As i said previously, i think Jose is a busted flush/has-been because of the following:
- he cannot seem to coach forward/attacking movements that are NOT based on hoofing it to a big number 9 OR hoofing it into space for a quick sprinter to outrun a defence; when a team has parked the bus and not allowed him to play counter-attacking football, he genuinely hasn't got a clue
- he relies too much on the above AND set-pieces
- now he does not have the best players in the league and the biggest budget (by far) to acquire such he is clueless as to what to do when he meets teams with similar resources
- he's getting out-coached by so many coaches who are more progressive, even relative newbies like Fat Frank, Ole and even Farke and Hassenhutl
- he has not moved with the times to realise that the way football rules and conditions have changed that often AT TIMES attack is the better form of defence; our defence is woefukl and has no strong defensive medfielder to help protect them; but by golly should we REALLY be so blunt and predictable in our attacking play?
- Remember how poor our general play, especially attacking was BEFORE the Kane and Son injuries?
- Can you count even on one hand how many of our players looked like they are coached better than previously?
- He has become a man of excuses and talking down the team - does not generate an "up and at em" type of mentality and instead the players fold (not like they need much encourage, but you get my point)
Honestly, this may be his last chance to save his ailing reputation as a 'top coach' and if he was to realise the writing is on the wall for him (which club after us would take him that has a bigger stature than us?) he'd resign in the summer and give his excuses about "Spurs not being ambitious" or "lying about how much backing he'd get" or "they wouldn't get me some of what i needed in January" etc etc.
Those excuses might get him the benefit of the doubt at his next job (though many might still see through it and realise he's a modern-day George Graham).
Personally i'd love that outcome so we could go for a more progressive and attacking coach to get the best out of our talented (if fragile) midfielders and attackers, whilst then trying to rebuild our defence.
But, i then realise not much will change with ENIC/Levy at the wheel; i'm sure they hired Jose in a panic to "just get through the season" and hope we win the FA Cup to look like they have got footballing ambition.
But it's clear they didn't really have the ambition to back him any more than they did Poch; the fact that they couldn't get in a number 9 to work within Jose's (albeit dated) method of play or, more importantly, a defensive midfielder to help us at least become more solid (Gedson, good player overall, but why was he bought, what was the thinking there?) says all one needs to know about how they operate and their footballing ambition.
Why hire Jose - the antithesis to the last guy they hired - and not give him money to spend on neccesary areas, when he is the guy who's known for only being able to operate with big spending? Well, as i say, just proof they are 'winging it'...
When the Lady Gaga concerts, Boxing fights and other non-football entertainment gigs start being booked at NWHL it will then be clear that success on the field wont be of importance to their business model; the money will roll in anyway regardless of whether we finish 3rd or 10th.
Happy days for ENIC. Terrible for us, the football fans.
As Burkenshaw said: "There used to be a football club over there..."
Oh well.