Is this the dumbest Spurs team ever?

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General dumbness combined with lack of leadership which has bred the wrong attitude.

When during a late attack Lamela spaccered the ball out for a throw whilst trying a rabona noone went for him. Noone went for him and said - What the fuck are you doing, you fucking idiot?

Are they scared of him? Did they themselves think it was an appropriate thing to do? Or do they simply not give a fuck? All of the above IMO.
 
ArcspacE said:
Your experience as PL manager / player?
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I went to school with Danny Thomas, and his brother Valmore, neither of whom were the brightest bulb in the chandelier, ditto a guy called Noel, who played for Sheffield United for a short time

My comment had nothing to do with management
it was an observation about the relative intelligence of people playing the game, which is what the thread is about.

I'm on subject - you however are just trolling me, because that's all there is in your life. Pissing people off in the knowledge that you are 7,000 miles away and hiding behind your keyboard
 
My mind goes back immediately to Steve Heighway (Liverpool) who was famous in the 1970's, for having a degree, because the sport of football has always been knee-deep in morons.

As Dr Rocktopus Dr Rocktopus quite rightly says, IQ and Sporting Intelligence have absolutely nothing to do with each other. Just look at our elite athletes to see the living proof - Paula Radcliffe being a prime example. I think that being a bit thick probably helps, especially when it comes to the monotony of daily training - who, with half a brain, would choose to run 10 miles every day?
 
AberdeenYid said:
Every manager says that this season has been difficult to do a lot of tactical coaching. The players are knackered apparently.

But even if they were poorly coached, there’s so many not playing as a team. And shit like tracking your runner, passing to your own player, etc that these fuckers learned when they were ten years old, they just aren’t doing.
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I laugh when people think that millionaire professional footballers need to be coached to tackle someone who is through on goal, or shoot, or pass the ball to each other
 
sammyspurs said:
I laugh when people think that millionaire professional footballers need to be coached to tackle someone who is through on goal, or shoot, or pass the ball to each other
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Fcuking bizarre mate.

They need structure and benefit from a coach/manager with a specific philosophy but such basics...

Our team are the embodiment of a frothy drink and the exact opposite of Guinness. We are a team short of a depth of the stern stuff and awash with froth.

Of course it's not just us this season but more than any we betray a complete lack of assurance.

It is honestly the first season in many years where I can only recount 2 games (possibly) where I was completely confident of the outcome going in our favour.
 
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VonnegutBusy said:
We have very little footballing IQ.

Son, Lucas, Aurier, Sanchez, Dier, Sissoko are probably the biggest dumb dumbs.

We lost Vertonghen, Dembele and Eriksen as an intelligent and influential spine and replaced it with dross.

I agree with above that it's all got a bit cosy in there and that's why I was happy for Jose to get another summer if it meant forcing Levy's hand and getting the likes of Dele, Winks etc. out the door.

You could see from the doc that the vast majority are over-pampered manchild losers who will never win anything.

Some fans have deluded themselves into thinking we have a good squad.

We will not progress until the following are all gone:
Dier
Sanchez
Sissoko
Aurier
Davies
Dele
Winks

It's essentially the shit old guard which were either subs under Poch or shined at the start and then faded towards the end (Dele and Dier).

We have been relying on these mugs for nigh on 3 years now when it's completely obvious they are not up to it. Get rid of them all and replace with promising technical players who actually have the hunger to progress and do something with their careers.
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Have we been bought out?
Please, please say yes
 
Dr Rocktopus said:
Apart from Kane, Alderweireld, and Lloris this seems like a collection of downright morons. Even if you leave the question of technical ability aside the vast majority of our players seem incapable of making the most basic of decisions.

I'm not saying we need a team of geniuses, but our players really do seem a bit thick.

:dier::auriergrin::balesnarl:
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Ive seen kane, toby and lloris do a lot of dumb things too. So the answer is yes. Dumbest one is the new caretaker manager.
 
I sadly enough have to agree.
Very dumb:
Aurier
Lucas
Reguillon
Dier
Sissoko
Sanches
Above average dumb:
Son
Winks
Doherty
The jury is still out:
The rest
 
So many lists here about players that are dumb and players that need to be sold. Y'all left out Lamela! Shame on you for such an oversight.
 
I don't think they're any thicker than the average footballer, and have better footballing ability than most other professional footballers.
(except Sissoko and Doherty, sorry guys).

It's not as if Liverpool and Man City are stuffed with Mensa members.

It's totally down to the coaching, the (lack of) engrained attacking and defending routines, lack of confidence leading to timidity and mistakes, and the team ethos.

Yes, a clear out is needed as many players are jaded and stagnant, but the biggest gap is obviously a decent manager.
 
Yes and No

The team has problems and currently are the dumbest Spurs team of recent seasons. Part of this is down to poor coaching and also poor recruitment. Since the summer of 2017 there seems to be absolutely no idea in player recruitment. Then there is the fact we keep players way too long Lamela has been at Spurs for eight seasons and has spent most of it as a useful squad player and he was once our most expensive signing.

So my belief is the problem is at the very top of the club with Levy and Hitchen with a lack of an idea or plan. We sacked Poch then we went and hired Mourinho who did not fit with the way we were playing and was known for falling out with players, we then went and sacked Mourinho a week before the final.
 
Mick Cooper said:
I went to school with Danny Thomas, and his brother Valmore, neither of whom were the brightest bulb in the chandelier, ditto a guy called Noel, who played for Sheffield United for a short time

My comment had nothing to do with management
it was an observation about the relative intelligence of people playing the game, which is what the thread is about.

I'm on subject - you however are just trolling me, because that's all there is in your life. Pissing people off in the knowledge that you are 7,000 miles away and hiding behind your keyboard
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No one is afraid of you here, Mick - sorry to tell ya
 
A lot of these guys played under Poch and they didn’t seem dumb then.

Some of Poch’s late additions and Aurier and Tanguy do seem less smart but I don’t think it’s just down to the players.

Yes, I am talking about Mourinho.
 
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