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04 Aug 2014 18:23:02
Just interested in your opinions on your new manager.
Were you guys pleased when you got him? He did well with Southampton, but they were really rejuvenated before Adkins got the boot. Also, he undeniably had one of the better starting 11's in the league, arguably better than your own and Evertons. His previous job he didn't do very well and got sacked. Do you think it could be a bit of a risk?
My personal opinion is, however good he actually is, he actually needs to be given time. At least a couple of seasons. Also, he needs to have the say on transfers. Baldini is a joke who needs the sack. Levy doesn't seem much better. So I personally think you'd be best off keeping the manager and getting rid of baldini and levy.
1.) He had a better starting 11 than us and Everton? Why did saints finish below us then. By that logic liverhampton would be world beaters!
Anyway answering the question, I think poch is a good manager who is able to get the best out of the players. I'm also not complaining about our transfers thus far. However, I am a bit concerned about his tactics on the field. The saints often squandered 2 goal leads last season and couldn't come back into games easily. I hope he is flexible and astute with tactics and not predictable!
2.) My point was exactly that - with a first 11 that was debatably at least as good, he finished below you last season. I think you could have done better. But having said that, now he's there he should get a chance to prove that opinion wrong. At least 2-3 years.
3.) There is no argument about starting 11's and to say Southampton had as good or even better is ridiculous! Its all about squads in the prem and let's not forget one club was competing in Europe! Let's also not forget Poch was working with a young squad with little or no prem experience so done a good job which has led him to a massive club with a far better squad and time to build something.
I keep seeing reference to Poch' s short comings in Spain but what was the situation over there? Did he have money, did he have to sell players etc? I honestly don't know and to be honest don't really care but I am sure it's not as clear cut as he is just a poor manager/coach especially as all reports are he is technically good, works players hard but they tend to love working under him.
Time will tell and my expectations are relatively low this season however I am looking forward to seeing a change in style plus WHL back to its old self because let's be honest it was woeful last season and all started when AVB was in charge!
On another note. not long now til wet spam, great day out and can't wait! COYS!
02 Aug 2014 08:06:35
Hey spurs.
Just curious what the situation with Paulinho is. Few months in to the season it seemed all Spurs fans loved him and thought he was the real deal. Now it seems a lot of you want to ship him out.
Also Kaboul. I remember reading this page last summer and a lot of you were saying if he stays injury free for a few months he'd be one of the top defenders in the division. Now it seems like a lot of you want to ship him out as well?
1.) Both players are quality when fit, kaboom is a quality defender but was unfortunate with injuries and as you say if he stays injury free will be a force for our defence. As for Paulinho, he had a slow start to last season and as I said for most foreign players, he needs to get the first season under his belt and then we should judge him on the second season. Yes he slowed the pace down a bit but adapting takes time.
Let's see next season how they do. The other problem is we expect to see results straight away but seldom do and I am guilty of that to be fair but reality is not all players stay injury free and not all new players hit the ground straight away!
23 Apr 2015 22:36:17
Time well used, obviously.
22 Apr 2015 13:24:37
Raver, I just had to sign in and respond after seeing your kyle walker theory. 25 million? To a top four team? Have you lost your marbles? He's not worth half that. He's not even good enough for spurs, let alone man utd. He'll leave you in a couple of years I guess for a team lower down in the league for about 6 million and you'll be glad to be rid. And you'll have forgotten ever reading this. But if you do remember, remember it was a north london chimney sweep that told you :-)
Spursredeemer. You must be seeing something I'm not. Marca almost all of the time report utter tripe.
22 Apr 2015 17:26:36
Not true,g62.
From this year, if the winner of the fa cup is already in Europe, instead of the place going to the losing finalist, it adds a place in the league. So if we beat villa, spurs have to finish 8th to avoid the europa league.
I suspect now you've signed a decent lb and he'll be playing at CB rather than LB, you'll have more chance of keeping hold!
It's the transfer window. Unless you're man city, man utd, Chelsea or Liverpool, most transfer windows are pretty depressing times.
Fa cup has lost its value to some extent, I agree. But that doesn't change the excitement and feeling of delight you experience when winning it. I mean, look at Swansea and their fans when they won the league cup. Probably one of the best days in their lives. I think when people talk about these competitions being devalued, it's more to do with the clubs and footballers than the fans. Taking my club as an example, for the 8 or so years after building a new stadium, we as you know won nothing. That's partly due to the fact, due to finances, we had to concentrate on getting in the CL. But what do they do. Do they concentrate resources on the cups, such as the fa cup and league cup, or concentrate on the league in the hope of getting a champions league spot. From a fans point of view, I'd have preferred every year of those 8 one of the two domestic trophies and no champions league. But, if we'd done that we would be in a poor situation now, with probably lower quality players and more debt. So I understand why it was done. But whatever the champions league is, it would never mean as much to me as winning a trophy, especially the FA cup. Because however less valuable it is to clubs now due to the poor financial reward in comparison to the champions league, that'll I hope never be transferred on to the fans. Some arsenal fans will say otherwise, but I think deep down they agree with me. I think they say they'd choose the champions league over a cup to save face - because that's what we had so asking for sonething different would devalue what we have.
My point was exactly that - with a first 11 that was debatably at least as good, he finished below you last season. I think you could have done better. But having said that, now he's there he should get a chance to prove that opinion wrong. At least 2-3 years.