The way forward for THFC ??

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Picking unsuitable managers He's brilliant at it. BRILLIANT!


Paul O'Keefe's comments about getting a bargain are spot on. From AVB to Mourinho and then Conte...and Aurier having to get out of PSG...Swansea having to raise money from Rodon...getting Bale back cheap when Mourinho didn't want him...the Grealish saga...

...the bloke's just a market trader at heart...grifting. Penny wise but pound foolish...and it isn't going to change. He'll be at it again with the coach appointment and turning up late in the window with players that the coach won't use...from a bloke he knows down the wine bar.
Do not insult market traders
 
You should have secured a new manager before sacking Conte, you are now up against Leicester and Chelsea in the race for a replacement.

(Unless you go after Potter)
 
You should have secured a new manager before sacking Conte, you are now up against Leicester and Chelsea in the race for a replacement.

(Unless you go after Potter)
And people suggest we're a poor sell for prospective managers

"So you'll be coming in to try and steer the club out the relegation zone, and if you're successful a chunk of the squad will be leaving on free transfers at the end of the season no matter what happens while another chunk will be entering the final year of their contracts..."

Somehow they're a worse sell than Everton
 
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And people suggest we're a poor sell for prospective managers

"So you'll be coming in to try and steer the club out the relegation zone, and if you're successful a chunk of the squad will be leaving on free transfers at the end of the season no matter what happens while another chunk will be entering the final year of their contracts..."

Somehow they're a worse sell than Everton
Who Chelsea?
 
Pondering point 3 of the areas that may direct the way forward,
( https://www.not606.com/threads/the-way-forward-for-thfc.405612/#post-16544126 )
I revisited (from mid 1970s to now - my Spurs "living memory" ) , every :

1. league campaign that Spurs had a strong showing
2 cup final that Spurs reached

and I note that in nearly all of those seasons, the league
performances were either filled with good attacking
football, and for those that were not, the cup runs
themselves were.

This further reinforces my belief that the manager
must at the minimum be attack-minded in their approach,
 
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Genuinely don't get why Real would be looking at Pochettino.

He didn't do too well in France (an easier league) and seemed to have difficulty coping with the massive egos a PSG.
Spain is a harder league, with more decent teams and Real have a **** load of egos.
 
Genuinely don't get why Real would be looking at Pochettino.

He didn't do too well in France (an easier league) and seemed to have difficulty coping with the massive egos a PSG.
Spain is a harder league, with more decent teams and Real have a **** load of egos.

I don’t think it’s a good fit for him or Nagelsmann tbh. They’re in a tricky spot for their next manager.
 
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Real could actually be a decent fit for Poch, they’ve signed a few young players of late to replace the old guard and Poch tends to work best with young players. Though that’s assuming Madrid are looking at a phased rebuild and not just expecting immediate success with the new guard.

Vini Jr, Camavinga, Tchouameni plus they’ll have Endrick in a year or so. Valverde would probably shine in a Poch-based system too. Add in some more exciting young signings alongside some of the current established ones that aren’t on their way out and it could be a role well suited to Poch (and Nagelsmann).

Lot of ifs though I suppose.
 
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Real could actually be a decent fit for Poch, they’ve signed a few young players of late to replace the old guard and Poch tends to work best with young players. Though that’s assuming Madrid are looking at a phased rebuild and not just expecting immediate success with the new guard.

Vini Jr, Camavinga, Tchouameni plus they’ll have Endrick in a year or so. Valverde would probably shine in a Poch-based system too. Add in some more exciting young signings alongside some of the current established ones that aren’t on their way out and it could be a role well suited to Poch (and Nagelsmann).

Lot of ifs though I suppose.

They are big IFs. Real have a lot of good young players and if the brief is to rebuild while phasing out the older, Zidane-era players then it’s a fit as long as the coach is allowed to do that. Real Madrid is a goldfish bowl though and I’d question the patience of the club and the fans to go through a couple of fallow seasons for a rebuild.
 
They are big IFs. Real have a lot of good young players and if the brief is to rebuild while phasing out the older, Zidane-era players then it’s a fit as long as the coach is allowed to do that. Real Madrid is a goldfish bowl though and I’d question the patience of the club and the fans to go through a couple of fallow seasons for a rebuild.
This is the main reason that the Los Ladrones job could be a bad fit not just for Poch, but for any manager who doesn't score at least 32 on the psychopath test

This is a club whose fans showed up to the unveiling of Eden Hazard to boo him for the crime of not being Kylian Mbappe, after all
 
This is the main reason that the Los Ladrones job could be a bad fit not just for Poch, but for any manager who doesn't score at least 32 on the psychopath test

This is a club whose fans showed up to the unveiling of Eden Hazard to boo him for the crime of not being Kylian Mbappe, after all
Turns out they were spot on though
 
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Genuinely don't get why Real would be looking at Pochettino.

He didn't do too well in France (an easier league) and seemed to have difficulty coping with the massive egos a PSG.
Spain is a harder league, with more decent teams and Real have a **** load of egos.

On paper, Luis Enrique is probably the best match for Real although the chance of that happening is equal to that of us keeping a clean sheet in every game for the rest of the season.
 
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