You tell me......
Like I said:
"Reflect on Poch how you will, but name me a better squad since to 80s..... ?"
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Manager Mauricio Pochettino
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You tell me......
Like I said:
"Reflect on Poch how you will, but name me a better squad since to 80s..... ?"
I would look at Harry’s for a start.
And I’m not the one saying 4th was overachieving ….
Yes he had a couple of years of awesomeness from Modric & Bale(*), but I'd strongly argue that HRs lot were far more flawed; age, physical fitness and the weak links were weaker.
(*Would anyone else even get into Poch's XI?)
Indeed; note the only part I've debated is the strength of the team and bench.
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How in gods name was that not a foul on the keeper? I don't really care about PSG at all, so I won't shed any tears, but I just wonder how VAR can allow that. Keeper is clearing the ball and Benzema just goes right through his planting leg.
Whether the keeper held onto it too long is irrelevant. It is either a foul or barging through a player as they attempt a clearance is legal.
Whether the keeper held onto it too long is irrelevant. It is either a foul or barging through a player as they attempt a clearance is legal.
But never mind finishing in our highest position in the league for nigh on 50 years and reaching a Champions League final?
Get out of here with that bullshit.
That's like Man Utd fans saying "Thank you Fergie for not winning anything in 1995 and losing a Champions League final to peak Barcelona".
If you focus on nothing but the negative, any manager would look shit.
Yeah I remember the CL final we went out with a wimper after a tactical disasterclass.
Comparing Poch to Fergie is hilarious one of them actually won things the other didn't.
Gut feeling, Conte moves on, Poch returns
Unsurprisingly you completely missed the point.
In no way was I comparing SAF's career to Poch's.
My point was that you focused only on the negatives of Poch's time at Spurs in a biased way of somehow denigrating his time here.
Newsflash, Poch had us challenging for league titles, something we hadn't done since the late 80s, plus we were hardly swimming in trophies before him were we?
Like I said, regardless of how it turned out, he got us to a CL Final, something no other Spurs manager has ever done.
For a significant time of Poch's reign we were shoe in's for Champions League spots, we went undefeated at home in the league in the final season at WHL, something I don't think we have ever done before.
The fact is, trophies or not, Poch is easily our best manager since Bill Nick, (you could argue Burkinshaw).
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Tactical disasterclass?
Did you watch the game or as usual are you just making shit up to continue your pathetic agenda against Poch?
Someone disagreeing with you has an "agenda" while someone who agrees with you dosent.
Funny how that works innit?
Hope your gut is wrong.
No making shit up like it was a tactical disaster class after repeatedly crying about Poch means you have an agenda.
Now is not the time.
Our two title challenges were chasing teams with no European football both times, how often does that happen. Very frustrating
one being a team that would never win it normally
Before my day begins I had 5 mins to do this.
Decent squad Harry had. I loved watching them On their day could take absolutely anybody. Harry having his head turned by England and the court case fucked us.
Rose, walker in the squad you mentioned.
King? Not for you I guess.
VDV v Dele is an interesting one for me taking into account age experience big goals, effect on the team.
Friedel
Walker
King
Kaboul
BAE
Bale
Parker
VDV
Modric
Adebayor
Defoe
Subs: Gomes / Cudicini, Gallas,Rose, Sandro, Kranckjar, Saha + others
Didn't we have Crouch then?
I think Conte will stay for one more season at least, if Poch is available after I expect Levy will snap him up then.
Think around that time. When we got adebayor we sold him I think?
Also Aaron Lennon too. Forgot to put him down.
I would say Lloris. Vertonghen Alderweireld, Dembele, Wanyama and Eriksen were already quality players then they came to Spurs.
I would then say Walker absolutely had all the tools already but needed to be pointed in the right direction to use them. Rose needed coaching and benefitted from loans elsewhere. Dele has to be the biggest example of a young player being thrown in and having not only no fear, but actually being motivated by the leap up.
And I hate to say this, but Kane had already scored a few goals before Poch arrived and us fans were all calling for him to be put back in to the team after a poor start.
I don't think Poch coached or taught Kane anything, I think they just got on well and that gave Kane the confidence and motivation to grab the bull by the horns.
What is shocking here is that since then, what players have we signed that have the genuine talents of those players?