Spurs officially departed tonight

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Again it's group stage football but I don't think anyone will want to face them in a two-legger.

Think they're destined to face an English club in the quarters.
 

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Great performance again, but they need to do it in the knockouts to be taken seriously in Europe.
 

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Poch has to be the next United manager in a year or 2. Only danger is he hasn’t won anything until now. Could change this season.
 

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Poch has to be the next United manager in a year or 2. Only danger is he hasn’t won anything until now. Could change this season.
I'd want him to have won something before he is our manager ideally. Still have major doubts over him and Spurs actually getting over the line.
 

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Are Girona truly one of the big clubs now too? What about their manager Pablo Machín, do we rate him higher than Jose? I think we do, don't we?
 

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Ah! I love these highs before Spurs inevitably bottle it later in the season when it matters more and the pressure tells.
 

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Pochettino is destined for Real/Barca once he leaves Spurs. Dont think he will manage in the PL after Spurs
 

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So Spurs hammer Real and we beat Spurs. Pochetinno gets lauded and Mourinho gets criticised. Go figure.
I think it’s how the won as much as anything, and then look at their resources, money spent and total wage bill compared to the biggest clubs that makes tonight such an impressive result.
 

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Pochettino is destined for Real/Barca once he leaves Spurs. Dont think he will manage in the PL after Spurs
I think that will depend on the timing, and how much we want him. Much more stable job here, and he is used to the league.
 

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I think it’s how the won as much as anything, and then look at their resources, money spent and total wage bill compared to the biggest clubs that makes tonight such an impressive result.
What about Girona?

Real Madrid ain't been too hot either this season.
 

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Credit to Poch and his team, they looked irresistible tonight and played Madrid off the park.

However, I'm still not convinced they'll win anything yet. I still get the feeling that as the business end of the season when leagues and cups are won, they won't have the tactical complexity to win ugly.
 

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Pochettino is destined for Real/Barca once he leaves Spurs. Dont think he will manage in the PL after Spurs
He has already said he won't manage Barca, I don't see Poch fitting in at Madrid, but obviously the lure of one of the biggest clubs in the world would be hard to resist. I'm all honesty I'd be more afraid of United.
 

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Credit to Poch and his team, they looked irresistible tonight and played Madrid off the park.

However, I'm still not convinced they'll win anything yet. I still get the feeling that as the business end of the season when leagues and cups are won, they won't have the tactical complexity to win ugly.
I think if anything Poch has massively improved tactically. I think our problem as a team is nerve and experience.
 

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What about them? A one off result. Spurs spanked Liverpool a few weeks ago.
It wasn't a one off result. Hence tonight. And Spurs at home. And failing to win any of their first three home games of the season for the first time since 1995.
 

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What about Girona?

Real Madrid ain't been too hot either this season.
Daft comparison. The reason Spurs are being lauded more than Girona is because they're quite clearly producing much better results on a regular basis than Girona are. People aren't giving them praise on the basis of a one-off.
 

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Beaten Real Madrid. Don't think Jose has done that, oddly enough.
Silly thing to say. Since Huh well he did beat one of the greatest ever Barca sides...

Oh...and the CL favorites United to then win the thing.

Not to mention others.
 

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He has already said he won't manage Barca, I don't see Poch fitting in at Madrid, but obviously the lure of one of the biggest clubs in the world would be hard to resist. I'm all honesty I'd be more afraid of United.
I think he'll be our number one target after Mourinho goes.

Or he should be anyway, we hired David fecking Moyes not long ago so who knows who we'll go after.
 
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Daft comparison. The reason Spurs are being lauded more than Girona is because they're quite clearly producing much better results on a regular basis than Girona are. People aren't giving them praise on the basis of a one-off.
The pundits certainly are. You should give a listen to the bullshit claims Sherwood was making post match.