Where's Poch?

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I don't have an opinion on every manager in the PL, but here's a couple of observations.

1) Arsene Wenger. Has massively overachieved at Arsenal, having never failed to qualify for the CL despite frequently having his best players sold. Furthermore, his Arsenal side are always a joy to watch. This though does not appear to be enough to satisfy their demanding supporters.

2) David Moyes. Another overachiever whose Everton side have consistently punched above their weight. It takes a huge leap of faith to assume he can meet the much higher expectations of the board and supporters of Man Utd. He starts as my number 2 on ratings, but could easily finish the season way down the list.

3) Mauricio Pochettino. It's my list so I'll put him where I want. In reality, he inherited an improving side and now has to show whether he can continue the progress made under his predecessor.

4) Michael Laudrup. This guy had a truly illustrious playing career, and it's asking a lot for him to even come close to reaching similar heights as a manager. So far, however, all the signs are good. Swansea City fans probably feared the worst when Brendan Rogers left them for Liverpool, but the change at the top is now beginning to look like a blessing in disguise.

Then there's a gap to...

9) Chris Hughton. Canaries fans could justifiably be expected to doubt their new boss after a less than electrifying 2012/13 season during which they flirted with relegation. However, having been shabbily treated by Newcastle, and very nearly doing the impossible at Birmingham, it looks like the board at the unfashionable East Anglian side may have provided the platform for this most conscientious, hard working and thoroughly decent man to show what he can achieve given the backing. Chris was on the coaching staff at Spurs for nearly 15 years, so this is a guy who has thoroughly learned his trade. I sincerely wish him every success.

I'm bored now, otherwise I'd do a bit of a hatchet job on negative, sneering ego-maniac Jose Mourinho, but I can't be bothered so I'll just say that I hope both he and Chelsea fail miserably this season.
 
saintnogreavsie said:
Note that no list that has AVB in even the top ten should be taken seriously. Wherever he finishes, then this is where Harry Redknapp is too, as it is his team, and AVB has not finished as high as Harry did with it, and infact Harry didn't finish lower than AVB with it. Add to that that any manager with Bale in his team would finish there or thereabouts.

Pochettino basically can't be judged, as we only saw him last season with Nigel's team - I'd say anything in the top 7 for him is rose-tinted glasses and bias dreaming.

Sorry, realise that those thoughts - while not putting my own league placing - is somewhat anti the spirit of the thing! <laugh>
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Agree totally, half a season and he's now the new messiah.
 
I dislike AVB as a coach very much. Spurs play ugly, boring and ineffective footbal under his guidance, and most of the time they jus get saved by a momet of Bale's brilliance, much like when we played them on WHL.
 
Saintmagic said:
So even though he had the highest points total of a Spurs side in PL history he is still level with Redknapp?
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Why not? Going on placings alone, Harry has a better placings record with that team (has finished higher). Pointswise, Spurs were playing in a league with arguably the weakest top four of recent times, plus a weak Liverpool, and with Bale continuing his rapid development, hence the higher points total. There is just absolutely no way that AVB can be placed above Pelligrini and Wenger, let alone Laudrup etc.
 
saintnogreavsie said:
Why not? Going on placings alone, Harry has a better placings record with that team (has finished higher). Pointswise, Spurs were playing in a league with arguably the weakest top four of recent times, plus a weak Liverpool, and with Bale continuing his rapid development, hence the higher points total. There is just absolutely no way that AVB can be placed above Pelligrini and Wenger, let alone Laudrup etc.
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I'll brook no praise of Redknapp here please.....
 
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