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Manager Ange Postecoglou
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If people are rethinking now what will it be like next season after the first bad defeat or two which will likely be pretty early. Paratici and Vinai aren't going to have his back like Munn had. It would be a madness to continue. Great time for all concerned to shake hands and move on.
Go please Ange, sorry buddy
The sensible thing is to part by mutual consent and everyone walks away happy.
But his third season comments have now made that much harder.
Yeah, which is why he did it.
Twice a day over Levy
That's how it works these days. Against any decent opponent - its either AngeWall bus in our own half, or if we try something else - its collapse .
The moment we stopped protecting our back 4 with 3 dm with that substitution - outcome was inevitable.
It's not weird to believe that a club that ended 2nd in the EPL and reached the CL semi after beating Real M. in both games in the quaters, achieved more than a club that ended 17th in the EPL and won a secondary European title.
That does not take away the delight of winning the EL. But outside of Spurs (and Man Utd) few really cared that much. Woolwich's win over Real M. will be seen as a more impressive result.
Personally - and I know many Spurs fans feel the same - I much rather be in the position of Woolwich than Spurs right: ended 2nd in the EPL, reached the semis in the CL after knocking out the favorites, and believing they have a shoot at both the CL and EPL title next year. Would it happen? Most probably not.
Will Spurs be challenging for a EPL title or reaching a CL semi or final? Not impossible the but odds are very low. I am sure most Spurs fans will rather have Spurs end 4-5th next season so they can qualify for the CL rather than end 6-7 and end up in the EL (if they had a choice).
Anyway, believe what you want - you won't change my mind and you won't change yours.
Ange chant could be heard loud and clear in the youtube live. I really think the actual ground support for Ange is far greater than any one of you could imagine.
That's my point though, now that he won this trophy even a mutual agreement makes no sense for him.
Why would he lose money (compared to the scenario where he gets full compensation by waiting to get sacked) AND move on to a smaller job AFTER reaching the biggest height of his managerial career? In his mind he would be succeeding downwards.
This cup win has changed the whole dynamic of this situation. He has the leverage now. He either keeps the biggest job of his life, or gets sacked with his reputation intact+ a hefty payout in his pocket. Win-Win for him.
Sensible for who? And 'everyone' walks away happy, are you sure? As others have said, why on earth would Ange agree to leave now? Surely it's totally in his interest to dig his heels in and make them fire him? Why would he leave 'by mutual consent', what's in that for him? :/
He probably thinks that he has Levy by the balls now but I wouldn't be so sure.
Levy can easily delegate this decision to Vinai and/or Paratici. They will be coming in as new voices that are willing to stamp their own mark on the club.
That's why winning trophies is so so so important. It builds into the mentality and confidence.
Leaving on a high note and looking relatively good instead of further spiralling downwards?
Of course they were. Football fans are fickle. I bet some utd fans were singing for ten hag to stay after he won them the FA cup.
Man, say we keep the Blob from start to finish next season and finish P10-12 in the league (with circa 15 defeats) + reach the Carabao Cup semis and make it out of the league phase in the CL (only to lose in the next round)...I bet you so many on here would be delighted, say it's proper progress and dead exciting for the future, that Ange deserves a 4th season, that them players are heroes/legends etc. And Levy would love them for it, like he's loving them right now.