is that a genuine question?
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Because winning 6 games isn’t enough evidence you’re the right fit to oversee a rebuild at Tottenham
I wouldn’t get my knickers in a twist over a comment like that.
Imagine if he said no I’m not ready, just as he’s about to take interim charge, wouldn’t be a great look
Careful... I made the same suggestion and was told repeatedly he's not ready. All these experts on here know
We don’t defend well in any formation but we have never been destroyed or opened up like we did on Sunday with 3 at the back. We can’t play a 4 against Utd.
I’m not one with my knickers in a twist. In fact, I prefer boxers.
But he definitely could have said something along the lines of “my job as interim is to focus on these next 6 games and set the club up for future success.”
He wants the job. He's going to make it clear he wants the job.
I’ve seen nothing to indicate he’d be what we need.
But based on levy’s hiring record, there’s a decent chance we could hire someone worse.
I don't think the result at Newcastle should just be seen as a huge black mark against 4 atb that convinces us it must never be seen again, I think it was poorly implemented, with a ridiculous choice of personnel and given Stellini's limitations, probably also a distinct lack of preparation.
You can point to the "improvement" once we changed formation, drew the second half etc, but that could just as equally be down to Newcastle being home and dry and taking their foot off the gas as it was the formation change.
Given a bit of time, some actual brainpower put into it, and more appropriate player selection, I think we could be at least as solid with a back 4 as with the back 3.
Probably not the best option against Utd unless we've worked at it like madmen between the two games though you're right.
They both left cos they couldn't hack it anymore..... Jose was commonly playing Dier ahead of them both.
It does underline that we don't have good enough CBs to play a back 4.
Our current lot can't hack it either, I'd take a lack of pace but an abundance of technical ability over lack of ability and not that much pace anyhow, which is where we seem to be at right now.
At the time they left it seemed the right thing to do, personally I was assuming we would be bringing in players to adequately replace them though, that just hasn't happened.
Similar to the Poch sacking, getting rid of them at the time wasn't the wrong call, just the handling of succession has been such a shambles that with hindsight we'd probably have been better off keeping them around.
Hindsight’s a wonderful thing
For what it’s worth, I think he would benefit from having a few years managing in the Championship or League 1/2 first, he probably knows this too
I just see it as him answering a question about the club he loves and cares about, and backing himself in the public domain because one day, he would like it to be reality
Don't be ridiculous. Nothing wrong with him saying he wants the job.
I like the ambition tbh. I, personally, don't think he's ready but that's just my opinion.
I don't see that as a valid argument in favour of the back 3 either though. The Newcaslte humping isn't solely down to the cbs, the ridiculous fullback selections and poorly functioning cm must take a lot of the blame too.
All that statement does is suggest that we seriously need to buy some better cbs, which I think we all agree on anyway.
The thing is, whilst I don't think Mason is ready for a permanent top job with us, I do think he's good enough to go and get experience managing a lower club. Top youth coach at most, my arse.
I've also seen enough of your posts to know that you know as much about football as harry potter knows about UFC.
So sit down and shut up.
Mason isn't ready for the job yet, but no coach on earth is getting us to win the last 6 games lol
Like last time he took charge, I don't know why people get so worked up over the hypothetical suggestion that if he does really well he might get the job...
Looking at the fixture list, if he won 6/6 then he'd deserve a longer term crack at it. He won't, so we won;t have to find out, but if he did it'd be shit to then usher him aside.
How do these people thing JN got to be such a glamorous name that he's arguably too big for us at the ripe old age of 35???
As Spurs fans we seem to look on at other clubs and be jealous of them taking risks, then we actually do take a risk, or are even just suggested as potentially taking a risk, then we say "oooh, bit risky that, leave that to someone else, let's play it safe...".
Romero and Davies(*) are better than what either of them can muster now.
(*).....Still wouldn't want them in a back 4 though.