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Yid4life said:
It could and probably will end in tears but if we win a couple of trophies before it happens I will be more than happy.
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You will. All of this doubt will be fuelling Mourinho who, make no mistake, is a top class manager. He’ll definitely win you a few pots, maybe not the big two, but all will quickly be forgotten

He will rub a few players up the wrong way. He’ll make an example of one or two and several will leave. I also reckon he’ll get Alli back to where he was.
 
Keiran said:
Just been named most profitable club in World Football.

Broke.
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It’s easy to be profitable when you’re in the premier league and champions league and don’t spend anything on transfers for a few windows.

they’re not broke, obviously, but they are constrained by the cost of the ground (like arsenal were once) and they don’t tend to spend big bucks anyway under Levy, either on transfers or wages.

As a club, they are in rude financially health, but that doesn’t equal giving Mou the cheque book he’s used to.
 

This won't end well.

Five players leaving on Bosman's and needing top money to replace them which Levy won't give him, after 18 months he'll be gone with another nice payoff.

Enjoy the dour prehistoric football Spurs.
 
Yid4life said:
It could and probably will end in tears but if we win a couple of trophies before it happens I will be more than happy.
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In a lot of ways this appointment is an excellent one (particularly as you say in the short term),

I think Pochettino has done brilliantly well at Spurs and has arguably been the best manager in the country for the last 5 years. I now he didn't win anything but what was it, a Champions League Final and 2 2nd places. I mean in another universe it could feasibly have been 2 titles and a CL. Football is very fine margins.

It has gone a bit stale though and feels a bit that it's coming to the end of a process for him though. I also think some of the players have outgrown him and what he is trying to do. I'm not sure if there is enormous appetite, desire or money on Spurs part to want to give him another 3-4 years to essentially re-build another team. In many ways more is the shame. Football on the whole is a bit bizarre on this, that they won't trust a manager who has done very well for 5 years because of a bad 6 months. But thats very much the industry we are in.

There will be some reasonable points to ask well won't Mourinho face similar difficulties. In part yes. However I think he's far happier managing older pro's (and I think he prefers too). I think there will be serious efforts now put into getting Eriksen, Alderweireld, Vertonghen and Rose to sign new deals. I'd also suspect working with Mourinho will be a massive incentive to do so. He can quite easily turn that group into title contenders.

If you think about what he was asking for at united, he wanted two centre backs like Vertonghen and Alderweireld, a left back like Rose and creative player with the profile of an Eriksen. He'd have also loved a striker like Kane. While I don't think there's an awful lot of improvement to be gained from such players, if he can get them back to their best they will be serious contenders.

So yes I think Spurs will have a right go at the league next season. After 3 years I'd suspect you will have problems, but then looking at the age of the squad that was likely always going to be the case.
 

blue4eva77 said:
You sure do talk a about former Liverpool managers
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Leicester are doing well. Brendan is getting a lot of praise from every pundit and sets of fans of rival clubs around the country at the moment including most reds who probably don't remember him or rate him too fondly. Outside the top two he's the surprise success story of the season and something worth talking about. I don't hold any negativity towards him, it's his third or forth Premier League club he's managed.

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As for the fat waiter one hundred and forty people voted for him. Imagine if I'd called him "Rafael".
 
Monster Ultra said:
Leicester are doing well. Brendan is getting a lot of praise from every pundit and sets of fans of rival clubs around the country at the moment including most reds who probably don't remember him or rate him too fondly. Outside the top two he's the surprise success story of the season and something worth talking about. I don't hold any negativity towards him, it's his third or forth Premier League club he's managed.

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As for the fat waiter one hundred and forty people voted for him. Imagine if I'd called him "Rafael".
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‘ fat waiter ‘

You’ve convinced everyone
 
Monster Ultra said:
Leicester are doing well. Brendan is getting a lot of praise from every pundit and sets of fans of rival clubs around the country at the moment including most reds who probably don't remember him or rate him too fondly. Outside the top two he's the surprise success story of the season and something worth talking about. I don't hold any negativity towards him, it's his third or forth Premier League club he's managed.

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As for the fat waiter one hundred and forty people voted for him. Imagine if I'd called him "Rafael".
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Why not? Came closest out of any manager they’ve ever had to winning the Premier League.
 
catcherintherye said:
In a lot of ways this appointment is an excellent one (particularly as you say in the short term),

I think Pochettino has done brilliantly well at Spurs and has arguably been the best manager in the country for the last 5 years. I now he didn't win anything but what was it, a Champions League Final and 2 2nd places. I mean in another universe it could feasibly have been 2 titles and a CL. Football is very fine margins.

It has gone a bit stale though and feels a bit that it's coming to the end of a process for him though. I also think some of the players have outgrown him and what he is trying to do. I'm not sure if there is enormous appetite, desire or money on Spurs part to want to give him another 3-4 years to essentially re-build another team. In many ways more is the shame. Football on the whole is a bit bizarre on this, that they won't trust a manager who has done very well for 5 years because of a bad 6 months. But thats very much the industry we are in.

There will be some reasonable points to ask well won't Mourinho face similar difficulties. In part yes. However I think he's far happier managing older pro's (and I think he prefers too). I think there will be serious efforts now put into getting Eriksen, Alderweireld, Vertonghen and Rose to sign new deals. I'd also suspect working with Mourinho will be a massive incentive to do so. He can quite easily turn that group into title contenders.

If you think about what he was asking for at united, he wanted two centre backs like Vertonghen and Alderweireld, a left back like Rose and creative player with the profile of an Eriksen. He'd have also loved a striker like Kane. While I don't think there's an awful lot of improvement to be gained from such players, if he can get them back to their best they will be serious contenders.

So yes I think Spurs will have a right go at the league next season. After 3 years I'd suspect you will have problems, but then looking at the age of the squad that was likely always going to be the case.
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Excellent post!
 

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