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Good post and some valid points with one in particular
Last season in May he said he wanted us to be brave and some convinced themselves that being brave was not signing anyone ROFL. he wasn’t clearly backed this season at the very least you can’t deny that.
Poch literally said "We cannot think we are the cleverest people in the world and that we will win trophies by spending small money," - and there are still people here arguing otherwise - which of course proves beyond all reasonable doubt their shameless agenda.
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Ahhh now Eriksen isn’t that good
And Lloris wouldn’t have dealt with the first better
You cut off the rest though
Why?
Because it casts a massive black cloud over the context of those words
Oh look!
Mauricio Pochettino insists Tottenham have taken a 'brave decision' by signing no players
Let’s pretend he meant something else
Mauricio Pochettino insists Tottenham have taken a 'brave decision' by signing no players
Let’s pretend he meant something else
Looks like the hub of activity and disagrees have gone a bit quiet after that last link
*Regroup, meet in the private message room, think of new strategy, deny, ignore, attack*
*Regroup, meet in the private message room, think of new strategy, deny, ignore, attack*
I genuinely feel for him, it looks highly unlikely he's going to get the backing he deserves.
Can't wait for ENIC to sell the club.
Can't wait for ENIC to sell the club.
:eriksenlol:
Never said they aren't good - but to claim we would have defintely won if both those played is nonsense
No black cloud - it's all there - how long are you going to ignore it for?
Pochettino is an overrated manager. He won't win a trophy in his career. What stupid statements made about the FA Cup. Fucking wanker really.
But, I'm not advocating he leave. He's the best we're gonna get for years to come. And, I've come to terms with the fact that we aren't going to win a trophy for years to come as well. Just no way that's possible when you have stingy as fuck Levy and Lewis, the former who fucked up the stadium timeline (and who knows what else lurks there) costing us in the medium term, hopefully the debt isn't so humongous as to fuck the long term as well.
And then when you have stubborn Poch as the other part of the equation, we are not getting anything. It's kinda sad, as I'd have liked to have challenged the other cunt clubs in the Top 6, but this is life.
The good is that with him, and his apparent good relationship with the bald dwarf, we will probably have a consistent decade to come. I mean, for all the rumours, I think he'll stay and try to fulfil his project. He won't win anything, but I don't think he or Levy will leave it. They will keep persisting, being comfortable in second gear. No one will come take him because he won't win anything. He just isn't good enough, but he's good enough for the ambition of this club- which is, as he said, Top 4, which is a fucking participation trophy, but what can you do?
No more sleep lost for me worrying about the bullshittery going on at management level. They don't respect us, so who gives a fuck. As long as the club persists beyond the tenure of Levy & Poch, I'm OK with them being losers. I suppose participation trophies are better than being Newcastle and the rest of the numbers.
But, I'm not advocating he leave. He's the best we're gonna get for years to come. And, I've come to terms with the fact that we aren't going to win a trophy for years to come as well. Just no way that's possible when you have stingy as fuck Levy and Lewis, the former who fucked up the stadium timeline (and who knows what else lurks there) costing us in the medium term, hopefully the debt isn't so humongous as to fuck the long term as well.
And then when you have stubborn Poch as the other part of the equation, we are not getting anything. It's kinda sad, as I'd have liked to have challenged the other cunt clubs in the Top 6, but this is life.
The good is that with him, and his apparent good relationship with the bald dwarf, we will probably have a consistent decade to come. I mean, for all the rumours, I think he'll stay and try to fulfil his project. He won't win anything, but I don't think he or Levy will leave it. They will keep persisting, being comfortable in second gear. No one will come take him because he won't win anything. He just isn't good enough, but he's good enough for the ambition of this club- which is, as he said, Top 4, which is a fucking participation trophy, but what can you do?
No more sleep lost for me worrying about the bullshittery going on at management level. They don't respect us, so who gives a fuck. As long as the club persists beyond the tenure of Levy & Poch, I'm OK with them being losers. I suppose participation trophies are better than being Newcastle and the rest of the numbers.
So what happens if we fail to secure top 4 with us being "brave?"
Yet:
The Tottenham manager did accept that the failure to sign any players “maybe looks bad because of the perception” but added: “That is our decision - to keep the best players and to keep the squad. It is a brave decision.”
“What the club is doing is showing it is brave,” Pochettino said. “Building a new training ground, finishing the lodge - it was a massive investment. Building a stadium that is nearly £1 billion.
“Of course, maybe in the mind of everyone they will say ‘oh Tottenham did not sign anyone’ but to sign for the sake of signing? It is better to keep your best players.”
Disagree all you like, it’s Pochs words not mine
I agree with most of this. He's taken us forward granted. But with the squad he's got, he should at least have won one of the domestic cups during his tenure by now. Morinho would have, Benitez would have, probably even Klopp would have. Just saying......
What happens is that we failed.
And next season we’ll start again....what do you think happens? We get relegated?
Hardy ha.
I am unsure is the answer because it's about leaps of faith and thinking what the project is.
I think fans can accept restated ambition but need to be warmed by more than just top 4 finishes, even within our rather constrained but necessary budget.
I think fans are being asked to take a few whacks from inside and outside the club and that while talk of being brave and realistic is understandable, that fans will ask when will it change?
The informed wisdom is that we are looking to sign players that will make us better. That is a very clever way of putting it because the fan is then forced to recognise or accept the club only chase particular quality which of course is very difficult to obtain.
We are led to believe that transfer funds will be more freely available once the stadium generates money but that is another imponderable.
So who knows if we don't get top 4 and it's hard to see how we improve as a team if we by then have lost Dembele, Alderweireld and maybe Eriksen.
But as you can see, it’s a myth that being in the CL attracts better players.
So failing to make top won’t affect the players we can sign, but it will be a financial blow and a big step backwards on the pitch.
Failure, like victory is a collective effort, from Levy to Poch to the players.
If players that can’t get us into the CL want to leave because we aren’t in the CL then maybe we need better anyway?
What would be interesting would be to see how seriously Poch would take the EL should we be in it.
His track record is shite in it, and I don’t think he rates it much higher than the Carabou, so unfortunately that ticket back would be out of the question.