The Spanish Press are reporting that it’s a done deal. So is it a good deal? Now, like everybody who has never played the beautiful game professionally, I know nothing about football (according to Tim Sherwood), so I won’t nail my colours to AVB’s mast; maybe he got it wrong at Chelski because of the […]
AVB – Afraid Be Very?
The Spanish Press are reporting that it’s a done deal. So is it a good deal?
Now, like everybody who has never played the beautiful game professionally, I know nothing about football (according to Tim Sherwood), so I won’t nail my colours to AVB’s mast; maybe he got it wrong at Chelski because of the players or the owners, but then again maybe he got it wrong because he is not a very good manager and his management techniques are divisive. This is what a leadership consultant who worked at Chelsea under Ancelotti and then AVB told me last week: Apparently, there is a road between the first team and youth team training pitches at Cobham. When AVB didn’t want a player training with the first team squad, he would tell them to ‘go to the other side.’ This was one of the things that bruised their precious little egos. The senior players attempted to remedy the situation by getting involved in the dressing room; hence Drogba’s reported team talk at half time against Birmingham. It was only when AVB was sacked that the team came together again – and that explains Chelski’s dramatic recovery in form. (Hopefully, it also means that Di-Matteo was not the architect of Chelsea’s success and that they now have a very average manager in charge over there).
You have to earn the respect of a team before they serve you well and, in that regard, AVB will be starting from a position of weakness. Of course, punters like us don’t know the truth. Arrogance is often an asset in leaders, but, as an arrogant prodige of ‘the special one’, it would not be shocking to find out that AVB talks the Mourinho talk, but cannot actually walk the walk.
[linequote]Spurs have got an abysmal record of getting managerial appointments right – I don’t need to write a long list of duffers here.[/linequote]
There’s a reason why Moyes is favourite to succeed the best manager in the world at the biggest club in the world – and, allegedly, Daniel Levy hasn’t even bothered to interview him. This vexes me somewhat.
Personally, I would be surprised if Daniel Levy appoints AVB. Spurs have got an abysmal record of getting managerial appointments right – I don’t need to write a long list of duffers here. I believe Daniel Levy had no choice but to sack Redknapp – and any of the teams above us would have done exactly the same thing under the circumstances. I mean, can you imagine Abramovich sat nervously on his hands as Ancelloti courts the Italian media in a bid to get the job of National team manager, while Chelsea’s form swallow dives; he’d have him down a Siberian salt mine quicker than you could say Perestroika. But the fact is that the only manager who has actually delivered what the chairman asked him to do is Harry Redknapp; the chairman asked him to save us from relegation and he did exactly that – and then some. So, in Levy’s experience, getting a manager in who has never proven himself in the Premiership is not the right thing to do. AVB would be a massive gamble, and Daniel Levy, like the rest of us Spurs fans, rarely has luck on his side.
The safe option is Moyes. I know he has a reputation for playing boring football and we don’t like boring football, but maybe he just knows how to get the best out of the players he has to work with.
They used to play a particular montage of past glories at White Hart Lane before Kick off and the montage ended on a freeze frame of a Spurs fan wearing one of those Jester’s hats and crying his eyes out. Stood next to him was a particularly good looking chap in a leather jacket – namely me. So I used to consider that image every time I went to a game. The reason why that fan was crying was that he was deliriously happy that we had just won our first trophy since 1990 and, like me, he was at Wembley watching it. I can’t remember that guy telling me how gutted he was that we were playing such boring football. It took us ten years to find a manager who could win something for us and it turned out that all we needed to do was appoint someone who had a track record of success in the Premier League. It ain’t rocket science, Daniel.
I hope my fears are proven to be unfounded and the next manager we get takes us forward and puts the Gooners to the sword. But history is not on our side here. Please, Daniel, do not screw this appointment up.
Come On You Spurs!
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23/06/2012 @ 11:19 am
Lower-mid table here we come.
23/06/2012 @ 11:32 am
spot on article. This bloke is a clown and we are a laughing stock. The whole league finds it hilarous we are about to appoint the worst manager in the league from last season. What the hell are we doing??? What happened to levy’s plan once harry went to england?? it couldnt have been avb then because he was still at chelsea so this seems to be a panic decision.
We are in for an embarrassing, mid table season and yet so many ‘online’ spurs fans seem happy. Utter morons. They need to wake up and face the real world, 4th, 5th is the best we can do until we get the revenue from the new stadium but no they want more and they want it now. Shame on them.
Moyes is the only man for the job, the rest mentioned are clowns.
Hear them laughing spurs fans?? they are laughing at you !!!!
23/06/2012 @ 12:11 pm
We are not morons and sir if 4th or 5th is the best we could have done then sir you are the idiot.
As a fan who by the way goes to every game, I am ready to give my support to whoever is appointed as manager and I think as fans you all should, After all you know so much I presume you yourself is a successful premiership manager ?
23/06/2012 @ 11:41 am
AVB will be working with a very different side at Spurs to the aging egomaniacs at Chel$ki. He will not have to carry out the massive cull that was asked of him by Abramovich. At Spurs there is a young pacy side that he can easily mould to fit his preferred tactics. I for one, am looking forward to seeing our younger players flourish under a manager with real vision. COYS
23/06/2012 @ 11:48 am
Were not morons for having our own preferred opinion. Just as you have yours, we dont go around calling you an idiot. Your arrogance in thinking you know best is annoying at most. AVB would bring a style of play to our club that would only be complimented with the players at his disposal and not a load of zimmer pushing OAP’s. If he does take over, which he will, then we stand as much a chance as any of getting CL.
23/06/2012 @ 11:49 am
How does this appointment make us the laughing stock??? A manager with a point to prove and a better win ratio than what RDM had at Chelski. He didnt have the backing of the board or the players, was reported to have been put in to do a job and break up the old guard but didnt have the support. This time last year he was the hottest manager in europe, we’d have taken him then, so why not now. Cause he got sacked at Chelski?? RDM got sacked from West Brom, cant hear the Chelski fans moaning about him. I think he will be a great manager, but no matter what I will support and back him and give him the chance.
23/06/2012 @ 11:49 am
I’m happy Redknapp has gone, and I’m looking forward to the new man taking over.
Jim, stop having a go at the fans and get over yourself.
23/06/2012 @ 11:56 am
Dan Levy he saw an manager who was available redcrapp, 2pts 8games wats that 80% of the season to go, don’t see managers who have been in that position shouting about it like he did to his media mates
save us from relegation u are taking the piss ,one of the reasons that team was in the mire was they didn’t want to play for Ramos, resented twice a day training and certain snr players stopped playing ,and certain other things that went on,
Now for the last 4yrs they have had little or no training,days off, practising corners and set pieces out of the question. that’s why some players luved arry .He didn’t know HOW lucky he was to have this job ,that team UNDER-PERFORMED ,bet u wont see him getting a TOP10 job in the PL ever
What gives us the divine right to any manager ,some one who has a track record, excuse me who have BARCA just given the job to and the manager BEFORE that didn’t have a bloody track record
Redcrapp had a track record alrite of ripping clubs apart ,thank god for LEVY
23/06/2012 @ 12:02 pm
Have to agree with ParkLane67 the senior chelsea players ie Lampard, Terry, Drogba made it impossible for AVB to work his way.
How can a manager who has won a league title and going unbeaten in doing so become a bad manager?
Yeah but look at that league its inferior by miles to the premier league I hear your say, granted the league may well be inferior but did a side from that league not knock out man u in the europa cap last season..
Did AVB also win the europa cup with porto a feat unmatched by both fergie and mancini?
Yes im nervous about who takes over whether it be AVB, Blanc whoever I just hope they are given support by both the board and fans
23/06/2012 @ 12:48 pm
ok firstly , this is my first post on any of these sites and I wouldn’t normally respond to idle press speculation .
For all these supposedly itk journos , who know absolutely nothing about what goes on behind the scenes at spurs .
Modric will not be allowed to leave this season , take it from me I know , Daniel will not let any player leave that will be detremental to the club (itk) there will be no , were looking at a number of coaches and will take our time to make sure we get the right man .
Lastly I don’t know why spurs fans are so quick to jump on the bandwagon with all these rumours , which i will say again are absolute rubbish , there are only a handful of people at spurs that are privy to such knowledge , lastly the aim is continuity, were all seeing the rewards of this , yes ok Harry had to go for reasons that haven’t been revealed.
Oh p.s try to avoid the red tops they have a clear agenda against our club if you haven’t figured that out already .
Yours a real itk .
23/06/2012 @ 12:50 pm
There will be no avb is what I meant to add , way of the Mark lads sorry .
23/06/2012 @ 1:08 pm
A bad manager is a bad manager just look at Alex Mcleish. Boas will bring us to our knees- if only you could get a refund on your season ticket?
23/06/2012 @ 1:53 pm
AVB may become a good manager, but he is certain to make mistakes in the meantime.Please let him make his mistakes elsewhere. Also no, no, no to Benitez and O’Neill- defensive managers who historically need bucketfuls of money, and always end up running out of cash, because of their profligacy.
Moyes may not be an exciting candidate, but at Everton he’s working with 6’s and a handful of 7’s. At White Hart Lane he’ll be working with 7’s and crucially a sprinkling of 8’s, and Bale and Modric are possibly 9’s. With the right mix of players Moyes may become more expansive. And Moyes is proof that football is played on grass not paper, because he’s achieved more than he has a right to. When you think clubs like West Ham and Sunderland have spent more than Moyes over his tenure at Goodison, and both have been relegated.
23/06/2012 @ 1:59 pm
My phone has just autocorrected avb to avg :-(
25/06/2012 @ 7:09 pm
so woowich’s new forward Giroud is a fudge-packer. did some gay-ass poses in some french gayboy magazine.