Andre Villas-Boas

[tototoner]

Because the 'be careful what you wish for' sentiment is coming back to bite them on the arse as they realise how terrible Tim Sherwood is.

And he is still performing better than Villas-Boas

 

[THFCSPURS19]

Wanna know whats fucked and hilarious at the same time? Look up Hulk since Andre took over Zenit then remind yourself, AVB wanted Hulk in his 3 windows he whad with us. You cant deny chemistry. Andre had chemistry with some players here in his one full season, but only Bale was as good and better than Joao and Hulk.

We struggled in the box under Andre this season, and we sold the 2 biggest scoring threats toward the end of last year once they were settled, Gareth and Clint. Gareth was our most crsative player for others and himself, and had a knack for getting in the box and getting goals. Clint had a knack for getting in the box and scoring clutch goals.

We sold them both. Gareth was our best player and one of the best in the world and we sold him immediately once Real sent in a world record bid. Good business decision. Horrible football decision. And anybody with a brain saw that from a mile away. Dempsey, a replacement part along with Siggy for Modric, was a good decision At first but looked dumb after it was clear Bale was off. Not even going to grt into how dumb it was to sell modric w/o trying to find a legitimate replacement until the next window with the Bale money.

If we had kept Bale, we still would have had the money for Eriksen, a striker and maybe a mid. And I am willing to guarantee we would be competing for top of the league right now with andre as manager.

Then this year, we would get CL money, drastically increased tv money and other prize money from the FA and PL. All that to go along with merchandise and ticket sales amd recoup any lost money plus a hell of alot more. With that, we could have kept Bale for good/alot longer.

Levy made an extremely short sighted for immediate proft decision which really set us back at the very least 2 years. Then, in the winter, we still had a very good chance for top 4 under andre which would have justified levy's call, but we blew it when we sacked him for Sherwood.

Im not absolving Andre of the blame for us because I think he could have at least loosened tbe reigns alittle bit and also boight Ade back into the squad when he was so sorely needed. But I maintain that we still would have had a good shot for top 4 under him.

I can dream about this all day. Automatic PL title contenders, IMO.
Lloris
Walker Kaboul Vertonghen Rose/Fryers
Sandro Dembele
Bale Modric Eriksen
Ade

All it would have taken was a little bit of investment that would have been easily recouped plus alot more. So depressing.

1. We would never sign Hulk because he would cost £40-50million
2. When Real Madrid want your players, there's not much you can do (apart from asking for shitloads of money which we did with Bale but should have done with Modric)
3. We didn't "sack him for Sherwood", we sacked him, looked for other managers, realised no one was available and was left with the runt of the litter
4. Bale said he would have left even with CL football

 

[nightgoat]

And he is still performing better than Villas-Boas

Maybe some stats can be contorted to suggest that, but anyone actually watching the performances would realise Sherwood is dreadful.

 

[0-Tibsy-0]

It started as a tickle and then the majority jumped on the wagon, as per usual

I didn't want Villas-Boas sacked but I am not sad he has gone either, I don't want Sherwood sacked but he will leave at the end of the season.

I'll give van Gaal a chance if he comes in but ultimately he'll fall out with Levy and be sacked also

It's just the way things are at Tottenham under ENIC, false dawn after false dawn

Well, I for one never thought it was a bad idea to sack him at the time, and hindsight has only strengthened that opinion (as it quite often does).

Although I still struggle to see the positives that mean some want Sherwood to stay on as manager?

 

[antti19]

I miss him. Terrible decision.

 

[carpediem991]

Maybe some stats can be contorted to suggest that, but anyone actually watching the performances would realise Sherwood is dreadful.

Defensively yes but i rather play 3-3 than 0-0.

But in fact both are not good enough to manage us

 

[nightgoat]

Defensively yes but i rather play 3-3 than 0-0.

But in fact both are not good enough to manage us

See I'd adhere to the thinking that the foundation of any good team is a good defence. At least then if the goals dry up you're more likely to still get points than if you concede two or three every game.

 

[FinnYid]

http://en.fc-zenit.ru/main/video/gl4029/

What a man...

Seems more suitable to sexual fantasies of few in here (who less than surprisingly have arrived to drool) rather than managing a football team.

Won't last till end of next season at Zenit. Who wants to bet on that?

 

[FinnYid]

See I'd adhere to the thinking that the foundation of any good team is a good defence. At least then if the goals dry up you're more likely to still get points than if you concede two or three every game.

If you score under goal per game on average, you are likely to find yourself eventually on relegation struggle.

 

[tototoner]

See I'd adhere to the thinking that the foundation of any good team is a good defence. At least then if the goals dry up you're more likely to still get points than if you concede two or three every game.

Our defence was rubbish under Villas-Boas also

 

[0-Tibsy-0]

Seems more suitable to sexual fantasies of few in here (who less than surprisingly have arrived to drool) rather than managing a football team.

Won't last till end of next season at Zenit. Who wants to bet on that?

I would bet on that. Quite a lot.

 

[nightgoat]

If you score under goal per game on average, you are likely to find yourself eventually on relegation struggle.

Except we were well in touch with the top four when AVB left. You know this. We all know this. We've been through this enough already.

 

[tototoner]

Seems more suitable to sexual fantasies of few in here (who less than surprisingly have arrived to drool) rather than managing a football team.

Won't last till end of next season at Zenit. Who wants to bet on that?

Only 5 games of this season they have left

 

[FinnYid]

I miss him. Terrible decision.

Terrible decision was to hire him at the first place, perhaps worst in the whole PL era of Spurs. He took over a side that finished in the top 4 and left it in the shambles we are now, you can go on who he lost this player and that player, but that mastermind also too Chelsea that finished 2nd to 5th by time of his sacking. 5th, with resources of Chelsea. And had them play pointwise worse than malinged Tim is managing Spurs now. How fucking poor is that?

 

[nightgoat]

Our defence was rubbish under Villas-Boas also

Only in two games, really. One of which was when the defence was Walker, Dawson, Capoue and Naughton. And even then we only conceded two before we were down to ten men. The other was at Man City, who also put six past Arsenal. At the time I seem to remember Arsenal had one of, if not the best defence in the league.

 

[FinnYid]

Only 5 games of this season they have left

Yep, hence end of next season. He'll get the boot sometime next season if 1) they perform dull football or 2) they'll fall out of top two.

 

[nightgoat]

Terrible decision was to hire him at the first place, perhaps worst in the whole PL er of Spurs. He took over a side that finished in the top 4 and left it in the shambles we are now, you can go on who he lost this player and that player, but that mastermind also too Chelsea that finished 2nd to 5th by time of his sacking. 5th, with resources of Chelsea. And had them play pointwise worse than malinged Tim is managing Spurs now. How fucking poor is that?

 

[FinnYid]

Only in two games, really.

So leaking 3 against Spammers at home was ok whereas leaking 3 at WBA away is catastrophe?

But yeah, erase all the shit results and performances (there is some work to do) and AVB might actually look good.

 

[FinnYid]

Truth hurts altarboys of AVB?

 

[0-Tibsy-0]

Oh, @FinnYid I thought this would make your day, the reigniting of an AVB thread that you can pour obsessions over