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Management Next Manager Poll (poll reset 11/04/23)

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Next Manager

  • Rodgers

    Votes: 15 3.6%
  • Potter

    Votes: 25 5.9%
  • Nagelsmann

    Votes: 177 41.9%
  • Kompany

    Votes: 43 10.2%
  • Slot

    Votes: 91 21.6%
  • Postecoglou

    Votes: 74 17.5%
  • De Zerbi

    Votes: 31 7.3%
  • Xabi Alonso

    Votes: 11 2.6%
  • Stellini

    Votes: 4 0.9%
  • Frank

    Votes: 10 2.4%
  • Luis Enrique

    Votes: 21 5.0%
  • Zidane

    Votes: 5 1.2%
  • Glasner

    Votes: 3 0.7%
  • Amorim

    Votes: 10 2.4%
  • Carrick

    Votes: 9 2.1%
  • Gallardo

    Votes: 23 5.5%
  • Schmidt

    Votes: 2 0.5%

  • Total voters
    422
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Right as Rain Right as Rain - You agreed with this yet voted Enrique.... How's that work?
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Love to really know what the players (by which I mean long term like Kane, Son and Lloris) thought of Poch, Jose, Conte.

If Kane would stay and sign a deal for a Poch return wonder what Levy would think. Seems like the players/staff might be the ones pushing Poch.
 
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Putting a positive spin on our current situation:

> Poch
> Tuchel
> Luis Enrique

Giving a quick look at managers currently not employed, there are options that were not the case when we sacked Mourinho. I'd argue it gives more impetus to sacking Conte now and stealing a march on potential competition for whoever we want (if currently unemployed).
 
I always thought of Enriques barca being slightly different to peps, they always excited me more than his team, but maybe that’s just that front 3 of Messi Neymar and Suarez.

I think if he were to come he would have to adapt to the premier league for sure, as that same style of tiki-taka just isn’t possible in the prem. But I just look at city and Woolwich right now and the football they’re playing is so clear of everyone else in the league, Enrique whilst not being the same would adopt a similar philosophy in playing style to them.

Yes certain players would definitely have to move on but I do think players like Romero, bissouma, bentancur, Porro for example would be suited to this style. I really just want to see us having control over games again, I want to see us with the ball, trying to penetrate teams.

"Our idea is never going to change. We will attack, want the ball, play in their half, defend near halfway, press high, take lots of risks. If we have the bravery to stay faithful to that idea, I will consider that we have done our best." - luis Enrique

Whoever it is I want a manager who wants to
Play this way.
Some fair comments but I still always fell asleep watching Barca punctuated with a bit of individual brilliance from someone. If you look at his Spanish side in isolation, the successful one that won the Other Euro thingy Cup, with the exception of thrashing a poor Germany (who have been going through a major funk for ages now) whilst dominating every game possession-wise and having 3-4 times as many passes as the opponents they had drew the other game with Germany, beat Ukraine but then lost away to them beat Switzerland 1-0 and drew the other. They did this all the way to the finals, keeping just 3 clean sheets.

I just fear he is so totally wedded to his philosophy (just as Conte is) that he doesn't possess any other tools in the toolbox, that he wouldn't adapt and tweak his style to the PL or squad available to him.
 
A quick word on some of the managers in this list that I know of

- Regarding Cooper, Frank, and Silva, do you think they would be able to manage this dressing room? Its not 2014 anymore, we have a much better squad than back then. Also Poch finished 6th with the Saints and played better football. I would stay clear of these midtable managers. Nuno was a perfect example of this.

- Kompany and Carrick are similar, both look extremely promising. Unlike the three managers above, these two have experience on the big stage and can probably command respect in the dressing room from world class players.

- Amorim I love but honestly I'm not sure he's ready for a huge step up yet. Plays a back 3 but much more attacking and positive than Conte. Calls Porro his son. He is one to watch

- Schmidt is a good coach but I think his success right now is mainly down to the quality of his players relative to the rest of the Portuguese League. They have a brilliant squad, thanks to Benfica's youth culture and smart investments.

- De Zerbi is excellent. Was brilliant in Shakhtar and Sassuolo. Doing great with Brighton. He is also still in his early 40s. He would be pretty expensive as he only just joined Brighton though. The most similar manager to him available right now is Luis Enrique

- Haise reminds me of Pochettino, they're even the same age. Plays 3-4-1-2. His Lens are good right now, but I think most would rather just bring back the real thing!

- Gallardo plays a very direct game. He was River Plate's mini version of Sir Alex. Won everything in South America. Not sure if he speaks English though, and of course going from the Argentinian League straight to the Premier League is risky
 
I was only really responding to the Doherty aspect.

I don't get the stress on the Beyonce stuff, we've applied for more dates, which is good business for the local economy (and us too). If we don't get them then she performs fewer dates. It's highly possible we are pulling a cheeky fast one on this which if it comes off will net us more income. If it doesn't we still get the income for the dates she does.
It was pointing out that in pretty much all aspects of the club/ brand or whatever you call it we are far from “ on the ball “ there’s countless mistakes & fuck ups so nothing would surprise me with what they are fully aware of . And as for trying to pull a fast one … we have other projects in the pipeline why on earth would we attempt to rock the boat with the council?

I guess I’m just not surprised by anything that happens anymore .
 
It was pointing out that in pretty much all aspects of the club/ brand or whatever you call it we are far from “ on the ball “ there’s countless mistakes & fuck ups so nothing would surprise me with what they are fully aware of . And as for trying to pull a fast one … we have other projects in the pipeline why on earth would we attempt to rock the boat with the council?

I guess I’m just not surprised by anything that happens anymore .
Sure, there are a number of drastically poor decisions that have been made, no denying that.

I just didn't see the examples given as examples of that. We've been at war with Harringay Council for years over many aspects from street cleaning to granting building permissions or not (I even think we've shown them up to be failing the local community when they block much-needed new housing or not cleaning the streets around the stadium leaving it to the Club to pick up the slack and do it ourselves)!

They even grant the extra dates or they don't it's not a biggie, but ask a Beyonce fan or Chick King who the bastard is if they don't get to see her and the angst would most certainly be on the organisation that actually doing the cancelling.
 




Love to really know what the players (by which I mean long term like Kane, Son and Lloris) thought of Poch, Jose, Conte.

If Kane would stay and sign a deal for a Poch return wonder what Levy would think. Seems like the players/staff might be the ones pushing Poch.

Kane, Son, Lloris and the other big name players apparently all liked working with Jose. And we know that the long timers liked Poch.
 
Anyone's really with following attributes

Long term commitment to Tottenham
Attacking aggressive football
Likes to integrate youth prospects
Flexible formations
Has Desire to win domestically trophies, not just cl qualification
 
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