Since mid November Utd won four points more than Spurs. What’s the next excuse?
A serious look at Mauricio Pochettino
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Seasons not over is it? After 38 weeks then you can bring out the penis measuring proxy. As of now you have only had 32 weeks of exhilarating football on show. Take your time and enjoy the remaining 6 weeks of the Mourinho thrill ride to 2nd place and then it will be time to hoot and holler.
Very mature. I’m not the one blabbing about how great our team and manager are. I wasn’t the one bending facts to say why Spurs have less points. Tottenham’s exhilarating football has led to them what? Two extra premier league goals. Must be edge of the seat stuff at times.
In theory it works the same way as for players, in practice the current club can't really oppose the coach leaving and is only able to negociate a moderate transfer fee as noone considers it a good idea to force a coach to stay when he's not 100% committed to the project.
What a terrible post.
Do Spurs even play exhilarating football? It's not bad but i wouldn't go that far.
Very reliant on moments of brilliance
They don't, at all. I like Poch but incredibly attacking play isn't something to credit him with.
I wouldn’t say so. They’re a good football team but if you even go back to their good win on Sunday and watch them pass the ball sideways across Chelsea’s backline for 45 minutes before Eriksen scored I wouldn’t have called it exciting.
Their win against Arsenal was the biggest 1-0 battering I've seen this season. They created enough clear chances to score five or six.
That's the problem if you judge attacking play on goals scored. Chances created is the better stat but the best metric is to judge by the eye. I don't think they play super attacking football but they do try and get on the front foot even against big sides.
That's the problem if you judge attacking play on goals scored. Chances created is the better stat but the best metric is to judge by the eye. I don't think they play super attacking football but they do try and get on the front foot even against big sides.
Spurs are not a modern attacking team that focuses on positional stability like City and Napoli. They are old-fashioned, get attackers in the box to get on the end of well delivered crosses and through balls. They are very direct.
When it comes to chance creation, City are by far the best while Liverpool are a distant 2nd. Tottenham's chance creating is on the same level as Arsenal's and above United.
When it comes to chance creation, City are by far the best while Liverpool are a distant 2nd. Tottenham's chance creating is on the same level as Arsenal's and above United.
Intentional irony? I am at a loss at exactly how to respond to this pithy post in a mature and intelligent manner. My 'terrible post' was in response to the previous poster 'bigging up' what can only be considered consolation prizes and doing it before the race is run. Now although I only have 3 post/day I would gladly respond in kind to a post deserving of that.
Very good appraisal of their play. Poch/Spurs don't sit back against any team typically but they are measured in their approach. If you look at their chance creation over the previous seasons this will be borne out. This season I would assume that number would be lower with the move to Wembley. Poch's constant use of the word 'brave' gives insight into his mindset.
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Do you mind posting those numbers or a link to them?
Another season trophyless
Another hype job put in his place.
Specialist in failure yet?
I like the way they play and their approach to the game, perhaps have allowed that to create too much positive feedback, but Poch for all his qualities has not been able to change their inherent Spursness. They should have won that game, 1 up, with the momentum and that home feeling, just don't have the courage to take it.
You could tell he didn't fancy it today.
After Sanchez goal he was planted next to the fourth official crying about every decision.
His body language was atrocious, desperately looking for a Pogba yellow card after his nothing challenge on Son was pathetic.
After Sanchez goal he was planted next to the fourth official crying about every decision.
His body language was atrocious, desperately looking for a Pogba yellow card after his nothing challenge on Son was pathetic.
Keep deluding yourselves thinking him failing at the big points doesn’t matter.
He was downplaying a FA cup before the game like he's already won it all.
Yet again failed to deliver.
He'll get his excuses here no doubt.
Yet again failed to deliver.
He'll get his excuses here no doubt.
Don’t want us to go anywhere near him if the worst happens with Mou. He has the mentality of a loser. He thinks he is above winning competitions. He would do my nut in when making excuses about he only wants to win the biggest prizes that his side is no where near winning. Big clubs aim to win everything and they will often win something. They do not pick and choose and act above winning trophies, despite their success.
Nothing manager until he wins something. The only thing they're the best at is being dirty.
Not much wrong with that Spurs performance. We were better, simple as that.
After twenty minutes we managed to sort out Eriksen and Smalling and Jones are great penalty box defenders (Kane usually struggles against them).
Judging Pochetinno on the basis of that games somewhat demeans our best performance of the season.
After twenty minutes we managed to sort out Eriksen and Smalling and Jones are great penalty box defenders (Kane usually struggles against them).
Judging Pochetinno on the basis of that games somewhat demeans our best performance of the season.
Managers like him and Klopp are top managers but the top top tier know how to manage games to win things. You get the feeling both are so confident in their style of play they don’t look to play a team as they believe their style will won out
What ?
Another true football genius that Mourinho should learn from according to some on the Caf. Loved the look on his face after that Herrera goal, particularly after celebrating like they won it after going 1-0 up. And the chubby fecker should hit the gym sometimes, looks ridiculous in track suit.
Also looks friendly enough though and is obviously a pretty decent coach of course.
Also looks friendly enough though and is obviously a pretty decent coach of course.
Becoming a bit of a serial loser in the games which matter most.
Fantastic management by Poch. Bringing Lucas Moura on to take up Eriksen's position was instrumental to us winning the game. Now I see why people want him so badly at United, he just got us to a cup final!
You were harping in about getting Poch in after we lost a match v WBA. If it wasn’t you I apologise.
He is a serial loser
He is a loser in his dna
He is a loser in his dna
Bottled it again as usual. I actually think he's definitely a good manager here and had some very good tactical games but if he keeps bottling important games like this it's impossible for questions to not be around him.
Yeah but look at his net spend.
I was one of a few who recommended Pochettino after we played a boring cowardly game against the bottom feeders. Today's result doesn't change that.
I have always had doubts about him.
I have doubts about Mourinho's future suitability for us. But I wouldn't necessarily want this guy if he left.
I have doubts about Mourinho's future suitability for us. But I wouldn't necessarily want this guy if he left.
Pochettino sends his teams out to be aggressive in the first 60 minutes and tail off towards the end. Yet Mourinho, who manages the game better and doesn't want us to press like madmen, gets criticised. The same thing happened to Spurs in their second game against Juve: they stopped pressing and immediately conceded 2 goals.
Fair enough mate. I just don’t understand reactionary comments based on a poor result.
Like I said before, I like Poch. But people who want him here NOW instead of Jose need their heads tested.
Why would we go after a second rate coach like Pochettino? If we want a Young manager at the top level we get Zidane, Jardim, Simeone.
I think people are forgetting that winning trophies is very simple, and you don't need a grand plan of progression to do so. Worse teams than Tottenham have done better than them. If Pochettino can't go to the 'next level' with players like Kane, Eriksen, Vertonghen, Dembele then there is no hope for him. Very few teams will be able to better that quality of player.
I would say that Spurs have quite a few players that would slot right into our starting 11. The only teams he'll have better players at are probably the two Spanish giants and Bayern.