King of the Lane
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No decent RWB/RB will come in if Conte walks or is sacked. Porro and Dumfries will be struck off the list and Levy will enjoy a new car instead.
Ex-Manager watch: Antonio Conte
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DiVaio
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Yeah he was, but not that kind of desperate when you made this deal 2 months before the end of the window. He wasn't coveted by other clubs too
mabolsa_ritchey
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Can only assume that if we’re letting Conte go to get Poch back, and thus accepting we’re sticking with the formula to get kids with potential in rather than ready made players, that ticket prices will be reduced in accordance?!
rossdapep
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rossdapep
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They've well and truly shot themselves in the foot, by the way.
Back in the summer by announcing the 150m injection. I know they had no choice as it needs to be public knowledge but still it raised expectations that havent been fulfilled and just confirmed what many have known about ENIC
Back in the summer by announcing the 150m injection. I know they had no choice as it needs to be public knowledge but still it raised expectations that havent been fulfilled and just confirmed what many have known about ENIC
PeeEyeEmPee
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How about players like Richarlison, Bissouma, Perisic, Lenglet, Bentancur and Kulusevski?
Are we just going to pretend now that Newcastle’s was great business while ours was crap, and totally ignore how both sets of players have been utilised by their respective managers?
walworthyid
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Perhaps. But do you really want to watch us playing this way?
IamSpurtacus
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When Pep needed a new wing back for his system, they spent 54M on the best player in the league in that position
When Conte asked for WB for his system they spent two months haggling over a championship player on loan who'd impressed in a couple of cup games
That, in essence, sums up the difference between a club serious about winning with a serious manager, and a club with a serious manager at a club....chaired by Levy
When Conte asked for WB for his system they spent two months haggling over a championship player on loan who'd impressed in a couple of cup games
That, in essence, sums up the difference between a club serious about winning with a serious manager, and a club with a serious manager at a club....chaired by Levy
hutchiniho
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This would be one massive case of shooting yourself in the foot, (probably more like between the eyes)
Conte is not blameless for me. Noticeably this evening saying we lack creativity, but continuously putting 7 defensive minded players in the side each week. Never previously looking for a ACM
But this would be bonkers. Get so far, and force out the best manger we have any hope with.
Binning off this season.
Sending Kane a clear message.
Levy - happy to be a top 6or 8 side as long as his shares are worth their millions.
Above him the same - investment needed almost certain not to come.
I guess true 20/20 would say we do elite GK, RWB, CB, CB, ACM and some decent attacking options from the bench.
Today’s substitute balance was horrendous.
Pushing Conte, must seal Levy’s own departure?
IamSpurtacus
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Nope
Like all those players. And I agree - i felt optimistic that a corner had been turned after the summer
But one summer does not a swallow make. As conte said - it'll take multiple windows.
One good window if not followed up is pointless. We still have glaring deficiencies, and Levy's fired up the grammar phone to play his favourite tune about "players with potential who can be developed who don't cost a lot"
We know how this song plays out. I've heard it too many times to listen again.
mabolsa_ritchey
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This was clearly a tongue in cheek comment, but they actually might do over time. Conte leaving for Poch will surely show the players what ambition the club actually has. Expect Kane and Son to follow Conte out the door shortly after, so we’d lose all the Son fans.
The fact I was offered a season ticket the summer after I cancelled mine tells me the waiting list is all a load of bollocks and it might not take much for empty seats to start becoming a more normal occurrence if we do become a mid table side as we all expect.
rossdapep
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Conte didn't even get the inbetween option (30m potential from Europe)
Straight to unproven young player
gibbospurs
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And then the manager kept playing royal. Even tho he isn’t a rwb.
hutchiniho
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It might, but also City are being funded with limitless $$$$ as a nation’s play toy.
Tottenham is still carefully managed as a business.
As much as I Would love us to go out and drop £200m on a RWB, CB, ACM, high quality bench game changer.
Impspur1
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Will we see Skipp,Sarr, Gill and Spence given a run now because some of this squad are not up to Poch’s high press?
ILS
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I thought the embargos are only in place for pre-match press conferences?
At the end of the press conference today, Conte walked off.
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