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Antonio Conte - officially NOT the coach of THFC

Finney Is Back said:
Our squad is only really now weak in the centre back, goalkeeper and right wing forward position. The key though from here on in is for us to be signing players where the aim is for them to go straight into the first team in the GK and CB position (as those players are a lot easier to upgrade than Kulusevski where there is barely a player in the World that we could upgrade him with).

If we were to sign 2 x CBs, a GK and cover at RWF this summer then the icing on the cake would be a real bona-fide top class left wing back, though I doubt we'll do much there with Perisic, Sessegnon and Udogie perhaps coming in as opposed to being loaned out again.

I think we could have a crack at the title if we signed good options for the above (providing we kept Harry Kane of course).

Moura, Lloris/Forster, Sanchez and Lenglet are those that can make way for the new players.

If our funds won't stretch to all of those players (possible considering we'll have to start paying for Kulusevski, Porro and perhaps Danjuma) then perhaps we'll have to hope that Richarlison and Gill can cover as back-up RWF between them.
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I think GK & CCB (Dier's position) are the absolute priorities over summer

2 CBs will be hard (funds plus who is available) unless one is younger/promise type (perhaps in that LCB position where Davies can still play a role)

Lots of players to get off the books, so wages position should be pretty healthy if we do

I know it's not Conte, but I'd still like to see a midfielder that can dictate the play as an option
 
Finney Is Back said:
Our squad is only really now weak in the centre back, goalkeeper and right wing forward position. The key though from here on in is for us to be signing players where the aim is for them to go straight into the first team in the GK and CB position (as those players are a lot easier to upgrade than Kulusevski where there is barely a player in the World that we could upgrade him with).

If we were to sign 2 x CBs, a GK and cover at RWF this summer then the icing on the cake would be a real bona-fide top class left wing back, though I doubt we'll do much there with Perisic, Sessegnon and Udogie perhaps coming in as opposed to being loaned out again.

I think we could have a crack at the title if we signed good options for the above (providing we kept Harry Kane of course).

Moura, Lloris/Forster, Sanchez and Lenglet are those that can make way for the new players.

If our funds won't stretch to all of those players (possible considering we'll have to start paying for Kulusevski, Porro and perhaps Danjuma) then perhaps we'll have to hope that Richarlison and Gill can cover as back-up RWF between them.
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I very much agree with most of your assessment. Though I do wonder what difference a top level CB would make on the others. Not sure we necessarily need two.

I also think there are some unknowns there atm. Danjuma obviously. I'm yet to be convinced by Bissouma in this system, but hope he gets there, we also have Skipp and Sarr. Perisic is getting up there in years, how will he play next season? Sessegnon remains underwhelming and we're yet to see what Udogie can do.

Also, although we have a real option in Richarlison for the striker position, we're yet to see how that would actually work. He's obviously not a like for like replacement for Kane (who could be). I think he could work rather well, but it's still unknown to us as fans at least, hopefully Conte knows more about it.
 
thfcsteff said:
He has a calm, poise, simplicity at the right moments and overall simple sophistication in how he reads and plays the game. IMO. I think his time will start to come next season...
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From the limited game time we've seen from him recently I think there are good reasons to be optimistic. Showed a good mix of athleticism, ball winning and some good quality on the ball. Seems like a good fit for the current system too.

I think he at least partially has played a bit further forward in France and the national team. He's still very young for a deep midfield role, and with limited game time it may be difficult to really get into that role.

I don't think a loan would be out of the question come the summer, but we'll see if Conte gives him more chances this season.

I definitely think he has the potential to be a really good player in time, perhaps also better than Bissouma. But we've also seen a lot of players with great potential not step up, so no difficult to predict as always.
 
Robspur12 said:
Still don't think he is the answer managerially for Spurs but wish him only the best health wise especially with what he's been through in the last 12 months. Wishing you a speedy recovery Antonio.

Oh and win us the FA cup, that would be amazing!
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I would pick up Potter when he gets sacked. Give him time to build properly.

The way he develops players makes me think that Dennis Cirkin would get a proper chance.
 
Danishfurniturelover said:
I would pick up Potter when he gets sacked. Give him time to build properly.

The way he develops players makes me think that Dennis Cirkin would get a proper chance.
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I think Potter has been found out

- His Brighton side always looked good but failed to score regularly, he's got a massive upgrade of players and it's exactly the same issue.
- His teams also have a real issue with consistency, good run, bad run (something you can't afford at top level), big part of that is he's constantly tinkering.
- We don't need another Chelsea reject

For me I'd much rather a shot at Gallardo, or even Poch MK2 over Potter
 
Raziel said:
I think Potter has been found out

- His Brighton side always looked good but failed to score regularly, he's got a massive upgrade of players and it's exactly the same issue.
- His teams also have a real issue with consistency, good run, bad run (something you can't afford at top level), big part of that is he's constantly tinkering.
- We don't need another Chelsea reject

For me I'd much rather a shot at Gallardo, or even Poch MK2 over Potter
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I don't think Potter had been found out at this point at least. I think one can make an argument that it takes time with Potter though.

A lot of good options if we move on from Conte. Perhaps not a clear stand out best option. My choice would be sticking with Conte though.
 
Raziel said:
I think Potter has been found out

- His Brighton side always looked good but failed to score regularly, he's got a massive upgrade of players and it's exactly the same issue.
- His teams also have a real issue with consistency, good run, bad run (something you can't afford at top level), big part of that is he's constantly tinkering.
- We don't need another Chelsea reject

For me I'd much rather a shot at Gallardo, or even Poch MK2 over Potter
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The scoring problem is certainly a massive issue. Brighton started scoring more after he left and a new guy was appointed. Chelsea started scoring fewer when he arrived. That can't be a coincidence

It's not an unsolvable problem, however until he does solve it he's never going to go as far as he can
 
AdamB said:
The scoring problem is certainly a massive issue. Brighton started scoring more after he left and a new guy was appointed. Chelsea started scoring fewer when he arrived. That can't be a coincidence

It's not an unsolvable problem, however until he does solve it he's never going to go as far as he can
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I think at Brighton they prioritised players that fit the system over individual end product. I think it gained them more than they lost. At a bigger club with more resources he should be able to get both.

But how good he actually is at working with those bigger name players, getting things right in the biggest games, getting consistent results needed. I think they're still open questions.
 
Raziel said:
I think Potter has been found out

- His Brighton side always looked good but failed to score regularly, he's got a massive upgrade of players and it's exactly the same issue.
- His teams also have a real issue with consistency, good run, bad run (something you can't afford at top level), big part of that is he's constantly tinkering.
- We don't need another Chelsea reject

For me I'd much rather a shot at Gallardo, or even Poch MK2 over Potter
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I would be fine with that.

Just hope we are actually looking for that person now.
 
Raziel said:
I think Potter has been found out

- His Brighton side always looked good but failed to score regularly, he's got a massive upgrade of players and it's exactly the same issue.
- His teams also have a real issue with consistency, good run, bad run (something you can't afford at top level), big part of that is he's constantly tinkering.
- We don't need another Chelsea reject

For me I'd much rather a shot at Gallardo, or even Poch MK2 over Potter
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He's a similar issue at both sides, no decent striker. At Brighton they massively under-performed against their xG.
Maupay was the main striker while he was there, he's a terrible finisher and continues to be at Everton.

He didn't tinker that much at Brighton and played a fairly settled side. At Chelsea he's 2,756 players and no proper striker, he's going to tinker to see which players fit best together.
 
DubSpur said:
He's a similar issue at both sides, no decent striker. At Brighton they massively under-performed against their xG.
Maupay was the main striker while he was there, he's a terrible finisher and continues to be at Everton.

He didn't tinker that much at Brighton and played a fairly settled side. At Chelsea he's 2,756 players and no proper striker, he's going to tinker to see which players fit best together.
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22 goals in 21 games when you have Sterling, Joao Felix, Aubameyang, Broja plus 1,000 attacking midfielders and a very good squad just isn't good enough. As is a 40% win ratio (Tuchel for reference had a 60%)

I think Potter doesn't have a system (he adapts), the problem is his main requirement of effort (mercenaries/egos aren't going to do that) and without a system he's struggling to build a first 11 vs. just making do with what you have.
 
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