Lemonade Money
Les Medley
So you're saying it was going to get worse?
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Mauricio Pochettino
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Kandi1977
Garth Crooks
Who wouldn't moan after all what he did, and got nothing back in terms of rebuilding the team. I'd be livid!
thfcsteff
George Hunt
Sigh...yes...look at alllllllll that time and support he got.
thfcsteff
George Hunt
So are you saying you think was the right move to sack him?
And sorry, I think you're wrong, he was absolutely looking to play 4-3-3. Fitness of LoCelso and N'dombele forced him to persist with a 4-4-2 'diamond' type shape, but he was very curious about it.
Bedfordspurs
Mark Falco
No
I think he earned more time
But I really think the players we had would work in a 4-3-3
If that was his plan why did he never play it?
thfcsteff
George Hunt
He was sacked.
You'll remember he said it would take Ndombele a full season to be 'ready'...
Grays_1890
Chris Jones
I also think they really saw Ndombelly as the CM that recycled the ball ala Dembele and Lo Celso as one for the three behign the striker. Issues there were Lo Celso rarely fit and Ndombele as we saw post Poch....no engine for the role
Bedfordspurs
Mark Falco
paxtonwolf
Tony Marchi
He must be checking his phone every two minutes tonight
Baleforce
Arthur Rowe
It takes a year to be ready
thfcsteff
George Hunt
I felt he eventually wanted a GLC/Skipp/Ndombele 3 in the middle...
Where would dele have played? On the right?
Lemonade Money
Les Medley
Did he ever use Skipp? I felt he should have delved into the youth team when we didn't buy anyone, and brought through the likes of Skipp and Tanganga, like when he started at Spurs, but from memory he didn't?
thfcsteff
George Hunt
He loved Skipp, talked him up, and had him as part of the CL Final squad. He was in there group photo. Remember that one where he insisted that the squad be in the final photo and not just the starting 11?
thfcsteff
George Hunt
I think we'd have seen Son Kane Dele, but with Dele drifting in more off the shoulder. That's just a guess obviously. Dynamically, if he had two FBs as strong as Walker and Rose had been (or even Trippier and Rose), I think that it could've worked...obviously this is fun pub talk ;-)
Walker had gone by then so would have to be trippier. Maybe it could have worked. We'll never know.
thfcsteff
George Hunt
I was saying 'if he had two FBs as strong as' those players. He'd have needed new ones. Part of the rebuild. As you say, we'll never know mate...
indospurs
Young-Pyo Lee
if he comes in, did what he did when he first came, we might have a chance. I look to Napoli and the scum as current models - we already have some very exciting talent, Udogie coming in next season, experienced players and we'll lose lenglet, n'dombele comes back (we need to sell or terminate his contract) but I think poch and paractici could work well, if the Italian decides to stick around
But for me, key is Central Defense. I like Dier, but we need someone much better
We have so many good pieces, we just need a little tweaking here and there.
But for me, key is Central Defense. I like Dier, but we need someone much better
We have so many good pieces, we just need a little tweaking here and there.
What Poch would bring is getting the toxicity off the table, people so easily like to jump on the Spurs/bottlers flimflam, but my opinion is you make any job so much harder when you don't have everyone on board, fans/players/owners. That is why the Juande/Jose/Conte thing didn't work, not because of money/backing but from the first day each of them created their own kinds of divisions, calling out players/fans, creating tension with owners, etc. Poch would not have that issue, and no matter what people like to make out, clearly a lot of mutual like/respect between him and Levy.
He needs a DoF though, I don't trust him to pick (to buy) players.
In that model, two players -> top level CB and creative midfielder would make a huge difference to this squad, and in a long term Hugo replacement and probably one more CB to strengthen the squad, bring back Gil, Udogie and Spence to evaluate and you have a team that should absolutely challenge for top 4 next season.
