State of the art training facilities, one of the best stadiums in the world, CL semi finalists (after qualifying 3yrs on the trot) and sat 3rd in the PL. If Poch isn’t backed now then he never will be.
Rose is right.
If the folks upstairs dont back Poch now, i'm not sure they ever will.
Our best players need to stay, and we need a few quality additions.
State of the art training facilities, one of the best stadiums in the world, CL semi finalists (after qualifying 3yrs on the trot) and sat 3rd in the PL. If Poch isn’t backed now then he never will be.
This has now become a meaningless, knee-jerk phrase, because it's no longer how the club works. From scores and scores of statements, mainly by the manager himself, it's plain that there is not a bi-annual power struggle, such as we used to have when Harry Redknapp would try to arm-twist money out of Daniel Levy (sometimes in public) and Levy would try to scale down his manager's aims (generally in private).
Pochettino doesn't need "backing" in the sense of additional piles of money being made available. He already gets it when there are suitable players available whom he wants to sign - the obvious examples being Sanchez, Aurier and Sissoko.
If there are players around that price level whom Pochettino thinks have the right profile of ability, character, age and fitness, then I expect we will go after them. If there aren't, then we will look for less expensive, probably younger solutions whom he can develop.
But it isn't about a separate club-hierarchy money-base "backing" Pochettino. He and Levy will work out a plan together to secure some suitable players at appropriate fees for the positions they want to improve. Then Levy will try to sign them. If there aren't players who can be signed in that bracket who meet Pochettino's key priorities, especially the one about "character", then we might not sign anyone again.
It has nothing to do with "backing the manager". Our manager is extremely particular about the kind of player he wants to work with and has a clear understanding of the club's financial resources.
There will be a lot of expensive star players on the market this summer whom we will not sign - not because Levy won't pay for them, but because Pochettino doesn't want to work with them.
I'm not sure the rating was entirely intentional. It's wasn't accidental, but I must have clicked the wrong icon. Removed now.Thanking you kindly for the explanation for the doh rating of my earlier post.
It is possible to have a different view without reverting to indicating someone else, who has another view is stupid.
But at least I now have a reference point for your dissatisfaction.
My view is that Levy sometimes penny pinches and if we just loosen that purse string a tad we could achieve more.
Nah. He just answers questions the way he sees it, instead of feeding journalists anodyne evasive bullshit and bland clichés.Does Rose really think he has greater insight on strategic matters than MP and Levy?
He must surely know that he doesn't, so for me it just comes over as he is trying to bite the hand that feeds him once again.
It is different when fans have an uniformed moan, as we fund the whole show one way or another.
I think he was awayNah. He just answers questions the way he sees it, instead of feeding journalists anodyne evasive bullshit and bland clichés.
I'm not sure the rating was entirely intentional. It's wasn't accidental, but I must have clicked the wrong icon. Removed now.
My view is that your view about Levy is five years out of date. He has a different relationship with this manager. It was obvious to some, including people who are a lot more ITK than I am, within weeks of Pochettino's arrival.
The distrust and suspicion are gone. One could argue that they were not altogether misplaced in some prior cases, but Levy's a bright man who knows that trustworthy colleagues or employees will work better if you give them your trust, preferably without making them "earn" it first. He found a trustworthy manager, so he changed his management style to suit.
Rose is one of the few intelligent footballers who actually gives honest answers rather than PR bullshit. He's one of the good guys. He also always gives 100%.I wish they'd all shut the fuck up and just play football tbh.
Interviews after matches like Pogba and this whole social multi media society footballer brand makes me wretch.
We'd miss Eriksen, yeah Danny? Thanks for letting us know that he's important to the team. Insightful.
I wish they'd all shut the fuck up and just play football tbh.
Interviews after matches like Pogba and this whole social multi media society footballer brand makes me wretch.
We'd miss Eriksen, yeah Danny? Thanks for letting us know that he's important to the team. Insightful.
It just my opinion and the game is about views.