Okay, so hard to disagree but it's also ensuring as much as is possible that you as manager instill that need.
But yes to a large extent..
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Okay, so hard to disagree but it's also ensuring as much as is possible that you as manager instill that need.
But yes to a large extent..
The manager we most covet may be in a job at present but yes.
And the first thing that manager will do is assess the squad and request better players.
In 2017 (our peak Poch year) we had Toby and Jan at CB and Dembele and Wanyama at CM (with a supporting cast of Rose, Walker, Eriksen, Alli, Kane, Son, Hugo etc.)
Now we have Dier and Davies, Lenglet, PEH, Skipp covering those vital positions. It's a huge drop off in quality not to mention mentality. 6 years since 2017 and we've never got back to that level. None of our current crop of CMs would get in that team, only Romero would challenge those CBs.
I remember the battle of the bridge, yeah we lost our heads, but the players were up for the fight, they cared immensely, the mentality was strong.
We rolled over against Sheffield United, Leicester, yesterday and other days. We weren't up for the fight. Dier retreated onto the goal line instead of marking Walnutt, Kane stood next to him. He's not coached to do that, it's his default response to danger, he's not good enough, none of our 6 CBs are good enough bar Romero.
What Conte said was correct, the mentality is wrong, and the players once on the pitch must take responsibility, show some character and work for each other. If they can't or won't then they need to go elsewhere.
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Who picks the players?
Maybe, but there’s only so much a manager can do. Anyone can manage us, the players should not allow the last place team to score three times in 30 minutes. Jose couldn’t change the mindset, Conte couldn’t.
That tweet is just nonsense, no offence to you . When he said the owners … the staff , that wasn’t directed solely at the players p. Gold does talk some rubbish , sometimes
Pep, Klopp and Touchel wouldnt be able to do much better either. Ancoletti is used to playing with shit squads (everton), so he'd have a chance.
Ok that's fair enough, I have no problem with you disagreeing.
The manager. Who do you pick instead of Dier, Davies and Lenglet? Tanganga, Sanchez and Sessegnon? Not much of a choice is it?
Wait, your honest assessment is that this is all Conte's fault and that the only reason Spurs is a club that can't win things has been down to each successive manager down the chain?
Ancoletti would probably say Get rid of half a dozen players now , so he’d not get the job
Its all about money to them, I can guarantee whatever was said in the meeting with Conte went along the lines of qualify for the top 4 as we want the CL money.
End of.
They probably agreed Conte would have to leave at the end of the season. This little episode will get brushed under the rug from the rest of the world. It's us fans who live it day in and day out that will remember but that doesn't matter come the summer.
Different story however if we don't get CL. I'm actually not bothered about CL anymore.
My assessment is that if we get the manager right, the argument becomes moot.
What constitutes 'right' is the area of biggest contention.
Conte is not that person but the blame for aspects on the pitch cannot be laid at ENIC's door. That's ridiculous.
Mate, it's quite clear he says that in 20 years, the players have been absolved of blame and people are always blaming managers and the board.
It's clumsily delivers due to his frustration, anger and the language barrier but it was evident that was the case when you read full quote and not edited version of a video.
He's sick of the players getting a free pass. This was basically Conte's version of Mourinho saying "different coach, same players"
I don't see him point a finger at himself as an inapt coach. Everyone must take responsibility is the closest he gets. What in your post is Conte Quotes?
Of course there is no smoke without fire about his critique towards the club. There is surely a certain non demanding culture within the club. But he as the manager hasn't been able to wash away any of that. Mourinho didn't either.
I think it's all about belief. No coach, after Dembele left has been able to coach the team to play football the players believe in. If you believe, and if this gets results you can accomplish something. This isn't happening at Tottenham, not after the good seasons with Pochettino.
I'm pretty sure that it we had gotten ten Haag in, instead of Nuno we would be in a totally different situation now. He had made a team full of player playing for themselves into a team playing as a team and for the team.
#conteout
The new guy is already here …..
Who is the right manager?
What would make them better for achieving success than Poch, Nuno, Jose, and Conte?
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It's this ignorance that makes the Spurs fans probably the biggest ownership apologists in the PL. Let me take you back to 17/18 champions league final, Liverpool vs Real Madrid. Liverpool on the cusp of winning the biggest trophy in Europe. What happened? Their keeper bottled it. Klopp half protected him from the media but knew he'd never rely on him ever again. What did the owners do for Klopp? That's right, they backed their man and spent £66m on Alisson - £66m on a goal keeper, notwithstanding what they'd already spent on VVD. What happened the following season? Oh that's right, they beat us in the champions league final with that man in goal. The ownership had absolutely everything with Liverpool getting over the line.
Now what did Enic do on our road to European glory that same time? They broke the premier league record for not signing a single player for an entire calendar year. Now before you say, "but muh shiny new stadium cost a lot of money", if you're in the business of football and you have to sacrifice footballing matters for an entire year with a squad already in decline, at best that is poor planning and at worse, gross negligence. Poch got us to a European INSPITE of Levy and Enic, not thanks to them and they rewarded him with the sack the following season.
Keep apologizing for Enic & Co, enjoy the Beyonce show and do let me know how fast the go-karting track is.
Correct we never had control of the game at all so when 3-1 up we just continued as we were but sitting even deeper and with less attacking threat once “it’s nothing to do with me” decided to take off our only attacking threats. Left Son on as well would have better with Lucas or danj coming on to run at them and move the ball forward.
Correct! Ofcos he always has an exscuse lined up. Funny how he never mentioned this shit after other ganes? We’re the players all selfish when we won games by chance?