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Manager Ange Postecoglou

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Was sacking Ange a good idea?

  • Yes, I think it was a good idea.

    Votes: 73 64.6%
  • No, I think it was a bad idea.

    Votes: 40 35.4%

  • Total voters
    113
Let's be real, there is no "Angeball", he just picks 11 names and chucks them out on the pitch.

Randomly telling a few of the positions to do batshit things does not warrant being credited with having developed your own system.

Me deciding I'm gonna throw some rice in the toaster instead of the standard method doesn't make me the originator of Herclueless-cuisine does it, it just makes me a fucking idiot.
…AND the inventor of Herclueless-cuisine!

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To state the obvious, it will certainly get far easier to justify if we do with the EL. I want Ange gone asap, but I do think some on this board underestimate how massive that would be for the club.

I've posted before that my view is if we win the EL, we will start the next season with Ange in charge.
That would be a shame. He should of been gone mid-season and certainly once his pressers became a side show.
 
Well that's dumb because we've pretty much thrown the league, the lower you finish down in the table the less prize money you get so that wouldn't make any sense.

What's more likely is loyalty to Ange and optics of not wanting to sack another manager whilst in the latter stages of a cup competition, the club do not want a repeat of Mason ball.
Theres probably a degree of that and showing the next incumbent that he hasn’t got an overly itchy trigger finger. They stuck with him through the injury crisis and by the time that was over it was probably a case of we may as well limp on to the season end.

Ange has effectively cooked his own goose and no one (with half a brain) could argue he doesn’t deserve the bullet!
 
As Shadydan Shadydan said, I can’t believe that’s the issue. We’ve lost millions on our league placings, so it would have to be a pretty hearty contract break fee to make it worthwhile. One I just don’t see Ange having.

I think it’s more that Levy has seemingly tried everything to make the club a success and has failed at every turn. The only two things he hasn’t tried is spending more on fees and wages than anyone else (never happening), or giving a manager, any manager, multiple seasons to get things right. Maybe this is him giving option two a try?
tbf, he hasn't spent as much on wages as the rivals that season after season compete for the league. It's just possible that the genius Levy is wrong after all on this. That Leicester, and even the peak Poch years were an incredibly hard to repeat aberration, and that his best value-maximising strategy might actually be to spend 50% more on wages and get the 4-5 elite players that would bring. Fuck knows, Levy has so got so much else wrong, that mis-judging this critical balance of cost-base / value would not surprise me. It is a risk yes, but potentially brings significant upside in value.
 
As Shadydan Shadydan said, I can’t believe that’s the issue. We’ve lost millions on our league placings, so it would have to be a pretty hearty contract break fee to make it worthwhile. One I just don’t see Ange having.

I think it’s more that Levy has seemingly tried everything to make the club a success and has failed at every turn. The only two things he hasn’t tried is spending more on fees and wages than anyone else (never happening), or giving a manager, any manager, multiple seasons to get things right. Maybe this is him giving option two a try?
There’s a third thing he hasn’t tried.

Relegation.

Maybe that’s the plan?
 
tbf, he hasn't spent as much on wages as the rivals that season after season compete for the league. It's just possible that the genius Levy is wrong after all on this. That Leicester, and even the peak Poch years were an incredibly hard to repeat aberration, and that his best value-maximising strategy might actually be to spend 50% more on wages and get the 4-5 elite players that would bring. Fuck knows, Levy has so got so much else wrong, that mis-judging this critical balance of cost-base / value would not surprise me. It is a risk yes, but potentially brings significant upside in value.
But then that’s just spending more money than anyone else. He’s not going to do that. I’d say his long term plan is hoping that FFP bites harder and harder in the coming years, putting us in a strong position financially. We’d also have a team of early to mid twenties stars in a few seasons that would be, by then, good enough and experienced enough to take advantage. I’d say that’s the hope. Add to this a manager who, no matter his shortcomings, is different to who we’ve tried before and Levy has his project building plan all in place, to save him having to spend all the money.
 
Ange wont be here if EL is won! No way no how.

He leaves clubs after two years. Probably senses the magic dust wearing off. It has served him extremely well. Look where he is for fuck sake.

If Spurs win this thing this bloke has a narrative that writes itself. Added to a European trophy (fingers crossed) he has two years at a top six club. This guy has lucked into good future gigs to see out the decade.

Why would he ruin it by staying in a job he'll be under scrutiny and the pump from seasons off. He is a lot of things ole Ange, and a dummie isn't one of those things. Again look where he actually is.

The crazy pressers aren't for the benefit of Spurs supporters. They are for the benefit of future employment prospects. And that's the reason I know this bloke is off in a flash as soon (fingers crossed) that cup is lifted.

A lot of extremely good coaches go through entire careers coming no where near a premier league job. That's not including with a big six club. Ange has got there. The guy didn't just fall into it. He knows better than most to strike while the iron is hot.

100 per cent will be gone. I think a very good chance announcement made before the final ( ringers crossed) .
 
Kept him on and sack him 3 months into the season?

‘ KEEP HIM UNTIL THE SUMMER ‘

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