Daniel Levy is unsure but tempted to appoint Arne Slot as manager

[AnotherSpursFan]

Nagelsman in my opinion is just another modern day AVB.

His previous successes were down to having a good Director of Football in Redbull and then Bayern. Overrated, overhyped

 

[olithfc]

Nagelsman in my opinion is just another modern day AVB.

His previous successes were down to having a good Director of Football in Redbull and then Bayern. Overrated, overhyped

Appointing JN is a risk, I agree. We don't know if he is overpromoted. At the same time, he has been succesful at more than one club since 2015. Slot, however has only had limited success and doesn't have even the pedigree that ETH had over a number of years so also represents a risk.

 

[Riandor]

Nagelsman in my opinion is just another modern day AVB.

His previous successes were down to having a good Director of Football in Redbull and then Bayern. Overrated, overhyped

Have to say I disagree with you there, but respect your opinion.

 

[Trix]

Given the fact it was Gattuso or Nuno last time to now be Nagelsmann or Slot just feels so so much better. I know things are crap right now but in fully confident that they will get a lot better. And as Trix has said, I agree that it can actually happen quite quickly with either of these two. And the best bit is....

WE WILL ACTUALLY PLAY WATCHABLE FOOTBALL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 4 YEARS

Right first of all, we have to agree with one of them and then they have to accept. Could happen tomorrow, could drag on for ages and we end up with someone completely different. Don't put your money on anything where we are concerned. I posted yesterday I'm being far more ambiguous and posting far less than I hear because of how our last managerial cluster fuck went. Sad to say it but with Levy in the driving seat anything could still happen.

 

[Beefyboy]

Right first of all, we have to agree with one of them and then they have to accept. Could happen tomorrow, could drag on for ages and we end up with someone completely different. Don't put your money on anything where we are concerned. I posted yesterday I'm being far more ambiguous and posting far less than I hear because of how our last managerial cluster fuck went. Sad to say it but with Levy in the driving seat anything could still happen.

Yeah of course. I was just excited about the prospect of either of our top 2 targets getting the gig.

Football is escapism after all. No harm in the odd bit of optimism from time to time

 

[Timberwolf]

Feel like it's another case of us needing to decide what type of club we want to be and being honest about it.

If Nagelsmann does indeed want significant investment in the squad and commitment to buy a certain quality of players we need to be honest with him and ourselves. If we're willing and able to give him the tools he demands, then let's go on an all-out charm offensive as he's the best manager we can possibly get and an excellent fit for this squad.

If deep down we know we can't (or won't) back Nagelsmann in the way he wants then let's get real and move for Slot instead.

No point making promises we can't keep and getting into another Conte situation with a manager thoroughly fucked off and wanting to leave after a year, putting us back as square one.

 

[Nick-TopSpursMan]

Nagelsman in my opinion is just another modern day AVB.

His previous successes were down to having a good Director of Football in Redbull and then Bayern. Overrated, overhyped

So we're not counting the excellent job he did at Hoffenheim then?

 

[haslemereyid]

I think the days of being consistently in the top 4 without ongoing significant investment have passed - we are going to HAVE to invest so might as well appoint the DOF and coach who are best placed to deal with that - key is our Daniel getting out of the way and letting them get on with it.

 

[nav007_2000]

Right first of all, we have to agree with one of them and then they have to accept. Could happen tomorrow, could drag on for ages and we end up with someone completely different. Don't put your money on anything where we are concerned. I posted yesterday I'm being far more ambiguous and posting far less than I hear because of how our last managerial cluster fuck went. Sad to say it but with Levy in the driving seat anything could still happen.

I remember the manager search before We hired Nuno. It was crazy and new names mentioned all the time. I just hope we can sign up an attacking manager and announce it quickly to give a bit of hope to the fans and something to look forward to

 

[Spursmatty87]

Nagelsman in my opinion is just another modern day AVB.

His previous successes were down to having a good Director of Football in Redbull and then Bayern. Overrated, overhyped

We ignoring Hoffenheim.

 

[Jamturk]

Hang on. Fans “beying” for Conte and Mourinho? That’s not my recollection at all, especially with Mourinho. Conte was more “anyone but Nuno” but a lot weren’t keen either.

The majority of the fanbase were cock-a-hoop when Conte was appointed.

 

[theShiznit]

It's not too far out tbh. The 3 is currently down to 2.

Do the 2 know?

or could they quickly become 0...

I can just imagine Levy phoning one of them up (assuming they don't have a fax) and saying "congratulations, you have the job!"

job recipient "... who is this and how did you get my number?!?"

 

[Timberwolf]

The majority of the fanbase were cock-a-hoop when Conte was appointed.

I think given how desperate we were post Nuno it was probably about as good an appointment as we were ever going to make, hence all the excitement. The other options around that time were really grim, especially as we'd already been rejected by about 5000 managers a few months earlier. If we hadn't got Conte then there was a genuine danger we'd completely fall off and end up finishing in the bottom half the way things were heading.

When we were initially negotiating with Conte in the summer I think opinions were a lot more mixed. There was definitely a lot of excitement as he was the biggest name and the most proven winner we were linked with but also a lot of "him and Levy are a match made in hell - it's gonna blow up within 2 years".

 

[ShriekinKnight]

Nagelsman in my opinion is just another modern day AVB.

His previous successes were down to having a good Director of Football in Redbull and then Bayern. Overrated, overhyped

RB Leipzig's impeccable scouting/ recruitment system didn't work to well for Marsch or Tedesco. And Rose has them currently not in a Champions League spot.

Bayern's brilliant DOF sold Lewandowski and didn't bother replacing him and Nagelsmann still had them on pace to score 97 goals (same as the previous year that had 35 Lewandowski goals).

We would be extraordinarily lucky to have Julian fall into our lap

 

[spursfan77]

The majority of the fanbase were cock-a-hoop when Conte was appointed.

I was delighted. But never have I been so disappointed with a managerial appointment come the end. Unbelievably over rated based on his time here and what we’ve heard about him off the pitch as well as what we witnessed on it.

 

[Timberwolf]

RB Leipzig's impeccable scouting/ recruitment system didn't work to well for Marsch or Tedesco. And Rose has them currently not in a Champions League spot.

Bayern's brilliant DOF sold Lewandowski and didn't bother replacing him and Nagelsmann still had them on pace to score 97 goals (same as the previous year that had 35 Lewandowski goals).

We would be extraordinarily lucky to have Julian fall into our lap

Yeah and for everyone in Germany questioning how he was doing at Bayern, his 8/8 wins in the CL and minimal lead in the league aren't looking quite so bad now that they've been battered by City, fallen to 2nd in the league and been knocked out of the domestic cup under Tuchel.

 

[Neon_Knight_]

It’s incredible how long the appointment is taking when compared to chelsea or Bayern. It’s like Levy has a block in this particular function

Have I missed an announcement about Chelsea appointing someone then?

 

[chico]

The older members will remember that Keith Burkinshaw had next to zero track record as a manager before he came to Spurs. He was a brilliant manager after a difficult start, and we played some exhilarating football winning 2 FA Cups and a UEFA Cup. He was a huge gamble I guess, and perhaps Slot would be as well.
As others have said, after being bored to death at times under the last three managers, I just want to see decent football, Slot, Nagelsmann or Kompany.

 

[Japhet]

Hang on. Fans “beying” for Conte and Mourinho? That’s not my recollection at all, especially with Mourinho. Conte was more “anyone but Nuno” but a lot weren’t keen either.

I'm obviously not talking 100% of fans. I didn't want either of them, Mourinho in particular. There were plenty guaranteeing all sorts of rubbish if we appointed either of them at the time though.

 

[Styopa]

I think given how desperate we were post Nuno it was probably about as good an appointment as we were ever going to make, hence all the excitement. The other options around that time were really grim, especially as we'd already been rejected by about 5000 managers a few months earlier. If we hadn't got Conte then there was a genuine danger we'd completely fall off and end up finishing in the bottom half the way things were heading.

When we were initially negotiating with Conte in the summer I think opinions were a lot more mixed. There was definitely a lot of excitement as he was the biggest name and the most proven winner we were linked with but also a lot of "him and Levy are a match made in hell - it's gonna blow up within 2 years".

I think it went further than just relief of a big name to replace Nuno. A lot were seriously talking about us challenging for the league within a season or two.

Expectations will be way lower this time though, whoever we appoint.