Juande Ramos - world class gamecoach

[clint]

pronounced ''coughghoness'' OK?



get innnnnnnn!! (there..)

 

[yanno]

pronounced ''coughghoness'' OK?

Co-Ho-Nez

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cojones
Cojones IPA: [ko'xones] is a vulgar Spanish word for testicles, corresponding to "balls" or "bollocks".

The word has entered popular use in the United States as a slang term meaning to have a brave attitude. It is used in a way similar to chutzpah or sisu.

 

[jondesouza]

The other thing he did was shift Lennon to the left to double up on Belletti. For quite a while we seemed to be playing with 3 central midfielders in a diamond (Jenas at the tip), Lennon out left and nobody at all on the right. That, and the substitutions were definitely unconventional but they worked incredibly well .

 

[yanno]

The other thing he did was shift Lennon to the left to double up on Belletti. For quite a while we seemed to be playing with 3 central midfielders in a diamond (Jenas at the tip), Lennon out left and nobody at all on the right. That, and the substitutions were definitely unconventional but they worked incredibly well .

Yup. Very true. Jenas was definitely playing ahead of the T'Hud & Zokora, and that gave Mikel less time on the ball. Also, JJ was freer to make some forward runs - and as the match wore on, we really saw what a superfit player he is, especially after all those Chavski bodychecks.

Lennon was having zero success against Bridge, but he did seem much livelier when he was moved to the left against Belletti. Also, by the time of the second switch, we had Tainio and Hutton at FB, and of those two Hutton was much more likely to get forward. So having Lennon on the left gave us more balance.

 

[orkneyspur]

Lets not forget guys.
When Ramosgate erupted and the club et al denied the infamous hotel meeting had occured, the general press attitude, including the usual TV mouthpieces, was
'Spurs are having a laugh, Ramos will never join them, he's too good and destined for Real or Barca or the like'.
Well they were wrong, he came and now we can see why the club wanted him.
There are few who have that vision. Senor Ramos seems to be one of the few.
The next transfer window is going to be something special I think. :grin:

 

[jondesouza]

Lennon was having zero success against Bridge, but he did seem much livelier when he was moved to the left against Belletti. Also, by the time of the second switch, we had Tainio and Hutton at FB, and of those two Hutton was much more likely to get forward. So having Lennon on the left gave us more balance.

You're absolutely spot on there. We were saying at half-time that Lennon just wasn't at the races. The move to the left seemed to give him the boost he needed and even without a right-midfielder we didn't seem unbalanced at all.

 

[finch101]

anyone notice the switch of full backs in the last 5 mins of extra time!

pure genius, switched TT and Hutton because of the danger they were posing on our left side!

Can change a game with his subs, not afraid to make bold formation changes!

First rate manager

 

[truespur]

what i enjoyed was how ramos joined in the celebrations. you could see he was absolutely delighted. LEGEND.

imagine having a dull bastard like grant for a manager

 

[yanno]

anyone notice the switch of full backs in the last 5 mins of extra time!

pure genius, switched TT and Hutton because of the danger they were posing on our left side!

Plus Hutton was cramping up whereas Teemu was fresher.

 

[SpurSince57]

Yup. Very true. Jenas was definitely playing ahead of the T'Hud & Zokora, and that gave Mikel less time on the ball. Also, JJ was freer to make some forward runs - and as the match wore on, we really saw what a superfit player he is, especially after all those Chavski bodychecks.

Lennon was having zero success against Bridge, but he did seem much livelier when he was moved to the left against Belletti. Also, by the time of the second switch, we had Tainio and Hutton at FB, and of those two Hutton was much more likely to get forward. So having Lennon on the left gave us more balance.

But by the same token, his presence neutralised Bridge as an attacking force in the first half.

 

[yanno]

But by the same token, his presence neutralised Bridge as an attacking force in the first half.

True - he worked very hard, and nullified Bridge. He also didn't seem to receive the ball in space at all in the first half, so he was never really able to run at Bridge.

But by the second half we needed to be more of an attacking threat, and young Aaron is one of our key weapons.

In addition to the introduction of the extra CM in T'Hud, it did seem to me that the switch of Lennon to the left made him more of an attacking force. Probably partly because Belletti really isn't that good defensively. And it was Lennon's trickery and cross from the left that led to the penalty.

 

[speccy_spur]

But by the same token, his presence neutralised Bridge as an attacking force in the first half.

Good point. Lennon takes his tackling-back responsibilities much more seriously now, and is pretty good at it. No-one is going to get away from him.

 

[lukespurs7]

awsome tactics, was at the game and the first sub confused me for the first time ever i usually know why a manager has done what he's done and what formation we've gone to etc but we played with what no right mid, steed AND lennon on the left i was pretty confused at the time but it clearly worked as did the rest of his tactics as we won long may it continue, poyet the master motivator and ramos the tactical genius!

 

[guiltyparty]

awsome tactics, was at the game and the first sub confused me for the first time ever i usually know why a manager has done what he's done and what formation we've gone to etc but we played with what no right mid, steed AND lennon on the left i was pretty confused at the time but it clearly worked as did the rest of his tactics as we won long may it continue, poyet the master motivator and ramos the tactical genius!

same here. we were all scratching our heads at the time but it soon made complete sense. Ramos knows what he's doing, in him we trust

 

[sunnydelight786]

awsome tactics, was at the game and the first sub confused me for the first time ever i usually know why a manager has done what he's done and what formation we've gone to etc but we played with what no right mid, steed AND lennon on the left i was pretty confused at the time but it clearly worked as did the rest of his tactics as we won long may it continue, poyet the master motivator and ramos the tactical genius!

I was seriously confused too. I could'nt believe my eyes for a bit and kept asking the guy next to me what formation are we playing now?:eh:

It worked, whatever it was, and not for the 1st time Ramos changed the game in our favour with his changes.

 

[eViL]

I'd argue Juande must have had a word in Robbo's shell-like about the midfield-bypassing HOOFS at half time and our midfielders actually got to see the ball at their feet in the 2nd half.

 

[Goldman]

Genius.. simple. done. :beer:

 

[paulspursman]

dont think even the master himself thought he could win a cup this quickly

tactics wise he showed up grant big time

yeah lennon wasnt working at first but most managers wouldnt make such bold changes and with it change the match well into our favour again

 

[wojch]

Ramos put the team together. They play as a union now rather then individuals. And he is so modest. Special One?

Oh yeees!

 

[hybridsoldier]

anyone who can take our confidence shattered and seriel last min conceding side to a final and win is just quite frankly amazing!

I just hope the board sticks with him, Comolli doesnt interfere too much and I actually see us going places!!