Has anyone actually tried coach our centre halves either. System sets us up to make mistakes. Not absolving our plaulyers but clubs like brighton, newcastle, villa have performed much better at the back with so called inferior players.
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As for the centre back argument are we really trying to say there wasnt a single centre back in the world market that could have moved Davies or Dier to the bench? The lets wait for Gvardiol or Bastoni next summer argument looks pretty daft right now. I get not signing either of them, they didnt want to go but i fail to see how it was impossible to improve in that department and we didnt.
That's what happens when you have an unflexible manager.
Seriously though. Of course they do.
He hires and fires the managers.
He has the final say on transfers. Both in and out.
He's the reason the likes of Dier Davies and Sanchez have outlasted his previous FOUR managerial appointments.
He's the one behind signing cheap or free alternatives the managers do not want.
Ultimately, he instigated that disgraceful One and a Half year self imposed transfer,embargo that has snowballed into the mess we're in now and the shit show we saw last Saturday.
Taxi for Levy
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If good players aren't available why spend the money on poorer players ?
Be thankful that Todd Boehly (who was behind the Cain Hoy bid a few years ago) didn't buy Spurs, otherwise this season would have seen £600m spent and players we didn't need added to the payroll (as he has done with Chelsea despite not buying a centre forward, the one position they needed to fill).
Yes what we need is a Todd Boehly to spend £600m on the squad. I'm told Chelsea fans and players will be happy to see the back of him already
Seriously though. Of course they do.
He hires and fires the managers.
He has the final say on transfers. Both in and out.
He's the reason the likes of Dier Davies and Sanchez have outlasted his previous FOUR managerial appointments.
He's the behind signing cheap or free alternatives the managers do not want.
Ultimately, he instigated that disgraceful One and a Half year self imposed transfer,embargo that has snowballed into the mess we're in now and the shit show we saw last Saturday.
Taxi for Levy
Levy may have tried to right the wrongs by appointing Paratici and now this Australian guy. Obviously the first attempt turned into a wrong and the upcoming second is unknown although possibly dubious?
The sad, and very silly thing about your comment is that you know, as we all know, , That Boehly's Chelsea will still end up winning trophies before Lewis & Levy's SpursSpurs fans would love Todd Boehly because apparently Levy doesn't spend any money
Try thinking before you post.
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He was a bit of a dick. But we knew that so why appoint him? Also we've been here before re Poch only wanting to get his no 1 target, AVB being stubborn, Redknapp not being bothered about spending, Santini falling out with everyone because we didnt sign Jam Koeler i think it was.
We don’t really know the player’s were unavailable.
If they are unavailable why make them such public transfer targets via club friendly journalists like Ali Gold?
Why even try to get them that summer if you haven’t had preliminary conversations with their reps to see of they could move that summer?
If your transfer policy is those players or nothing, your scouting and recruitment process is outdated. The best clubs (I.e., Brighton) have a list of options they work their way through.
Instead Spurs offer up window after window of well publicized, failed chases for top tier talent.
Either you can see through it, or you can choose to continue sucking it up and accepting the same failure. Year after year.
Conte said it perfectly. 20 years this owner without winning because they don’t want the pressure. Transfer business is pressured. You get it done and you get the players. You don’t get it done and you don’t win.
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How people wont accept this is incredible. Like Levy is an innocent bystander whilst Paratici, Nuno, Conte and Eric Dier bring the club down from within. Everything wrong is ultimately traced back to him and thats not a Levy rant because its the same for every business, buck stops at the top. He does the hiring and firing and if poor players havent been replaced properly its down to budgets or scouting, again down to him. When things havent worked at a business for 5 or so years normally a CEO would do the decent thing or be moved aside. Unfortunately for us the football is a tiny fraction of the business side so on we plod....
Seriously though. Of course they do.
He hires and fires the managers.
He has the final say on transfers. Both in and out.
He's the reason the likes of Dier Davies and Sanchez have outlasted his previous FOUR managerial appointments.
He's the behind signing cheap or free alternatives the managers do not want.
Ultimately, he instigated that disgraceful One and a Half year self imposed transfer,embargo that has snowballed into the mess we're in now and the shit show we saw last Saturday.
Taxi for Levy
Short sighted.
Watch when they have a recognised striker and tactical set up that fits their talented squad....
Also, city haven't done too badly from investing heavily I'm defence. Nor did liverpool when they bought van dijk.
We've had poch, mourinho and conte work with them.
If they can't help, I don't see who could.
Can you just check your back pocket - did £600m just slip behind your sofa ?
Sorry I don't understand the point you are making
One thing I don't get about the defence problem is that Gerry Francis got PL record level defensive results from the same pool of defenders that got Ossie Ardiles sacked for his defensive failings. Surely a world class coach like Conte should have been capable of getting sound defensive results from our existing players?
All three of our first choice CBs are experienced internationals and should be doing a lot better than they have been. Even 2 of our 3 back-up CBs have played for their country. The answer isn't always the cheque book.
I can't help feeling that even if we did get Bastoni or Gvardiol, we'd still have the same problems. Pedro Porro and Perisic certainly haven't improved things.
The sad, and very silly thing about your comment is that you know, as we all know, , That Boehly's Chelsea will still end up winning trophies before Lewis & Levy's Spurs
Try thinking before you post.
You're telling me to think before I post yet you're using a hypothetical scenario you desperately want to happen just because it aligns with your narrative, righto
I guess that's where we've been going wrong, should have got Todd in he'd turn us into league winners in no time
