Nine while nine
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I see Nuno has the middle name Herlander.
Many were linked to the Tottenham job, but
Many were linked to the Tottenham job, but
FORMER Manager Watch: Nuno Espírito Santo
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topper
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I bloody knew it - right I'm off to say 10 Hail Marys and 5 Our Fathers to ease my catholic guilt
TheCheeseRoom
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Just like our Daniel then.
TheTanguy
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Two Nuno masterclasses, at least 4 points.
H-SF
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Dunno why people are still arsed about style of play. A good team is a good team. Tuchel's Chelsea were dreadful to watch last season but won the CL. If we have sustainable success under Nuno nobody will care whether we averaged 45% possession or 60%. Things got tricky under Jose because we were a tactically flawed side and once the results started to slide the style of play was emphasised. As long as we are tactically sound under Nuno and can consistently get results I will be satisfied.
Norn_Iron
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https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...eicester-champions-league-nuno-espirito-santo
Nice interview from when he managed Porto. Talks about meeting Mendes and pretending to be drunk to get a transfer. Mentions visiting with Pochettinho at Spurs to analyse and learn.
Nice interview from when he managed Porto. Talks about meeting Mendes and pretending to be drunk to get a transfer. Mentions visiting with Pochettinho at Spurs to analyse and learn.
ralphs bald spot
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its because I want to watch football played with ambition and a bit of style football that isn't risk averse - its those very reasons why Mourinho failed - lets hope Nuno plays aggressive front foot football and if we lose games lets at least do that trying to win matches not sitting back and boring other sides and our own supporters into submission
floydiohead
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I may well have been the only one, but I have wanted Nuno since the writing was on the wall with Poch. I've always instinctively felt that he would be a very good fit for the club, and that with our increased resources (as compared to his former employers) he will be able to do great things. Let's hope Levy makes a good fist of backing him and his staff, and let's all get behind him and give him a chance. It is going to take time.
fishhhandaricecake
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Likeable guy, PL experience, he’s saying the right things about working hard and being positive and all pulling together and making the fans proud.
He’a a much softer figure than Jose but players will still respect him.
Let’s get behind him and build something positive again like we had under Poch.
I think he’ll get us playing decent enough football and if we can clear out the squad and Paratici can make some decent signings let’s see if Nuno can work his magic.
Now the dust has settled I’m ready to be positive about this. Not the big name many wanted but the key is he looks like he could be a good fit for our club like Poch was, he’s a warm character and he respects the values of the club.
Welcome Nuno
COYS
He’a a much softer figure than Jose but players will still respect him.
Let’s get behind him and build something positive again like we had under Poch.
I think he’ll get us playing decent enough football and if we can clear out the squad and Paratici can make some decent signings let’s see if Nuno can work his magic.
Now the dust has settled I’m ready to be positive about this. Not the big name many wanted but the key is he looks like he could be a good fit for our club like Poch was, he’s a warm character and he respects the values of the club.
Welcome Nuno
COYS
fishhhandaricecake
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Well well well now it’s official, those who doubted my Simon Jordan gym conversation ITK back a month ago can do one ? he said then that he knows Levy very well and still speaks to him regularly due to his previous dealings with him and the many people linked with both of them like Paul Kelmsley etc and he said that he thought Levy would likely go for Nuno knowing what he knows, some of you respected this, some of you laughed but hey it’s actually happened.
Anyway onwards and upwards now with Nuno & Paratici but never doubt gym conversation ITK with Simon Jordan again, especially @Spurs_Bear ???
COYS
Anyway onwards and upwards now with Nuno & Paratici but never doubt gym conversation ITK with Simon Jordan again, especially @Spurs_Bear ???
COYS
Reece_Spurs
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Look. We can all be keyboard warriors and bitch about how we should have appointed Conte or Gerrard or Ten Hag.
Nuno is the man now and we do what we do best as fans and back this fucker and back our team until we're given reason not to.
Not mine or most peoples first choice, but one thing we should never do is try and out the manager before giving him a fair crack.
I like the bloke, he seem's genuine, lets see what he can do before we condem him.
COYS
Nuno is the man now and we do what we do best as fans and back this fucker and back our team until we're given reason not to.
Not mine or most peoples first choice, but one thing we should never do is try and out the manager before giving him a fair crack.
I like the bloke, he seem's genuine, lets see what he can do before we condem him.
COYS
fishhhandaricecake
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Yea I have a feeling Nuno might pull something out of the bag in these games.
This is the advantage of hiring a coach who knows the league very well.
When we were so close to Fonseca I was shitting bricks as I just thought he’d either be terrible the whole time or at least take a good few games to get up to speed with our squad, the language, the culture and the PL and I was certain City would demolish us on opening day.
With Wizard ?
Nuno at the helm I think there is a small chance he might get off to a decent start as his Wolves sides always gave the top6 a run for their money.COYS
fishhhandaricecake
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Interesting, would we really have paid the compensation for a 5 year contract though. He was definitely in the running by the sounds of things but then again who hasn’t been ?
JayB
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One thing that I think has been overlooked a bit is that we were fucking brilliant on the counterattack last season. The comparisons to Jose fall a bit flat, IMO, when you look more deeply at the reasons it all imploded last season.
For me, the reasons Jose failed were that (1) his adversarial style alienated key players and created a toxic atmosphere at the club; (2) he overreacted to the West Ham debacle and had us parking the bus upon taking 1-0 leads, making no attempt whatsoever to score and putting our error-prone defenders under massive pressure; (3) his antiquated approach to conditioning left our players unfit and made us susceptible late in games; and (4) he struggled against deep blocks.
I watched a lot of Wolves in their first two seasons in the league and I genuinely think the only problem above that concerns me with Nuno is #4. Nuno is by all accounts a lovely person who forges a great connection with his players, so he won’t have the same toxic influence as Jose. Nuno sets up on the counter but he takes the game to his opponents, he’s not going to have us sitting in a deep block making no use of our attackers for long stretches of the game the way Jose did. He places big emphasis on player fitness, so we shouldn’t have as many problems after the 80th minute, either.
I understand why so many are underwhelmed but I honestly think he could do a good job with us. Let’s get behind him and hope that he’s given a good set of tools to work with, and direct our angst at Levy and not at the manager who bears no fault for the shambles the club is in.
For me, the reasons Jose failed were that (1) his adversarial style alienated key players and created a toxic atmosphere at the club; (2) he overreacted to the West Ham debacle and had us parking the bus upon taking 1-0 leads, making no attempt whatsoever to score and putting our error-prone defenders under massive pressure; (3) his antiquated approach to conditioning left our players unfit and made us susceptible late in games; and (4) he struggled against deep blocks.
I watched a lot of Wolves in their first two seasons in the league and I genuinely think the only problem above that concerns me with Nuno is #4. Nuno is by all accounts a lovely person who forges a great connection with his players, so he won’t have the same toxic influence as Jose. Nuno sets up on the counter but he takes the game to his opponents, he’s not going to have us sitting in a deep block making no use of our attackers for long stretches of the game the way Jose did. He places big emphasis on player fitness, so we shouldn’t have as many problems after the 80th minute, either.
I understand why so many are underwhelmed but I honestly think he could do a good job with us. Let’s get behind him and hope that he’s given a good set of tools to work with, and direct our angst at Levy and not at the manager who bears no fault for the shambles the club is in.
wiggo24
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This is not the news I needed ?
"There was also something a little “British” about that Valencia side, he agrees: quick, aggressive, pressing high, direct. “All coaches say: ‘We want to control the game, we want the ball, blah, blah, blah, blah,’ but it’s impossible to have the ball all the time,” he says. “If a team is organised it is really difficult to harm them, so you have to search for the moment they are unbalanced. And when is that? When you recover the ball.
“I’m a coach who likes to have the ball but what I really think is: ‘How can you be in charge of the game?’ I think, but maybe I am the only one, that the defensive process can take care of the game. Why is that? Because teams wait to defend. If you create something where you go to defend, to steal the ball where you want, it’s different. A defensive process, yes, but you go for it."
Sounds like he knows how to develop a counterpress, something we haven't had since Poch. Promising.
