- Oct 25, 2005
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Ouch. This thread is cringeworthy reading it back.
Nov 22nd was a vintage day in this thread. Hopefully, one or two people will look back at their posts (and the cast iron certainty of tone) and think about how they should present their onions in the future. But I doubt that'll happen.
I say this as an expert in making myself look a dipstick
So far I've been happy with the way he has introduced Kane and Mason. Giving them game time but not simply playing them every game.
I like that Poch is happy to say when a performance isn't good enough even when we win. He doesn't appear to have such an ego that he'll claim a victory as his own and constantly concentrates on the players.
When we hired him and were discussing hiring him I was firmly on the fence. If we were 3rd or 13th right now I wouldn't be calling him the messiah or asking for his head. It is too early to judge and I want to see how he deals with challenges other than how well he has us playing after less than half a season.
This is a superb read on Poch.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...for-the-battle-to-finish-in-the-top-four.html
This is a superb read on Poch.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...for-the-battle-to-finish-in-the-top-four.html
Nathaniel Clyne, Southampton’s right-back under Pochettino, said of his training sessions: “He’d have us pressing high, keeping a high line, receiving the ball in difficult situations, keeping possession and basically having the confidence to play football rather than being afraid. The understanding in our defence was down to our training. Personally, it took my game to another level.”
The job now is consolidation towards the end of the season. Then when we integrate new players into the team in the summer they are swept up and absorbed into our culture much faster, as the main bulk of the squad would already be fully programmed.The training the mind remark from Clyne is already evidenced by the change/improvement in our self belief as a team. To come from behind and get so many late winners etc.
And obviously we've just dispatched Chelsea and Arsenal very impressively. Not winning and hanging on, but hammering them - and all in the Pochettino style.
It's how Spartans would play football...and they were cool
I haven't logged on SC for a couple of months, but I knew when I did I'd find the usual bunch of reactionary hysteria spreaders, doom mongers, blind faithfuls and I-told-you-so merchants.
I'm with the guy who pointed out we're only 12 games in to the season.
Settle down you lunatics.
Im sure that was meJust saying...
A few spammed and disagreed with this post.He said in the paper that he would have been happy to see out this season with just Kane and Soldado as our strikers.
That is either breathtakingly confident or very stupid.
The top goalscorer in the NLD and Andros have been dropped from the squad today.
Interesting that you chose to pick up on that post, i'd have gone with this oneA few spammed and disagreed with this post.
What happens if Harry gets injured?
It got its share of doh's and wtf'sStability at 12th spot?
If he has not got it right in 5 games not 5 years he has to go.
Why should we put up with shit? Would Chelsea? Would Real Madrid?-No.
What is the point of that post?Interesting that you chose to pick up on that post, i'd have gone with this one
It got its share of doh's and wtf's
Let the man have his 5 years.
Careful boys, the "i told you so" brigade are gearing up to prematurely ejaculate all over the place.
I don't think anyone's taking pleasure from our disappointing end to the season. At least they shouldn't be.
I was not keen on us bringing in Pochettino, but it would be pretty dumb to start crowing about it. He needs at least another full season (unless we're in relegation form).