fortworthspur
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he's hit his ceiling, until he wins something.
The Mauricio Pochettino thread
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gp13tot
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I've picked the worst week to start reading the balague book on him.
Back cover, there is a quote 'always be brave' or some such like.
How about show it in your subs? How about transmit it to your players so some of them outside of eriksen might try and take the game to utd, or so they can overcome a setback?
How about, rather than pretending we can compete with the moneybags of the continent, be brave and make clear we are desperate to win any trophy and develop a winning mentality, rather than talk down some competitions as being beneath us?
Brave enough to drop an unfit striker for the benefit of the team?
Poch has done a GREAT job, and he does deserve to lead us into our new stadium. But if we are having similar conversations next year because of the same failings, it will be time to move on.
Redknapp was popular and his teams played great football too, but most wanted him gone in 2012. Unless we take the big step next year, calls for poch out will be loud, clear and in my view correct.
I've felt this way for quite a while, before any inaccurate kneejerk comments are made. I appreciate some think he couldnt be upgraded and is the best man for the job now and beyond. But I'm less certain than at any other stage in his tenure.
Back cover, there is a quote 'always be brave' or some such like.
How about show it in your subs? How about transmit it to your players so some of them outside of eriksen might try and take the game to utd, or so they can overcome a setback?
How about, rather than pretending we can compete with the moneybags of the continent, be brave and make clear we are desperate to win any trophy and develop a winning mentality, rather than talk down some competitions as being beneath us?
Brave enough to drop an unfit striker for the benefit of the team?
Poch has done a GREAT job, and he does deserve to lead us into our new stadium. But if we are having similar conversations next year because of the same failings, it will be time to move on.
Redknapp was popular and his teams played great football too, but most wanted him gone in 2012. Unless we take the big step next year, calls for poch out will be loud, clear and in my view correct.
I've felt this way for quite a while, before any inaccurate kneejerk comments are made. I appreciate some think he couldnt be upgraded and is the best man for the job now and beyond. But I'm less certain than at any other stage in his tenure.
double0
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I think Pochettinho has the abilities to get us a trophy it such fine margins ie Man United second goal was just flukish how it dropped.
Now is the time to back him in the transfer market no questions.
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The fact is the last two times we won a trophy was because we had managers who knew how to win one of cup games. We have no experience of winning big matches when it matters in our whole squad and management team and this will continue to be our downfall.
13VanDerBale13
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theres still a final to play so yes questions would still be asked. what did we do after we went behind? fuck all
coy-spurs1882
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not only central midfielders are needed i am afraid
HildoSpur
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No we need more than that but central midfield is where the big money needs spent.
Apologies @Hercules....misread the comment completely....and probably compounded by (a) frustration with the game (b) and the shit show on various threads with all the ridiculous anti-Poch stuff....
walworthyid
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A striker, Kane was dreadful today and needs cover/pushing, central midfield as you say, and for me our weakest area is full back. Don't get me wrong all of our full backs are decent, but none are good enough. Trippier was driving me mad today, cross the bloody ball for Christ's sake!
Yeah, and what did we win by playing nice football against Juventus, a ticket home to North London? Sure, it was nice winning against Chelsea, Arsenal and Real Madrid, but in the end, it doesn't mean anything, especialy when we choke in knockout games time after time.
In the end, what will be most exciting, playing in the Champions League 15 years in a row and win nothing or playing in the Champions League 6 times in 15 years and winning The FA cup 2 times? I would rather win something than just be a spectator in the Champions League.
walworthyid
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We just don't seem able to turn games. We can dominate games, play well, but cannot turn games around.
I've been saying for a while that we lack guile. I would brought Lamela and Lucas on much sooner. They at least try to make things happen. I am bitterly disappointed.
St José Dominguez
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The biggest of the big games we've lost every single one of them since Poch took over. No he shouldn't go, no there's not really pressure on him yet but to suggest patience and that us winning things will happen soon enough is to enter a world of blind faith. The evidence is pointing towards us not winning anything with him in charge, just hope we can somehow buck this horrendous trend.
so bloody entitled.....prior to Poch we barely got CL! And we are there on min resources....no perspective
Doctor Dinkey
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I would say that if we fuck up CL qualification Pochs job may well be in some jeopardy.
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We sure are demanding a lot from him. when you have teams like united, city, chelsea, liverpool and Arsenal with more money its going to take a longer time. We have a great squad atm and you could argue that we should have taken the oppurtunity considering the other teams hasn't been that good lately but it is in general harder to achieve something with this club than the others. We don't have the great international reputation the other clubs has and we don't have the money (yet). We are building a foundation and a reputation - these things take time.
Our mentality has gotten a lot better after Poch tok over - that is a fact. Can it become better? ofc it can and it should. That has to be something poch must sort out but i believe he's capable of doing that. He deserves criticism after the performace today and he should not be immune from it at all but i do think we owe him some patience as well - its not like the man has consistenly been terrible for us over a longer period like Wenger.
I'm really dissapointed by our performance today but to consider replacing poch now would be ludicrous.
Our mentality has gotten a lot better after Poch tok over - that is a fact. Can it become better? ofc it can and it should. That has to be something poch must sort out but i believe he's capable of doing that. He deserves criticism after the performace today and he should not be immune from it at all but i do think we owe him some patience as well - its not like the man has consistenly been terrible for us over a longer period like Wenger.
I'm really dissapointed by our performance today but to consider replacing poch now would be ludicrous.
HildoSpur
Likes Erik Lamela, deal with it.
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What did we do on the juv game? We drew one match and lost another one
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