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[SpursSince1980]

We were never getting Naglesman, Chelsea job available or not.

Fantastic contribution. Top notch effort, old chap.

 

[TPdYID]

I don’t think this is very fair. A lot of fans are extremely disillusioned with the way the club have carried on, especially over the last few years. I don’t think you could blame ANY fan for losing a bit of interest and motivation for wanting to watch dull football.

Maybe just accept that not everyone thinks the same and that’s ok. We all want Spurs to be successful.

You call it “losing a bit of interest”. What I read was cancel culture.

If the OP thinks the Mourinho era was worth walking away from, I challenge him to rewatch the football in the 90’s.

A few bad games, so you pull the chain? Sometimes you gotta get up, to get down.

 

[spurs9]

Been away for the weekend and I’m catching up to news that Slot may be #1 choice. Please tell me that’s an April fools joke.
anything from Holland just has disaster all over it. Remember how great FDB looked? Ffs

I posted this earlier in the thread but thought i would post again since FdB gets brought up as if he is the only dutch manager ever in the PL.

It's wierd because I feel the same, however when you look into it, Dutch managers from the Eredivisie haven't done that bad.

Good:
Martin Jol - excellent for us.
Ronaldo Koeman - Great at Southampton, even better than Poch, Did great in his first season at Everton but awful start to his second season but they really are a shit show of a club.
Erik ten Hag - So far so good.


Decent/OK:
Guus Hiddink - Did OK as temp manager at Chelsea
Dick Advocaat - Par for the course at Sunderland, no worse but no better than all of the other managers at that shit show.
Louis van Gaal - Arrived at the opposite end of his career to Slot and didn't meet expectations but still did ok, finished 4th, then 5th and won an FA Cup


Poor:
Frank de Boer - Piss Poor but only given 4 games and was a completely wrong fit.

I haven't included Ruud Gullit and Rene Meulensteen, due to not managing in the Eredivisie before the PL, infact a PL team was Gullit's first job and Rene Meulensteen had only managed 8 games across 2 different teams.

 

[rossdapep]

Possible I suppose, but why would he risk destabilising his season at a critical point when Feyenoord are going for 3 trophies? Players commonly drop off massively once they know a manager is leaving.

If you're in his shoes you at least wait until the league is tied up to start negotiating with other clubs IMO.

May not have long to wait for that.

He could have the title wrapped up in 3 weeks time and have been knocked out of EL.

If they beat Ajax on Wednesday they will only have a cup final to play for and I think plenty of coaches over the years have announced that they'll be leaving after the final or at least held substantial talks with the club taling them.

I dont think its a big deal at that stage.

 

[Ghost Hardware]

I am surprised how few people talk about De Zerbi now, considering how at the start of this thread the one of the things putting people off him was that he wouldn’t join until summer yet now that doesn’t matter. There was an Interesting stat on MOTD yesterday that Brighton were the first team to record 2 or more shots by every outfield player in the PL and they also had an XG of 4.5 I think. Obv they still drew which is interesting in itself but all together that is very impressive. Not that I think he should be top choice, but again I just find it interesting how everyone seems so enamoured with Slot.

 

[spurs9]

Be unusual to tie up a manager still in contract until 2025 and still competing on three fronts.

We shouldn't be confirming him as #1 choice until we see how he finishes in the league, dutch cup and Europa League anyway.

 

[wrd]

*When Spurs call*

I just need time to think, I need to recharge after my stint at Bayern and make the best decision for myself and my family

*When Chelsea call*

The screeching sound of the rubber landing on the runway

 

[Ghost Hardware]

We shouldn't be confirming him as #1 choice until we see how he finishes in the league, dutch cup and Europa League anyway.

I think the league is pretty much tied on considering the teams they have left to play but I completely agree re cup and EL.

 

[spurs9]

I think the league is pretty much tied on considering the teams they have left to play but I completely agree re cup and EL.

It absolutely should be, but if they bottled it from this position, he should 100% be crossed off the list for that alone.

 

[YB123]

I am surprised how few people talk about De Zerbi now, considering how at the start of this thread the one of the things putting people off him was that he wouldn’t join until summer yet now that doesn’t matter. There was an Interesting stat on MOTD yesterday that Brighton were the first team to record 2 or more shots by every outfield player in the PL and they also had an XG of 4.5 I think. Obv they still drew which is interesting in itself but all together that is very impressive. Not that I think he should be top choice, but again I just find it interesting how everyone seems so enamoured with Slot.

I wanted De Zerbi, just dont think its quite realistic with the money it would cost to take him away. The £13m clause is nonsense supposedly and if they reach Europe I'd be surprised to see him leave.

 

[Timberwolf]

May not have long to wait for that.

He could have the title wrapped up in 3 weeks time and have been knocked out of EL.

If they beat Ajax on Wednesday they will only have a cup final to play for and I think plenty of coaches over the years have announced that they'll be leaving after the final or at least held substantial talks with the club taling them.

I dont think its a big deal at that stage.

Yeah good point. They have a much, much easier run-in than Ajax too so, barring a huge swing, the league should be tied up by late April/early May.

Hopefully can actually tie up a deal a bit in advance if he's who we're going for, then.

 

[rossdapep]

From a post not too far from here...

Luck doesn't come into it.

Being prepared, and sticking our neck out to take the leap, are the issues that have and will undermine the club and every manager until there's structural change at the very top

Yeah I agree.

You make your own luck.

We don't because our owners are not brave and they don't have vision, even if they do they don't have the conviction to see it through.

 

[McFlash]

I am surprised how few people talk about De Zerbi now, considering how at the start of this thread the one of the things putting people off him was that he wouldn’t join until summer yet now that doesn’t matter. There was an Interesting stat on MOTD yesterday that Brighton were the first team to record 2 or more shots by every outfield player in the PL and they also had an XG of 4.5 I think. Obv they still drew which is interesting in itself but all together that is very impressive. Not that I think he should be top choice, but again I just find it interesting how everyone seems so enamoured with Slot.

I think people have been put off by the amount of compo we'd need to pay Brighton to get him, especially when there are so many cheaper options seemingly available.
I like the bloke but just can't see Levy paying large for him when he could go for a cheaper option.

 

[Bluto Blutarsky]

*When Chelsea call*

The screeching sound of the rubber landing on the runway

More like:

The clinking sound of money landing in the bank

 

[wrd]

We shouldn't be confirming him as #1 choice until we see how he finishes in the league, dutch cup and Europa League anyway.

How he finishes isn't the barometer of managerial ability and especially not when it comes to managing at this club. The last 4 years has proven that.

 

[TPdYID]

*When Spurs call*

*When Chelsea call*

The screeching sound of the rubber landing on the runway

 

[wrd]

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As much as I'd like to claim its only about money, the dragging eyeballs across sandpaper feeling working under our off-field structure makes me doubt that's the only reason

 

[TPdYID]

I wanted De Zerbi, just dont think it’s quite realistic with the money it would cost to take him away. The £13m clause is nonsense supposedly and if they reach Europe I'd be surprised to see him leave.

That 13m is essentially what we paid for Rodon and significantly less for what we spent on Spence.

“Penny wise, pound foolish” as my mum would say.

 

[spurs9]

How he finishes isn't the barometer of managerial ability and especially not when it comes to managing at this club. The last 4 years has proven that.

It isn't the only barometer, however if he he fails to win the league with 7 games to go when his team is 8 points and their toughest game remaining is a Home gave vs 7th place Utrecht, then that is a massive red flag.

 

[ukdy]

Thats odd. I had £25 on it an hour ago.

Looks like the rush and the changing odds is causing the stake amount to alter. I was ultimately allowed £18 on it as it dropped from 16/1 to 11/1. Wouldn’t let me put the full £20