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Antonio Conte - officially NOT the coach of THFC

I've already mentioned how Conte is at fault for both goals conceded against Chelsea. Tactically, leaving Tanganga on for 10m after half-time lost us the game.

However, the other thing that has let us down is squad building.

Under ENIC, it will be a disadvantage forever, and ever, but it is worth pointing out just what a difference it is to have Levy and Lewis as the deadweights in charge, against ambitious owners.

We are 23 days into the window. 23.

We've clearly wanted a right back for months. We will leave it to the final week, maybe the final day. Who knows what a new RB would have done here - how different this could have been.

We wanted a forward to back up Harry Kane. GHod knows if we'll get one before the window closes.

We wanted a center-back. Likewise, GHod knows if we'll get one.

In a window where Antonio Conte, the best manager we've appointed since Poch, has been begging for reinforcements - we have given him absolutely none.

And as a case study, it is interesting to see what a difference early transfers can make.

Aston Villa appointed Steven Gerrard a few weeks after Conte. They have moved fast and hard to back him, bringing in Coutinho - who then made an instant impact at United. Digne - who made an instant impact against Everton. They have helped Aston Villa pick up points they may not have done if they had not arrived.

Who knows how different this game could have been, if we had been proactive - for once in the twenty years of Levy and Lewis' miserable, parsimonious, grinding, depressing rule at Spurs.

Aston Villa, a club recently in the championship, moved faster than us to back a manager whose biggest achievement was winning the title with Rangers.

We left Antonio Conte, one of the game's best managers, high and dry.

What we we do now may salvage the rest of the season. But ultimately, our utter inaction for three weeks shows once again how Daniel Levy has learned absolutely nothing, and never will.

Penny-wise, pound foolish. Should engrave that on his damn tombstone.
No, you are not allowed to say more could be done by the owners. The way they run the club is the only way it could possibly be run. Utilising just the last few days of the window (if at all) is quite clearly the most efficient way of getting performances on the pitch as many, many years of last day attempted purchases has shown coupled with the bulging trophy cabinet. [emoji28]

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No, you are not allowed to say more could be done by the owners. The way they run the club is the only way it could possibly be run. Utilising just the last few days of the window (if at all) is quite clearly the most efficient way of getting performances on the pitch as many, many years of last day attempted purchases has shown coupled with the bulging trophy cabinet. [emoji28]

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Ha! I know that feeling, mate. ;)

To be fair to GG, it permits posts and posters critical of ENIC, even if this place has, for some strange reason, more enthusiastically pro-ENIC folks than most. That's a good forum, imo - credit to the mods for that.

But the tide is turning elsewhere - not many pro-ENIC folks left in the wider Spurs community, imo. Levy Out chants are becoming more common (heard some against Leicester as the latest round), and many of the major fan forums/social media groups have turned against them too.

So, no worries - folks at GG will come around too in time, I believe that. :)
 
Ha! I know that feeling, mate. ;)

To be fair to GG, it permits posts and posters critical of ENIC, even if this place has, for some strange reason, more enthusiastically pro-ENIC folks than most. That's a good forum, imo - credit to the mods for that.

But the tide is turning elsewhere - not many pro-ENIC folks left in the wider Spurs community, imo. Levy Out chants are becoming more common (heard some against Leicester as the latest round), and many of the major fan forums/social media groups have turned against them too.

So, no worries - folks at GG will come around too in time, I believe that. :)

No chance, if ENIC go, for whatever reason, whoever comes next will be worse, and I will never waste an opportunity to point that out.
 
No chance, if ENIC go, for whatever reason, whoever comes next will be worse, and I will never waste an opportunity to point that out.

Maybe. Maybe not. Unless you're a time-travelling ascetic in the Himalayas, mate, you can't know that any more than the rest of us. I'll believe that even Tottenham Hotspur can dream of more than these sorry excuses for owners, and I believe you and others will be convinced of that in time. ;)
 
Maybe. Maybe not. Unless you're a time-travelling ascetic in the Himalayas, mate, you can't know that any more than the rest of us. I'll believe that even Tottenham Hotspur can dream of more than these sorry excuses for owners, and I believe you and others will be convinced of that in time. ;)

It’ll either be some wealthy fan who lets his heart rule his head or someone who thinks it’s fine to just pump money into the club and buy players, which is cheating.

Of course it could be a human rights abuser too.

I’ll stick with Levy thanks, we’re doing things the right way, when we do win, not only will we take the success, but we’ll devalue everybody else’s at the same time.
 
He keeps saying the players aren't good enough. Quite like that from him, no beating around the bush just honesty. He knows what it takes to win and he knows he doesn't bloody have it here. Let's hope the management also understands this.

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You have Moura, Son, Reguilon, Romero, Emerson and Skipp. 6 players that should be în the first 11, more than half. Skipp and Moura came in and didn't look injured or carrying anything, they were just not used. I am sure Emerson was fit too. So 3 starters you've chosen to sit on the bench, already knowing 3 others are injured. You keep pummiling us with Tanganga and Doherty, both League One talent if you ask me. Frankly with the team and the stupid tactics used, I believe we wouldn't have won against many în the league.
I strongly believe in Conte, but he showed he was too afraid of our opponents tonight. Plenty of teams came there and got a result, we use 9 defensive minded players. Painful to watch.
 
You have Moura, Son, Reguilon, Romero, Emerson and Skipp. 6 players that should be în the first 11, more than half. Skipp and Moura came in and didn't look injured or carrying anything, they were just not used. I am sure Emerson was fit too. So 3 starters you've chosen to sit on the bench, already knowing 3 others are injured. You keep pummiling us with Tanganga and Doherty, both League One talent if you ask me. Frankly with the team and the stupid tactics used, I believe we wouldn't have won against many în the league.
I strongly believe in Conte, but he showed he was too afraid of our opponents tonight. Plenty of teams came there and got a result, we use 9 defensive minded players. Painful to watch.

Moura, Skipp and Emerson all had knocks apparently, didn’t Moura and Skipp miss training yesterday too?

Tanganga needs to learn how to play on a yellow, it doesn’t mean you can’t put a tackle in, you just have to concentrate.
 
You have Moura, Son, Reguilon, Romero, Emerson and Skipp. 6 players that should be în the first 11, more than half. Skipp and Moura came in and didn't look injured or carrying anything, they were just not used. I am sure Emerson was fit too. So 3 starters you've chosen to sit on the bench, already knowing 3 others are injured. You keep pummiling us with Tanganga and Doherty, both League One talent if you ask me. Frankly with the team and the stupid tactics used, I believe we wouldn't have won against many în the league.
I strongly believe in Conte, but he showed he was too afraid of our opponents tonight. Plenty of teams came there and got a result, we use 9 defensive minded players. Painful to watch.
I. You should probably watch a bit more League One (unless you mean Ligue 1 of course)
II. Yeah, Conte is brick and clueless. Will never amount to anything.
 
Moura, Skipp and Emerson all had knocks apparently, didn’t Moura and Skipp miss training yesterday too?

Tanganga needs to learn how to play on a yellow, it doesn’t mean you can’t put a tackle in, you just have to concentrate.

Another poor game from Tanganga. For all the talk of going to Milan, a loan to the championship wouldnt be a disaster.

We/he could also do with working out whether he's a RB or CB and then letting him play whichever position consistently
 
Another poor game from Tanganga. For all the talk of going to Milan, a loan to the championship wouldnt be a disaster.

We/he could also do with working out whether he's a RB or CB and then letting him play whichever position consistently

True, although I think today's selection wanted him to do a bit of both.
 
I. You should probably watch a bit more League One (unless you mean Ligue 1 of course)
II. Yeah, Conte is brick and clueless. Will never amount to anything.

To be fair, he never said that. Conte is the best manager we could have. He’s bloody brilliant and will be a success if we back him. But he made some very poor decisions today and it’s fair that he’s criticised for them.
 
Another poor game from Tanganga. For all the talk of going to Milan, a loan to the championship wouldnt be a disaster.

We/he could also do with working out whether he's a RB or CB and then letting him play whichever position consistently

Absolutely. For me, he is definitely a centre-back. Just not enough pace, stamina or technical ability to be a full-back.
 
To be fair, he never said that. Conte is the best manager we could have. He’s bloody brilliant and will be a success if we back him. But he made some very poor decisions today and it’s fair that he’s criticised for them.

Was leaving skipp and moura out a mistake though. Both reportedly had knocks. If they can't play the full game, then you can't stsrt them. They might break down and then be out for much longer.
 
Was leaving skipp and moura out a mistake though. Both reportedly had knocks. If they can't play the full game, then you can't stsrt them. They might break down and then be out for much longer.

That’s fair comment. We’re not privy to what’s going on behind the scenes so if they were carrying knocks, fair enough. I believe Conte got things wrong though and we went out a beaten team. That performance today wasn’t lacking effort but it was a bit gutless. There was no belief and no urgency about us.
 
He keeps saying the players aren't good enough. Quite like that from him, no beating around the bush just honesty. He knows what it takes to win and he knows he doesn't bloody have it here. Let's hope the management also understands this.

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It’s a fascinating situation I think. If Nuno or Jose were saying what Conte is saying, they’d be accused of lacking ambition or throwing players under the bus.

Yet, I think it’s interesting that Conte is going down this route. He’s trying to force the club’s hand in my view. They don’t buy, from a PR perspective, he’s clearly been let down so he doesn’t get top 4, it won’t be on him.

He can’t be sacked - there would be mutiny in the stands. Likewise, he’s in a tough situation with the players if he doesn’t get anyone in. He’s basically said repeatedly that they aren’t good enough to compete. We all know that’s true but for the manager to say it and say it publicly is a massive deal.

I wouldn’t like to be in Levy’s shoes right now if he isn’t willing to spend. He doesn’t sign good players and the manager will call him out on it knowing he’s practically unsackable. If the manager decided to walk, Levy will also get it in the neck from the fanbase as it’d be obvious why he walked.

I reckon Conte is demanding but realistic. The club need to give him 2-3 players he wants. I don’t think Levy has many choices here - Conte holds all the cards.
 
It’s a fascinating situation I think. If Nuno or Jose were saying what Conte is saying, they’d be accused of lacking ambition or throwing players under the bus.

Yet, I think it’s interesting that Conte is going down this route. He’s trying to force the club’s hand in my view. They don’t buy, from a PR perspective, he’s clearly been let down so he doesn’t get top 4, it won’t be on him.

He can’t be sacked - there would be mutiny in the stands. Likewise, he’s in a tough situation with the players if he doesn’t get anyone in. He’s basically said repeatedly that they aren’t good enough to compete. We all know that’s true but for the manager to say it and say it publicly is a massive deal.

I wouldn’t like to be in Levy’s shoes right now if he isn’t willing to spend. He doesn’t sign good players and the manager will call him out on it knowing he’s practically unsackable. If the manager decided to walk, Levy will also get it in the neck from the fanbase as it’d be obvious why he walked.

I reckon Conte is demanding but realistic. The club need to give him 2-3 players he wants. I don’t think Levy has many choices here - Conte holds all the cards.

totally and agree with Conte. He’s proved his worth with different trophies across multiple clubs.
He can walk and being sacked would be laughable.
Have been itching for somebody of calibre to say this, especially whilst still installed.

Daniel? Dan??
 
I. You should probably watch a bit more League One (unless you mean Ligue 1 of course)
II. Yeah, Conte is brick and clueless. Will never amount to anything.
I've watched the Morecambe striker making a fool out of Tanganga at that corner. Maybe I was to generous, but I might be biased since he is our player. Don't get me started on Doherty, if I start posting some GIFs you would doubt he is even a professional football player.
It was Mourinho I think that said: the problem with some of these players is they think they are better than they actually are.
As for Conte, he is a great coach and I am still amazed we got him. Stop putting words în people's mouths, it doesn't look good.
 
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