Good Ramos interview

[tototoner]

posted by cule spur on gg net:

There was quite a lengthy interview with Juande Ramos in AS yesterday. For some reason the agencies haven't picked it up yet so the quotes aren't in the British press yet. Some decent stuff in it regarding transfers, weaknesses and relationship with Levy and structure at club. I had to write a synopsis for someone else, but they ain't paying So you herberts can have it for free.

Ramos says that Spurs are lacking in confidence, that defence is a key area for reinforcement and that the priority must be for survival this season.

Ramos says that his side is in “an uncomfortable situation” and that the biggest problem facing the side is that they are “lacking in confidence”. He concedes that he finds it hard to explain why a team that was competing for a Champions league position over the last couple of seasons has suffered such a dip, and says “It’s the reality in which we find ourselves and we must work hard to change it”.

He refuses to talk about competing for trophies and says that the priority must be “to save ourselves because we are in a difficult situation. Only then can we think about what comes next”.

Asked what his objectives are, he replies “we must save this season and start to lay the groundwork for next season. The priority is that the team regains confidence and it is primordial that they start to believe in themselves again. If we can get out of the bottom, then we will start to think about Europe”.

And in the future?

Ramos says “We’ll talk about that at the start of next season because we need to see what kind of players we can add to the team. Right now I just want to save this season but I cannot hide my dream to give Tottenham back their historical glory and to put them up there with Liverpool, Arsenal or Manchester United”.

He says that having such little time in which to work is proving to be a problem, saying that “from one game to the next there is just three days and you cant really train in that time” and that “we will need to be with the squad for a prolonged period before they can start to assimilate the concepts we want”.

With regard to the squad that he has inherited, Ramos says that he “had quite a profound knowledge of the team because we (Sevilla) played Spurs in the UEFA cup last season and we followed them quite closely “, adding that it is “pretty much what we expected”.

However, Ramos does say that he was pleasantly surprised with the depth of talent and is “very happy with the young players” he’s “found in the squad”.

And with regard to possible new recruits, Ramos says that “none of the players that have been linked are even on our radar and I’ve been very surprised to read about them. A couple of the names that have emerged are a little strange and I can only say that it is because their agents would like to sell their players here”.

However, he does not deny that signings are likely and says that “We must wait until the end to make a full analysis, but it is certain that it is the defence that is giving us the most problems right now” adding that “We won’t overhaul the entire group in January, but we will try to bring in a certain player to reinforce a certain position”.

Asked if there are any Sevilla players that he is interested, in he replies “At the moment we haven’t decided on any particular player, so I don’t know”.



Adding “The profile of the ideal player is different here to Spain and we will see how we want the team to play before deciding on the characteristics of the players we need”.

With regard to his style pf play he says “I would prefer to analyse the squad that I have, and once I know them well, try to get the best out of them. I’m obviously not going to try and play in a particular way if I don’t have the players for it”.



Juande Ramos says that he is getting used to life in London and that although he misses the sun in Seville, because “it rains in London all the time”, he is adjusting well to the different timetables and set up at Spurs lodge.

With regard to his relationship with Levy and the structure of the club he says “I have a pretty good relationship with the Chairman, perfect. There is an enormous respect for the coach here and that shows in the running of the club. It’s a huge club with everyone at the service of the technical staff; in sporting terms the coach has preference over all else – that’s the biggest difference between here and Spain”.

 

[jimbo]

:cheers:

 

[dirky88]

thanks for that mate

 

[ghetto_spur]

no way does he know all those big words.

I know what you're thinking, but i know what all of those words mean.

Honest.

 

[Marty]

I cannot hide my dream to give Tottenham back their historical glory and to put them up there with Liverpool, Arsenal or Manchester United

Love the way he doesnt mention Chelsea:lol:

 

[Gin+Tonic14]

Thanks for the article. Convinced he will be a massive success

 

[Leachie]

If this is indeed a Ramos interview, I am a little disappointed to hear "we will look at next season". I know that this season is already a write off in the league (In terms of top 4-6) but I would have been hopeful of some efforts to challenge in a cup.

I really can't see that survival will be a priority as I simply do not believe we will be in a relegation battle come the end of the season. Especially seeing as it is pretty much the same squad that got to 5th 2 years in a row.

If Ramos is better than Jol, he has got to be targeting that top 8 at least from where we are now and that should not be considered unrealistic given the money we have spent and the players we have.

 

[jimbo]

Given our lack of both form and confidence, I think survival really is a priority. Staying in the Premier League is an absolute priority, winning a cup would of course be great, but it's not something you can realistically plan for.

 

[Mchillio]

I am sure Ramos will be looking at one of the cups as a chance to qualify for Europe but he isnt going to tell everyone that in case he falls flat on his arse and that is highly likely with the way we are playing at the moment.

Plus at the minute survival is the priority we are only 2 points off the bottom 3 so until we start winning back to back and pulling away from them we are in a fight.

 

[SpursManChris]

:shrug:

Uhh... where is this sketchy article supposed to have come from?

Poster, you mentioned gg net? What on earth is that????

:shrug:

 

[gregga]

:shrug:

Uhh... where is this sketchy article supposed to have come from?

Poster, you mentioned gg net? What on earth is that????

:shrug:

its a spurs forum glory-glory.net

 

[tototoner]

its a spurs forum glory-glory.net

indeed, not sure what AS is though

 

[Juande_Ramos]

If this is indeed a Ramos interview, I am a little disappointed to hear "we will look at next season". I know that this season is already a write off in the league (In terms of top 4-6) but I would have been hopeful of some efforts to challenge in a cup.

I really can't see that survival will be a priority as I simply do not believe we will be in a relegation battle come the end of the season. Especially seeing as it is pretty much the same squad that got to 5th 2 years in a row.

If Ramos is better than Jol, he has got to be targeting that top 8 at least from where we are now and that should not be considered unrealistic given the money we have spent and the players we have.

Read the original interview. At one point he says that the first target is to get out of the bottom of the table. If that is achieved then he would be thinking of higher aims like qualifying for Europe.

I think he doesn't want to burden the players with too much responsibility at the moment. Get out of trouble first and then let's see what happens.

 

[Juande_Ramos]

indeed, not sure what AS is though

Spanish Sports Newspaper

Here is the original interview

http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/f...entrenador/dasftbing/20071209dasdaiftb_58/Tes

Anyone know where this is? :grin:

 

[justfookinhitit]

Glad to see there is a Christmas tree decorated at the training ground. Am sure that will lift everyone's spirits no end.

Ramos is absolutely right to not start setting daft expectations of winning trophies this season. We need to secure Premiership football first and the quicker we do that the quicker he will be able to make an assessment on whether a push for a European place via the league is viable or not. It is of bugger all use for a club to win a cup and qualify for Europe if they get relegated at the same time.

 

[Damian99]

If this is indeed a Ramos interview, I am a little disappointed to hear "we will look at next season". I know that this season is already a write off in the league (In terms of top 4-6) but I would have been hopeful of some efforts to challenge in a cup.

I really can't see that survival will be a priority as I simply do not believe we will be in a relegation battle come the end of the season. Especially seeing as it is pretty much the same squad that got to 5th 2 years in a row.

If Ramos is better than Jol, he has got to be targeting that top 8 at least from where we are now and that should not be considered unrealistic given the money we have spent and the players we have.

Behave, same set of players(almost) but in a totally different state and set of circumstances, almost all of the squad are either lacking in any confidence and if not that, then alot of totally out of form, from which they played last season.

Look at the table, we are in an awkward position, we don`t have any divine right to win points and climb up the table. The teams playing well below the standard it should be and points will be hard to come by, plus other teams have improved vastly from last season too.

I totally agree with Ramos, we need to save this season before even looking at what we can do. We have some hard games ahead and after christmas we couild be in some real bother, but hopefully we will have given ourself some much needed breathing space, how far away does forty points seem right now? Hell i won`t take nothing for granted untill will pass that milestone.

Roll on next season