I've always said I would have lived Thomas Tuchel. He schooled Poch when we played Dortmund first time around.

He plays football the right way. He can definitely work under the constraints that Enic will impose on their manager. Still surprised Mourinho agreed to join beacise of this.

Levy should have made him top choice after Poch imo.

comment by Hezzman (U21558)
posted 8 minutes ago
I've always said I would have lived Thomas Tuchel. He schooled Poch when we played Dortmund first time around.

He plays football the right way. He can definitely work under the constraints that Enic will impose on their manager. Still surprised Mourinho agreed to join beacise of this.

Levy should have made him top choice after Poch imo.
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Do you think Thomas Tuchel would work for Levy?
Dream on

comment by JustCallMeTed (U21528)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Hezzman (U21558)
posted 8 minutes ago
I've always said I would have lived Thomas Tuchel. He schooled Poch when we played Dortmund first time around.

He plays football the right way. He can definitely work under the constraints that Enic will impose on their manager. Still surprised Mourinho agreed to join beacise of this.

Levy should have made him top choice after Poch imo.
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Do you think Thomas Tuchel would work for Levy?
Dream on
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I'm surprised Jose took the spurs job with Levys record, I just think it's Jose's ego.

You have to ask why top, top managers would take the job when they simply don't have the resources to take the club further than Poch did.

Mourinho did, but arguably no one else would give him a job at the top table at the moment.

I keep coming back to wage bills but Spurs reportedly have a wage bill just 55% of Liverpool and City's, and an unbelievable 45% of United's.

People can bang on about the stadium all they like - Spurs do not have an operating budget that entitles them to finish above City, Liverpool, United, Chelsea or Arsenal.

The fact that Poch did what he did is an immense achievement imo and any top manager must surely be looking at those figures and wondering what exactly they could do with Spurs.

That means that only managers who really need work and can't find it at those high budget clubs would take the job.

comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 8 minutes ago
You have to ask why top, top managers would take the job when they simply don't have the resources to take the club further than Poch did.

Mourinho did, but arguably no one else would give him a job at the top table at the moment.

I keep coming back to wage bills but Spurs reportedly have a wage bill just 55% of Liverpool and City's, and an unbelievable 45% of United's.

People can bang on about the stadium all they like - Spurs do not have an operating budget that entitles them to finish above City, Liverpool, United, Chelsea or Arsenal.

The fact that Poch did what he did is an immense achievement imo and any top manager must surely be looking at those figures and wondering what exactly they could do with Spurs.

That means that only managers who really need work and can't find it at those high budget clubs would take the job.
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Mourinho has nothing to lose taking the Spurs job. If he succeeds at Spurs then he redeems his career and people sing his praises at taking a club like Spurs forward. If he doesn't then it doesn't matter because people think he's washed up anyway, and he gets some nice severance pay.

I think he did overestimate the quality of the team as well though and thought it would be easier to get a tune out of this lot than it was, based on previous seasons. He would have known there'd not be the same support from Levy in the transfer window as at other clubs but he probably didn't think it needed so much work. He's learnt that hard way that it needs a lot more than anticipated.

Fair points spurtle.

I’ll never really understand the appointment as it just seems such a terrible fit for both parties.

comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 32 seconds ago
Fair points spurtle.

I’ll never really understand the appointment as it just seems such a terrible fit for both parties.
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Both parties (Levy and Mourinho) have been given rude awakenings. Mourinho didn't think we were as rubbish as we've become, and Levy didn't think Mourinho was as rubbish as he's become.

Scott Parker for me. He has had a couple of seasons experinence with Fulham. He has worked with the youth team previously too and knows the club.

He should be able to get the best of Winks as he knows him well and hopefully persuade Kane to stay too.

Parker?

No thanks.

comment by LukaBrasi Average Team Fan (U22178)
posted 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
Scott Parker for me. He has had a couple of seasons experinence with Fulham. He has worked with the youth team previously too and knows the club.

He should be able to get the best of Winks as he knows him well and hopefully persuade Kane to stay too.
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Tony pulis

I wouldn't mind Sacramento and Luis Campos being our combo for 2020/21.

Chris Wilder

Carlo Ancelotti

Lose to Everton and Jose has to go imo. But we all know he will be kept to the near the end of the season if that the case, for the Amazon cameras!

I won’t accept anything less than Pep, Klopp or Zidane

comment by Spurtle (U1608)
posted 3 hours, 32 minutes ago
Parker?

No thanks.
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He could teach Winks the pirouette

Simeone must be getting bored of not being able to move Atletico any further forward than he has done?

No thanks Simone brand of football is worse than Jose’s. Literally the Argentina's version of Pulis. Only difference is the standard of player at their disposal. Just have a look at the strikers Simone has had and how their goal ratios. Diabolical.

I had to have to see what’s Simone gets up to on the sidelines.

I know we all have different views on Jose and I’m very much in the don’t want him camp but he has to be given a full season imo

comment by TobyJanKaneobi (U15068)
posted 50 minutes ago
No thanks Simone brand of football is worse than Jose’s. Literally the Argentina's version of Pulis. Only difference is the standard of player at their disposal. Just have a look at the strikers Simone has had and how their goal ratios. Diabolical.
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Every player works his socks for him and his teams are organised and well drilled. He even managed to break the Barca/Madrid cartel even though it was 6 years ago.

Let me guess you would rather we play the myth of champagne football? Z z z. Oh yeah we have had loads of glory with that recently.

Certainly not serious about sacking Jose yet but the early signs of direction are not good. Let's see where we go next season and if we can do some needed business

comment by LukaBrasi Average Team Fan (U22178)
posted 15 hours, 59 minutes ago
comment by TobyJanKaneobi (U15068)
posted 50 minutes ago
No thanks Simone brand of football is worse than Jose’s. Literally the Argentina's version of Pulis. Only difference is the standard of player at their disposal. Just have a look at the strikers Simone has had and how their goal ratios. Diabolical.
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Every player works his socks for him and his teams are organised and well drilled. He even managed to break the Barca/Madrid cartel even though it was 6 years ago.

Let me guess you would rather we play the myth of champagne football? Z z z. Oh yeah we have had loads of glory with that recently.

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Luka let me set you straight on a few things.

1. I have my own eyes that enable me to watch football. I don’t jump on bandwagons. By this I mean, Redknapp, I wasn’t a fan of personally, abit like Jose - however I recognise under Harry we played free flowing expansive football. Yes I witnessed it with my own eyes.

2. I watch football to be entertained. See point 1.

3. “We must always consider our supporters, for without them there would be no professional football. It would be better to have more fans watching football the way they like it played, rather than have a few fans watching football the way we would like it played.” Bill Nic

4. AVB has the highest points tally in the PL era for us, didn’t stop me bemoaning the sideways passing as many of us did.

5. Simone has spent an absolute fortune at Atheltico, yes they have sold well. But like I say look at the forwards goal ratios. Their forwards have 22 goals between them this season. Someone’s style handicaps them. As Jose’s will do with Kane - ultimately meaning Kane will have all the more reason to leave, as personal accolades will dry up!

AVB had*

Simeone is what Mourinho was 10 years ago. An unpleasant, pugnacious defensive coach who guarantees a high chance of relative success. Spurs would have been better off appointing Simeone to replace Pochettino, but obviously that would've meant buying out his contract at Atleti whereas Mourinho was free. And it wouldn't have been pretty to watch, but I'm sure he'd have improved players like Sanchez and Dier while continuing to get a tune out of Alderweireld and Vertonghen (he managed with Godin for years and he had no pace either).

I'd rather have seen Tuchel or Nagelsmann, but we are where we are.

Anyone.