Yep, emotional posting doesn't require context or a measured outlook.
I think everything you've suggested is pretty much correct.
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I think everything you've suggested is pretty much correct.
Doesn't make you a simp or a fanboy either.
It's possible to not love ENIC or Conte but still not get involved in doom-mongering.
Oh, come on mate.
You are way better than that. This post sounds pretty stupid, I have to say.
Very convinient to include "Bale wages" but totally disregard the fact we have had Deki in our side for more than a year, in your calculation he has 10m loan value while if we want to make him permanent, the actual value will be +35 mEUR.
On top of that there is Porro who has 45 mil obligation and Danjuma that could be made permanent with 25 mil EUR.
So minimally the difference in net terms is 108 mEUR.
It is almost DOUBLE the amount (127,2 vs 235 mEUR).
If we add Porro and Danjuma (which might be too much, as they fairly recently arrived) it would go up to 188 mil EUR. And 127 vs 315 mil is huge fucking difference.
As we do when we play City for example.
Simon Kjaer aims dig at Tottenham after AC Milan’s Champions League win
Spurs beaten inside San Siro on off-night for attackerswww.standard.co.uk
Speaking to Sky Sport Italia and MediaSet, the Dane said: “Kane was the first problem to face on every Tottenham move. It was important to block him off and then press the others.
“We were ready for a lot of their moves and did what we prepared in training. We knew exactly what they were going to do.”
When does Pep ever deviate from his philosophy? I keep hearing about plan b but most coaches don't have one, they have a style and they spend their time implementing it. Plan b is usually chucking another striker on or in Pep's case, taking off one brilliant player and bringing on a different brilliant player.
Kjaer should've been booked for his continual fouling in the first half which would've changed things.
I saw us take the game to them mostly yesterday with them hitting us on the break. Our biggest problem wasn't our tactics or effort, it was our two wide players having piss poor games as they have done for a while now - that's my biggest gripe, he should've changed them up. And I still think we'll sort this lot out at home.
Absolutely.
Basically if anyone would ask "Can you describe what is conteball" then summary would be -
- to be 6th shittiest side in EPL in defending
- to be consistently overrun in midfield
- to have ONE player scoring double digit goals from Aug to midway in Feb
How can anyone support that shit??
I also agree - our pick of defenders is not great. But what about taking this factor into consideration. And do some more defending and pressing upfield, so that the defense would not be absurdly exposed all the time??????????
And even if this back 5 approach has to stay, it would still be possible to do this while dropping Son who has been total passenger most of the season (I mean from his 8 goals 3 came as substitution vs Leicester; 2 against Championship side and 2 against Frakfurt - so from all other 27 games he has 1 goal and 3 assists to show from).
But Conte doesn't give a shit. It seems all fair and good for him.
Well said.
We all love Kane. He has been a jackpot to this club.
But on top of having Kane we also have Spence, Sarr, Skipp, Udogie, Gil and White next season with us.
If we bring in another braindead cunt like current one, we would see them play combined 600 minutes with 6 months again and ALL of them would (justifiably) be looking to leave.
Absolutely.
There are few things easier in EPL than to counter Contes Spurs these days.
West Ham showed it in round 4 or whatever that was.
No fucking surprise that our best game (and only win against big sides!) came against City that alters nothing and just presists with their own game plan 100%. Any flexible manager with adequate squad (and even Rodgers without one) can easily overplay us.
Does anyone know what our plan was going forward? The only thing I kind of remember was Son trying to drag a defender by dropping and then making a run into the open space which didn't work at all.
I dont mind defensive football, but this just isn't good enough. The only explanation I can think off is that we're too predictable. Once you block Kane all you have to do is keep your shape and stay disciplined.
I'm not confident about the second leg, we don't know how to break teams down and they can just sit back the whole game. We might get a goal on the break but I doubt they'll give us the opportunity. Even if they make a mistake, will we even take advantage?
We'll have to get lucky on a cross or a set piece most likely.
I dont mind defensive football, but this just isn't good enough. The only explanation I can think off is that we're too predictable. Once you block Kane all you have to do is keep your shape and stay disciplined.
I'm not confident about the second leg, we don't know how to break teams down and they can just sit back the whole game. We might get a goal on the break but I doubt they'll give us the opportunity. Even if they make a mistake, will we even take advantage?
We'll have to get lucky on a cross or a set piece most likely.
Jesus fucking christ on a bike!
Conte is competing in the CL NOT the google it trophy name. He lost against Mura because he had only just fucking taken over the team in the worst state it's been as a direct result of the mismanagement of the dinosaur.
We are better under Conte than when we were under the dinosaur, on account of:
1. 4th is a better position than both 6th & 7th!! (our worst league finish is 14yrs!!!)
2. We score more goals than under the dinosaur
3. Conceed fewer goals than under the dinosaur
4. achieved more points than under the dinosaur
5. We qualified for CL where the dinosaur failed TWICE
6. His win % at Spurs was 51% (the worst performing manager in the last decade, worse than AVB! Conte as at end of Jan was 56% the highest win % of any Tottenham manager in the past 124yrs!!).
He absolutely was hired to have Roma win the league, it's why they spent the most money on players over €100m in his first season and why he's paid so much (Spurs are still paying for this cunts salary too). No club invests this much, the biggest transfer spend in Serie A, to finish 1 point and 1 place higher than the previous manager, who was also on a salary £16m LESS than him!!!! The realistic expectation would have been 4th, he FAILED to deliver this.
Levy didn't lie to the dinosaur, in his first Spurs Press Conf he said the squad he inherited could win the league (it consisted of numerous players he had converted and had actively tried to previously buy - the first thing he did was secure those players to new deals). He was backed totally by the Club, no manager in our history has spent as much money prior to his arrival!!
In fact, the lie was all on him. Who said he was going to play a different style of football at Spurs than his turgid anti-football all his teams play. Cunt had us playing the worst football I've ever seen us play in the 50ys I've supported the Club and my god that takes some doing.
Now please trott off to Mourista fan club shrine where you can wank over his past glories he achieved a decade or so ago. But honestly coming on here claiming utter falsehood is making you look like a complete and utter tool.
Not sure that will take off as a chant, mate.
Exactly.
Pep does use different set ups in terms of formations and def rotates his players more but those are features of his management style and Conte 100% has his number when it comes to predicting him. pep can't change his entire outlook to be less predictable.
The ref was as biased as we have seen all season in terms of protecting Kjaer but also booking Dier. Was shady AF.
Richarlison was perfect for the game and should have started but at the very least come on for Son who was very poor.
Warra trophy for conte , spending 200m more only to crash out in every competition including conference league
By the way, Pep actually frauded his way to trophy , If EPL ends up stripping City titles from 2011 to 2018 ( 2018 league might end up in Mourinho's hand ) , it means spurs actually hired an epl winning manager & refuse to back him up
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You only post about Jose.
He's another of those weird Mourinho fans that proliferated this board when he was stinking the place up from January 2021 onwards. Very strange lot.
Just lazily grabbed at TFM..... The opposing end of the argument is still being significantly overcooked.
Either way I'm not here to defend Conte..... He certainly hasn't made the most of what we signed this season.
Basically, they were ready for all 3 of our potential passing combinations. Took them all of 6 seconds to prepare for it.Simon Kjaer aims dig at Tottenham after AC Milan’s Champions League win
Spurs beaten inside San Siro on off-night for attackers
Speaking to Sky Sport Italia and MediaSet, the Dane said: “Kane was the first problem to face on every Tottenham move. It was important to block him off and then press the others.
“We were ready for a lot of their moves and did what we prepared in training. We knew exactly what they were going to do.”
You really are as thick as pig shit.
Last season his first at Spurs which he joined midway (Nov) he only bought ONE player, Bentancur, for £15m (+ £6m add ons which given his injury might not be achieved). He also bought in Kulusevski on LOAN for a fee of £10m.
So he didn't spend £200m, he spent £25m.
In doing so he got Spurs in the CL by finishing 4th. I've already told you where the dinosaur had us finish 6th and 7th.
As for "crashing out" we are in the last 16 of Champions Legaue having topped our group, while Jose is playing in Europa Legaue having squeaked through by finishing 2nd in his group. We are also in the 5th round of the FA Cup (a win puts us in the 1/4's). While Jose crashed out to bottom-of-the-table (not won a single league game) Cremenose losing at home in Coppa Italia.
In addition to Bentancur and Kulu Conte has signed: Porro €25m, Bissouma for €25, Sarr €15, Peresic €10, Richarlson €60m and Danjuma for €25m. That's a total spend of €175 + a loan fee of €10m for Kulu = Total €185m (8 players)
Is there any point in this postathon when you are actually going to get anything accurate?
Oh by the way if City is stripped of their titles, then Ryan Mason becomes a trophy-winner at Spurs, not the dinosaur!! (he was backed you helmet, with 9 signings, 7 permanent and 2 loans and 2 contracts handed out to two players who were leaving, that's a total spent €165m the cunt also sold Walker-Peters to Southampton. So bad were his signings that only ONE is left).
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Why does it take an injury crisis for Conte to realise he can trust Skipp and Sarr?
How about this radical new idea called rotation?
Maybe if he tried this he'd also trust Richarlison and Danjuma by this point
How about this radical new idea called rotation?
Maybe if he tried this he'd also trust Richarlison and Danjuma by this point
I don't know if playing them because we have two injured and one suspended midfielder "trust". He had to, pure and simple. I don't believe for a second that if any of those three were available that they were on the bench.
Trust would be Conte playing them in a game when he wasn't literally forced to.