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    Tanguy Ndombele

    Unfortunately, I get the impression that he is heading for the "talented but not committed/professional enough" category. A big red flag for me has been his reaction to an early "reducer". Even his recent issue with Dier in training bespeaks of a player who doesn't fancy it. We all want him to...
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    Jose Mourinho - SACKED

    Every time I hear Jose say that he wanted the players to do something different at the attacking end, I cringe. You could see today that we were not set up to aggressively press, with Harry and Son not doing so. And we had a break in play for Sons injury for an adjustment. Based on what we can...
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    Next Manager?

    Surprisingly things are not as bad as at the end of his second spell at Chelsea (who had won the league the previous season). Sacked in December 2015 after 16 league games where they went 3-3-10. Our last 16 in the EPL are 5-4-7. Problem is that our last 8 are 2-1-5 and 2 wins are against...
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    Tanguy Ndombele

    I worry that he gets put off by the physicality of the league. Really didn't see much of him after an early knock today. Talented players like him have to be able to take the knocks or teams will target them early. (I was told that Dumitrescu from the Ossie era was an example of a player that...
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    Jose Mourinho - SACKED

    Hard to see how this does not end in tears before Xmas. Joyless Joseball + poor results + blaming everyone but himself = early departure. I never understand why he would want to change the whole dynamic of the team that was competitive if unspectacular in the first half. With each change we...
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    Son Heung-Min

    When I met Wimmer in 2017 I asked him about Son who had broken his wrist and he said in his Arnold accent that he was “so strong”. To prove it, he played almost the entire match with a broken arm!
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    Jan Vertonghen

    The frightening thing is that his pace has evaporated. Looks so exposed and that has to affect your whole approach to the game. May explain why he missed the start of the season and hasn’t been signed up.
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    Tanguy Ndombele

    This sounds a bit reminiscent of Ilie Dumitrescu. I was told that despite his talent, the coaching staff soon discovered that he didn’t fancy the physical side of the game in England. One heavy tackle and he wasn’t interested. It was why he soon disappeared at Spurs.
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    Obscure players and memories

    Neil McNab. Amazingly, I was at his debut game for us --- in the reserves (I was not a regular attendee and cannot recollect why I went on that occasion). I remember that he did an outrageous bit of skill which brought a cheer from the miniscule crowd and a thumbs up appreciation from the...
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    Son Heung-Min

    The problem I have with the decision is that Atkinson had shown him a yellow based on his observation of the tackle but without knowledge of the severity of the injury. To then change it is not part of any rule I know. Otherwise every time a challenge leads to serious injury, it should be a...
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    Mauricio Pochettino - Sacked

    I think there was a bad luck in how we ended up with 10 men as a result of the type of challenge that happens numerous times but without a catastrophic result. And add in the fact that Atkinson decided to change his mind.....
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    Mauricio Pochettino - Sacked

    We had not inconsiderable good fortune in our Champions League run last year. Are we paying a price with the opposite now?
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    Mauricio Pochettino - Sacked

    I agree with this. Eriksen's involvement is mystifying at the moment. You have to wonder if he would have started if Lamela was fit. But why he stayed on after we went behind.... I just don't get it. Strangely, I'm encouraged that if we can get Lo celso up to speed, we may still salvage the...
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    Mauricio Pochettino - Sacked

    Looking back, I believe the last game that we were looking like the exciting attacking Poch team was away at Everton in December. That day the team was : 1 Lloris 2 Trippier 6 Sanchez 4 Alderweireld 33 Davies 8 Winks 17 Sissoko 23 Eriksen 20 Alli 7 Son 10 Kane Substitutes 3 Rose 11 Lamela...
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    Pick Your Poison

    It is an interesting issue -- how does a decision be made that a coach has to go because he will not reclaim prior glories? One could take the approach that it can't be defined but we will know it when we see it. Or, the classic, "has he lost the dressing room" approach. I would suggest that...
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    Pick Your Poison

    Of course! I was responding to the previous posters comment (which may have been tongue in cheek) regarding whether Ole would get more time at Man Utd because he scored the winner in the Champions League final in 1999.
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    Pick Your Poison

    I think that you would find that supporters of the other clubs would take issue with that sentiment!! :) I agree that we are underperforming at the moment, but reserve judgment on whether this is a blip or the end of days until I've seen our new signings integrated and more games played.
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    Pick Your Poison

    I have seen numerous posts on different platforms by Spurs "fans" calling for his head. I'm glad you agree that makes no sense but, believe it or not, there are others who take the contrary view. My point is, and remains, that perspective can be gained by looking at the several teams that were...
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    Pick Your Poison

    Ole will be gone by Xmas. No to holding fire, because he has no managerial track record apart from abject failure at Cardiff. Ardiles and Hoddle winning the FA Cup didn't save them at Spurs. Performance as a player really should not have any influence on retention as a coach. Poch gets time to...
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    Pick Your Poison

    My point was that several of the more fancied teams have also suffered poor starts to the season, Wolves among them. And that short term thinking frequently leads to poor results, as our history and those of other teams has often shown. Or would you rather repeat the failures of the past by...
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