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Happy he mentioned Diego Milito. Was a phenomenal season. Phenomenal. He score many goals and win the Champions League. Three titles.
Et tu, Paul?
Et tu, Paul?
Yes that way round is no lose, as even if he fails, he's earnt millions more and can add all manner of disclaimers.I would say considering no big club will go near him it was a smart choice by Jose. He loves the underdog mentality where pressure will be less and spurs are a perfect club. Even if he wins a league cup he would be consider himself as a genius who helped spurs win a trophy. No one expects him to win the title or even challenge for it. And even if he misses top 4 for a season he will find a way to make excuses and most of the spurs fans will buy him.
Live in london, managing a decent side, less pressure. I would say Jose made a smart move (unless newscastle really start spending crazy)
I may be wrong but I feel levy panicked and sacked Poch and then appointed Jose. Levy is a shrewd businessman so he for sure would know what he is getting with Jose. So maybe it was his plan to get Jose and win a trophy or two even if that means whining and crying.Yes that way round is no lose, as even if he fails, he's earnt millions more and can add all manner of disclaimers.
But why didn't Tottenham recognise he's not a top level manager anymore? Who else would they get is the big question of course.
Not criticizing him for that but it's not the best line to say to someone that they weren't what they initially wanted.He literally says in the next breath that it was a great decision to sign him and that he has a great future ahead of him.
Fair. I'm not sure why he's being so honest with the press either.Not criticizing him for that but it's not the best line to say to someone that they weren't what they initially wanted.
Yes a real reminder of just how bad we were to watch under Mourinho and how much better we are to watch now.I clearly recognized that Tottenham's team last night, it felt strange.
It was like Jose's United vs this United.
Yeah Kane looked like he had aged 10 years during lockdown He was done.Worth pointing out how Spurs were physically gone after 60 mins. It was a big issue at Utd how lacking the squad was in pure fitness under Mourinho. Kane was busted by HT but for some reason lasted the 90.
I think he borrowed Essiens calculator.Drogba averaging 46 goals per season
This muppet is more fake news than Trump.
He's been slowly losing it since Real. At Madrid he had his first experience at serious adversity. A number of things have slowly contributed in creating a put bluntly bang average manager in the present day.The only way he can win a league title is if he joins PSG or bayern. Cannot see him doing that in a competitive league. More than his tactics and style.of football I feel it is his demeanor that has completely changed in last 4 to 5 years. It's like the scars from the chelsea season has not gone. Everytime he speaks as a manager he is trying to prove others wrong and teaching history of how he once achieved so much.
And if this pandemic never happened Southgate would have rushed him back and he'd be putting those 'performances' together in the Euro's right now. I shudder thinking about it.Yeah Kane looked like he had aged 10 years during lockdown He was done.
Looked slower than Maguire and more breathless than Anderson.
Aye, great post.He's been slowly losing it since Real. At Madrid he had his first experience at serious adversity. A number of things have slowly contributed in creating a put bluntly bang average manager in the present day.
He never before Real had a squad and fanbase with the vast majority not fully behind him, he never before had a manager have such the beating of him as Pep did. Although he created a team that toppled that Barca side to a title which was a great achievement he never went all in on trusting a squad and fanbase again.
He returned to us and while his tactical astuteness was still evident (especially in big games) something was missing from before, the title was great but i feel he went all in on achieving it with no thought for the bigger picture, and it showed. I think 15/16 was a killer for him, even not as good in the 00's he still had that aura about him, that half season destroyed that, the man who's teams always challenge for titles is now fighting the drop and it happened at the club he made his name at, that made him even more paranoid and doubting himself.
At United at the start i felt ironically he reminded me a bit like Rafa at Liverpool, capable of the odd masterclass and cup runs but ultimately didn't have the consistency to challenge for titles, Conte outperforming him at his ex club hurt him badly, you could tell by his tone everytime he spoke about us. I think since it went wrong with United he's suffered even more psychological body blows with the knowledge he's blown it at the world's two biggest clubs and a club he spent the best part of a decade describing as his club, and then with the Chelsea job vacant and him available we choose Lampard, that must have ruined him probably even more so than Conte's title win here.
At Spurs i cannot identify a single characteristic that made him great. His big game record is hopeless, he isn't training the defense well, he isn't making his home ground a fortress (he was still doing that as recently as United), he doesn't appear to have a clue how to turn the tide of a game, he doesn't prepare his teams properly all the things you could have banked on as a minimum at Chelsea 1.0 and Inter.
I do feel sad how much he's fallen when i truly think about it, if someone told me in 2005 that 14 years later i'd wow to cancel my club membership if he returned i would have laughed at them. I think he doesn't enjoy football anymore which may have stemmed from losing his dominant aura, when he's on a break from the pressure's he does seem quite a happy person so maybe for the sake of his mental health he should consider if it's really worth it anymore because a job he use to love is making him miserable and he's putting more and more dents in his legacy the longer he keeps trying (exactly like Wenger apart from he's doing it with multiple clubs instead of just the one).
Really good post.He's been slowly losing it since Real. At Madrid he had his first experience at serious adversity. A number of things have slowly contributed in creating a put bluntly bang average manager in the present day.
He never before Real had a squad and fanbase with the vast majority not fully behind him, he never before had a manager have such the beating of him as Pep did. Although he created a team that toppled that Barca side to a title which was a great achievement he never went all in on trusting a squad and fanbase again.
He returned to us and while his tactical astuteness was still evident (especially in big games) something was missing from before, the title was great but i feel he went all in on achieving it with no thought for the bigger picture, and it showed. I think 15/16 was a killer for him, even not as good in the 00's he still had that aura about him, that half season destroyed that, the man who's teams always challenge for titles is now fighting the drop and it happened at the club he made his name at, that made him even more paranoid and doubting himself.
At United at the start i felt ironically he reminded me a bit like Rafa at Liverpool, capable of the odd masterclass and cup runs but ultimately didn't have the consistency to challenge for titles, Conte outperforming him at his ex club hurt him badly, you could tell by his tone everytime he spoke about us. I think since it went wrong with United he's suffered even more psychological body blows with the knowledge he's blown it at the world's two biggest clubs and a club he spent the best part of a decade describing as his club, and then with the Chelsea job vacant and him available we choose Lampard, that must have ruined him probably even more so than Conte's title win here.
At Spurs i cannot identify a single characteristic that made him great. His big game record is hopeless, he isn't training the defense well, he isn't making his home ground a fortress (he was still doing that as recently as United), he doesn't appear to have a clue how to turn the tide of a game, he doesn't prepare his teams properly all the things you could have banked on as a minimum at Chelsea 1.0 and Inter.
I do feel sad how much he's fallen when i truly think about it, if someone told me in 2005 that 14 years later i'd vow to cancel my club membership if he returned i would have laughed at them. I think he doesn't enjoy football anymore which may have stemmed from losing his dominant aura, when he's on a break from the pressure's he does seem quite a happy person so maybe for the sake of his mental health he should consider if it's really worth it anymore because a job he use to love is making him miserable and he's putting more and more dents in his legacy the longer he keeps trying (exactly like Wenger apart from he's doing it with multiple clubs instead of just the one).
I'll go a step further, i don't think he's going to win anything of any note ever again (unless he somehow ends up at Bayern, Juve or PSG after Spurs).Really good post.
Real Madrid broke him.
I said it a while ago and I'll say it again: Jose Mourinho is never winning a league title again in one of the top 5 leagues.
I will say that he will never get back to the top echelons of the sport where he thinks he belongs.Really good post.
Real Madrid broke him.
I said it a while ago and I'll say it again: Jose Mourinho is never winning a league title again in one of the top 5 leagues.
I think he will get one of those gigs at another ‘big’ European like PSG. His name still holds a little weight but it would be an appointment out of desperation for one of those clubs.I'll go a step further, i don't think he's going to win anything of any note ever again (unless he somehow ends up at Bayern, Juve or PSG after Spurs).
Great post. I'd love to see him move permanently into punditry, as you said he's so much more laid back when he's not directly involved and has great insightsHe's been slowly losing it since Real. At Madrid he had his first experience at serious adversity. A number of things have slowly contributed in creating a put bluntly bang average manager in the present day.
He never before Real had a squad and fanbase with the vast majority not fully behind him, he never before had a manager have such the beating of him as Pep did. Although he created a team that toppled that Barca side to a title which was a great achievement he never went all in on trusting a squad and fanbase again.
He returned to us and while his tactical astuteness was still evident (especially in big games) something was missing from before, the title was great but i feel he went all in on achieving it with no thought for the bigger picture, and it showed. I think 15/16 was a killer for him, even not as good in the 00's he still had that aura about him, that half season destroyed that, the man who's teams always challenge for titles is now fighting the drop and it happened at the club he made his name at, that made him even more paranoid and doubting himself.
At United at the start i felt ironically he reminded me a bit like Rafa at Liverpool, capable of the odd masterclass and cup runs but ultimately didn't have the consistency to challenge for titles, Conte outperforming him at his ex club hurt him badly, you could tell by his tone everytime he spoke about us. I think since it went wrong with United he's suffered even more psychological body blows with the knowledge he's blown it at the world's two biggest clubs and a club he spent the best part of a decade describing as his club, and then with the Chelsea job vacant and him available we choose Lampard, that must have ruined him probably even more so than Conte's title win here.
At Spurs i cannot identify a single characteristic that made him great. His big game record is hopeless, he isn't training the defense well, he isn't making his home ground a fortress (he was still doing that as recently as United), he doesn't appear to have a clue how to turn the tide of a game, he doesn't prepare his teams properly all the things you could have banked on as a minimum at Chelsea 1.0 and Inter.
I do feel sad how much he's fallen when i truly think about it, if someone told me in 2005 that 14 years later i'd vow to cancel my club membership if he returned i would have laughed at them. I think he doesn't enjoy football anymore which may have stemmed from losing his dominant aura, when he's on a break from the pressure's he does seem quite a happy person so maybe for the sake of his mental health he should consider if it's really worth it anymore because a job he use to love is making him miserable and he's putting more and more dents in his legacy the longer he keeps trying (exactly like Wenger apart from he's doing it with multiple clubs instead of just the one).
Works for both the player & the fans imo. If you only said that sentence alone, it's understandable to questioning it. However, you have to look at all the context he said, he gave compliment to the player and that's what the player wants to hear.Tweet
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Why would you say that a player playing under you wasn't your first choice ffs!
He isn't being honest, he is placing the bodies for the moment he will feel the need to throw them under the bus.Fair. I'm not sure why he's being so honest with the press either.
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While Mourinho is an ass, Ndombélé has bad temper, he showcased it at Lyon. If he was smart he would make a step in Mourinho's direction and try to build a solid season with Tottenham, there is a chance that Mourinho doesn't last that long and if he does Ndombélé will be in a stronger position with good teams after him. At the moment, he has mainly been injured, coming back from injuries and average.Funny how hanging his top player out to dry in public makes that player not trust him again. Excellent management skills by Mourinho. I wonder if we're going to hear Ndombélé being a virus now?
Yeah i agree that would probably be the wisest decision. If he leaves now, with corona, where would he go? Back to Lyon? It's not like top teams would be lining up after his difficult time at Spurs so far. Mourinho won't last long at Spurs, as we can see he's not building anything there, he should tough it out and outlast him. He should take notice from Martial. He was marginalised by Mourinho straight away, and now he's got the 9 shirt. He should see that and have the last laugh.While Mourinho is an ass, Ndombélé has bad temper, he showcased it at Lyon. If he was smart he would make a step in Mourinho's direction and try to build a solid season with Tottenham, there is a chance that Mourinho doesn't last that long and if he does Ndombélé will be in a stronger position with good teams after him. At the moment, he has mainly been injured, coming back from injuries and average.
They convinced themselves we were the circus that brought Jose down. Get ready to never know peace while he's manager. There's always one fire or another to be put out. The mess of a dressing room having to mediate between a manager and another player. Shouldn't it be the other way round?Tweet
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Info @telefoot_TF1 The cloth burns between José Mourinho and Tanguy Ndombélé. During a meeting this week, the community informed his coach that he no longer wishes to evolve under his orders.
Several Tottenham players try to mediate and insist on the good performance of French in training, but the communication between Ndombélé and Mourinho is broken. @telefoot_TF1
Just another example of his legendary man-management skills, takes quite a bit of skill to become renowned for alienating and marginalizing your best playersMourinho not getting along with their most talented midfielder. Why does that seem so familiar?
Well, success for Spurs is finishing above Arsenal. He might be able to manage that.I sincerely hope Jose is a success at Spurs so i can rub it all in your faces.
He'll have that effect when he's your manager. You against the world. And I agree, the bitterness here is enormous. Personally, I'd quite like to see him do well (not at our cost) with Spurs.I sincerely hope Jose is a success at Spurs so i can rub it all in your faces.