That was absolutely not the narrative over recent years though. Spurs fans wanted Levy out and pundits were calling for him to step down too iirc. Spurs recruitment, managerial appointments etc was all being criticised extensively. When Djed Spence came in people were saying Spurs are making decisions without Contes say so. Like come on, why are this forum constantly recreating situations and history to absolve Ten Hag of his disgraceful management this season.
Gary Neville
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The running of Spurs over the last decade vs United is night and day, I don't think anyone would dispute that.
Of course you’d never do such a thing…Unless he criticised Bruno
Purely because Tottenham had relative success in the first part of that decade. And by success I don’t mean winning trophies but for them top 4 , CL final, great football etc.
But in the last 5 years where spurs have gone through lots of managers, bad signings and poor football, Levy has absolutely been crucified. You see things through a United scope so you may think it’s worse here but I assure you Spurs fans have been vitriolic towards him as much as we have with the glazers.
Anywhere here’s a thread
https://www.redcafe.net/threads/can-we-talk-about-how-bad-daniel-levy-is-for-spurs-yet.463390/page-6
And here’s a post from one of the most vocal spurs fans on here.
Watched him on Dragons Den. Top guy.
He is Fergie era McTominay. Survive at all cost
Fergie is probably still mad that because of him we didn't get "Tractor".
Beckham and Zanetti would terrorize that right side for years.
Fergie is probably still mad that because of him we didn't get "Tractor".
Beckham and Zanetti would terrorize that right side for years.
Neville was key to the RHS for years. He wasn't first choice for Manchester United for over a decade by accident.
Gary wasn't the best in the world, but comparing him to McTominay? Jesus Christ. He was the best rightback in England for many years.
What a dreadful take, Neville was a fantastic right back and the best in the league for a long time.
That's some crazy revisionism on Gary. He was a great player.
Assume you're a younster.
No one who was around at the time would write something so utterly daft.
You're comparing a guaranteed starter for the best English team of the time and England, to a fairly limited player from a period we're in a a state of disarray.
I thought he came across pretty well on it.
This is absolutely mental.
No way.
There's a weird revisionism on his career, probably because he jokes about being terrible a lot. But he was very good, you don't play for that united side that many times if you're not a top player.
Gary was a fairly stellar RB back then. He was a great crosser and a good defender. Not necessarily the best but he was in the Top 10 in the world for his position at his peak.
This take should’ve remained in your head. Just plain dumb.
+1
He was a much better player than he personally thinks he was, he also knew his limitations, he wasn't the best RB in the world but he was a great team player, and he hated Scousers, we don't/didn't need more!
Gary a modern day McTominey, now I heard it all. Gary was a brilliant right back.
He talks complete bollocks these days, but he also owned, and deserved, his position in the starting 11 for 10 years.
He's a United great, as a footballer and no one who knows anything about United could argue with that.
He's a United great, as a footballer and no one who knows anything about United could argue with that.
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I wish we had a full back as good and as consistent as Neville was these days. Probably one poor season in his prime (99-00) but for the rest up until his big injury he was a very solid full back. None of this 'good one year, crap or injured the next' we put up with now.
Ever wondered why you're still a newbie?
Alex Ferguson and Terry Venables knew more about football than I'll ever know, and they thought Neville was good enough to start for them.
https://x.com/bbcsport/status/1752295006511984887?s=46
It’s interesting how measured he is in his opinion of Rashford’s antics. I doubt he’d give as much grace to players of a different nationality.
It’s interesting how measured he is in his opinion of Rashford’s antics. I doubt he’d give as much grace to players of a different nationality.
Of course he wouldn’t. But what he’s saying makes sense, and the tone with which he’s saying it makes sense.
If this was Garnacho he'd go nuts
Love how Gary Neville completely underplays Rashford's performances:
"He's had a little bit of a dip in his performance in this moment in time"
"He's had a little bit of a dip in his performance in this moment in time"
Get out.
Kind of annoys me how that's become a thing. I know it's light hearted banter, but I do find it strange.
Completely reasonable and measured response to be fair, though no doubt plenty will be getting their pitchforks at the ready.
And Fergie was a Guardiola era Ten Hag who would continue to play that McTominay, even though he was not good at what he does.
Am i doing this right?
Loads of people these days say he wasn't very good and they mean it. I expect it is mostly people who never saw him or only saw the very end of his career when he seemed to be inexplicably running through invisible treacle.
He was a fantastic player for most of his career and rarely let us down, was brilliant in attack as well with Beckham.
He was a fantastic player for most of his career and rarely let us down, was brilliant in attack as well with Beckham.
It is a reasonable response but that’s the point. If this was a Pogba or a Martial he’d be hysterical in his response. We’ve seen it before. He’d be calling it treason and demanding they be banished from the club. It’s hard to take someone seriously when they’re so transparent in their biases.
It takes some doing to post something so utterly bizarre you have to read it over and over again to make sure you weren’t seeing things, one of the strangest posts ever and giving us newbs a bad name!
You all got worked for mediocre player.
Peter
Neville Stam Johnsen Irvin
Beckham Scholes Keane Giggs
Cole Yorke
Two players are not like another ones.
Zanetti was so close to OT, but Morrati had weak spot for Giggs and it get complicated. Fergie wasn't stupid, he always wanted some "international flair" aka Batistuta, Salas, Zamorano, Zanetti, Ronaldhino ect.
I respect G Nev for his professionalisam but he was meh.
Lauren was better RB.
Peter
Neville Stam Johnsen Irvin
Beckham Scholes Keane Giggs
Cole Yorke
Two players are not like another ones.
Zanetti was so close to OT, but Morrati had weak spot for Giggs and it get complicated. Fergie wasn't stupid, he always wanted some "international flair" aka Batistuta, Salas, Zamorano, Zanetti, Ronaldhino ect.
I respect G Nev for his professionalisam but he was meh.
Lauren was better RB.
Keep digging, you'll be joining @Wibble down under soon
Neville's best period came after Beckham left and he actively worked more on his crossing and defensively he was engaged constantly because he knew he had to cover Ronaldo. He was genuinely up there with the best RB's in Europe from 2003-2007 until the big injury which effectively ended him.
But before that, he was a bit of a liability, he would get caught out a lot when he was the back post defender. I don't think it was any secret that SAF was sniffing around Zanetti and Sagnol at the turn of the millennium. It was an obvious area to upgrade.
But before that, he was a bit of a liability, he would get caught out a lot when he was the back post defender. I don't think it was any secret that SAF was sniffing around Zanetti and Sagnol at the turn of the millennium. It was an obvious area to upgrade.
If this was Martial then I doubt he'd care much considering he's not a key player. If this was Pogba then he would be hysterical, however Pogba made a rod for his own back by having Raiola publicly saying he wants to leave United (on multiple occasions) on the eve of our most important games.