The Overlap - some interesting comments from Ange

[mudshark]

I agree, but Ange said he studied previous winners, saw they all played defensive, put it to the players, and they bought into it.
Like he said, 17th place no one wanted to take some of the blame, but winning the EL? Everyone wanted to take some credit.

He's such a liar. Remember the crap he talked about the ear-cupping he aimed at the fans? Just wanted them to sing up, apparently....
Van de Ven stated categorically that it was he and Romero who pitched the more defensive approach. I know who I believe.

 

[Finney Is Back]

You probably never heard it, because to this day he has never ever said he 'threw the league.' He said there was a focus on winning the EL, which was again said by VDV in his interview with Neville which is also backed up in the teams that were put out vs the teams that were put out the same week in the EL knock outs.

That doesn't mean he didn't want to win games in the league, but rightly the priority was winning the EL games and as such certain important players were rested for these games. There is a clear difference.....

We had nothing at all to play for in the league once we'd beaten Brentford and Man Utd. When players have nothing to play for in one competition and everything to play for in another it is also natural for players to try to ensure they don't get injured in the games where there is effectively nothing to play for.

 

[glorygloryeze]

Goodness me...the excuses for all those hapless losses, even when we DID have a decent team fielded....maybe we should bring Ange back, after all he clearly showed what we missed when he was at Forest earlier this season

 

[DeanoAustin]

We had nothing at all to play for in the league once we'd beaten Brentford and Man Utd. When players have nothing to play for in one competition and everything to play for in another it is also natural for players to try to ensure they don't get injured in the games where there is effectively nothing to play for.

There will always be reasons/excuses (depending on your point of view) offered for poor performance.

The fact of the matter remains that 22 losses out of 38 league games is absolutely unacceptable for a club like Tottenham Hotspur. A 17th placed finish is absolutely unacceptable for a club like Tottenham Hotspur. Nothing will explain that away that doesn't reflect poorly on the competence of the coach and players.

We talk about mentality and culture being a problem at Spurs. The minute you start to think that 17th and 22 losses is acceptable in any circumstances is the minute that your standards and expectations have slipped enormously/dangerously.