Other than Allegri, Benitez and Howe i can't think of any other reasonable manager being out of work. Really cant see it being any of them. Situation could change in the summer but no decent names strike me as getting the sack. Sometimes you have to pay or you end up in a marriage of convenience like Sherwood or Mourinho. The cost of getting a manager out of his contract is less than that of an average defender these days. For the most important person at the club its a relatively small investment.
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I agree they are run superbly. I'd happily bring in their whole football set up. However i think you underestimate managers wanting more money, the ego trip that is managing a big club and what it could do to their reputation if they get things right.
I really don't see how Allegri, Benitez or Howe aren't reasonable names. The latter two in particular who already live in the country and we know will be allowed to manage in England. Howe in particular I think would interest Levy/the board. They'd probably see him as a Pochettino like gamble. As in betting on a young manager with a attacking football philosophy. And I could see us appeal to Howe as well.
Benitez I think would prefer a job in northern England since his family still lives in Liverpool. But I think he would be interest as well if offered. And Allegri has been interested in a Premier League move since he left Juve.
Benitez and Allegri and we're looking at more negative football. Benitez arguably past his best and didnt Allegri make a lot of diva-ish personal demands when Woolwich were sniffing around? Sure i've read it somewhere. I'm not sure either would suit us much more than Mourinho. I just dont think Howe is good enough but if it were him or Mourinho next season then Howe it is. Think we can do better though.
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People like you would put it this way in a few months...
“People are hilarious, you’d think Spurs are in Championship, a win next match would bring the team to 19th”.
Assuming Everton and Villa lose their games in hand.
Jose is not on course for trophies and top 4 at all.
They will end up being sacked for the same reason and ultimately the DOF will take the blame for failures
Also Levy isn't going to give very much trust as far as transfers are concerned..
Bielsa, like Pep, Van Gaal etc is from the Rinus Michal 'total football' tree and more so an older generation student like LvG.
His system requires highly technical and high work rate players ( which I think we lack). He is also notorious for being set in his ways. He has played midfielders in defence cos of the technical ability required in his system .
Hiring him will likely put us through something similar to what ManU got with LvG.
Who could we realistically get if Jose were to get sacked?
We aren’t “on course” for top four. We’re not in the top four.
End of the season plenty of choice, until the season finishes no real options and therin lies the problem. If we lose to Chelsea and got knocked out to Everton his position is untenable. God knows what we do then.
Rodgers is probably the best bet. Experience of the PL, coaches well getting his teams to play good attractive football, spots decent players and develops youngster. Finally he will probably think he has something to prove after losing the title to city in 2014. We could be the vechile he needs. No way to Benitez his just the same as JM. Recall the shite he served up at bar codes?
Size of club - Spurs revenues are roughly double Leicester - appeals to most people to have that status/ego thing. And put his finger up at Liverpool that sacked him !
Spurs squad would be an interesting challenge for him to rebuild, but not that difficult to do given his experience at Leicester.
Bring back Martin Jol.
I have been mentioning his name a lot and I know he doesn't have the pedigree a lot of these other managers have, but I like Potter. People will rail on Brighton's point total, but I like the XG chart that shows his system works, its just the quality he has in his squad is lacking. A lot of Brighton fans don't like his demeanor because he says the same shit every press conference, but honestly, I don't need PR, I just need a manager that can manage personalities.
Interesting fact - he's the manager who increased Spurs average points/position by the most versus the average seasons before he arrived in the PL era
Can Levy just run a competition to have 1 fan manage the team each week.
I'll do the cup final.
I'll do the cup final.