And that is Top 4 confirmed two years in a row under Pochettino.
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Technically, Utd can still catch us mathematically. Not that there is any real prospect of that becoming reality.
Woolwich lose this, top four is dead right?
Edit: realised they have another game in hand so not quite!
Edit: realised they have another game in hand so not quite!
This is true.
But Liverpool can't, meaning...
Gotcha. Yeay!
Shame as I wanted Woolwich's win today to have been the result to guarantee us top four, that would have been funny, especially if they fail to make it themselves.
This is my perception of Pochettino
Strengths:
-Youth player development ( Rose, Ali, Dier..ect)
- Fitness ( our injuries have gone down significantly)
- Motivation & psychology
- Relationships & philosophy ( a lot of players are buying into the vision ie: lloris)
Weaknesses
- Poor use of substitutions
- Tactics ( at times) ie: Chelsea FA cup semi Final , Liverpool away game.
- Relationships - Inability to integrate squad players .
Strengths:
-Youth player development ( Rose, Ali, Dier..ect)
- Fitness ( our injuries have gone down significantly)
- Motivation & psychology
- Relationships & philosophy ( a lot of players are buying into the vision ie: lloris)
Weaknesses
- Poor use of substitutions
- Tactics ( at times) ie: Chelsea FA cup semi Final , Liverpool away game.
- Relationships - Inability to integrate squad players .
OK,11th, 2nd, 11th, 13th, 6th, 2nd, 1st....what are these I hear you ask...they're Alex Ferguson's finishing League positions in his first 7 years in charge of United.
How long did it take him to win a trophy? 3 years.
How many more trophies until he won the league? 1.
If Pochettino is building a dynasty he's doing OK so far...
How long did it take him to win a trophy? 3 years.
How many more trophies until he won the league? 1.
If Pochettino is building a dynasty he's doing OK so far...
Well, Poch seems to have been afforded such a time-frame... (Not that trophies were his immediate directive).
What would be more interesting to me in terms of patience in comparrison to todays climate; once the ball got rolling, what's the longest he went without a major trophy?
...Would he survive such a drought in the modern game?
I think if you switched Wenger's last 10 seasons at ArseAnal for his first 10 seasons there, he wouldn't have even been around to make those first 10 seasons happen... if you catch ma'drift?
basically he'd have been sacked by now!
Hell yeh... Without a doubt....
Hypothetical.... We win EPL within a year or two of the new gaff opening.... Poch is still with us, but we subsequently win nothing for another 3 years and counting... How much longer does he honestly get in today's climate?
At what point is a good run and Top 4 no longer acceptable(***)?
For me; we win EPL, he becomes GOD....
Alas, for better or for worse, the game doesn't work that way.
(***The alt. is far too 'gooner-ish' for my liking, tbh....)
SAF/MU only ever had 2 seasons in the PL without winning a trophy - 2001/02 and 2004/05. Every other season he won at least one cup.
Interesting that he finished 3rd times inclusive and between those season, and the 04/05 season was the 2nd in a row. If it were City or Chelsea, they'd have been paying him off by that point.
2 years ago today, and a really really shite performance.
Spurs Odyssey Match Report - Stoke v Spurs, 09.05.15
An appalling match to go to, but it makes good reading because we know what's happened in the 2 years since.
I also think it's the last red card we got. Lucked out a few times, but still a pretty good record.
Spurs Odyssey Match Report - Stoke v Spurs, 09.05.15
An appalling match to go to, but it makes good reading because we know what's happened in the 2 years since.
I also think it's the last red card we got. Lucked out a few times, but still a pretty good record.
Just won the manager of the month award.
To be honest I'm not sure these players would have ever developed into a title-challenging team if they hadn't had that few months being managed by Tim Sherwood. You can't underestimate the importance of being taught by a genuine football man.
Yeah, it made them realise that if their manager is sacked they could end up with a cunt like that...
