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Only beat Luton by one goal.
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And they are linked with that potential director from Ath Madrid. Van Der Ven looks like a quality signing. I don't know if it's fortunate that the penny has dropped all at the same time but it's clearly evident that Spurs have signed a reputable coach over a manager with a track record. Feels like this is the way forward when it comes to time efficiency to get a team to become competitive.Looks like they've got their recruitment spot on this summer. Udogie, Van der Ven, Maddison, Vicario and Johnson all good quality young signings for now and the future.
Is this not what United tried with Ole and ETH to an extent? United have tried all of the above really, it's just not clicking.And they are linked with that potential director from Ath Madrid. Van Der Ven looks like a quality signing. I don't know if it's fortunate that the penny has dropped all at the same time but it's clearly evident that Spurs have signed a reputable coach over a manager with a track record. Feels like this is the way forward when it comes to time efficiency to get a team to become competitive.
Let's give it a season. Not saying they are bad but we have been through this multiple times. Darmian was second coming of Azpi .Looks like they've got their recruitment spot on this summer. Udogie, Van der Ven, Maddison, Vicario and Johnson all good quality young signings for now and the future.
Not entirely Ole was a just a sentimental coincidence from being a caretaker. ETH at Ajax and the one at United is suggestive of two totally different ideals so maybe the club didn't do enough due diligence to highlight what they wanted when going forward. There might be genuine reason why it's not clicked (failure to sign a ball progressive 8 etc) but I've said this a few times I actually think Ten Hag has proved to be an underrated manager but an overrated coach.Is this not what United tried with Ole and ETH to an extent? United have tried all of the above really, it's just not clicking.
They won nothing but for a moment (2007-08) Henry leaving did galvanize them. Bit like what we're seeing now with Spurs losing Kane.What did Arsenal win when Henry left? They did reach CL semis, but that's all.
Yes but the media pretty much said the same about Vieira at Palace. After two seasons he hit a brick wall and was sacked.Ange is proof managers don’t need years to turn around style of play.
His spurs team lost arguably the best striker in the world, and look a better team for it.
I didn't rate Darmian from the start.Let's give it a season. Not saying they are bad but we have been through this multiple times. Darmian was second coming of Azpi .
Jeez, that's not the point.I didn't rate Darmian from the start.
Yeah but unlike Vieira, Ange has a great track record with previous clubs and Australia and won things.They won nothing but for a moment (2007-08) Henry leaving did galvanize them. Bit like what we're seeing now with Spurs losing Kane.
Yes but the media pretty much said the same about Vieira at Palace. After two seasons he hit a brick wall and was sacked.
The only things we've learnt about Spurs this season is they will create bags of chances and have a likable manager. No one is talking up their chances, although Gary Neville tried to throw them into the title equation. When pundits do start to talk up their top four chances (given they only play once a week), it'll be interesting to see how they manage expectations. Saying that they have a media savvy boss who will give as good as it gets to the press. The PL have needed that for a long time.
Weren't there some attitude issues with Maddison?Maddison has been a revelation for them, I remember watching him for Leicester and thinking he's a good player, but he just seems another level at Spurs. How did Spurs have a free run at him and no one was interested? 40mil is not an eye watering amount in regards to modern premier league xfers, plenty of teams could of had a run at him for that amount. I know it is early in the campaign but he is definitely in the discussion for best player in the prem so far.
Many top players have attitude problems.Weren't there some attitude issues with Maddison?
Newcastle were tracking him for a long time too. He's been quality.Maddison has been a revelation for them, I remember watching him for Leicester and thinking he's a good player, but he just seems another level at Spurs. How did Spurs have a free run at him and no one was interested? 40mil is not an eye watering amount in regards to modern premier league xfers, plenty of teams could of had a run at him for that amount. I know it is early in the campaign but he is definitely in the discussion for best player in the prem so far.
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Let see how long it last. Spurs has this bottle mentality that you can never be so sure. They already out in the carabao cup, but it remains to be seen if they can sustain these result and performance.
Great start so far from them
Definitely true over the whole course of the season, though we'd only have played 3 extra games so far this season if we had been in Europe, which is not exactly a huge number in fairness.His huge advantage is no European football. They even went out of the League Cup at the 2nd round. They really could have a 40 game season if they go out of the FA Cup 3rd Round too.
Any manager can look good if they’ve only got one game every week, especially with the players he has at his disposal.
Bentancur coming back will be huge for you also.Definitely true over the whole course of the season, though we'd only have played 3 extra games so far this season if we had been in Europe, which is not exactly a huge number in fairness.
Impressed with how quickly he's changed the style of play and again, mostly just happy I don't have to watch utter dross on a weekly basis.
Will be interesting to see how we respond to a rough patch though and my understanding is that Ange's teams tend to get a pasting or two over the course of the season with how he sets his teams up so the team will receive a lot of flak when that happens I'm sure. Some positions (especially CB for instance) also have very poor cover.
Saw some graphic that they have had the easiest program so far, by whatever metric. Still impressive, of course, especially given they have lost Sir Harry.Am I right in saying four of their games have been against the current bottom 4?
Playing well for sure but stronger challenges await, but man big Ange is such a likeable fellow.
https://footylabs.com/premierleague-fantasy/schedule-difficulty.htmlSaw some graphic that they have had the easiest program so far, by whatever metric. Still impressive, of course, especially given they have lost Sir Harry.
This was the one I saw:https://footylabs.com/premierleague-fantasy/schedule-difficulty.html
According to this they've had the 7th easiest run. Not 100% sure how they calculate it though.
We've had the 2nd easiest
Back in 2019 when we desperately needed an AM we were tracking both Bruno and Maddison. I remember that Ole eventually picked Bruno and after that our interest became 0.Maddison has been a revelation for them, I remember watching him for Leicester and thinking he's a good player, but he just seems another level at Spurs. How did Spurs have a free run at him and no one was interested? 40mil is not an eye watering amount in regards to modern premier league xfers, plenty of teams could of had a run at him for that amount. I know it is early in the campaign but he is definitely in the discussion for best player in the prem so far.
That is including the next 2 games for spursThis was the one I saw:
Spurs has had the easiest, and we've had the 7th hardest according to their very opaque analysis. Interestingly, Chelsea have had the 3rd easiest.
According to that list we will have had the easiest after 10 games, including our next two (Fulham at home and Palace away)This was the one I saw:
Spurs has had the easiest, and we've had the 7th hardest according to their very opaque analysis. Interestingly, Chelsea have had the 3rd easiest.
The context though is that they were very lucky not to go 2-0 or 3-0 down in the first half against United, lucky to catch Arsenal at a time when they had a ton of injuries and on short rest, then lucky to face a 9 man Liverpool while still needing a freak own goal with 15 seconds left to play to secure the points. They’ve caught every break you can imagine so far.Spurs have played what? Arsenal away, Liverpool and Man Utd at home, so yeah not too bad really, fixture wise.
Sounds like Arsenal in the first half of the season last year!The context though is that they were very lucky not to go 2-0 or 3-0 down in the first half against United, lucky to catch Arsenal at a time when they had a ton of injuries and on short rest, then lucky to face a 9 man Liverpool while still needing a freak own goal with 15 seconds left to play to secure the points. They’ve caught every break you can imagine so far.
I'll give you one they aren't good enough and over the course of the season that's tend to be the most critical factor .Been the best manager in the league this season. Assuming Maddison & Son can stay fit, I see no reason they can't challenge.
Ange is four years older and has seven more years experience as manager than Conte. Calling him up-and-coming and Conte a dinosaur is weird at best.Typical case of a talented up-and-coming manager replacing an old dinosaur(s) in Conte (and José) with better tactical ideas for this current era of football, but if 12 months ago you said Ange, Arteta, ETH, Alonso, De Zerbi etc. were better than them you would be ridiculed because people are so fixated on trophies and past achievements.
It's not sustainable, unless the top clubs drop more points that usual this season.Been the best manager in the league this season. Assuming Maddison & Son can stay fit, I see no reason they can't challenge.
We're a joke, Chelsea can't finish to save their lives, they're better than Villa and the team that has the highest chance to fall off is Newcastle because of the CL and Tonali's impending suspension. They easily make top 5.I'll give you one they aren't good enough and over the course of the season that's tend to be the most critical factor .
My personal opinion there is a greater possibility of them missing out on Cl qualification then having title challenge that last the distance even if they keep everybody fit.
Its their best start to a season since 1965.He's had a great start but as usual everyone loses their fecking mind and gets overexcited as though he's the first ever manager that's started really well, or got Spurs challenging in the first half of the season.
I wasn't talking about age. Conte, Mourinho etc. arrived at the top level 10-20 years ago. They seem completely burnt out and too stubborn to leave their old methods behind to reinvent themselves.Ange is four years older and has seven more years experience as manager than Conte. Calling him up-and-coming and Conte a dinosaur is weird at best.
It indeed looks like he currently is a better fit than Conte, but you can't make this about age. Grouping him and EtH together with Arteta and Alonso is weird at best, as these are different generations.