Ten Hag the new favourite? Would be a massive risk imo, also why leave Ajax for Spurs? He will probably get 18months and then get sacked for failing after not being backed
He'd have to massively bottle it in the Eredivisie this season. Ajax have to lose all four of their remaining games and PSV have to win all of theirs and overturn 33 goal difference, too. Next up are FC Emmen, who are third from bottom and desperately trying to avoid relegation.
It's a risky one, as we've seen how the likes of Frank de Boer and Ronald Koeman have done in the Premier League. He's shown some impressive ability in Europe with Ajax though, so hopefully he'll do a better job, if we do bring him in.
I think the latter part of your post is dependent for any new manager to be honest. Whether it’s ten Hag, Potter or even Southgate, they’ve gotta be allowed to mould the team in their vision with as much support from above as possible. I think ten Hag ticks a lot of boxes for what Spurs and Spurs fans like, if he is to be our manager then he should be trusted and backed accordingly.
The obvious thing with Ten Hag is he could use several of the squad effectively as they fit with how he gets Ajax playing Some players would be jettisoned as they don't fit, Sissoko immediately springing to mind as one since our other midfielders can at least in theory control a game in midfield, and that's why Ten Hag stands out: his teams do so much through midfield, so if he's able to rebuild our midfield a mere three years after it needed to be that's the base for our play addressed
Fabrizio Romano is justifying his Patreon subscription, reporting that Ten Hag would take over at Monster Energy Dusseldorf before backing down considerably by reporting that G Fuel Vienna boss (aka former Carabao Newark boss) Jesse Marsch will be taking over instead, or to put it another way it's not just players they launder between their clubs - and also means I have to Google the name of yet more ****ing energy drinks to keep this schtick up So anyway, about how Ten Hag is in play...
Yeah I feel the FDB vibes from him for some reason. He was awful at Palace and it didn’t last long at all. Not saying Ten Hag would be the same but it wouldn’t be an appointment that would fill me with confidence. Same as Potter, I can’t believe he is being considered for the job.
Who would you see as a good appointment, though? I'm struggling to think of anyone that I'd be really happy about.
please log in to view this image See that depressed, bald smudge in the suit and jumper on the left out of focus? That's ten Hag.
This. we’re in such a predicament that it’s anyone’s guess who/what’ll work. ETH is a risk, but on paper he’s got what we need. For me, the only other option is Potter, as he knows the premier league. it’s hardly inspiring, but it is what it is.
Good point. I don’t know either though. I don’t want a washed up has been (Mourinho) but I don’t want a ‘project’ manager either. The man I’d choose is Rodgers and believe me I’m not his biggest fan but I think he would be ideal for what Spurs need right now.
I think we have to accept that a project manager is what we need to be honest. The squad's "golden period" has gone so the new manager is going to need to come in and begin building us up again. Basically Pochettino of 2014 would be pretty ideal right now. There's players we need to sell, players who need a confidence boost and players who require better coaching. So if I think of managers in the Poch mould, I'd say Rodgers, ten Hag and Potter would be those types. I'd personally be happy with either of those too.
I think it is unavoidable fact that we are in need of a new 'project', just as we were when Poch took over. We tried a shortcut out of it with Maureen but it backfired spectacularly and only served to load us with more players whose sell-on value is plummeting by the week, while numerous established players continued the decline they'd already started to show under Poch. Our squad is certainly better than results have suggested and thanks to the x factor of Kane and Son I think we should have been challenging for 4th spot. But to suggest we are any better than that is fanciful imo. United look more balanced and settled, Leicester have assembled a fantastic group and City are lightyears ahead of us. Those gaps can't be closed overnight and thanks to horrendously poor investment over the past 4 windows we have failed to make any discernable progress into the 'second chapter' that Poch spoke about. I am all for bringing in a 'project' manager as long as they have carte blanche to sell whoever they want and at a loss if necessary, as well as decent backing in the market. For the first time since the cohort came through in 2014/15, we actually have a very promising bunch of youngsters on the radar. Skipp, Sess, White, Cirkin, Tanganga, Devine, Scarlett etc. Granted some if not most of then won't make it at our level. But if even 2 or 3 do, that saves us £75m in transfer fees. Maureen is the last person alive I'd trust to coach young talent, so i think that has to be top priority in looking for someone who can.
I've changed my vote from Nagelsmann to ten Hag. I'm still also a big fan of Potter but I think ten Hag's European pedigree and the fact he comes from a club I have a lot of admiration for makes him stand out a bit more. I also don't think Rodgers would leave Leicester for us, he's got a very, very good thing going there and I think right now he'd be silly to walk away from that unless it's for one of the top jobs. As for ten Hag, we know he likes playing an attractive brand of football, we know he's happy to bring through young players, the only main thing that goes against him is that he doesn't have Premier League experience but sometimes you need to take that chance. If it pays off, brilliant, if it doesn't, we won't be much worse off than we are now... Just likely Kane-less.
The fact that we struggle to come up with a name we all agree on, just highlights the impossible job that Levy and ENIC have. Whoever they pick, a large chunk of our fan base will straight away be critical, and then demand their exit. They are not our main problem. The players that under perform are, and in turn that is down to the manager. Thus the cycle....................
Whilst I agree that we have a problem with the players, we must also think that a progressive, motivational manager maybe be able to find a system in which we can coach them to improve performances.
