Next Manager Watch

[beats1]

Romano says Enrique is absolutely gagging for the Spurs job (don't know why tbh)

Maybe because we actually are a really good team. We have been shafted by injuries that we played Skipp and Sara in midfield against AC Milan.

Realistically that AC team was terrible and cemented Conte's breakdown but had we tried to even attack, we would be in the final next week imo

I'm sure Enrique feels he would have a good team with

Kane
Son ------------------------------ Kulusevski
Lo Celso ---- Bentancur
Bissouma
Destiny -- Laporte --- Romero -- Porro
GK
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Bench: Forster, Davies, Dier, Hojberg, Skipp, Gill, Richarlison
Now I just put Lo Celso for shits and giggles but a creative CM and you're rolling with a strong team

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[lobob8]

Apart from probably having a stronger pull in terms of new signings , I just can't see how Enrique would be a better fit than Ange?

Much less of a risk, let's be honest.

Why? What has he done with a club our size? It would be Jose/Conte all over again. We need a project manager, he isn't it.

It's been reported that he wants a long term project, and he's nothing like them in either personality or playing style.

 

[yojambo]

Luis Enrique, outside of managing a Barcelona side with prime Messi, Neymar and Suarez, has only managed 82 games of club football. Of those he has won 32 and lost 34.

I dont have the confidence at all that this guy would be the right fit for us.

 

[tony0379]

Luis Enrique, outside of managing a Barcelona side with prime Messi, Neymar and Suarez, has only managed 82 games of club football. Of those he has won 32 and lost 34.

I dont have the confidence at all that this guy would be the right fit for us.

But he'd have prime Ndombele and Gio

 

[SwedishSpurs]

Maybe because we actually are a really good team. We have been shafted by injuries that we played Skipp and Sara in midfield against AC Milan.

Realistically that AC team was terrible and cemented Conte's breakdown but had we tried to even attack, we would be in the final next week imo

I'm sure Enrique feels he would have a good team with

Kane
Son ------------------------------ Kulusevski
Lo Celso ---- Bentancur
Bissouma
Destiny -- Laporte --- Romero -- Porro
GK
​

Bench: Forster, Davies, Dier, Hojberg, Skipp, Gill, Richarlison
Now I just put Lo Celso for shits and giggles but a creative CM and you're rolling with a strong team

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Also, the PL seems to be very attractive for managers compared to other leagues. Unai Emery, who has won the Europa League mutiple times and took Villarreal to a CL semi final not long ago, took the Aston Villa job when they were close to the relegation zone. Same kind of story with Lopetegui, a guy who has managed Real Madrid, Spanish national team and Sevilla, took the Wolves job when they were in the relegation zone. If they were willing to take those jobs, I don't see any reason why Enrique wouldn't be willing to come here.

 

[lobob8]

Luis Enrique, outside of managing a Barcelona side with prime Messi, Neymar and Suarez, has only managed 82 games of club football. Of those he has won 32 and lost 34.

I dont have the confidence at all that this guy would be the right fit for us.

For reference, his top scorer at Roma was Dani Osvaldo with 11 goals and at Celta it was Nolito with 14. Not exactly hard to figure out why he didn't succeed at either club.

 

[parklane yid]

Based on every ITK on here, I can’t see a single reason to be positive about any appointment. They all universally agree that the show is being run by clowns. A house divided by idiocy, incompetence, narcissism, and greed. A house described that way will always fall. So, what’s the point and who cares who we hire? Because it sounds like each and every coach is simply managing the symptoms! The culture being described, sounds like is chronic illness, that is inoperable and is in the clutches of a terminal spiral.

So, really? Does any of this bullshit matter anymore? Sounds like ITKers are in unambiguous agreement that we are anchored in purgatory. I don’t see any reason really to get excited or annoyed at any appointment, as no matter who they are, it won’t fix the illness. That’s what tugs at my heart the most. This picture that has been painted is one of futility and failure. Why bother getting happy or distressed by Ange or Enrique or Potter or JN or De Zerbi or anyone? Sounds like all roads lead to nowhere as long as ENIC and Daniel are captaining the ship.

For me, hearing all of that has drained my love for the club, as it makes it impossible not to see shoots of hope dying before they even have a chance to flower.

You could stop listening or take it as with a pinch of salt as advised.

this is the problem with supporting a club in recent years. social media, ITK and fans who all think they are experts all spoiling the experience of supporting a football club.

I would advise if you feel like you do then stop believing everything you read, accept most thing you read are driven by agenda or opinions rather than facts.

 

[jpascavitz]

One thing I found was interesting (I don't think it's been posted, but if so take the piss out of me) is that Ange was managed by Puskas in Australia and has credited him for influence on an all out attack philosophy to this day.

Credit: the Aussie journo on the fighting cock podcast. Also is listed on Puskas' wiki page

 

[yojambo]

For reference, his top scorer at Roma was Dani Osvaldo with 11 goals and at Celta it was Nolito with 14. Not exactly hard to figure out why he didn't succeed at either club.

Not sure i understand your point. Couple years later Rudi Garcia got Roma to 2nd place with Totti top scorer with 10 goals.

 

[Buggsy61]

First match 0-0 half time at WHL

Spurs fans: “Booooooooooooooooooooooo.”

Well 0-0 might be an improvement as I remember many 0-2’s at HT last season after first halves when we had played like we were pumped full of Valium.

 

[lobob8]

Not sure i understand your point. Couple years later Rudi Garcia got Roma to 2nd place with Totti top scorer with 10 goals.

Fair, but 2nd and 17 points behind tbf

 

[Ghost Hardware]

For reference, his top scorer at Roma was Dani Osvaldo with 11 goals and at Celta it was Nolito with 14. Not exactly hard to figure out why he didn't succeed at either club.

Tbh his time at Celta was considered a success. He changed the style of the football and laid the groundwork for the following seasons. It was the reason Barca hired him.

Also it’s worth looking at his time at Barca B. During his tenure he took them to third in Segunda División which means they qualified for a play off place for promotion to La Liga. Obviously they were not allowed to qualify because they are technically Barca’s B team but it was a massive achievement. When he took over from Pep they were still in the division bellow so not only did he get them promoted he also possibly might have got them into La Liga.

Now I know Barca have a phenomenal youth team etc (although there B team will often have a mix of ages) but this was still a big story, he certainly out shone Pep. my memory is a little foggy but I’m fairly sure this was also quite a unique occurrence.

 

[easley91]

We’ll need to do similar

I like him. Get behind him if it's to be him.

 

[FloridaSpur]

This is quite a telling interview for me - very coy on whether he is staying and whether he had actually spoken to us in the second half of the interview.
Still time for Levy and Donna Culls em to take a dump on the table in the final negotiations though.

Turns to O'Neil and says "thank you legend".

Classy.

He just might be the one to change this club we all love.

 

[EJWTartanSpur]

We’ll need to do similar

Ugh god, I’m not sure we can as a fanbase, tbh. He’s really going to have to get off to a fast start in either 1 of or both of 2 ways. We get some solid results right from the start and are in the mix and/or his philosophy shows some very early promise and the football is exciting. Otherwise, there will be a big enough portion of the fanbase that will , having been against the appointment from day 1, be quick to voice their displeasure.

For what it’s worth, if I was to attempt to apply some amateur psychology to his comments, I’d guess that he himself doesn’t fully know what’s going on and it sounds like he knows he’s 1 of 2 or 3 prospective hires for us and further talks need to happen first. It could be that because his season didn’t end till today, that we still need to essentially do a full interview with him before being able to make our decision.

 

[beats1]

Luis Enrique, outside of managing a Barcelona side with prime Messi, Neymar and Suarez, has only managed 82 games of club football. Of those he has won 32 and lost 34.

I dont have the confidence at all that this guy would be the right fit for us.

At Roma he didn't do well after falling out with Totti, since Totti is a legend there, there was only one winner but coincedently Totti played less of a role over the next seasons

At Celta he was a success that Barca wanted him after one season, he took a Celta team that Survived by one point and took them to a 8th place finish. He also beat Real Madrid in the penultimate game, had Real Madrid won, they would have won the title that season instead of Atletico Madrid

He also isn't afraid of dressing rooms, he dropped Ramos from the Spain squad to get the right balance for the Euros

 

[Syn_13]

Luis Enrique, outside of managing a Barcelona side with prime Messi, Neymar and Suarez, has only managed 82 games of club football. Of those he has won 32 and lost 34.

I dont have the confidence at all that this guy would be the right fit for us.

I'll be honest and say I didn't follow his Barca tenure, but I do follow Serie A and was incredibly underwhelmed by him. He came across very arrogant at times too, without much to back it up. It really put me off him. I know things can change and track records can change too, but I'm just very sceptical about him.

 

[fishhhandaricecake]

This is quite a telling interview for me - very coy on whether he is staying and whether he had actually spoken to us in the second half of the interview.
Still time for Levy and Donna Culls em to take a dump on the table in the final negotiations though.

Very well handled from him. Such a genuine guy and wants to play football the right way.

I have the same feels with him as I did with Slot, exactly the ingredients our club needs to lift us and build something special again.

 

[Derryank]

Truthfully, we sound like a bunch of arrogant you know what......Me included

I hope Ange accepts the job offer and proves a lot of his doubters wrong. Just like he's done his entire career.

Restore some f**king pride around our club and our fanbase. Me included.

What a MASSIVE task he has on his hands... he's going to need every ounce of support he can get. Me included.

Sick of being...."it's only Tottenham."

 

[yojambo]

At Roma he didn't do well after falling out with Totti, since Totti is a legend there, there was only one winner but coincedently Totti played less of a role over the next seasons

At Celta he was a success that Barca wanted him after one season, he took a Celta team that Survived by one point and took them to a 8th place finish. He also beat Real Madrid in the penultimate game, had Real Madrid won, they would have won the title that season instead of Atletico Madrid

He also isn't afraid of dressing rooms, he dropped Ramos from the Spain squad to get the right balance for the Euros

I say outside of Barca because we dont have a team that is remotely comparable to what that team was. Luis Enrique did a great job there, played great football, but he also had phenomenal players, and i cant see how you could play the same way with this Spurs side.

So outside of Barca his best job was 8th place finish 10 years ago. I'm being harsh but i just find it underwhelming.

Even with Spain, in the two tournaments he took charge, Euro 2020 and Qatar 2022 he technically, across both tournaments, only won 3 games. Again i know i am being hash but i just dont see anything to get excited about in how he would do well at Spurs.

If he ended up our manager i would back him and hope for the best, i dont have a vendetta or anything. Just looking at his history i find it all a bit meh.