I also used to think that was an odd scenario, surely chopping and changing the guys you work with means you take a while to gell?
Yeah exactly, there must be a reason people tend to have their own team. Otherwise the manager has to teach the coaches his methods as well as the players
I think that there are cons and pros for both methods. Stability and familiarity are desirable, but freshening things up and introducing new ideas are too. I like it when a manager understands his own weaknesses and uses his coaches to mitigate them. Harry Redknapp was all about the arm round the shoulder and puffing players up. Joe Jordan was his drill sergeant, the proverbial boot up the backside. To use a non-Spurs example, Alex Ferguson went through a number of assistant managers. They were there to learn from him and move on to other jobs. Bringing in some relative youth, energy and alternative ideas can be a good thing.
I drove past the training ground at lunchtime today and there were 2 camera crews outside on the driveway , could something be happening ?
A word of advice for Thomas Frank: don't let Jonathan Liew walk in on you shagging his mum Because based on the spiteful hatchet job he posted, I think Ange was porking her when Little Johnny walked in asking where his dinner was...
Getting Cochrane is a bit of a coup as well. I remember back when he was here working under Parker for the youths that he was massively rated and has since worked with England, Utd and Brentford. He’s probably only a year or two away from going into management himself, apparently Brentford even had him as a potential successor to Frank as it is.
Seems to be a very good coach. Grew up in Edmonton didn’t he. I like the fact a local boy will be in a position of quite significance for Spurs.
