FORMER Manager Watch: Nuno Espírito Santo
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Hard to disagree with this ?
Goobers
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I don't entirely disagree but I am very happy to give him the chnce to show that he and the team can improve.
spurs mental
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This early the football would be little or no different under Potter or anyone else.
The issue runs deeper, and it has done since before the CL final in 2019, than just the manager.
spurs mental
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And yet we had people saying the opposite about Jose. They disliked him because he wasn't, on appearance/in their opinion, a nice guy.
We're going to end up going round in circles with this cycle.
- Aug 9, 2008
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I with you there, however the signs aren't looking great, im tired of changing managers and going through that circus, i genuinely hope he does well and turns it round, just im not sure he has it in him early signs are not positive.
paulcumpstone
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But he plays a big part. Look at how quick wolves and even palace have changed the way they play. Ok their results havent been good but that comes from trying to play a new style. Wolves will do well and you can see the attacking football they are trying. You cant say the same for us and nuno.
Oh Teddy Teddy
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We've lost one game, and drawn away against a decent side with a crocked squad. Yes we need to see more up front, and it's certainly concerning, but the number of posters talking about him getting the sack is ridiculous.
What's the point of hiring anyone. One loss and the fanbase will be scrambling to decipher the next appointment.
DanielJohnCosta
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Is he even nice?
spurs9
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Yep and the fact that we apparently turned down Ten Hag because he was happy to work with our current staff rather than bring his own team (which is the norm in Holland) is ridiculous.
SandroClegane
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It's almost like some act of god happened, some wild circumstance outside of our control that damaged our revenues and delayed our ability to act on that success...
Amo
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"Turn it around"
What is he meant to be turning around? Did you expect more than nine points from 12 and a 67% win rate despite missing at least five starters in every single game?
Oh Teddy Teddy
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Agree with this; the 5-3 against Chelsea was the first time I can really remember that Spurs team starting to show something. There were still questions around Pochettino until his second season, when we trounced City 4-1(?).
Whether Nuno is the right man or not, it's going to take a while to see that out. But I don't think the squad is balanced enough or has the right quality to be top four, and will struggle for top six without some seriously consistent performances. He'll probably end up the fall guy, be dropped some point next season, and we'll be back to that managerial search by the end of next year.
spurs9
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I agree, as much as I didn't want to bring him in the first place, it can often take 6 months to get a team playing the way a manager wants.
Unfortunately, based on his previous teams, it looks unlikely that we will ever play free flowing attacking football under him though.
Personally, I think our new DOF has been piss poor so far, despite so many calling him a Don earlier in the window. He chose Nuno after Levy said he wanted to get back to our DNA (I assume he wasn't meaning mediocrity) and failed to sign a back up striker.
rossdapep
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Except all of this shit started well before the pandemic.It's almost like some act of god happened, some wild circumstance outside of our control that damaged our revenues and delayed our ability to act on that success...
SpursSince1980
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Apologies. Semantically speaking, I meant exactly what you are saying here.
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Tuchel fixed Chelsea pretty much straight away?
Elite managers are able to make an instant impact.
I, like most of us I'd guess, was pretty disappointed that Nuno was appointed.
I think our points return in the league is pretty much as good as we could have expected.
The football has been horrible, but I don't really see that Nuno has had any time to work with his team at all with the international fixtures.
He could still be a success, but I'm not sure that he will be afforded the time.
The match day crowd will let their feelings known loudly, and we are lead to believe that Levy wasn't a fan to begin with.
I could easily see him being sacked before the season is out, especially if someone tempting becomes available.
I think our points return in the league is pretty much as good as we could have expected.
The football has been horrible, but I don't really see that Nuno has had any time to work with his team at all with the international fixtures.
He could still be a success, but I'm not sure that he will be afforded the time.
The match day crowd will let their feelings known loudly, and we are lead to believe that Levy wasn't a fan to begin with.
I could easily see him being sacked before the season is out, especially if someone tempting becomes available.
