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Disagree mate, win lose or draw it will be about Mourinho, not Spurs from now on.
We’ve also lost out on two league titles, a league cup final and multiple semi finals.
So much positivity
We were knocked out of the last 32 of the Europa League in 2017 by Gent. Pretty impressive stuff. That summer, Walker, Dier, Dembele and Alderweireld all wanted to leave, as far as I am aware.
Dover sole?
The way some make Jose the devil is hilarious
That's the narrative of the deep state fake media.
Excited as these are two modern managers that are in the present competing at the top and playing attractive, progressive football in the process (Liverpool's performances right now do not look that good but the results are exceptional).
Before you ask, Mourinho has shown he's not at their level in the present. He got nowhere near them despite spending nearly half a billion.
In the short term (remainder of this season) I think he will do OK with us. I think he will get us the 1-0's I do not expect the performances to improve but I do think he will get better results.
My concerns are:
1) He's a loathsome man, I can't stand him and that view doesn't change because he's a Tottenham manager, to say anything different would make me a fake.
2) His style of football is terrible. I've nothing against counter-attacking football, it can be thrilling to watch, I've never said that about a Mourinho counter. But don't just take my word on that go speak to the supporters of the teams he's recently manged, they were bored shitless. His football is too outdated. He's countered this with the hire of the new assistant coach, whether his ego allows him to actually utilise him and his ideas who the fuck knows, history would tell you not.
3) His character/persona - Do I really need to go into detail here?
4 )His recruitment - It's an appalling record of spending massively on players who turn out to be shit. Having spent massively he then goes and slags the club off for not spending enough, creating bad vibes and it ultimately turning to shit.
5) We are now Mourinho FC, win, lose or draw everything will now be about Mourinho.
6) Publically slating players
7) Scapegoating players.
8) Never his fault
9) He leaves a club in a worse state than when he arrived
The Upsides
1) As I said above I think the short term (remainder of this season) will be OK. I'm not expecting beautiful football (always welcome though) and I'm not going to judge him on delivering it. I am expecting improved results, I think we need them, we are only 3pts off 5th so string some boring 1-0's together and we have a chance of top 4.
2) Mourinho will have the attention of the players from day 1.
3) Gravitas - I personally couldn't give a fuck about it but commercially he could be a goldmine to cash in on. This is the benefit of being Mourinho FC. I expect us to attract more commercial sponsors and who knows his appointment might just enable a Stadium rights holder to be landed.
3) I think some people are getting carried away with the assistant coach but he has an influential set of admirers, but more importantly, Mourinho might also get us Campos, who's very highly rated. Yes please.
Towards the end of the season, I must see signs of a good style of football, progressive and exciting, if that is delivered and we lose (this can happen) I will treat that same as if any Tottenham coach enabling it, with positivity. If he has not shown us a glimmer of this I wouldn't want him to be the manager of Tottenham. He simply has to deliver something other than 1-0's otherwise let's just hire Tony Pullis.
If he's completely transformed and has spent the past 11 months in a Tibetan cave learning how to play progressive, entertaining football and he delivers it then I'm on his train.
It’s always about the manager.
That’s what the globalists wants us to believe that Mourinho is the anti christ when he’s our saviour. Look into it
Why the fuck would we want mediocrity Sammy?
Just because some of us don't like him...
One of my biggest gripes is that he does not give a toss about academy footballers and throws them under a bus when he is so inclined.
If he changes this philosophy then I would be happier consider all the club have invested in academy.
No it really isn't. Could be said of Klopp perhaps granted but with Liverpool and with BVB there was talk about stadiums, supporters and their respective cultures. Even with Pep there is talk about the depth of their squad, how they play, their academy and their stars.