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you could make a team that rivals liverpool with the amount of talent he has mismanaged
But how many teams could you make with the talent he's managed well and won things with?
you could make a team that rivals liverpool with the amount of talent he has mismanaged
I agree. Utd have got the balance right and Bruno compliments this. McTominay has also played well.
If Jose can get the structure right then individuals will perform better.
But how many teams could you make with the talent he's managed well and won things with?
To be honest, every club has situations like this - it's really a case by case thing:What really gets my goat is manure buy a player who many Spurs fans wanted last year, put him straight into the team where he has transformed an average midfield into a competetive one leading from the front. We however have a history of buying players saying it will take time for them to adjust to PL and later decide if they are good enough for 1st team which has a bang average midfield (GLC excepting who is world class potential), and then continue to play donkeys who have little creativity but can run a bit. We are Tottenham who have always demanded skill, passion and ENTERTAINMENT. WTF has gone wrong with this club? Three years ago we had the chance to dictate a PL with very average competion but blew it, but in reality we have gone so far backwards we are in danger of disappearing up our own arses. Alistair Gould, yes you were right!
Stay safe, keep it in your pants, COYS
Disagree with your general assessment. Kane, Son, Lo Celso, Alli, Berjgwin and Ndombele are all very talented players.But since Bruno's arrival he has been the standout player immediately, mostly without Pogba. Fred, manure fans will tell you is a journeyman, which we have in excess. How long did it take Sissoko to adjust to a new club, GLC, Sess and Ndombele arrive part fit and carrying injuries. We are light years behind our competitors and need class not dross to even get near them next season, so you can talk all you like about balance and structure if the players are not good enough it makes little difference.
COYS
What part of worst case is realistic? We will buy players and Ndombele won't be sold(loaning him too)Milik, Aarons, Hojbjerg - The best and worst case Tottenham transfer scenarios
Tottenham Hotspur will look to make signings in the summer transfer window and here are the best and worst case scenarios for Jose Mourinhowww.football.london
The frightening thing is how realistic the worst case sounds.
Jose's quotes suggest he's been given some guarantees: i.e. we will definitely be bringing in players but on a relatively low budget unless we can bring in some cash from sales.Milik, Aarons, Hojbjerg - The best and worst case Tottenham transfer scenarios
Tottenham Hotspur will look to make signings in the summer transfer window and here are the best and worst case scenarios for Jose Mourinhowww.football.london
The frightening thing is how realistic the worst case sounds.
Yeah, it all seems fine and dandy now. But what about when there's two weeks of the window to go and we've done some of our classic dithering with 2 or 3 gaping holes remaining in the squad and no money to spend. Jose could easily get restless and try to get TN out the door to plug them.Jose's quotes suggest he's been given some guarantees: i.e. we will definitely be bringing in players but on a relatively low budget unless we can bring in some cash from sales.
Even with covid, I don't think Levy can get away with not spending while we have Jose as manager as he won't hear the end of it. The entirety of next season's pressers would be one long, barely disguised dig at our lack of spending and ambition.
Question is, if given the choice, will Jose try to oust Ndombele to Barca/PSG if it means he can bring in his own signings. With each passing week that Tanguy barely features that outcome seems more and more likely.
Jose's quotes suggest he's been given some guarantees: i.e. we will definitely be bringing in players but on a relatively low budget unless we can bring in some cash from sales.
Even with covid, I don't think Levy can get away with not spending while we have Jose as manager as he won't hear the end of it. The entirety of next season's pressers would be one long, barely disguised dig at our lack of spending and ambition.
Question is, if given the choice, will Jose try to oust Ndombele to Barca/PSG if it means he can bring in his own signings. With each passing week that Tanguy barely features that outcome seems more and more likely.
I reckon Jose will be acutely aware of how De Bruyne and Salah are held against him and be incredibly careful of letting TN go.
He doesn't deserve such accolades and none of our fans have given him such an accolade.me reckons Jose wouldn’t actually give a flying eff. He clearly tried to get rid of Pogba and Martial from Utd so I don’t see why N’Dombele would be any different as try as our fans might to make him the second coming since Gazza, the guy has done nothing in the 12 months that he’s been here to deserve such accolades.
To be honest I don't think Jose gives a shit about that stuff. He just points to all the trophies he won when people question him about it.I reckon Jose will be acutely aware of how De Bruyne and Salah are held against him and be incredibly careful of letting TN go.
Disagree with your general assessment. Kane, Son, Lo Celso, Alli, Berjgwin and Ndombele are all very talented players.
If you get the right team structure you will see improved performances from certain individuals.
It took Sissoko around 18 months before we saw reasonable performances from him.
You are right that Bruno has fit straight in but put him into the Utd side under LVG and he would likely not make the same level of impact that he has now they have a good balance.
Utd under Ferguson were full of journeymen who simply did the job for the team to allow others to shine. A lot of fans don't appreciate these players.
I think it's fairly simple, he's an immensely talented player with one glaring flaw that put the very top clubs off.I'm not adding anything here, I admit. But a year after signing Ndombele I can't believe where we are.
Ndombele looked like an unbelievable coup. And his price-tag was high enough to put him in the bracket of a player good enough to more or less hit the ground running. That's what £65m should buy you. When Man City or Chelsea buy a player at that level, that's what happens.
But dear god, given the level of expectation he has been a disaster. Undoubtedly he is talented and could be a world-beater, but why oh why have we failed to unlock that?
He's worked under two managers now, who both seem to have come to the same opinion, and been with us for a year. I imagine the club has tried everything to get him moving. For a long time, I thought he probably had some unusual condition or chronic injury that our due diligence must have missed.
But now I just think it must be the player. He must just be a total dosser. A supremely talented one, yes, but someone who just doesn't give a toss regardless.
I can't help feeling we've bought a duff.
Please tell me I'm wrong. Ndombele, please prove me wrong!
But since Bruno's arrival he has been the standout player immediately, mostly without Pogba. Fred, manure fans will tell you is a journeyman, which we have in excess. How long did it take Sissoko to adjust to a new club, GLC, Sess and Ndombele arrive part fit and carrying injuries. We are light years behind our competitors and need class not dross to even get near them next season, so you can talk all you like about balance and structure if the players are not good enough it makes little difference.
COYS
It was Lo Celso or Bruno. Ndombele was meant to be the Dembele replacement.Painful but true.
Bruno sold to ManU for about the same as Tanguay, and it turns out he was worth TWICE what they were asking. Meanwhile, we bought a lemon (all too frequent at Spurs).
The Bruno/Tanguay debacle is the single worst transfer cock-up I've seen in my time supporting Spurs (albeit only about 12 years). If you aren't kicking yourself over this absolute lack of ambition (or simple scouting failure), you need to have your head checked.
Painful but true.
Bruno sold to ManU for about the same as Tanguay, and it turns out he was worth TWICE what they were asking. Meanwhile, we bought a lemon (all too frequent at Spurs).
The Bruno/Tanguay debacle is the single worst transfer cock-up I've seen in my time supporting Spurs (albeit only about 12 years). If you aren't kicking yourself over this absolute lack of ambition (or simple scouting failure), you need to have your head checked.
Painful but true.
Bruno sold to ManU for about the same as Tanguay, and it turns out he was worth TWICE what they were asking. Meanwhile, we bought a lemon (all too frequent at Spurs).
The Bruno/Tanguay debacle is the single worst transfer cock-up I've seen in my time supporting Spurs (albeit only about 12 years). If you aren't kicking yourself over this absolute lack of ambition (or simple scouting failure), you need to have your head checked.