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    New New Manager Poll (The Lets Get It Right This Time Edition)

    Shows being the right man in the right place is an important (but unpredicable) factor. Sometimes, it's a matter of finding the right words when you speak to the players. I made a quick research a couple of weeks back and when you look at club of a similar standing to ours, one successful...
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    New New Manager Poll (The Lets Get It Right This Time Edition)

    I'm by no means an expert but pressing is quite different in Spain and losing the ball needlessly or having a poor first touch is often frown upon there. Pelligrini had a tough time at ManCity for instance, partly because of that. On the other hand, Guardiola has managed to adapt to different...
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    New New Manager Poll (The Lets Get It Right This Time Edition)

    He's not afraid to give youngsters a chance, if they're good enough. Unfortunately, ours never will because, in Spain, being good enough means having a superb technique/first touch. He's quite flexible in his approach. Unfortunately, he needs quality players because all of his approaches rely...
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    New New Manager Poll (The Lets Get It Right This Time Edition)

    If he makes it here, I will have to reassess my opinion on him but if I were a betting man, I'd say he's got about zero chance to make it. The Spanish football culture is so different from what you have in England... I can't see him being happy with the youth set-up, let alone the first touch of...
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    New New Manager Poll (The Lets Get It Right This Time Edition)

    Unless they want to appoint Gattuso...
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    New New Manager Poll (The Lets Get It Right This Time Edition)

    Until October?!? ;)
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    The role of the press

    Opinions are often a matter of beliefs. You pick the news you believe and even when it's a direct quote or a fact, there's many ways to look at it. So long as someone is able/willing to give the reasons behind an opinion, I think it's more interesting to try to put yourself in their shoes than...
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    The role of the press

    You make some valid points but where do you draw the line, personally? Do you think there are Nazis in the Ukraine, for instance? Or did you get your shots during the pandemic? Why do you (or me, or anyone else for that matter) 'choose' to believe some news and ignore others? My point being...
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    New New Manager Poll (The Lets Get It Right This Time Edition)

    Of course, Vega could be wrong. What's interesting is that many people with no connection to each other make similar comments. It's by no means a proof (we will never have one) but, for me, it means it's something that could be worth considering. I was about to say I disagree with your comment...
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    New New Manager Poll (The Lets Get It Right This Time Edition)

    The feeling I got at the time was that we either badgered Conte until he signed or he realised there was nothing else for him at the time. It went well enough at first so I don't really question is professionalism. Quite the opposite, in fact. A long time ago, Hajduk Split appointed a Croatian...
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    New New Manager Poll (The Lets Get It Right This Time Edition)

    I'm pretty sure he tried his hand as an agent. I vaguely remember sending him an offer for my services as a linguist and joking about his time at Spurs. Could be that my memory is playing tricks on my but anyway. I think you're missing my point. So, ol' Ramon has no clue. Ok. TV pundits have no...
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    New New Manager Poll (The Lets Get It Right This Time Edition)

    Don't worry about it! No apologies needed! Long time ago, I remember logging out of this very site after someone's answer made me angry. Once I cooled down, I realised how silly it was. Now, I take everything with a pinch of salt but, in this particular case, there was nothing to be offended...
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    New New Manager Poll (The Lets Get It Right This Time Edition)

    He's either very busy or it's a very common name!
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    New New Manager Poll (The Lets Get It Right This Time Edition)

    Er... I agree with you but you don't agree with me. It's a bit strange or maybe you meant to quote the other guy. In any case, 100% this. If I'd add that this is just a conversation between fans, nothing more. I'm not having a go at anyone but it always brings a smile when people write 'I'm not...
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    New New Manager Poll (The Lets Get It Right This Time Edition)

    And I highlighted it. It's funny because it seems a lot of people misread you but there isn't much you can do about it, I guess. The vibe I got from you is that you dismiss/look down on other people's opinions, claiming they have no fact to back them up but maybe I've got you wrong. I tend to...
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    New New Manager Poll (The Lets Get It Right This Time Edition)

    You can't eat your cake and have it. Either all reports are fair play or they're not. For days now, you've been saying that anything that isn't a direct quote shouldn't be believed. You didn't say he threw his toys out of the pram but you implied that because we asked for time to consider...
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    New New Manager Poll (The Lets Get It Right This Time Edition)

    I understand that's the way you see it but it doesn't make sense. In which world do you wait for the man to win the title to speak with his agent? Oddly enough, you seem to be twisting the facts to fit in with your narrative or you chose to believe everything the club say (which is admirable but...
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    New New Manager Poll (The Lets Get It Right This Time Edition)

    That's what doesn't add up in this story. We're told the board want to take their time to appoint the right man for the job. Fair enough although I'm willing to bet that if I gave two weeks to anyone on this board to set up a report on potential new managers - with nothing else to do all day -...
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    New New Manager Poll (The Lets Get It Right This Time Edition)

    That's what happens when you appoint guys with massive reputations like Mourinho or Conte (who are well-respected in world football) and sack them or set them up to fail. Again, it doesn't matter whether this is the truth or not, it's how most people outside of England/Spurs see it. Sacking guys...
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    New New Manager Poll (The Lets Get It Right This Time Edition)

    Let's not be naive there: everybody knows that if a club like Spurs stays managerless for three months, there's going to be speculation and a lot of names will fly around, particularly after what happened a couple of years ago. You want to put an end to that? You simply put out a press release...
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