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Coco-1101

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And after a month on the job, he’d complain that he wasn’t being backed with adequate transfer funds. ?
When we went signing less Mou spent 80 to 90 mil and he was bitter from day one.
I am not saying he is not good but for the likes of him we need to operate differently. Can we do that?
 

PeeLee

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Fans of other clubs wanting a separation between Poch and Spurs, makes perfect sense. They must be p1ssing themselves laughing at the thought of it, either a) in the hope of their club signing Poch instead or b) to weaken Spurs in the process, or c) to achieve both.
 

PeeLee

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Quite simply - fuck this dressing room and all the self-serving twats in it, then. Sack off all those not committed, put in Lo Celso, Sess, Skipp, Tanganga, and others, and let’s get through this season and tear it up and start again.

I don’t want this club to be like Chelsea where players just turn on a manager at the drop of the hat.

Has that happened at Spurs?
 

Shadydan

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yeah that Sissoko quote doesn’t look good

It's bad and it's good, now that Poch is under pressure publicly to change it or sort it out and we know why the players aren't responding to him on the pitch. If he carries on with it then he'll eventually dig his own grave, if he ditches it then the players should look more comfortable in their roles.
 

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Sorry, but lovely guy that he is, Hughton got fired from Brighton and Newcastle because his football was so boring and pragmatic.

If we’re going that route then probably Benitez is the pinnacle of no-thrills solidity and organisation.

I think most Newcastle managers have had that schtick, but a good manager plays to the style of his players. If they can't play good football, making them doesn't yield success.

Brighton sacked him for the same reasons that have ended up with teams like Stoke and Sunderland sliding into oblivion - expecting beautiful and secure football from championship-level teams. I think he did well, personally.

He's managed a few games for us in the past and I certainly think that he knows enough about the DNA of the club to potentially do well, however he is in my "better than the next flavour of the month" list that comes after established winners.
 

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i’d take turgid football if it meant winning things.
As they said at first, after previous disappointments, when they welcomed Mourinho to Manchester United. And he did win some things. But then for some mysterious reasons, he and they parted company.
 

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One of his biggest problems is that he is too stubborn.

He should take a look at the videos of all our recent games where we’ve fared badly and have a good hard look at the reasons why we did badly. Then be flexible enough to make the necessary changes to try and improve the play and the results.
 
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As they said at first, after previous disappointments, when they welcomed Mourinho to Manchester United. And he did win some things. But then for some mysterious reasons, he and they parted company.

Same reason why other managers left united - they are on the wrong end of entitlement. They hang all their managers out to dry, and their fans go for them like tramps on chips.

If he won us a cup, we'd probably love him for it as long as he had passion for the club. United didn't, and they shrugged their collective shoulders and expected the league. With that squad, and the investment they offered, it was unrealistic. Ole is their Sherwood and is unlikely to fare any better.
 

jazz15c

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I wasn't ready for it to end like this...and I have absolutely no idea what comes next, which is scary.

We may lose the best manager we've had in the last 30/40/50 years, but we're still stuck with 4/5/6 players who do not want to commit to our club. Does the situation really improve?
 

KILLA_SIN

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Not as much as the piss taking last night mate
I watched the same football match as you and going through the same emotions but maybe I'm a relic but I don't like the banter I choose to be a bit more respectful of the gentlemen that presided over the best period of football in my years of watching the Spurs. If it's over it's over but I wish there was a little bit more honour
 

Everlasting Seconds

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What I think is negative group mentality is really strong. You can turn one singular negative player to positive bit by bit.
A negative group is I would say impossible. The negativity within a whole group is festering, multiplying, ever and omni present and once it's taken hold of a whole group, it doesn't want to go away without great, great change.
That change is not waiting until next summer and maybe succeed in brining in the faces needed.
That change is only for the president to get rid of the manager. There is no other way.

I also think that I'm surprised by the lack of improvement in Pochettino's general performance. I said a couple of seasons back that he still had to hone his craft and since that point, in fact what I see is regression. Tactics, in game decisions, and squad development, it is not going all that great.

If he leaves, and I think his time is very short, I don't have the buy-in to be distressed. And at this rate, I doubt any of the stake holders would be distressed either, inclusive of Pochettino him self.
 

robin09

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Did I miss the rumours about Poch losing the backing of the team?

Or have they only materialised since last nights game?
 

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