling at straws but what else other than ange over training
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I'd like to see a season by season comparison of our injury records before going all in on the pitch being the main culprit. But it could be one factor.

They switch the grass out every so often. So maybe there is something in regards to the current pitch that plays a part...
 
BTW Look at the team Juande Ramos had retrospectively and compare them to the team today...

GK Paul Robinson
RB Alan Hutton
CB Jonathan Woodgate
CB Ledley King (c)
LB Pascal Chimbonda
RM Aaron Lennon
CM Jermaine Jenas
CM Didier Zokora
LM Steed Malbranque
CF Robbie Keane
CF Dimitar Berbatov

Subs:
GK Radek Černý, DF Kaboul, MF Tainio, MF Tom Huddlestone, FW Darren Bent.

Fuck me, almost every single one of them then would walk into this side and improve it IMO (and I fucking hate JJ). How do we get a mega stadium, increase wealth, yet the quality drops so much? 🤔
 
Brian Fantana said:

View: https://x.com/spursitkhub/status/1882176982269755476?s=61&t=lOJ_HDnbTWvSuVGs5km_Hg
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calf GIF

Fuck off👍👍
 
The Mercurial No.10 said:
BTW Look at the team Juande Ramos had retrospectively and compare them to the team today...

GK Paul Robinson
RB Alan Hutton
CB Jonathan Woodgate
CB Ledley King (c)
LB Pascal Chimbonda
RM Aaron Lennon
CM Jermaine Jenas
CM Didier Zokora
LM Steed Malbranque
CF Robbie Keane
CF Dimitar Berbatov

Subs:
GK Radek Černý, DF Kaboul, MF Tainio, MF Tom Huddlestone, FW Darren Bent.

Fuck me, almost every single one of them then would walk into this side and improve it IMO (and I fucking hate JJ). How do we get a mega stadium, increase wealth, yet the quality drops so much? 🤔
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Ironic that the two best players* in that team are the centre backs who were themselves no stranger to injury...


*not counting Dimitar just cos
 
The Mercurial No.10 said:
BTW Look at the team Juande Ramos had retrospectively and compare them to the team today...

GK Paul Robinson
RB Alan Hutton
CB Jonathan Woodgate
CB Ledley King (c)
LB Pascal Chimbonda
RM Aaron Lennon
CM Jermaine Jenas
CM Didier Zokora
LM Steed Malbranque
CF Robbie Keane
CF Dimitar Berbatov

Subs:
GK Radek Černý, DF Kaboul, MF Tainio, MF Tom Huddlestone, FW Darren Bent.

Fuck me, almost every single one of them then would walk into this side and improve it IMO (and I fucking hate JJ). How do we get a mega stadium, increase wealth, yet the quality drops so much? 🤔
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That bench is better than some of our Starting XI.
 
The Mercurial No.10 said:
BTW Look at the team Juande Ramos had retrospectively and compare them to the team today...

GK Paul Robinson
RB Alan Hutton
CB Jonathan Woodgate
CB Ledley King (c)
LB Pascal Chimbonda
RM Aaron Lennon
CM Jermaine Jenas
CM Didier Zokora
LM Steed Malbranque
CF Robbie Keane
CF Dimitar Berbatov

Subs:
GK Radek Černý, DF Kaboul, MF Tainio, MF Tom Huddlestone, FW Darren Bent.

Fuck me, almost every single one of them then would walk into this side and improve it IMO (and I fucking hate JJ). How do we get a mega stadium, increase wealth, yet the quality drops so much? 🤔
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Kane you believe it said:
This is bonkers. Is there any chance that our special construction pitch is harsh on the body. Pulling at straws but what else other than ange over training
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That is an excellent point tbf, just like horses, maybe our players are each suited to different ground conditions? Sarr is Senegalese, so because of the very hot, dry conditions he was brought up with, he's more suited to firm ground perhaps? We obviously can't change the ground to suit each player, and this is thinking out in left field quite a bit, but instead of maybe signing an up and coming world class player this transfer window, we could hire a world class up and coming podiatrist?! Just some food for thought!:freund:
 
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