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'If you can assemble a team of 11 talented players who concentrate intently during training sessions, take care of their diet and bodies,get enough sleep and show up on time then you're almost half way to winning a Trophy'
Brilliant quote I read in Alex Fergusons new book 'leading', he then goes on to say how remarkable it is that many teams don't even do this.
This led me to think that there are certainly some similarities between Fergie and Potch with regards to discipline, work ethic and attitude of their squads and the way Potch has/is transforming us.
Now I'm not for a minute suggesting we're about to embark on a 25yr period of English and European dominance, this is after all a Tottenham Hotpsur who haven't won't the league for over 60years!
However it is very refreshing to see this current squad we have all pulling together in the right direction, players with poor attitudes are shipped out or punished (Adebeyor,Townsend etc) and as Fergie says these important basics take you half way to winning trophies and are probably basics no Spurs squad has actually had for the last 30 or so years.
Fergie and Gary Neville have said on countless occasions that they prepared for other teams but for Tottenham they just knew we'd always have a few talented players but we're ultimately 'soft' so had us beaten already, their team talk would be 'C'mon guys this is Tottenham LOL' and then go out and hammer us.
That Tottenham is no more under Potch, also as Gary Nev has pointed out on a sky sports review earlier this season.
Just sayin.
COYS! The future is bright.
Brilliant quote I read in Alex Fergusons new book 'leading', he then goes on to say how remarkable it is that many teams don't even do this.
This led me to think that there are certainly some similarities between Fergie and Potch with regards to discipline, work ethic and attitude of their squads and the way Potch has/is transforming us.
Now I'm not for a minute suggesting we're about to embark on a 25yr period of English and European dominance, this is after all a Tottenham Hotpsur who haven't won't the league for over 60years!
However it is very refreshing to see this current squad we have all pulling together in the right direction, players with poor attitudes are shipped out or punished (Adebeyor,Townsend etc) and as Fergie says these important basics take you half way to winning trophies and are probably basics no Spurs squad has actually had for the last 30 or so years.
Fergie and Gary Neville have said on countless occasions that they prepared for other teams but for Tottenham they just knew we'd always have a few talented players but we're ultimately 'soft' so had us beaten already, their team talk would be 'C'mon guys this is Tottenham LOL' and then go out and hammer us.
That Tottenham is no more under Potch, also as Gary Nev has pointed out on a sky sports review earlier this season.
Just sayin.
COYS! The future is bright.
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