I have seen most of the videos posted and i must admit i like what he says any manager appointment is a risk no matter who they are though. He certainly talks the talk though and i hope that he is the one who will take us forward. However as some have already said its a different situation being a manger here compered to his previous jobs and it MAY take time for him to get his ideas over to the team.
As some have said we are really at a crossroads to where we go next and i HOPE that we are ready ( and willing) as fans to give him some time to get his ideas and way of playing across to the players. In other words lets not start moaning about him/ team if we do not turn into a winning team overnight.
It's definitely a different situation to most other clubs.
We're the club that everyone, the media included, likes to laugh at. We're one of a handful of clubs that hasn't been relegated during the Premier League era. We've spent the last decade and a bit mixing it with the top of the league, spending (relatively) big money. We have an AWESOME stadium, good media presence, etc. But we haven't won anything. That makes us an easy target.
Supporters of the bigger teams look down on us for not winning anything, while being scared that we'll take their place.
Supporters of the smaller teams look up at us with jealousy, using anything they can to reassure themselves that, well, their club is just as good as Tottenham.
While we aren't the "evil empire" that ManU or Emirates Marketing Project are, we're never going to be the plucky underdogs. We're no-one's second team, even when we were playing beautiful football under Poch. We're never going to get the sympathy vote that Everton and Villa might get, despite us not being (until recently) much different to them.
That puts any manager into a difficult situation. Win something, finish in the top 4, or be damned. The flip side is that, in the modern era, there aren't many teams with a solid enough base for sustained success. We're one of the few that could.
Or is it just me, as a fan, deluded into thinking we're special?
The likes of Conte and Poch lose something in translation. Here is a manager who’s articulate and native to our language. That makes a difference in team communication and media interaction. Call it a 5% bonus. Being able to get ideas across simply, in a digestible form is crucial.
