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Good point . But levy won’t back him , because we won’t sign anyone of any relevance if at all in January
A million times over, our squad IMO is the 5/6 best in the league and we get 2-4th each season again and again against other top teams and managers, we won’t be getting a better manager than Poch any time soon.
With a stronger squad we would challenge for the league and CL of that I am sure.
5/6th best in the league?! Oh please we have one the best in the league and have done for the last 3 seasons. The monetary value of the squad is always a key indicator of the talent available and when independent third parties have us only second to City that tells you everything.
Premier League news: Man City and Tottenham have Europe's most valuable squads | Goal.com
This whole notion that Poch is overperforming with this group of players is complete nonsense. If anything there is more truth in the view that he is not maximising what he has given the absence of silverware.
Come on even by your derisory standards this is ridiculous, surely you understand he is a major reason why we have a squad of such high value?
Massively over-estimate him at your peril.....
How do you know that?
Yes - we have a group of highly talented individuals that attract high market values much of which was assembled prior to his arrival. Oh no doubt you will try to claim that this is all down to Poch and just ignore the likes of Jansen, Stambouli, GKN, Wimmer, Llorente,Aurier, Njie, Sissoko which doesn’t fit that narrative.
What I will say is take a look at the players who were with him this summer not at World Cup, Lamela, Sissoko, Aurier, Foyth, lucas, all playing better than last year, because he could focus on them more, I know others have not worked out but it’s on them not him, there is no team out there with perfect transfer record, Chelsea let Salah and De Bruyne walk out the door.
If he was perfect everyone who walked in would become 50-150m. That’s not real, but the cost compared to market value he has helped generate is incredible really
Transfermarkt has Spurs 8th which seems a lot more realistic. And even then you're ignoring the fact that a big chunk of their value is what Poch has got out of them. Who have we sold since 2014 that has gone on to perform better than for us?
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Is it a great surprise that last seasons fringe players are playing better with a run of games in the side? Really?
Right so let me get this straight he should take the credit for the likes of Kane, Toby Ali but not for any of the failures? Right oh. The point was to highlight that such talent will always shine through - it’s like trying to claim Redknapp was responsible for Modric and Bale.
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8th in Europe, 4th in England with barely anything between us and Chelsea and Liverpool. So proving my point exactly. Again we have one of the best squads in the league and both articles back that up.
So we're only 3 away wins from equaling our record away wins in a Premier League season and it's not even mid November yet? Yeah, I can see why so many seem frustrated by our underperformance so far
Mm....well if they do buy anyone which is possible? They will be of better quality than the summer buys! Which is an improvement in its self.
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Tottenham, grinding it out
Honestly, I get it. I understand that every time you praise Mauricio Pochettino a raft of replies must follow sarcastically asking what he has won. That’s despite Chelsea and Manchester City being the only English clubs to win a trophy last season, and despite both of those clubs having far greater budgets than Tottenham. Oh, and it’s despite Tottenham finishing in the top three in each of the last three seasons, something no other club can match. There is apparently a new law where managers can only be praised for winning trophies. Maurizio Sarri, Eddie Howe, Chris Hughton et al will be furious. Sorry lads, you know the rules.
I understand too that it must lead to replies from Woolwich supporters saying that Arsene Wenger was criticised for doing the same in the late 2010s. That’s an argument that ignores several things: 1) Wenger wasn’t really criticised for that; the criticism came later. 2) That Woolwich period came after competing for titles, whereas Pochettino took over from Tim Sherwood. 3) There is far more competition at the top of the Premier League than ever. The rich got richer and further ringfenced their cabal.
Tottenham have now enjoyed their best ever start to a Premier League season, despite the stadium farce, a lack of any transfers over the summer and an injury crisis fuelled by fatigue. Tottenham had more representatives in the World Cup semi-finals than any other club in the world, and less depth than any other club in the top six. What’s more, Tottenham have now won five straight away league games, 11 of their last 14 and over the last nine months only Manchester City have a higher points-per-game total away from home.
Nothing epitomises Tottenham’s rise in fortunes under Pochettino, a manager who is now responsible for more than a quarter of his club’s away wins in Premier League history, than the anger praise of him provokes. A Tottenham manager is actually getting flak for his side’s display during an away win. Questions are being asked of Tottenham’s ability to stay ahead of Manchester United, a club that has a net spend £435m higher than them since Pochettino took over. Take a step back and appreciate that. Those saying ‘but how many trophies’ are either being wilfully blind or wilfully obtuse.
Tottenham, grinding it out
Honestly, I get it. I understand that every time you praise Mauricio Pochettino a raft of replies must follow sarcastically asking what he has won. That’s despite Chelsea and Manchester City being the only English clubs to win a trophy last season, and despite both of those clubs having far greater budgets than Tottenham. Oh, and it’s despite Tottenham finishing in the top three in each of the last three seasons, something no other club can match. There is apparently a new law where managers can only be praised for winning trophies. Maurizio Sarri, Eddie Howe, Chris Hughton et al will be furious. Sorry lads, you know the rules.
I understand too that it must lead to replies from Woolwich supporters saying that Arsene Wenger was criticised for doing the same in the late 2010s. That’s an argument that ignores several things: 1) Wenger wasn’t really criticised for that; the criticism came later. 2) That Woolwich period came after competing for titles, whereas Pochettino took over from Tim Sherwood. 3) There is far more competition at the top of the Premier League than ever. The rich got richer and further ringfenced their cabal.
Tottenham have now enjoyed their best ever start to a Premier League season, despite the stadium farce, a lack of any transfers over the summer and an injury crisis fuelled by fatigue. Tottenham had more representatives in the World Cup semi-finals than any other club in the world, and less depth than any other club in the top six. What’s more, Tottenham have now won five straight away league games, 11 of their last 14 and over the last nine months only Manchester City have a higher points-per-game total away from home.
Nothing epitomises Tottenham’s rise in fortunes under Pochettino, a manager who is now responsible for more than a quarter of his club’s away wins in Premier League history, than the anger praise of him provokes. A Tottenham manager is actually getting flak for his side’s display during an away win. Questions are being asked of Tottenham’s ability to stay ahead of Manchester United, a club that has a net spend £435m higher than them since Pochettino took over. Take a step back and appreciate that. Those saying ‘but how many trophies’ are either being wilfully blind or wilfully obtuse.
Does Danny Kelly still have anything to do with Football365? If he does, he sure as shit told someone to write that.
He started the site, not sure if he still has anything to do with it anymore. That piece was written by Daniel Story, a Forest fan, he's usually on the Totally Football pod as well.Does Danny Kelly still have anything to do with Football365? If he does, he sure as shit told someone to write that.
This isn't going to please the British press...
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