Yesterday was the first real look I have had of Spurs this season, and of course the first chance to see what the new gaffer is doing as opposed to the previous regimes.
MP has promised flair and everything else that we want to hear and see, but I didn't see much different to what I saw under AVB for instance?
I jut wondered if that was a fair reflection of last night's game and performance, or have the other games shown something different?
People talk about MP bringing high energy, pressing and a high line. But were they not attributes AVB promised?
The similarities of both managers seem quite apparent to me, but what am I missing?
They both use the same formation (both seemingly out of stubbornness too) - with both using inverted wingers and lone striker, as well as the already aforementioned aspects of the game. They have both identified similar weaknesses early on, Dawson, full back and central midfield. They both have similar demeanour in press conferences, although MP is certainly less aggressive and argumentative - but that maybe more to do with the agenda the media had with AVB, and the fact that only recently has MP started speaking in English.
Maybe its just me being my usual pessimistic self, but I feel as though I did exactly two years ago - unsure of the manger, the clubs philosophy and (most worryingly) struggling to identify with our team.
I wish MP and the team my obvious best, but what can/does he bring to the table which AVB didn't?
MP has promised flair and everything else that we want to hear and see, but I didn't see much different to what I saw under AVB for instance?
I jut wondered if that was a fair reflection of last night's game and performance, or have the other games shown something different?
People talk about MP bringing high energy, pressing and a high line. But were they not attributes AVB promised?
The similarities of both managers seem quite apparent to me, but what am I missing?
They both use the same formation (both seemingly out of stubbornness too) - with both using inverted wingers and lone striker, as well as the already aforementioned aspects of the game. They have both identified similar weaknesses early on, Dawson, full back and central midfield. They both have similar demeanour in press conferences, although MP is certainly less aggressive and argumentative - but that maybe more to do with the agenda the media had with AVB, and the fact that only recently has MP started speaking in English.
Maybe its just me being my usual pessimistic self, but I feel as though I did exactly two years ago - unsure of the manger, the clubs philosophy and (most worryingly) struggling to identify with our team.
I wish MP and the team my obvious best, but what can/does he bring to the table which AVB didn't?