I think we will continue to do well it is only a case of whether or not Chelsea slip up, this season, in terms of the league. I think we have a great chance of winning one of the cups this season. I think once the players have a taste of winning and the belief that will give them they will want more.
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I think we will continue to do well it is only a case of whether or not Chelsea slip up, this season, in terms of the league. I think we have a great chance of winning one of the cups this season. I think once the players have a taste of winning and the belief that will give them they will want more.
He is one very clever manager. Never puts a foot wrong with the media imo. I have a man fetish for him.
The saints fan called it when we got Poch. It was a bold call & it was absolutely on the money.
Can't find his post right now, but that was one lad who knew his shit.
"Ok, all defenders will wear weighted bras. We will slowly increase the weight throughout pre season"....
ochlol:
..."You must get used to carrying Danny Rose"
Frightening how bang on he was!
I think he would do an incredible job at Spurs - But there will be casualties
He will lay out his ideas and ethos out and the players will need to buy into them and not all of them will.
The unanswered question withy regard to Poch is how he manages the "Bigger" players. At Espanyol and Saints he hasn't really had any superstars, to have to mould or develop (It is easier to dictate how you want things done to young or ego free players). For those that do buy into him or as a minimum simply tow the line, he will get the very best out of them and I think that is his biggest skill. He will also improve and develop the younger players, which seems to be his mantra.
Player for player you have a better squad than us - If he can knit them together and playing to their potential in the way he done for us, then you'll be very successful.
There is a conflict between expectation and developing the younger players, so without knowing what Levy wants in that department it's hard to comment how that will play out, but don't be surprised to suddenly see unknown players from your academy on the bench or even in the team. I am probably just a soppy old sod, but there is something very gratifying about watching homegrown talent and Poch will give them a chance.
As I said before, I could live with losing all our star players if we got to keep him and hope we do everything we can to keep him.
Oh and For the purists amongst you - you will play the best football you have for years.
But that's all irrelevant - There's only one Frank De Boer
A true fan. I'm not shamed to say I thought he was talking shit at the time but he was spot on. Uncanny.
Something that has me very excited about Pochettino now: his growing tactical flexibility, and tailoring the team to play the opponent in question rather than simply having a Plan A that is used for all occasions.
Before, certainly before the start of this season, I felt like Poch had one formation/style which was pretty darn good yet could be undone if the opposition sussed us out (one exception being when we played on the counter against Woolwich at the Emirites). I don't know whether that was down to Poch developing as a manager, waiting to bring in the right players, or waiting for the squad to learn the basics. Possibly a combination.
But now we're seeing him use different formations, different approaches (i.e. the use of the press) and it feels like his game management has improved massively. I remember quite a few 'dubious' substitutions in his first season with us, but that hasn't been the case for a while now.
I think there's a good example today against West Brom:
I don't remember seeing this used by our players before (certainly not repeatedly in a match), and although only one of the goals came from doing so - it could have been more without Foster.
One-two runs are a great way to break down compact defences, so it's fantastic if we have this as another string to our attacking bow.
Now for Man City, I guess we'll just have to wait with excitement to see what Poch will drill into the players this week. Given Pep's stubbornness - I wouldn't be surprised if we did what we've done before and press their somewhat suspect defenders.
Funnily enough, this is actually an extra reason I think we'd benefit so much from not being in the Europa League for much longer - beyond the simple fatigue of playing midweek, the players would also have less time to mentally prepare for the next league opponents.
Before, certainly before the start of this season, I felt like Poch had one formation/style which was pretty darn good yet could be undone if the opposition sussed us out (one exception being when we played on the counter against Woolwich at the Emirites). I don't know whether that was down to Poch developing as a manager, waiting to bring in the right players, or waiting for the squad to learn the basics. Possibly a combination.
But now we're seeing him use different formations, different approaches (i.e. the use of the press) and it feels like his game management has improved massively. I remember quite a few 'dubious' substitutions in his first season with us, but that hasn't been the case for a while now.
I think there's a good example today against West Brom:
- Poch knows they'll park the bus and has instructed the players on how to feed the attackers
- West Brom can head the ball away effectively from crosses, so keep those to a minimum (look at all the short corners, for example)
- West Brom will also put men back to stand in the way and make it difficult to play the ball along the ground.
I don't remember seeing this used by our players before (certainly not repeatedly in a match), and although only one of the goals came from doing so - it could have been more without Foster.
One-two runs are a great way to break down compact defences, so it's fantastic if we have this as another string to our attacking bow.
Now for Man City, I guess we'll just have to wait with excitement to see what Poch will drill into the players this week. Given Pep's stubbornness - I wouldn't be surprised if we did what we've done before and press their somewhat suspect defenders.
Funnily enough, this is actually an extra reason I think we'd benefit so much from not being in the Europa League for much longer - beyond the simple fatigue of playing midweek, the players would also have less time to mentally prepare for the next league opponents.
3 at the back has been great but like all systems other Managers will eventually find a way of defeating it. We have a plan A And plan B now and should use both which will make it harder to defeat. I think the way we played yesterday we would have won whichever system we played. It was not the system that won the match but the way the players so confidently relentlessly went for it.
I would give most of my major organs just to come off the pitch and be hugged by Pochettino, or have him sat at my side with his arm around me as a I pretend to sign a blank piece of paper
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If you were a bit younger I would say why don't you as Jim if he can fix it for you.............
Great stuff. That is genuine title contention defending. Really impressive.
Famous last words and all that, but it is exactly what we want to hear...
Mauricio Pochettino: Tottenham players would not take China's 'crazy' money
Mauricio Pochettino: Tottenham players would not take China's 'crazy' money
...and with only 43 goals to show for it... pffft... #Wasteful
Forgot to put a smiley in, to show I was jo-ho-kinnnng!
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In fairness, it is something i've seen us try a fair few times over the last couple of seasons. Eriksen and Alli are fans of it, It's just never come off before.
The reason is because of the length of time it takes for the ball to go up and come down again, then be controlled and fired at goal. You almost have to rely on the back line and the keeper being rooted to the spot with the sheer audacity of the move, which is what happened on Saturday! I have a suspicion that if it hadnt been the 4th goal conceded then it wouldn't have come off.
But fuck it. It did, and i would rather see us try those crazy piss take moves 1000 times and them not come off than i would see us play "safe" football week in week out. The amount of nutmegs in our team alone shows you where we are confidence wise at the moment.
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I love Pochettino so much that I've just booked my next holiday: Argentina.
For Spurs, the country that keeps on giving!
For Spurs, the country that keeps on giving!
The only players getting offers from China are those seeking them imo - the Chinese clubs won't let themselves get embarrassed by going after players publicly unless they have a good chance of getting them.