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    Mauricio Pochettino - Sacked

    I'm not disputing that Koeman had done a magnificent job, he clearly has, but I'm not sure I agree that he has a harder job than Poch. The main point I wanted to raise in my previous post was one of expectations. Koeman has had to contend with integrating a lot of new players, but he had the...
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    John Bostock

    I think Bostock's reputation is outrageously screwed in relation to his actual ability. Everything that happened around him was a circus thanks in no part by the actions of that egotistical pleb that was in charge at Palace at the time. In reality we just took a punt on a young player, that's...
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    Mauricio Pochettino - Sacked

    I think that's a huge point often glazed over in regards to Koeman and Southampton this season. As you said they brought in a huge amount of talent, but despite that many believed they would struggle this season with some pundits even tipping them for relegation. With those expectations Koeman...
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    ENIC

    Much of the debate about the signings of Saha and Nelson are given with the huge benefit of hindsight. Why would the board have felt it necessary at that point in January to invest heavily in two first team spots when we were comfortably in third place and playing well? Our decline in that...
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    Carlyle takeover, was Cain Hoy takeover

    I have absolutely zero faith that any footballing body be it UEFA, the FA or the PL will enforce FFP. The conduct of FIFA is enough to suggest that you can do whatever you want as long as they receive enough coin.
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    ENIC

    Exactly, unfortunately money dictates success in football and there are 4/5 clubs that simply blow us out of the water. FFP won't make a bit of difference, so the only way to guarantee success is to sell our soul to a devil. Whether that is a Mansour or a Vincent Tan is the risk that you take...
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    Federico Fazio

    Fazio has been incredibly underwhelming so far. However, it enough for him to be adjusting to a new league and a new team, he's also playing a system that leaves our centre backs incredibly (and unfairly) exposed. Almost impossible in my view for him to really impress considering those...
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    Player affinity

    Agree with all of this.
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    ENIC

    I'm torn on the issue of 'ENIC/Levy out' but I think many look too bluntly at it. We cannot compete financially at all. Not even close. We have to fight with one arm behind our back at all times and, for the most part, we've exceeded expectations. All of a sudden a lot of that has been...
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    Hugo Lloris

    Lloris should have been selected as captain for me. Comfortably our best player, our most experienced player in terms of winning titles and CL football, most experienced in terms of being a captain. Although I know there's other responsibilities for captains off the pitch, but on the pitch...
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    Roberto Soldado

    No striker is going to be effective if they don't get the support that gets the best out of their own skill set. Soldado got that at Valencia and shone, he hasn't received that here and he's struggled. I've no doubt Soldado could be a success here, if we develop a system that allows him to...
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    Mauricio Pochettino - Sacked

    I don't sense any kind of 'player revolt' or dissatisfaction with Poch (or AVB for that matter), it feels much more like a collective sense of confusion and lack of identity. Also considering the short amount of time the players have had together I don't think the players are really aware of...
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    Transfer Rumour Thread

    Reckon a couple of old heads would be a really canny addition in January rather than buying yet more squad players Our squad has bundles of talent and potential but patently lacks character and leadership. Signing a 'Davids' or a 'Naybet' could really help the mentality in the squad
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    Mauricio Pochettino - Sacked

    Played 100ish games on loan, most of those as a left winger. Irrespective of level his switch to an inverted right winger is a more recent development and he's more inexperienced in that position then he is at left wing in terms of his overall career.
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    Mauricio Pochettino - Sacked

    In both of those cases there were signs of progress. We've seen so far that there isn't a clear plan, we're horribly disjointed, performances are way below what we're capable of, and it's been getting progressively worse with every single game. How much longer do we continue waiting for this to...
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    Mauricio Pochettino - Sacked

    But what we're doing at the moment isn't working, and more worryingly isn't showing any sign progress. AVB played in a similar way and we ground out results joylessly. We have the same joylessness now without getting points. Either we keep banging our heads against a wall with this, or we can...
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    Kyle Walker

    Tentatively optimistic about this. Needs time to get back up to speed though, not going to come back in and immediately play at his best. Might need at least a couple of months before we see the 'real' Kyle Walker
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    Player affinity

    But should that matter? Imagine your a lad that supports Spurs, been at the club since you were 8, worked your ass off to play for your boyhood club and then within a couple of games your own fans start hurling you abuse and call you ****. Just think it's a shame really
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    Player affinity

    I think it's a shame someone like Rose actually isn't more popular with the fans actually. I actually really like him and think he's been one of our better performers this season. So many cry out for a bit of passion and fight from our players and he's one that actually looks like he gives a...
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    Mauricio Pochettino - Sacked

    Poch definitely needs some time but I wouldn't be against him simplifying everything and at least allowing us to getting a bit of momentum. We look so messy and disjointed at the moment that giving the players a bit of freedom might help them loosen up. 'Just ****ing run around a bit' might be...
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