Japhet
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And the only way to stop them is to ignore them, but that can't happen when so many hang on every word, especially if it's full of negativity.
Ex-Manager watch: Antonio Conte
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And the only way to stop them is to ignore them, but that can't happen when so many hang on every word, especially if it's full of negativity.
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?Lol, watch the difference when we lose 2-0 tomorrow
-Afri-Coy-
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Not having a dig, but we seriously need to get rid of this mentality.
It's down to the quality of the players and the players alone that we are so inconsistent.
Poch, Mourinho, Nuno and now one of the best in the world Conte can't get a tune out of them for more than a short spell.
We need gutting from top to bottom and that has nothing to do with any of the managers who have tried.
It does not say anything about Conte "The Man", it shows how piss poor our recruitment has been for years already.
No matter who is in charge, it will never change the fact that most of the current team is mid level quality at best and need replacing.
Even Klopp had to have a major clear out when he arrived at Pool, even if it took a couple years to get right. We need to show Conte the same faith.
Wanting to be in the mix for 4th spot, considering the competition for that place, and the manager and players at our disposable, is not trying to punch above our weight imo.
No real Tottenham fan has any expectation or even hope to win the league, do they? I cannot imagine Levy does either. If he did, he'd actually invest in the squad, not just the management.
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brasil_spur
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Personally I completely understand his comments last night. Christ it's what we're all on here saying day in day out.
The fact we have players like Kane, Dier, Son etc... on the pitch and they put in a shit show like that speaks volumes to the actual situation at Spurs.
The club has only one option now (it always did really) - massive rebuild. We all know there's maybe 10 players, at best, that we should be keeping at the club. That's 10+ players we need to get rid of and replace in the summer. That's the real scale of the challenge here. And that's what Conte is saying IMO.
One thing we can also be doing right now is signing players whose contracts end in the summer. There's at least 5 players we could be signing on pre-contracts right now, at least 2 of which we've been seriously linked with. I would imagine, knowing Spurs and Levy, that there's some push back internally on this newly evolving model of paying out of contract players more wages despite no signing fee to their club.
The only point that I think Conte really needs to look at in himself is what he does for the rest of the season. Surely we can find a solution to RWB in our squad. Surely we can find more creativity up front against weaker teams.
Let's see what happens in the next couple of games, because realistically we're still in the top 4 race, especially if Wolves can get the win tonight.
The fact we have players like Kane, Dier, Son etc... on the pitch and they put in a shit show like that speaks volumes to the actual situation at Spurs.
The club has only one option now (it always did really) - massive rebuild. We all know there's maybe 10 players, at best, that we should be keeping at the club. That's 10+ players we need to get rid of and replace in the summer. That's the real scale of the challenge here. And that's what Conte is saying IMO.
One thing we can also be doing right now is signing players whose contracts end in the summer. There's at least 5 players we could be signing on pre-contracts right now, at least 2 of which we've been seriously linked with. I would imagine, knowing Spurs and Levy, that there's some push back internally on this newly evolving model of paying out of contract players more wages despite no signing fee to their club.
The only point that I think Conte really needs to look at in himself is what he does for the rest of the season. Surely we can find a solution to RWB in our squad. Surely we can find more creativity up front against weaker teams.
Let's see what happens in the next couple of games, because realistically we're still in the top 4 race, especially if Wolves can get the win tonight.
brendanb50
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Agreed - Good post.
I think what was evident last night was the lack of options at WB and as you've noted, a few players who may be solid squad options but they're not going to push us forward. Burnley were very well drilled and pinched our wide areas well. Without some quality out there to break the lines or do something different (beat a man, cross effectively from different positions) we were forced to play narrow into a busy midfield.
Key positions will hopefully be addressed in the summer with some of the squad options upgraded/moved out.
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The Apprentice
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I'm quite enjoying his meltdowns. It's like the collective thoughts and feelings of our disgruntled fan base are being discharge from his chops. We've tried all sorts of approaches to get results and a response, might as well try this one.
If nothing else, it amplifies pressure on the club to back him. Not that it was needed.
If nothing else, it amplifies pressure on the club to back him. Not that it was needed.
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I, and the majority of our fans, fully support Conte (I hope)... Investment is needed of course, but can't come until the summer window. Until then we must support the players we have, to finish this season with some pride at least.
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This.
We started the season with a new project/rebuild.
We didn't like that, so we shifted back to the elite manager/improve the level of the players we have approach, with earnest promises of him being backed with the elite level players that they demand.
Said elite manager is realising that he's been sold a dead duck, that he's been duped into joining a mid table team with no means of hitting his level, and the fans are realising that they've been strung along again.
When... not if... Conte washes his hands of us, not a single elite level manager will go near us again. All the club have done is put off the new project/rebuild for another season, in exchange for the bunce they will have got off the new manager bounce.
That is why I've had enough of ENIC, and have been since the ESL announcement.
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Personally I think you're the best one.
13VanDerBale13
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Personnel can't be changed until the Summer, so he has to work on fixing this mess, & change something on the PITCH.
brendanb50
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I get the frustration but the bolded part is complete opinion stated as fact. If you think said elite manager was duped by what can be clearly evidenced in every game played since we spoke to him in the summer, then your opinion of him can't be very high.
He may be as frustrated as you are and may well be as fed up as you say but it could also be the case that he knew exactly what he was getting into from the get-go and we may be only a few steps into that (his) process.
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Losing four out of five needs some kind of shock, is his thinking, I guess. He's been very calm after some of the defeats.
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Of course its my opinion?
Trix
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Which translated means they've just read Ali Golds piece.
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