Next Manager Watch

[CanadaSpurs]

I know there are some that are going to be upset if Naglesmann goes to Chelsea but I honestly believe Slot is the prime target anyway, and has been for over a week.

I want the one that wants to come here wholeheartedly.

 

[Impspur1]

I know there are some that are going to be upset if Naglesmann goes to Chelsea but I honestly believe Slot is the prime target anyway, and has been for over a week.

More than happy with Slot. Be nice to have a manager who sees us a step up for a change.

 

[JUSTINSIGNAL]

And yet, you wind the clock back to when Mourinho was appointed and loads were saying they'd put up with any old shit if we won a trophy. I know we didn't win a trophy, but if you're happy to put up with any old shit you've been getting what you deserved for the past few seasons.

So true. I was vehemently against Mourinho from the beginning but all I read from many on here was how they were 'bored of project managers' and just wanted a trophy at any cost.

I'll be interested if those fans have the same opinion now....

 

[Ghost Hardware]

I doubt we will get Nagelsmann.

So I will play it safer with my list of preferences;

1. Gallardo
2. Slot
3. De Zerbi
4. Amorim
5. Postecoglou

Assuming JN is gone, as he’d be number 2 for me, I’d go with that list. Currently I’d swap 2 and 3 but if Feyenoord get past Roma and win the league cup he’d go up to 2nd.

Really need to sort out that DoF position tho if that’s the short list.

 

[spurs9]

If this is the case I'd like us to get it done and announced if possible so the fans have same hope and ease the doom and gloom

Disagree with this, even if Slot is our #1 choice, we need to see how he gets on in the cup, EL and make sure he doesn't bottle the league. We can wait another 8 weeks to see how it all unfolds.

 

[richard_gleeson]

Underwhelmed by Slot if I’m honest

I can understand why. We don't really know him, he's manager of Feyenoord (not a top club in Europe) and nobody really talked about him before.

But, he's done an amazing job and many people are saying he's one of the next big coaches. So maybe it's just right for us.

I'd prefer nagelsmann but only if he really wants it.

What carragher said on Monday night football was spot on. The coach changes the culture. Poch did that. Unfortunately Jose and Conte are just miserable people unless it's going well. Nuno wasn't strong enough.

I'd be happy with Slot

 

[agrdavidsfan]

I know there are some that are going to be upset if Naglesmann goes to Chelsea but I honestly believe Slot is the prime target anyway, and has been for over a week.

Just not sure on slot at all, don't know what he's done to warrant it yet!

Dutch coaches are hit or miss remember when all this board wanted De Boer?

It's still early days on Ten Haag, Jol (was ok), Rene Mulensteen wasn't very good at Fulham, Gullit, Hiddink, Koeman, Van Gaal, Advocaat (he was good tbf), it's just not inspiring especially when he hasn't played in the league etc

 

[GobbyJJ]

Assuming JN is gone, as he’d be number 2 for me, I’d go with that list. Currently I’d swap 2 and 3 but if Feyenoord get past Roma and win the league cup he’d go up to 2nd.

Really need to sort out that DoF position tho if that’s the short list.

Who do you reckon for DOF?

 

[THE SPURSBOY]

Who do you reckon for DOF?

Doesn’t matter who will be. Will be same old.

Slot? Most on here hadnt heard of him before conte went Kane will be gone and Slot given a load of budget players in summer and prob told to re-assess all out players coming back from loans. We will be back to fighting for Europa leagues places now imo for a long while

 

[diamond lights]

If it is Slot then it should be kept quiet until the end of his season. Sound out his people and get broad agreement but let the man go for his trophies. Not sure if I'd want someone that wasn't professional enough to see out his half finished job. He could leave Feyenoord with a couple of trophies - everybody's happy. (Aside from our shitty end of the season of course).

 

[Goobers]

If it is Slot then it should be kept quiet until the end of his season. Sound out his people and get broad agreement but let the man go for his trophies. Not sure if I'd want someone that wasn't professional enough to see out his half finished job. He could leave Feyenoord with a couple of trophies - everybody's happy. (Aside from our shitty end of the season of course).

Yeah I agree and also don't believe he will leave prior to the end of the season with Feyenoord.

 

[JUSTINSIGNAL]

Doesn’t matter who will be. Will be same old.

Slot? Most on here hadnt heard of him before conte went Kane will be gone and Slot given a load of budget players in summer and prob told to re-assess all out players coming back from loans. We will be back to fighting for Europa leagues places now imo for a long while

Come on mate we're not a team that buys 'budget' players anymore. We just spent £60m on a a backup striker and £45m on a right back.

Yeah we might be a bit directionless at the moment but this myth that we don't spend money is just that, a myth. We've been one of the biggest spenders in Europe over the past few seasons.

 

[Nice One Cyril]

Who do you reckon for DOF?

BMJ

 

[beats1]

link?

Boehly wants to win. He may not understand how to get there - but he is not the same as Joe Lewis. Not even close.

I be honest, I cba to find links, but Boehly at Dodgers didn't go there to win for the love of sport, he made money

You think these Americans are here to win, you're deluded. They are all wanting to increase their investment, they just have much more access to funds than ENIC. The American sports teams has seen an explosion in the value of Brooklyn Nets was sold for $200m in 2010 and sold for $2.19b in 2019

These Americans are hedging on the growth of the PL, which is the 3rd biggest sports league in the world in terms of revenue and 2nd biggest in terms of viewership

 

[jpascavitz]

Who do you reckon for DOF?

Ajax's DoF just became available. I would look at him or a German DoF and get the young talent in the door.

IMO I think the club should look to be the Dortmund of Premier League. Even if there's more turnover than required, BVB get the best young players in the world and offer them gametime, and still get into a few title races/UCL spots regularly.

I know the PL is a different beast, but shouldn't the argument remain constant that you should be able to offer the best young players in the world time in the most competitive league?

 

[Thenewcat]

This is all very romantic n all but what has Poch done since he left us to lead you to the conclusion that he deserves a “second chance”?

What I want to see is us being in a manager who is on an upward trajectory and who plays football on the front foot. All the other guff about “I want someone who loves the club/makes me reconnect” is just typical Spurs fan inferiority complex talking imo. We do it do we can insulate ourselves from failure and say “yeah but at least I like the guy in charge”.

When I look at Gallardo for instance, I see a man who is presiding over a team that plays daring, pacy penetrative football. He’s doing that right now. Ditto Slot…. These managers are actually making waves and great progress currently.

You appear to want us to hire Poch despite his very mixed time at PSG and the fact that football has changed since he was last with us.

With the calibre of managers that are available/gettable I don’t think “he deserves a second chance” is a compelling enough reason.

just my 2 cents and not a personal ciriticism of you

Not arguing for Poch right now but I think this is harsh. First, Poch did fine at PSG - it’s a shit show whoever is manager so his error was really taking the wrong job. Second, he might deserve a second chance because Levy totally undermined his first reign with the refusal to follow his advice and refresh the squad

 

[Yiddo100]

Ajax's DoF just became available. I would look at him or a German DoF and get the young talent in the door.

IMO I think the club should look to be the Dortmund of Premier League. Even if there's more turnover than required, BVB get the best young players in the world and offer them gametime, and still get into a few title races/UCL spots regularly.

I know the PL is a different beast, but shouldn't the argument remain constant that you should be able to offer the best young players in the world time in the most competitive league?

Who was Ajax DoF?

 

[agrdavidsfan]

Steve Cooper is also going to be on the unemployed list soon brace yourselves

 

[George94]

Ajax's DoF just became available. I would look at him or a German DoF and get the young talent in the door.

IMO I think the club should look to be the Dortmund of Premier League. Even if there's more turnover than required, BVB get the best young players in the world and offer them gametime, and still get into a few title races/UCL spots regularly.

I know the PL is a different beast, but shouldn't the argument remain constant that you should be able to offer the best young players in the world time in the most competitive league?

Isn't that supposedly what Levy wants us to be anyway? Pretty sure I've read that before.

Difference is Dortmund are not only really good at buying but also selling and reinvesting - they would have sold Kane, Son etc found new talent and gone again.

All their managers there know that's the Dortmund identity and work with what they have. They would never appoint a manager like Mourinho, Conte etc.

They're the type of club that would go for an Arne Slot...

I do worry that Levy doesn't have a clue who our DOF will be next season, or if we'll even have one - so I'm sure that looks great when approaching potential managers.

 

[C0YS]

Just not sure on slot at all, don't know what he's done to warrant it yet!

Dutch coaches are hit or miss remember when all this board wanted De Boer?

It's still early days on Ten Haag, Jol (was ok), Rene Mulensteen wasn't very good at Fulham, Gullit, Hiddink, Koeman, Van Gaal, Advocaat (he was good tbf), it's just not inspiring especially when he hasn't played in the league etc

Koeman was a hit. Particularly retrospectively. Hiddink was a hit in all but one of his spells. Jol was good better than average. Very good for us infact. Van Gaal wasnt great but , again, if you looked at where man utd were before and after hard to say he really failed. And you missed the n1 failer, de boer.

I would say dutch managers have a relatively normal rate of success. Worth noting that Only Jol and ten hag out of those options came from the dutch League without significant experience outside it. Infact some of those names have never managed in the dutch league (mulensteen and gullit for example) so are completely useless in understanding how transferable managers are from the league.