Next Manager Watch

[Japhet]

Maybe I’m just feeling a bit battered by football recently but I feel that JN would feel like he’s doing us a favour. And, tbh, I’m kinda sick of those sort of managers!

Nail on the head.

 

[curlacious]

What amazes me is how Potter is completely out of the picture. Just a few months ago he was considered the best young English manager playing dynamic, progressive, tactically sophisticated football that was a joy to watch.

Don't get me wrong, I don't think he should be considered now but it is unbelievable how quickly your stock can fall in football.

 

[Beefyboy]

Maybe I’m just feeling a bit battered by football recently but I feel that JN would feel like he’s doing us a favour. And, tbh, I’m kinda sick of those sort of managers!

If he turned down the Chelsea job to come her then surely that kind of proves he wants to be here

 

[Japhet]

If he turned down the Chelsea job to come her then surely that kind of proves he wants to be here

More like he realised what an absolute clusterfuck Chelsea is right now.

 

[St José Dominguez]

Maybe I’m just feeling a bit battered by football recently but I feel that JN would feel like he’s doing us a favour. And, tbh, I’m kinda sick of those sort of managers!

He’s obviously hugely rated but he’s been nowhere near successful enough yet to have that attitude. Jose and Conte at least had numerous wins across their career. JN has one league title in a one and a half horse league. If he was that deluded I’d not want him, I hope he’d be coming here with a point to prove after losing his last job. I’d hope he sees us as a project more suited to him than Chelsea’s nonsense approach.
Personally if there’s even a hint he is interested we should be desperately trying to get him here, I think us and him would be perfect for each other.

 

[Buggsy61]

We all love Poch and I think one day he will return, but right now I think we need a fresh face not tainted by the politics and enduring chaos of the club and there are still a few of his old players hanging around, so it doesn’t feel like the right move at present.
JN or Slot for me and I am convinced Slot is the best fit.
Enrique seems best suited to Chelsea with their technical tappy style of their present playing staff so surprised they have not gone all out for him already.

 

[Guntz]

Delaney says Nagelsmann is open to the Spurs job

 

[Teddy Klinsmann]

Totally unconvinced by Slot. Just don’t feel him in my bones.

Oh, well, what will be will be.

Agree . At least with ETH you saw what he could do in Europe’s best competition and the side that he had. Slot has

I posted this before when he was fired but this is a good watch for those who want to learn a little bit more about him.

From the man himself…

JN with Ralf pulling strings as DOF is surely the best outcome?

 

[sidford]

"Nagelsmann is now said to be open to an approach from Tottenham Hotspur, which could complete quite a merry-go-round of managers for the summer."

This is the main piece about us in Miguel Delaney's latest article which is mainly about Chelsea

Mauricio Pochettino moves closer to Chelsea job as timeframe discussed

The former Spurs boss is edging closer to the Stamford Bridge hotseat

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Ghost Hardware]

Maybe I’m just feeling a bit battered by football recently but I feel that JN would feel like he’s doing us a favour. And, tbh, I’m kinda sick of those sort of managers!

I get what you mean, but there’s nothing to suggest that is his mind set. I think we as fans are just so scarred by Conte that we can’t envision any established manager actually wanting to come here.

It’s hard to tell what actually transpired between him and Chelsea, who it was that stepped away from discussions. But if it’s true it was Nagelsmann that stepped back as was originally reported and that he’s keen to come to us then I’d say that’s a pretty positive sign.

I don’t think us being second choice to Chelsea is anything to hold against a potential appointment. After all, if Slot was also being courted by Chelsea I’d think we would also be his second choice. Doesn’t mean he wouldn’t want to come. Just Chelsea are a bigger, richer club so on paper they would seem like the more attractive prospect. It’s only when you look deeper things don’t look so rosy. And it’s not like we are in a great spot ourselves.

Yes I agree that we shouldn’t have to bend the arm and over pay any manager in order for them to join, but I don’t think there is anything to suggest that is the case with Nagelsmann. Doesn’t mean it isn’t the case of course,

Who knows what’s actually going on, thus far it’s only one report saying he is focusing on us. Hopefully more reports and ITK will come out giving us more info.

 

[Hotspur33]

Completely appreciate and accept everyone's opinions re Poch. I love the man, gave me my best Spurs years, but he isn't coming back. I don't take the continuous talk personally as if I'm being ignored, I just want to save people the disappointment. From my end, he's never been part of the discussions. I have many criticisms of the club, but it does at least seem they're trying to find the right kind of manager this time around. If it was someone outside of Nagelsmann or Slot I would personally be very surprised. I've said for a good while now that I feel it would be one of these two but obviously things can and do change. For example it looks as though I was wrong re Poch to Madrid. That was a very likely possibility a few weeks back and Ancelotti was on his way out but it looks like that may have changed hence the Chelsea rumours. If he goes there, best of luck to him, just don't want them to completely ruin him because I've met him a couple of times and he's a bloody lovely guy. Don't blame him one bit if he does go there, what do we want him to do, stay out of management forever?! Slot is the one for me, he's desperate for us and to me that's pivotal. Nagelsmann is of course a very attractive proposition and I would be very happy, but for me Slot is who I want. He also has the right kind of personality a fan base could get behind.

I am one of said posters that continues to bang the Poch drum. That’s not to say I believe the info you pass on is incorrect. I do believe Poch probably would have wanted the Real job, but that position seemingly has changed for at least 12 months.
I just feel, right now, there is a lot of pressure on Levy to make the call.
I dunno, maybe Levy is hoping Poch takes the Chelsea job, because it will certainly stop the fans singing his name.
However assuming Poch isn’t an option, like you, Slot would be my no.1 seemingly done a great job at Feyenoord and is a relative unknown compared to recent employment.

Nagelsmann does worry me a little bit. I do wonder if he is a bit tool cutting edge and the expectation levels if we bring him in, will again be through the roof.

 

[Hotspur33]

Personally I think Pochettino and chelsea is potentially a disastrous mix, I don’t think they’ll give him two seasons to turn it round for them. There are a lot of players there they’ll need to move on, probably half a billion quids worth, while he integrates and develops the younger players. I think it’s interesting and I hope, because I hate chelsea more than arsenal, that he takes the job and it blows up on them. I say it because I love him - hate me if you have to.

By the way, he’d have to start from scratch at Spurs too so I’m not sure it’ll be his dream appointment either - but he’d get time here.

Tbf 12 months might suit Poch if he really wants the Real Madrid job.
Go to Chelsea, win a cup, get them CL football, get sacked for not winning everything, take over Madrid when Carlo goes.

 

[Yiddo100]

Agree . At least with ETH you saw what he could do in Europe’s best competition and the side that he had. Slot has

JN with Ralf pulling strings as DOF is surely the best outcome?

Isn’t he Austria manager, would he want to leave that for another role

 

[Now it's Spursonal]

For people gone off the deep end on backing managers like myself, he’s still 7/1 on SkyBet

 

[djhotspur]

Nagelsmann is a generational manager.

I like Slot but there’s no comparison IMO.

Slot would have been someone we appointed back in 2014 like Poch.

We now have the infrastructure to try and compete with the big boys and I hope we go for the best young manager on the market.

If Nagelsmann is interested then it has to be him.

Based on what though

Nagelsmann is a generational manager.

I like Slot but there’s no comparison IMO.

Slot would have been someone we appointed back in 2014 like Poch.

We now have the infrastructure to try and compete with the big boys and I hope we go for the best young manager on the market.

If Nagelsmann is interested then it has to be him.

based on what though? What has he don’t that makes him generational?

But if he’s so good… he’s too good for us and will land a much bigger job than spurs

 

[Aay_Jay_Dee]

Nagelsmann would obviously be great but him being a bit weird scares me

 

[Joe Bjorn Hotspur]

Delaney says Nagelsmann is open to the Spurs job

If all true we have to now get over Poch as a fanbase. I will admit I’ve been one longing for his return, however, for me this changes everything.

If Poch goes there he becomes a rival and you can’t blame him if we haven’t approached him, however, this for me ends any further longing for the past.

We need to find a new positive identity under a new guy, who likes playing on the front foot, if Nagelsmann or Slot, we need to be reenergised as a fanbase and move on.

If Naglesmann is open to us after rejecting Chelsea this shows we are not a rebound and he can see that our squad with a few additions is workable.

When Naglesmann got the sack from Bayern the majority on here including myself were on board, for me, especially if there’s truth to him being open to managing us he is back at the top of the list for me.

 

[danielneeds]

Agree . At least with ETH you saw what he could do in Europe’s best competition and the side that he had. Slot has

JN with Ralf pulling strings as DOF is surely the best outcome?

Rangnick isn’t gonna get a job as a DOF in England after that United stint. It’s also more of a young man’s game the network of football in Europe and the world. There are plenty of his protégés who are DOFs we could look at. Knowing us, we’ll do something completely mad like bring Baldini back.

 

[Impspur1]

I am one of said posters that continues to bang the Poch drum. That’s not to say I believe the info you pass on is incorrect. I do believe Poch probably would have wanted the Real job, but that position seemingly has changed for at least 12 months.
I just feel, right now, there is a lot of pressure on Levy to make the call.
I dunno, maybe Levy is hoping Poch takes the Chelsea job, because it will certainly stop the fans singing his name.
However assuming Poch isn’t an option, like you, Slot would be my no.1 seemingly done a great job at Feyenoord and is a relative unknown compared to recent employment.

Nagelsmann does worry me a little bit. I do wonder if he is a bit tool cutting edge and the expectation levels if we bring him in, will again be through the roof.

Absolutely understandable,especially how we have all been so scarred by our last three appointments. Just think with JN it’s a bit different. He will get that time to implement his methods and change the squad because the football will be so much better to watch. I’m all for a bit tactical fluidity on the pitch and if the players aren’t good enough to implement that, then off you go.

 

[snakehipsspurs]

"Nagelsmann is now said to be open to an approach from Tottenham Hotspur, which could complete quite a merry-go-round of managers for the summer."

This is the main piece about us in Miguel Delaney's latest article which is mainly about Chelsea

Mauricio Pochettino moves closer to Chelsea job as timeframe discussed

The former Spurs boss is edging closer to the Stamford Bridge hotseat

www.independent.co.uk

Wording is key on this. ‘Is said to be open to’ is very different to ‘is open to’. Feels like he’s just heard the Falk story and is regurgitating that.