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Does anyone know why Paulinho didn't even make the bench?
Because he isn't very good.
Does anyone know why Paulinho didn't even make the bench?
Does anyone know why Paulinho didn't even make the bench?
As of this week, I have finally come out: sacking Redknapp was mistake. Everything since then has been the slow, erratic dis-assembly of a football team that was wonderful to watch.
I know that the market dictated that we sold Modric and Bale and that health dictated that King retired. But Redknapp at least would have retained van der Vaart. And who knows, perhaps he could have charmed Bale into staying for another season.
And we would have been fun to watch, win or lose. This season we've just been boring.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121308565112"Where's me faaaahkin' gill-it?!"
I thought you were of that mind not long after it happened. The main reason for sacking Harry, at least according to fans who wanted him gone, is that he had the temerity to want the England job. Like he was their f*cking girlfriend. When pressed for an actual footballing reason, they moan about finishing fourth when it 'really' should have been third. Some fans get what they deserve, I guess.
It was a mental decision, and it'll be a long time before we're back to the level Redknapp had us at.
That's not exactly true though is it.
First of all, I was a fan of Harry. Well...he irritated me with a lot of the things he said, but I could live with it. In terms of footballing reasons, there are plenty of accusations that can be thrown at him, including; his reluctance to use the squad (and thus run the first teamers into the ground); some poor tactical decisions; some ridiculous substitutions (remember Parker coming on away to Villa, when a win would have put us in the driving seat for 3rd with one game left?).
The England issue was not just about the way he seemed to lose interest in the club paying his salary in order to flirt with the idea of being the new England manager (coinciding with our massive drop of form). It was also the way he'd shown his eagerness to drop Spurs like a hot potato if the opportunity came up. Given how easily England managers get sacked, would Levy trust Harry not to leave a year later?
At the time we were at our peak in terms of global appeal, and Levy had plenty of reasons for wanting to shuffle the deck and try to capitalise on our status. Did it work? Clearly not...it's been a massive clusterfuck since then. Do I blame Levy for wanting to replace Harry? Not at all. Hindsight, as the cliché goes, is a wonderful thing.
It wasn't hindsight from some on here who argued at the time, before he got sacked, that there was insufficient cause. You even answer it yourself with "at the time we were at our peak in terms of global appeal" - who do you think had a major role in that?
You can nitpick all you want about rotation and subs in a game here and there, but you can't argue with 4th-5th-4th and the quality of play for a majority of his time here. We were fun to watch and winning at historical levels - again, it was mental to sack without considering that. The idea that he was sacked because the new England manager might not last too long might be right, but shows a level of incompetence in the chairman that beggars belief. You don't throw out a winning formula based on that type of hypothetical, you just insert an England-only clause in the new contract that protects Spurs' interests by forcing millions from the FA if they want to hire him.
Great point about Alonso. It took them years to recover from that.IMO, we havent looked the same since Modric left. I think Harry and AVB are incidental. Interestingly enough, Liverpool suffered the same fate when Madrid pinched Xabi Alonso.
Do we make more individual errors than any other team? Really does feel like it.
That's not exactly true though is it.
First of all, I was a fan of Harry. Well...he irritated me with a lot of the things he said, but I could live with it. In terms of footballing reasons, there are plenty of accusations that can be thrown at him, including; his reluctance to use the squad (and thus run the first teamers into the ground); some poor tactical decisions; some ridiculous substitutions (remember Parker coming on away to Villa, when a win would have put us in the driving seat for 3rd with one game left?).
The England issue was not just about the way he seemed to lose interest in the club paying his salary in order to flirt with the idea of being the new England manager (coinciding with our massive drop of form). It was also the way he'd shown his eagerness to drop Spurs like a hot potato if the opportunity came up. Given how easily England managers get sacked, would Levy trust Harry not to leave a year later?
At the time we were at our peak in terms of global appeal, and Levy had plenty of reasons for wanting to shuffle the deck and try to capitalise on our status. Did it work? Clearly not...it's been a massive clusterfuck since then. Do I blame Levy for wanting to replace Harry? Not at all. Hindsight, as the cliché goes, is a wonderful thing.
Does anyone know why Paulinho didn't even make the bench?
You have a source for this‚ by any chance?Yes indeed, statistically we've made the most defensive errors that led to goals conceded this season in the EPL.
Just to confirm your suspicions.
Graham Roberts @GrahamRoberts4 17s
Just seen the Real Madrid fans were booing andwhistling @GarethBale11 and Ronaldo last night very strange fans Gareth come home to real fans
We are so desperate.
You have a source for this‚ by any chance?