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No need for that. It is fine to support Spurs and to want a manager that might be wrong for us.jose is a joke if you like him so much go somewhere else he should be nowhere near spurs
No need for that. It is fine to support Spurs and to want a manager that might be wrong for us.jose is a joke if you like him so much go somewhere else he should be nowhere near spurs
r/b and give skippy some game timeWe need a RB and a DM, pronto.
A recurring theme during our present troubles is criticism of the club for not selling Eriksen sooner. The same probably goes for Toby, Rose and Verts. IMO though, if we'd sold Eriksen 2 years ago there would have been a catastrophic meltdown on here with accusations of 'no ambition' and 'selling club'. In light of the current mood, I'd like to know if people think we should be cashing in on Kane, Dele, Son, Winks etc. now before their contract situations start reducing their values or, are people just being critical now with a huge dollop of hindsight because the situation has bitten us in the arse this time.
I think the key is determining when a player is on the decline.A recurring theme during our present troubles is criticism of the club for not selling Eriksen sooner. The same probably goes for Toby, Rose and Verts. IMO though, if we'd sold Eriksen 2 years ago there would have been a catastrophic meltdown on here with accusations of 'no ambition' and 'selling club'. In light of the current mood, I'd like to know if people think we should be cashing in on Kane, Dele, Son, Winks etc. now before their contract situations start reducing their values or, are people just being critical now with a huge dollop of hindsight because the situation has bitten us in the arse this time.
For me it depends on how early we knew these players wouldn't sign new contacts. There is a differances between losing our best players against our will or selling on our terms. I suspect most fans would understand that it's best for the club to get money for a player than to lose them on a free.
Does a club function better when a manager is given total control over things (Wenger, Fergie) or when a club works with a defined role-based system. I personally believe the latter as eventually you get a Wenger situation where his prints are so deeply rooted they are hard to wash out.He's being tenuously linked to Man Utd, but I cannot fathom how we are expecting to get the right players in without someone like this:
Luis Campos: The transfer chief with the Midas touch
Exclusive: Portuguese sporting director has helped unearth over £500m of footballing talentwww.skysports.com
I thought that Steve Hitchen was going to turn out to be taking this sort of role on, so either we're not hearing about it, or it's not happening.
The only issue is that it potentially goes against the "Back the Manager" and "Get who Poch wants" shtick somewhat. I can't really see how the 'Sporting Director' thing works in conjunction with the 'Manager' role - it seems like a paradox, unless they both sing from the same hymn sheet.
I think we need it, though.
Think we have to see this as a new beginning. It appears huge focus and time of the club was put onto the stadium.For those windows were we chose to sit on our heels and not ride the crest of that wave is biting hard now.
If Poch didn't want anything other than unattainable targets thats an oversight on his part.
Or whether Levy felt there was no need, who knows.
The bottom line is a lack of future planning then is coming home to roost now.
Think we have to see this as a new beginning. It appears huge focus and time of the club was put onto the stadium.
Completion has come at the time we need a rebuild. The club needs to get this right.
The problem though is that players hedge their bets by saying they're happy here, want to succeed with us blah blah, but then also have an eye on a lucrative free transfer. Eriksen said he'd probably sign a new contract if the right deal didn't happen in the summer, and, guess what - he lied. We're at the point now with a few of our best players where we were when people are saying we should have cashed in on Eriksen.
But we can't force any player to leave. Eriksen wanted to step up to an elite club. If they didn't come in for him then he wouldn't leave.We should have taken control and offered an ultimatum. Say if he doesn't sign by X time (say 2 years before end of contract) that he will be sold.
I think it is going to be painful. Seeing people's lists and it appears we need a new keeper, a whole new defence, a centre mid, a playmaker and a Kane backup or competition for him.Yeah but it's a pity there wasn't a bit more fresh impetus added over the last 18 months, as they would have settled by now.
A rebuild this size could take some time.
Does a club function better when a manager is given total control over things (Wenger, Fergie) or when a club works with a defined role-based system. I personally believe the latter as eventually you get a Wenger situation where his prints are so deeply rooted they are hard to wash out.
Plus I prefer it when a club works under a director of football as they usually find pieces that fit better. Sure, Poch may know what he wants but he won't get the chance to watch countless players making his pool of options smaller.
No idea how true it is but a friend of mine is an Arsenal fan and works as a coach at a low level.Also, Wenger has rejected pretty much every young player that ever turned out decent it seems, so there's that too!
No idea how true it is but a friend of mine is an Arsenal fan and works as a coach at a low level.
He said years ago the wages went up to youth players which is how they got so many good young players. But the attitude in the club was too relaxed and given their wealth many young players at the club took their eyes off the game and enjoyed the lifestyle more.
This is undoubtedly true to a degree at many clubs but the last several years of Wenger's reign they did appear to stagnate and played with little desire.