Genuinely thought this was Hojbjerg!!
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We wanted "The Great Entertainers" back. That was the appellation we had back in the Glory, Glory years. One of the greatest quotes to come from that era came from Danny Blanchflower;
“The great fallacy is that the game is first and last about winning. It's nothing of the kind. The game is about glory. It is about doing things in style, with a flourish, about going out and beating the other lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom.”
Win, lose or draw, anyone who thinks we're not being entertained needs to have their bumps felt.
There are some real blowhards on here that claim to know our history, but they really don't.
I'd love to see Ange going full Russel Crowe/Maximus on the moaning cunts.
"ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED"
Where did I say I wasn't pleased with him? The guy saying he wasn't a fan then claimed that we were winning the games we should win, we'll there's 4 that we should have won and in fact lost, throw Chelsea in for good measure and it's 5.
I'm happy enough despite that, just seems strange to me that someone saying they aren't a big fan would claim that were winning all the games we should be.
I'd love for some people to brush up on their reading comprehension but you're never gonna have it all are you...
Firstly, apologies for using the term "cunts" it wasn't meant to cause offence.
You said you weren't a big fan, but...
...some people say everything before the "but" is bulshit.
As you know I'm not a Spurs fan per se, but I am an Ange fan and I think he's doing a great job so far.
Are there managers out there that could have Spurs in a better position just now? Possibly.
Are there managers out there who could have Spurs in worse position?
Recent history says there are.
I have a few mates who are Spurs fans and my prediction at the start of the season was top 4 and a cup final.
The cup final is gone, but top 4 is still on.
My one dissapointment with Ange is he didn't seem to take the League Cup seriously. Had he done so, the cup final might have happened
The football is a step up from what we had before.
Difficult to predict, how well the team can do in time, they do offer up chances and space behind ,that allows them to be opened up easily.
Not convinced he can ever win the league but, with good fortune one of the cups is possible.
Difficult to predict, how well the team can do in time, they do offer up chances and space behind ,that allows them to be opened up easily.
Not convinced he can ever win the league but, with good fortune one of the cups is possible.
Theyre 2 goals were udogies individual errors. Cut them out we beat the smaller teams
Same against West Ham funnily enough
All the staff are in sync. The players are 100% onboard. Even Pierre wants to stay and do battle. The fans sing Ange's anthem every game. We haven't seen this sort of unity in a fair old amount of time. He's doing a grand job.
Great Post!When he came in I was afraid he would be like Bielsa at Leeds. Come in, exceed expectations, play exciting football, people love his personality, then the league adjusts and the results fall off. To a much lesser extent now than when he was hired, that's still my concern. The best thing and the worst thing about a person is usually the same thing. Love his confidence, and it has created an air of excitement about Spurs. But is he so sure of himself and his system that he won't be able to make changes to it when we play the top teams and the best competitions? Finally, you can build a system based on outscoring the other side and get to top six if you have the talent and resources (Spurs do). But to get to top 4 and contend for the top spot you also have to manage games and stop the other side scoring. That is the question that still hasn't been answered. All that said, I was wrong about him when he was hired, I've been wrong all through the season, and with any luck I'll be wrong with him right through to when he wins it all with Spurs.
You have presented a response that demonstrates a thoughtful and nuanced perspective on the current situation at Spurs.
Initially expressing concerns based on past experiences with managers like Bielsa, you highlight the potential for initial success followed by a decline. And it was a good exploration of the balance between confidence and adaptability.
From a psychological standpoint, self-assurance and the positive impact it can have on a team's morale and performance is important.bBut... you also reference the need for flexibility in the face of tougher opponents and competitions, which is a valuable point.
It's easy to assume "blind confidence," but don't think his confidence is naive - you've got to acknowledge Ange's 30 years of experience and acumen. In the business world, adaptability and the ability to pivot strategies when necessary are crucial for long-term success, and it seems the coach's confidence is well-founded. He's clear on his values, and they are non-negotiable.
I'm Australian, and when I read the post, and I may have misinterpreted, there is is still a waft of, a sentiment of, the belief that the EPL is the best league in the world, and that any 'unproven' coach may not fully understand what he's in for. I find that sentiment naive as well, but not unexpected.
Ange has been auditioning for this for years...in the end, it's still a game of football, and he is a shrewd coach.
One another note - context is important - to think that the team has regressed to the mean (ie: not won as many matches as they initially did, based on 'new tactics being worked on by teams' - doesn't take into account a) injury and b) personnel - what we would call in Australia - 'list-demographic' - which clearly needs improving. That's not the coach, that's the squad.
Cheerio and enjoy the ride
No I didn't.
The person I replied to said that, I pointed out in response that it was bizarre to say this but then offer praise for something that isn't true.
The fact that we actually haven't won all the games that we should be winning isn't even a criticism in itself, for one, we outplayed the opposition multiple times and yet lost, and secondly, no team does that! If we had won all of the games thst we " should" win, then Liverpool would be sat in second eating our dust.
There was a spell of 5 games where we lost all 4 that we "should" have won, and the only point we took was from the game we had no business getting anything out of on paper.
Sorry my bad , I read it wrong. Stella can be a very good thing, or a very bad thing
Not even poch made me excited by transfers like big ange. Mental how much he lange para and yes levy seem to have a cohesive plan I love it
And that’s the difference , we now seem to have a plan with everyone pulling in the right direction and we are now starting to see the benefits come to fruition .
This will go down like a shit sandwich ...
But I really don't think we've been very good for quite a while now
Brentford , Bournemouth and Everton were all wins where we played well in patches but were very fortunate to pick up maximum points
We were very average against Burnley , needed a wonder strike to beat them with a relatively strong team fielded
Utd were dreadful and completely for the taking and we never really looked like scoring a winner
Brighton was a shambles , City was fairly miserable
Of course there are some mitigating factors, the injuries being the obvious ones
But I think we were playing better football when we were losing to villa , west ham etc.
Definitely lots of promising signs but people are in cloud cuckoo land if they think we are ready to seriously challenge for the title over the next few months
But I really don't think we've been very good for quite a while now
Brentford , Bournemouth and Everton were all wins where we played well in patches but were very fortunate to pick up maximum points
We were very average against Burnley , needed a wonder strike to beat them with a relatively strong team fielded
Utd were dreadful and completely for the taking and we never really looked like scoring a winner
Brighton was a shambles , City was fairly miserable
Of course there are some mitigating factors, the injuries being the obvious ones
But I think we were playing better football when we were losing to villa , west ham etc.
Definitely lots of promising signs but people are in cloud cuckoo land if they think we are ready to seriously challenge for the title over the next few months
Brentford was definitely not fortune, it only got hairy cause they were gifted two goals.
