Plus a super cup match in august. Chance for another trophy, extra revenue and weve never played in that before. Extra motivation.
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Manager Ange Postecoglou
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Even ex aussie soccer players are saying ange is gone. Robbie Slater was saying his days are numbered.
I watched the first half.
2nd half I went outside and cleaned the BBQ for 2025 summer time.
I had more fun scrubbing up cast iron grill plates in a bucket of soapy water than watching them rip us apart.
It's a surprise to me that the players haven't turned on him yet. Normally by now you start to get the reports of dissatisfaction with the training methods etc.
I can only assume that Ange has everyone brainwashed and drinking the Kool Aid at Hotspur Way. It is an impressive achievement if you think about it.
Maybe he rules through fear. Assistants shit scared to speak up and players get an easy ride because his suicidal tactics reflect badly on him rather than them so they are not bothered enough to kick up a fuss.
And with EL still ongoing there has always been something to cling to to justify this disgraceful season.
I can only assume that Ange has everyone brainwashed and drinking the Kool Aid at Hotspur Way. It is an impressive achievement if you think about it.
Maybe he rules through fear. Assistants shit scared to speak up and players get an easy ride because his suicidal tactics reflect badly on him rather than them so they are not bothered enough to kick up a fuss.
And with EL still ongoing there has always been something to cling to to justify this disgraceful season.
Tbh I think maddison has a long time ago. Did read somewhere a while back him and ange had a bust up. Unconfirmed. Tbh I just think players are being professional. Our manager is like basil fawlty. Clueless.
Well he's managed to keep a lid on it way better than much higher level managers have done in the past (Conte/Mourinho). Maybe it's because he very rarely directly throws players under the bus in interviews (Werner being the exception and no one cares about him).
Thing is, sticking with him is it's own gamble in that respect, because there's every chance we go out to Bodo Glimt in the semis and then he's open to the accusation that he cocked up by sticking with a lame duck of a manager that has overseen the worst League campaign in recent memory.
Well, history is written by those who win the war.
Maybe it is because the media are not looking for it. In general the journalist in the press room seem to love him because he gives them plenty of column inches to fill every. The fact is if you compare the stories Alisdair Gold was writing about Conte towards the end compared to Ange you would think Conte was the manager that lost every week.
It simple Ange provides them with enough complete BS every week they don't need to go looking each week for stories.
The following is just some of the sermons he has delivered to the press room:
The evil of Camera Phones.
The evilness of VAR
The existence of a Mole
How he finished 5th last season while being 16th this season.
The media agenda against Spurs.
How you trust an experienced plumber
Every week he provides them with a new story and no one wants to miss out because they have written how poor his tactics are or his training methods are.
The Blob is atrocious, yes. But even better managers would struggle with the lowest wage-to-turnover ratio in the PL...and with that squad. Sure, we wouldn't be 16th with 19 defeats, but we wouldn't be top 4 either...shit will be shit, you can't polish a turd and all that.
End of the day, the manager and players aren't the No 1 issue. We've had 16 managers and how many different players since 2001...won the one Milky Way cup in 24 years. Who's the common denominator, though eh?
Until everything changes, nothing changes.
The one thing I'd say is EF were a decent opponent. 3rd in Bundesliga is a respectable team. I think they'd be a few places above us in the PL.
We always hear about how bad the English press are (especially with the national team) but they have been a right soft touch with Ange.
It's annoying that he will get through his whole tenure without being properly called out.
They were complete pony
Disagree! I can enjoy supporting a Poch Tottenham. Or a Conte first season Tottenham. I want Levy gone, but I can enjoy that. I cannot enjoy supporting the Blob's rank incompetence
They weren't good against us, but 3rd in Bundesliga is a decent team.
Pal, we got Nuno then Ange cause nobody serious wanted to come here. Levy had to literally beg Jose & Conte, give them the paycheck of a lifetime and make false promises (not in writing).
Nagelsmann clearly rejected us despite the club's lame attempt at disguising the truth. Enrique, Zidane, Xabi Alonso, Simone Inzaghi wouldn't shag us with a borrowed dick.
If Thomas Frank, Iraola and Marco Silva got any sense, they'll stay put.