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Management Who do we need to cull

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Its hard to say at the minute as we could get a better manager in and suddenly players like Sonny look like their old self, however on current form and with Ange as the gaffer its got to be

Sonny,
Bissouma,
Dragusin ( good player but not in Anges high line suicide system)
Maddison ( never fit)
Richie
Timo
Forster
Reggie
 
trouble is we dont always get better players in, and a lot of the time we dont get replacements at all.

player wise if I'm being cool and dispassionate then for me it would be

Davies
Bentancur
Bissouma
Son
Werner
Forster
Richie
Romero* - if he doesn't sign a contract then it's pointless him being here
Tempted to go Johnson but he does produce actual end product
Reggie

you can't play Ange ball with Bentancur and Bissouma, even iraola ball. Especially when they're knackerd/recovering from niggles
 
I think we should all consider the affects of losing, lack of confidence and negativity on the mind sets of players. Depression of sorts will lead to what we are seeing. Quick to accept defeat, looking and feeling tired, no fight.

Whilst Sonny is obviously on the wrong side of his career, I truly believe that we would see a better performing Sonny of old if the mentality was not what it is now.

This imo falls squarely on the shoulders of Ange and his team, yes Levys in there too but that’s a different conversation.

I would guarantee that if we would see a Tottenham with a different managerial approach but with the almost the same players, we would see a much better performing Spurs.

We’ve been here too many times.

Get in fucking Iraola
 
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Bentecur

Bissouma

Son ( needs to be an impact sub only)

Romero

Regullion

Need a big clear out and a ambitious transfer spend in the summer. I am not holding out hope.
Never gonna happen cause going 50% of the way is what we always do, but...

Must Go
DANIEL LEVY & GANG​
ANGE & CLOWNS​
Romero​
Dragusin​
Udogie​
Reggy​
Biss​
Solomon​
Gil​
Timo​
Richy​
Veliz​
Wouldn't be sad if they left
Vicario​
Bentancur​
Sarr​
Maddison​
Keep but shouldn't start
Kinsky​
Porro​
VdV​
Kulu​
Brennan​
Odobert​
Sonny​
Can be trusted (doesn't mean key players)
Austin (as backup coming in for 10ish games)​
Djed (starts week in week out)​
Danso (starts most games)​
Ben (same as Austin)​
Archie (25-35 games)​
Berg (as Archie)​
Mikey (15-20 games)​
Solanke (week in week out)​
Loan out
Gunter​
Keeley​
Dorrington​
Vuskovic​
Phillips (or sell if decent offer comes in)​
Hall​
Devine​
Yang​
Ajayi​
Donley​
Lankshear​
Scarlett (as Phillips)​

The happy clappers & Levybots can lol at me all they want, that's what happens when you've been football's shittest chairman for 25 years, leaving your squad short - or even without signings - every single window...or buying friggin donkeys like Lo Celso, Ndombele, Richarlison...
 
Get rid of Ange, get a proper manager in - Iraola for instance and let him make the decisions.

Some of these player look utterly terrible at the moment - but I would give them all the benefit of the doubt that they’ve not had a proper manager all season
I kinda agree...Ange is one of the worst managers I've ever come across, absolute dogshit. You could give him peak R9, Messi, Maldini, Puyol and Zidane...he'd still get thumped.

That said, you can't polish a turd, let alone 15. Said it before and I'll say it again, you could have Cruyff, Sacchi, Sir Alex, Paisley, Sir Alf, Cloughie, Sir Matt, Klopp, Wenger, Jose, Carlo and Pep joining forces to manage this squad, they wouldn't achieve miracles.
 
In addition to the above, We’re definitely not getting rid of the below and nor should we

At the risk of being unpopular here is my unbiased view of that lot

Vicario - not elite and never will be - too soft - reminds me of Ian Walker
Kinsky - might be a solid keeper in 5 years but shouldn't be near our first team right now
Udogie - really? a left back who can't defend and has little to no end product and now can't stay fit
Davies - come on now... 10 years of misplaced passes... yes, he's been a great servant but I'm genuinely shocked you're keeping him
Danso - ok, too early to judge
VDV - sorry, can't stay fit... great defender but no good to us if he can only muster 15-20 games per season
Solanke - i'll give you this one
Kulusevski - one good game in five and MIA for the other 4
Sarr - sorry, not progressing and just morphing into Biss with a bit of energy
Moore - i get it, but he's not a generational talent - would probably look better in a better team
Odobert (jury is still out but injury means he hasn’t exactly had time to prove himself) - fair enough, lets see what he's got if he can stay fit
Maddison - NO NO NO... I like Madders but we can't afford luxury players who might do something spectacular every now and again
 
Never gonna happen cause going 50% of the way is what we always do, but...

Must Go
DANIEL LEVY & GANG​
ANGE & CLOWNS​
Romero​
Dragusin​
Udogie​
Reggy​
Biss​
Solomon​
Gil​
Timo​
Richy​
Veliz​
Wouldn't be sad if they left
Vicario​
Bentancur​
Sarr​
Maddison​
Keep but shouldn't start
Kinsky​
Porro​
VdV​
Kulu​
Brennan​
Odobert​
Sonny​
Can be trusted (doesn't mean key players)
Austin (as backup coming in for 10ish games)​
Djed (starts week in week out)​
Danso (starts most games)​
Ben (same as Austin)​
Archie (25-35 games)​
Berg (as Archie)​
Mikey (15-20 games)​
Solanke (week in week out)​
Loan out
Gunter​
Keeley​
Dorrington​
Vuskovic​
Phillips (or sell if decent offer comes in)​
Hall​
Devine​
Yang​
Ajayi​
Donley​
Lankshear​
Scarlett (as Phillips)​

The happy clappers & Levybots can lol at me all they want, that's what happens when you've been football's shittest chairman for 25 years, leaving your squad short - or even without signings - every single window...or buying friggin donkeys like Lo Celso, Ndombele, Richarlison...
Sell Vicario, keep Kinsky but not start him, play Austin for 10 games…..what a stupid bloody post.
 
I'm not going to make a list. I think it's obvious our squad lacks characters and leaders. Some of our young players obviously have talent and will look better under a more adept manager.
 
We could do with a bloodbath at this point, it needs to be brutal, there are so few leaders in this squad, and I’m sorry to say it but Son being captain fully empathises that, he’s never a captain.
 
Never gonna happen cause going 50% of the way is what we always do, but...

Must Go
DANIEL LEVY & GANG​
ANGE & CLOWNS​
Romero​
Dragusin​
Udogie​
Reggy​
Biss​
Solomon​
Gil​
Timo​
Richy​
Veliz​
Would keep Dragusin, Udogie, and Soloman out of these
Wouldn't be sad if they left
Vicario​
Bentancur​
Sarr​
Maddison​
Would keep them all
Keep but shouldn't start
Kinsky​
Porro​
VdV​
Kulu​
Brennan​
Odobert​
Sonny​
VDV - is good enough as auto strarter, Sonny and Kulu rotating starters , Johnson would like to see gone - incredibly low creativity, predictable , footballer
Too early to judge Odobert
Kinsky - has made a bad start .

Can be trusted (doesn't mean key players)
Austin (as backup coming in for 10ish games)​
Djed (starts week in week out)​
Danso (starts most games)​
Ben (same as Austin)​
Archie (25-35 games)​
Berg (as Archie)​
Mikey (15-20 games)​
Solanke (week in week out)​
Solanke - rotating starter ( for now )
Danso - no idea
Archie - squad player atm - by definition of not having a set position
Bergvall - the bright spot of the season . Could be our best player pretty soon.


Loan out
Gunter​
Keeley​
Dorrington​
Vuskovic​
Phillips (or sell if decent offer comes in)​
Hall​
Devine​
Yang​
Ajayi​
Donley​
Lankshear​
Scarlett (as Phillips)​

The happy clappers & Levybots can lol at me all they want, that's what happens when you've been football's shittest chairman for 25 years, leaving your squad short - or even without signings - every single window...or buying friggin donkeys like Lo Celso, Ndombele, Richarlison...
 
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