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Hes been through enough mate.
Nice one, my friend.
Don't worry about that other dude, he ain't one of ours. Feels like yet another Levybot.
Congrats on your terrific season. Hope Feyenoord remains competitive if/when Slot goes, be it to Spurs or else.
You’re getting plenty of whines in the ground!I'll just settle for the wine.
Naglesmann is brilliant but I do wonder if he would join as a favour and I would prefer the next manager to want to be here. Again this is on the club more than Naglesmann given the situation but Naglesmann with say Rangnick as DoF would be incredible
Slot does tick a lot of boxes however.
1 has done a successful rebuild
2 plays total football or Pepball whatever you want to call it something nice to watch.
3 can work with average or younger players
4 positive personality.
The last one doesn’t seem much but there was a poster on here who said part of the reason for Poch and Jol working was their positive character kind of offset the weird negative vibes of the board at the club. When you combine Levy and Conte together that is one hell of a negative aloof tone. Next manager should have a can do attitude.
Slot does tick a lot of boxes however.
1 has done a successful rebuild
2 plays total football or Pepball whatever you want to call it something nice to watch.
3 can work with average or younger players
4 positive personality.
The last one doesn’t seem much but there was a poster on here who said part of the reason for Poch and Jol working was their positive character kind of offset the weird negative vibes of the board at the club. When you combine Levy and Conte together that is one hell of a negative aloof tone. Next manager should have a can do attitude.
Julian Nagelsmann back in the frame for Tottenham job
Talks resume between club and German coach – but he wants assurances over new sporting director
May 20 2023, The Sunday Times
Julian Nagelsmann is back in the running to be the next Tottenham Hotspur manager but the German wants assurances over the club’s next sporting director.
Nagelsmann was the leading contender to succeed Antonio Conte as Tottenham’s next permanent manager before talks between the clubs broke down last week, but they have since resumed. However, the 35-year-old wants to know who will replace Fabio Paratici before committing himself to the north London club.
The former RB Leipzig and Hoffenheim coach was relieved of his duties at Bayern Munich in March after he lost the confidence of the sporting director, Hasan Salihamidzic, and the chief executive, Oliver Khan.
● Martin Samuel: Would it really be bad business if Spurs kept Kane for another year?
Conscious of the instability at Tottenham after Paratici’s enforced resignation as managing director of football — the Italian received a worldwide ban from Fifa for his involvement in alleged financial irregularities and false accounting at Juventus — Nagelsmann is understood to have recommended candidates for the job to Daniel Levy, the Tottenham chairman.
According to his agent, Volker Struth, Nagelsmann previously stepped away from talks to succeed Graham Potter at Chelsea because the club were in “troubled waters”. He also cited “their transfer policy” and “other issues”. Ralf Rangnick, who was sporting director when Nagelsmann joined Leipzig in 2019, has also stressed the importance of getting the right man for that role in persuading Nagelsmann to join Spurs.
“If Tottenham really want him, then I think it would be important if a sporting director was still there to support him,” Rangnick has said. “It can be a very, very exciting story. There is room for improvement, a lot of room for improvement, and yet this is not a club where the board expects you to be in the top one or two right away.”
Paratici, 50, resigned last month after losing an appeal against a 30-month ban from football. Candidates to replace him include the Eintracht Frankfurt sporting director Markus Krösche, who spent two productive seasons working with Nagelsmann at Leipzig. The Brentford technical director, Lee Dykes, and Roma’s general manager, Tiago Pinto, are also in the running.
Pinto, 38, was hired by Roma in January 2021 after a successful period at Benfica. He led the Italian club’s appointment of José Mourinho while reducing Roma’s wage bill. During that time the club have won a first European trophy in 61 years, the Europa Conference League, and reached this season’s Europa League final.
Levy sacked Conte in March after the disgruntled Italian publicly criticised Tottenham’s players and its ownership. A month later he dismissed the acting head coach, Conte’s former assistant Cristian Stellini, asking Ryan Mason to lead the team for the final six games of the season. On Saturday, Tottenham fell to eighth in the Premier League after a 3-1 home defeat by Brentford, and are danger on missing out on European football next season. They finish their season away to Leeds United next Sunday.
In addition to satisfying Nagelsmann’s concerns over a sporting director, Tottenham would have to agree a compensation payment with Bayern to hire the German, as he remains under contract at the Bundesliga club. Other coaches considered by Levy include Bayer Leverkusen’s Xabi Alonso, Brighton & Hove Albion’s Roberto De Zerbi, Burnley’s Vincent Kompany, Celtic’s Ange Postecoglou and Feyenoord’s Arne Slot.
Kompany signed an improved contract at Burnley after returning the Lancashire club to the Premier League as champions. De Zerbi – who has also drawn interest from the two Milan clubs — is understood to have committed himself to a second season at Brighton after conversations over the club’s recruitment policy.
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Talks resume between club and German coach – but he wants assurances over new sporting director
May 20 2023, The Sunday Times
Julian Nagelsmann is back in the running to be the next Tottenham Hotspur manager but the German wants assurances over the club’s next sporting director.
Nagelsmann was the leading contender to succeed Antonio Conte as Tottenham’s next permanent manager before talks between the clubs broke down last week, but they have since resumed. However, the 35-year-old wants to know who will replace Fabio Paratici before committing himself to the north London club.
The former RB Leipzig and Hoffenheim coach was relieved of his duties at Bayern Munich in March after he lost the confidence of the sporting director, Hasan Salihamidzic, and the chief executive, Oliver Khan.
● Martin Samuel: Would it really be bad business if Spurs kept Kane for another year?
Conscious of the instability at Tottenham after Paratici’s enforced resignation as managing director of football — the Italian received a worldwide ban from Fifa for his involvement in alleged financial irregularities and false accounting at Juventus — Nagelsmann is understood to have recommended candidates for the job to Daniel Levy, the Tottenham chairman.
According to his agent, Volker Struth, Nagelsmann previously stepped away from talks to succeed Graham Potter at Chelsea because the club were in “troubled waters”. He also cited “their transfer policy” and “other issues”. Ralf Rangnick, who was sporting director when Nagelsmann joined Leipzig in 2019, has also stressed the importance of getting the right man for that role in persuading Nagelsmann to join Spurs.
“If Tottenham really want him, then I think it would be important if a sporting director was still there to support him,” Rangnick has said. “It can be a very, very exciting story. There is room for improvement, a lot of room for improvement, and yet this is not a club where the board expects you to be in the top one or two right away.”
Paratici, 50, resigned last month after losing an appeal against a 30-month ban from football. Candidates to replace him include the Eintracht Frankfurt sporting director Markus Krösche, who spent two productive seasons working with Nagelsmann at Leipzig. The Brentford technical director, Lee Dykes, and Roma’s general manager, Tiago Pinto, are also in the running.
Pinto, 38, was hired by Roma in January 2021 after a successful period at Benfica. He led the Italian club’s appointment of José Mourinho while reducing Roma’s wage bill. During that time the club have won a first European trophy in 61 years, the Europa Conference League, and reached this season’s Europa League final.
Levy sacked Conte in March after the disgruntled Italian publicly criticised Tottenham’s players and its ownership. A month later he dismissed the acting head coach, Conte’s former assistant Cristian Stellini, asking Ryan Mason to lead the team for the final six games of the season. On Saturday, Tottenham fell to eighth in the Premier League after a 3-1 home defeat by Brentford, and are danger on missing out on European football next season. They finish their season away to Leeds United next Sunday.
In addition to satisfying Nagelsmann’s concerns over a sporting director, Tottenham would have to agree a compensation payment with Bayern to hire the German, as he remains under contract at the Bundesliga club. Other coaches considered by Levy include Bayer Leverkusen’s Xabi Alonso, Brighton & Hove Albion’s Roberto De Zerbi, Burnley’s Vincent Kompany, Celtic’s Ange Postecoglou and Feyenoord’s Arne Slot.
Kompany signed an improved contract at Burnley after returning the Lancashire club to the Premier League as champions. De Zerbi – who has also drawn interest from the two Milan clubs — is understood to have committed himself to a second season at Brighton after conversations over the club’s recruitment policy.
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Not sure I’m buying Nagelsmann coming in with an attitude of doing us a favour.
He’s a Spurs fan who has always admired the club - according to reports.
He’s also out of work and wanting to prove a point.
The issue with him is that he’s demanding and wants control. If a DOF comes in that knows how to work with him, like the frankfurter guy, it could be a great appointment.
You’d also expect that Bagel will be asking for a higher budget on transfers. So if he did come, at least the summer would be exciting, even if his first season will be a slog whilst he’s tries to change the culture amongst the players.
He’s a Spurs fan who has always admired the club - according to reports.
He’s also out of work and wanting to prove a point.
The issue with him is that he’s demanding and wants control. If a DOF comes in that knows how to work with him, like the frankfurter guy, it could be a great appointment.
You’d also expect that Bagel will be asking for a higher budget on transfers. So if he did come, at least the summer would be exciting, even if his first season will be a slog whilst he’s tries to change the culture amongst the players.
Yes I see no reason why he would think his doing us a favour. His just been binned by BM unfairly probably so would have a point to prove. His still young so his not in the sane category as the 2 Serial winner dinos. In fact I think he’d be a breath of fresh air and I like that he would be demanding. Christ we need that and remember his demands would be direct to levy now. It would be to DOF and Munn. So there is hope.
Club is a mess.
We need stability and competence and we need a quick decision.
Nothing I have seen suggests that is all likely to arrive in the forn of Nagelsman.
Nobidy bur nobody can guarantee siccess and we need look no further than Everton and Leicester at the worst of what could happen if we get it wrong.
If Slot is an option and if he is able to get us reasonably competitive, I think he is less likeky to agitate or to create froction.
We need to go back to being a club who are quiet off the pitch and efficient on it.
Nagelsman gives the impressiom of drawing many of the wrong headlines. I feel Levy and co need to steer clear.
We need stability and competence and we need a quick decision.
Nothing I have seen suggests that is all likely to arrive in the forn of Nagelsman.
Nobidy bur nobody can guarantee siccess and we need look no further than Everton and Leicester at the worst of what could happen if we get it wrong.
If Slot is an option and if he is able to get us reasonably competitive, I think he is less likeky to agitate or to create froction.
We need to go back to being a club who are quiet off the pitch and efficient on it.
Nagelsman gives the impressiom of drawing many of the wrong headlines. I feel Levy and co need to steer clear.
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It's a high risk strategy if it's true. Nobody really seems to know what is going on.
Bottom line for me is that if we start to try and pick and choose then find ourselves seeing potential targets sign new contracts or distance themselves, we are bsck to where we were 2 years ago.
We are incompetent in every regard and more likely to take the wrong decision than make the right one.
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You built a time machine....? If only we could go back to the future.
Scenario 1. Nagelsman...
Scenario 2. Slot...
Scenario 3. A n other....
Oh for our De Lorean and flux capacitor.
Scenario 1. Nagelsman...
Scenario 2. Slot...
Scenario 3. A n other....
Oh for our De Lorean and flux capacitor.
It really won't matter who our next manager or DoF is, the stain of Daniel Levy over whomever comes in will always prevent success. There is nothing more dangerous than a narcissistic control freak in a position of power.
I wish some of the tv presenters would pronounce Arne Slot’s name correctly. It’s not pronounced Arne Slot it’s actually pronounced Arne Slot. Hope that clarifies the matter.
Seriously it’s pronounced Arna Schlott.
Seriously it’s pronounced Arna Schlott.
You’ve got no hope trying to get them to pronounce names properly.
They still think Kulusevski is pronounced Kuluchevski after 18 months
Definitely at risk of fucking around and pissing off both managers.
I get they won’t announce anything until after the season but there is no reason you can’t get it done before then.
After that, let the big mouth at the club talk so at least the fans have an idea that you know what you want to do.
Yours is half full clearlyWoe is us
World caving in
Glass half empty etc...
You just can’t see it’s half full with hemlock
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