It does matter.
And it was you that went with the whataboutery of Bournemouth so it’s you that needs to look a bit closer at the extra context. I know the answer but I didn’t bring them up
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Manager Ange Postecoglou
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And it was you that went with the whataboutery of Bournemouth so it’s you that needs to look a bit closer at the extra context. I know the answer but I didn’t bring them up
Waffle waffle sidestep
It makes it look like the coaching staff don't know Ange's football/what he wants from them. Which tbf may be the case given that he keeps switching coaching staffs all the time when he moves.
I've said for a while that Ange's football is less a system and more a philosophy. It's a loose concept but the tactical elements to it seems to be all over the place.
He'll turn us into Celtic after all
You'd need to be quick with big Abe there to get your money's worth.
And our press is shit and easy to play through.
2 v 1 on the far post again for their goal tonight. We must have conceded at least ten like that this season.
I really feel for our central midfielders when we are defending. Our shape is often some sort of 4-2-4 - wingers are still high or are too lazy to track back, on the other hand one of CM is often told to push together with CF in line.
Then as one of two remained CMs you have to make decision - should i try to help my full back that is being overloaded and prevent cross? Or should i track opponents midfielder that is bombing our penalty box and will try to overload our CB for the cross? And because gaps to cover for 2 players are so big - i might not be able to do any of those things on time.
It's amazing what can be achieved with better players than your competition...
I don't think Spurs will be relegated. I do think the players can't be happy with the idea their manager thinks "casualties" are a price they're going to have to pay to be part of the system.
Missed the start of his presser tonight but the bit I caught was:
Him saying he was pleased with the result tonight and he still believes what he is doing is right and that he believes we’re on the right road and whether others agree with that or not is irrelevant to him.
His focus is to ensure the players and staff still have that belief and if they do he can achieve success. He added that it’s not easy because there is now a lot of noise, and in the PL is where there’s the most noise, but as far as he’s concerned it’s just noise.
Naive to assume he’s not aware of the growing noise but to my knowledge it’s the first time he’s referenced it in any way.
Him saying he was pleased with the result tonight and he still believes what he is doing is right and that he believes we’re on the right road and whether others agree with that or not is irrelevant to him.
His focus is to ensure the players and staff still have that belief and if they do he can achieve success. He added that it’s not easy because there is now a lot of noise, and in the PL is where there’s the most noise, but as far as he’s concerned it’s just noise.
Naive to assume he’s not aware of the growing noise but to my knowledge it’s the first time he’s referenced it in any way.
Did he really use he/talk about himself that much? I didn't watch the presser but I'd hope that there would be more talk about a "we" and the collective rather than just about him.
We gotta be careful here - those extra European games could hurt our chances of staying up in the Champo
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When he uses the term ‘we’, he’s talking about himself.
I agree he's not going anywhere, but I think we can't really know what players think about managers (any manager). It's not until they leave you ever hear much about what they really think of a manager.
Yes, and "our football" is actually "my football".
A really cunning plan!
Stay in the championship, ignore the domestic cups and concentrate on the CL. Sure serial winners.
Isn’t that how it should be, he’s the one who’s in charge of the football?
Was pretty much how I remembered it. My take on it was his emphasis being that his focus is only on the players and the staff at the club and to convince them his approach was the right one. If they have his belief, then we can be a success. Anything or anyone outside of that is irrelevant and it’s just noise. Not pleasant to him necessarily, but just noise.
That could be taken to mean he includes fans as being irrelevant I guess, which is not a good look, even if he is just referring to the noisy or disgruntled fans. Others might read it differently, but that was the impression I got and that he is aware of the ever increasing noise. I wasn’t impressed.