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Manager Ange Postecoglou
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Seeing that Neighbours has now been cancelled for second time does anyone reckon that our very own Man from Melbourne will be here next season.
I fuckin haaaate pikeys..
His feet up? We’re in 12th fucking place, 13 points off Europe. For fucks sake the standards in this fanbase are beyond pathetic.
Or ‘took one for the team’ is another one that annoys me after a cynical foul!
I’ve been saying this for years and refs in both codes of rugby will not tolerate bad mouthing!
When I used to play it was always just our captain who would approach the ref and politely ask for an explanation calling him Sir while doing so and the ref was always happy to give it!
I agree with the Captain’s challenge which has been imported from the NRL of one each half although I’ve noticed that not one of them have yet been successful!!
I didn't say it was good enough did I?
There must always be context.
2 or 3 weeks ago, we were shitting ourselves over relegation. Win tomorrow and that disappears.
All I am saying mate.
That itself should tell ya something..
That you get your panties in a twist for no reason? Anyone with any sense would not have thought we were getting relegated with players coming back.
There's a fine line between grinding out wins and fluking them. Throughout their careers the likes of JM and Conte have never had much problem racking up wins despite serving up some of the worst football you'll ever see. Due to how difficult scoring is compared to keeping the opponent from scoring, keeping things tight at the back and hoping for a lucky goal yields better results than going gung ho and simply trying to outscore the opponent. The aforementioned two take this simple reality about the game to an extreme, but many managers intuit this. There's a reason why we see more 1-0s and 2-1s than 4-3s and 5-4s, and why Anges of the footballing world are true outliers.
In contrast, someone as style over substance as Ange is, one whose approach is built on playing the opponent off the park on a given day, won't get away with crap football for long mainly because he always sets his teams up as open as can be. As a result the outcome of a match is usually decided by who is more clinical or fortunate in front of the goal, a process resembling a coin flip. Clean sheets against United and Brentford were not due to us being more neat and tidy than usual. They were wasteful more than anything.
The fact that we're winning despite playing poorly doesn't mean that we're grinding out results. We're just fluking them. How long will this continue before we come back down to earth? Not sure.
In contrast, someone as style over substance as Ange is, one whose approach is built on playing the opponent off the park on a given day, won't get away with crap football for long mainly because he always sets his teams up as open as can be. As a result the outcome of a match is usually decided by who is more clinical or fortunate in front of the goal, a process resembling a coin flip. Clean sheets against United and Brentford were not due to us being more neat and tidy than usual. They were wasteful more than anything.
The fact that we're winning despite playing poorly doesn't mean that we're grinding out results. We're just fluking them. How long will this continue before we come back down to earth? Not sure.
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This is something a Spurs head-coach - and his coaching staff & medical staff - should have known from day 1 and not take almost 2 seasons to figure out! Ok, at least he's ready to change the routine this really shows his lack of experience with top-level coaching
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Rae Nkwocha
Fri 21 February 2025 18:30, UK
Ange Postecoglou has explained the reason behind the bold call he made this week, opting to give his Tottenham players extra time off ahead of the Ipswich Town clash.
In the past six months, Tottenham Hotspur has been competing on four fronts. The Lilywhites have featured in the Europa League, Premier League, FA Cup and went all the way to the semi-final of the Carabao Cup.
Instead of playing every three days, Tottenham Hotspur now have periods where they have a complete week to prepare for a game.
One such time was this week, were the manager handed a few days off to his players ahead of their clash against Ipswich Town.
When asked why he decided to do so, Ange Potestocoglou told football.london: “I think it helps enormously because, I mean, there’s obviously the physical toll, which we kind of know and just their bodies being able to recover as much as anything else.
“And then, you know, like I said, mentally it does. It takes its toll because you don’t invariably get a lot of time to switch off when you’ve got games constantly because, again, you’re in recovery mode and then you’ve got to prepare for another game.
“You don’t really have the energy to do anything else. So, you know, home life probably suffers a fair bit and the ability to switch off is difficult. So we gave the boys two days off at the beginning of last week. We did a similar thing this week.”
Ange Postecoglou now believes that his players are benefiting from having a few days off, he continued: “And yes, I think you can see that in them that both physically and mentally they’ve really benefited from it.
“And sort of hopefully that means that the remnants of that long run has dissipated in their minds as much as in their bodies.
“But it’s also allowed us then to really train well because when they do come back in, they’re refreshed, they feel good and it means our training has become so much more sort of meaningful in the last two weeks.”
Ange Postecoglou says he made a useful change to Tottenham training this week
Ange Postecoglou has found a good way to keep his Tottenham Hotspur players refreshed without mid-week fixtures.
Ange Postecoglou says he made a useful change to Tottenham training this week
Rae Nkwocha
Fri 21 February 2025 18:30, UK
Ange Postecoglou has explained the reason behind the bold call he made this week, opting to give his Tottenham players extra time off ahead of the Ipswich Town clash.
In the past six months, Tottenham Hotspur has been competing on four fronts. The Lilywhites have featured in the Europa League, Premier League, FA Cup and went all the way to the semi-final of the Carabao Cup.
Ange Postecoglou gives Tottenham squad two days off
With the Lilywhites now out of the FA Cup and Carabao Cup, the amount of games left for the north London club to play has significantly reduced.Instead of playing every three days, Tottenham Hotspur now have periods where they have a complete week to prepare for a game.
One such time was this week, were the manager handed a few days off to his players ahead of their clash against Ipswich Town.
When asked why he decided to do so, Ange Potestocoglou told football.london: “I think it helps enormously because, I mean, there’s obviously the physical toll, which we kind of know and just their bodies being able to recover as much as anything else.
“And then, you know, like I said, mentally it does. It takes its toll because you don’t invariably get a lot of time to switch off when you’ve got games constantly because, again, you’re in recovery mode and then you’ve got to prepare for another game.
“You don’t really have the energy to do anything else. So, you know, home life probably suffers a fair bit and the ability to switch off is difficult. So we gave the boys two days off at the beginning of last week. We did a similar thing this week.”
Spurs players are clearly benefiting from days off
After handing his players a couple of days off against Manchester United, the Lilywhites managed to secure a narrow 1-0 win.Ange Postecoglou now believes that his players are benefiting from having a few days off, he continued: “And yes, I think you can see that in them that both physically and mentally they’ve really benefited from it.
“And sort of hopefully that means that the remnants of that long run has dissipated in their minds as much as in their bodies.
“But it’s also allowed us then to really train well because when they do come back in, they’re refreshed, they feel good and it means our training has become so much more sort of meaningful in the last two weeks.”
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TLDR: rotations.This is something a Spurs head-coach - and his coaching staff & medical staff - should have known from day 1 and not take almost seasons to figure out! Ok, at least he's ready to change the routine this really shows his lack of experience with top-level coaching
Ange Postecoglou says he made a useful change to Tottenham training this week
Ange Postecoglou has found a good way to keep his Tottenham Hotspur players refreshed without mid-week fixtures.
Ange Postecoglou says he made a useful change to Tottenham training this week
Rae Nkwocha
Fri 21 February 2025 18:30, UK
Ange Postecoglou has explained the reason behind the bold call he made this week, opting to give his Tottenham players extra time off ahead of the Ipswich Town clash.
In the past six months, Tottenham Hotspur has been competing on four fronts. The Lilywhites have featured in the Europa League, Premier League, FA Cup and went all the way to the semi-final of the Carabao Cup.
Ange Postecoglou gives Tottenham squad two days off
With the Lilywhites now out of the FA Cup and Carabao Cup, the amount of games left for the north London club to play has significantly reduced.
Instead of playing every three days, Tottenham Hotspur now have periods where they have a complete week to prepare for a game.
One such time was this week, were the manager handed a few days off to his players ahead of their clash against Ipswich Town.
When asked why he decided to do so, Ange Potestocoglou told football.london: “I think it helps enormously because, I mean, there’s obviously the physical toll, which we kind of know and just their bodies being able to recover as much as anything else.
“And then, you know, like I said, mentally it does. It takes its toll because you don’t invariably get a lot of time to switch off when you’ve got games constantly because, again, you’re in recovery mode and then you’ve got to prepare for another game.
“You don’t really have the energy to do anything else. So, you know, home life probably suffers a fair bit and the ability to switch off is difficult. So we gave the boys two days off at the beginning of last week. We did a similar thing this week.”
Spurs players are clearly benefiting from days off
After handing his players a couple of days off against Manchester United, the Lilywhites managed to secure a narrow 1-0 win.
Ange Postecoglou now believes that his players are benefiting from having a few days off, he continued: “And yes, I think you can see that in them that both physically and mentally they’ve really benefited from it.
“And sort of hopefully that means that the remnants of that long run has dissipated in their minds as much as in their bodies.
“But it’s also allowed us then to really train well because when they do come back in, they’re refreshed, they feel good and it means our training has become so much more sort of meaningful in the last two weeks.”
He’s cracked it. 20 year contract.
Playing Three games every eight days doesn't give a lot of room for time offThis is something a Spurs head-coach - and his coaching staff & medical staff - should have known from day 1 and not take almost seasons to figure out! Ok, at least he's ready to change the routine this really shows his lack of experience with top-level coaching
Ange Postecoglou says he made a useful change to Tottenham training this week
Ange Postecoglou has found a good way to keep his Tottenham Hotspur players refreshed without mid-week fixtures.
Ange Postecoglou says he made a useful change to Tottenham training this week
Rae Nkwocha
Fri 21 February 2025 18:30, UK
Ange Postecoglou has explained the reason behind the bold call he made this week, opting to give his Tottenham players extra time off ahead of the Ipswich Town clash.
In the past six months, Tottenham Hotspur has been competing on four fronts. The Lilywhites have featured in the Europa League, Premier League, FA Cup and went all the way to the semi-final of the Carabao Cup.
Ange Postecoglou gives Tottenham squad two days off
With the Lilywhites now out of the FA Cup and Carabao Cup, the amount of games left for the north London club to play has significantly reduced.
Instead of playing every three days, Tottenham Hotspur now have periods where they have a complete week to prepare for a game.
One such time was this week, were the manager handed a few days off to his players ahead of their clash against Ipswich Town.
When asked why he decided to do so, Ange Potestocoglou told football.london: “I think it helps enormously because, I mean, there’s obviously the physical toll, which we kind of know and just their bodies being able to recover as much as anything else.
“And then, you know, like I said, mentally it does. It takes its toll because you don’t invariably get a lot of time to switch off when you’ve got games constantly because, again, you’re in recovery mode and then you’ve got to prepare for another game.
“You don’t really have the energy to do anything else. So, you know, home life probably suffers a fair bit and the ability to switch off is difficult. So we gave the boys two days off at the beginning of last week. We did a similar thing this week.”
Spurs players are clearly benefiting from days off
After handing his players a couple of days off against Manchester United, the Lilywhites managed to secure a narrow 1-0 win.
Ange Postecoglou now believes that his players are benefiting from having a few days off, he continued: “And yes, I think you can see that in them that both physically and mentally they’ve really benefited from it.
“And sort of hopefully that means that the remnants of that long run has dissipated in their minds as much as in their bodies.
“But it’s also allowed us then to really train well because when they do come back in, they’re refreshed, they feel good and it means our training has become so much more sort of meaningful in the last two weeks.”
You're having a laugh! Lack of experience at top level? The entitlement of the EPL followers... who think their league is somehow magically different to all other leagues that play a similar amount of games...and thus the process is magically different.
Again, how is it possible to rotate when you've got 3 games a week and limited players.
It's a nothing piece of literature that... It would have been earmarked months ago as to when he/the high performance management team can give players a rest...
The few wins we do have aren't due to Ange
Ahhh the all loses are Anges fault, but the wins aren’t due to him, that’s the players.
You don’t have to like Ange but at least be consistent.
Consistency. Something we’ve not shown in his 18 months here.
Consistent enough?
1. Ange does lack experience at the top level... that is facts and it shows.
2.EPL is the best and richest league in the world so its not an entitlement.
3.All teams who qualify Europe all rotate if they have too, injured or not.
Going by your history you are a hardcore Ange follower. You ONLY post on Postecoglu's thread land you will be gone when he leaves after this season.
Get the fuck out of here.
Chicken or egg:
He didn't rotate players becaus his players were injured.
His players were injured because he didn't rotate.
-----> 100 pages of discussion.
This!
Ffs some of the comments and opinions on here, I guess if it suits your narrative that Ange has “just” cracked rest and rotation lol.