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Next Spurs Manager v.2

Who do you want?

  • Louis Van Gaal

    Votes: 8 6.6%

  • Mauro Pochettino

    Votes: 9 7.4%

  • Frank de Boer

    Votes: 43 35.5%

  • Roberto Martinez

    Votes: 16 13.2%

  • Carlo Ancelotti

    Votes: 10 8.3%

  • Murat Yakin

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Thomas Tuchel

    Votes: 2 1.7%

  • Rafa Benitez

    Votes: 29 24.0%

  • Someone Else

    Votes: 4 3.3%
  • Total voters
    121
  • Poll closed .
Gutter Boy said:
Considering Walker is the only guaranteed-starting English-speaker in our team, Spanish, Portuguese, French or Flemish/Dutch speaking would probably be a more useful qualification to have.
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Rafa speaks English well enough for my liking and has the advantage of speaking Spanish to help with Soldado returning to form and Lamela settling in. The non-Spanish speaking players all come from northern Europe where English is taught as their first foreign language and we've seen that Vertonghen and Eriksen have a very good grasp of the language.

My concern with Poch is that dim Tim beat him twice this season so it doesn't say alot about his tactical nous to be out thought by the one who so many say has no clue about tactics.
 
Gutter Boy said:
Considering Walker is the only guaranteed-starting English-speaker in our team, Spanish, Portuguese, French or Flemish/Dutch speaking would probably be a more useful qualification to have.
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On this, I'd imagine FdB can speak Dutch, Spanish (time at Barca) and English; while Poch can speak Spanish, French (time at PSG/Bordeaux) and English, possibly Italian too (his ancestry). So both are well-qualified in that sense.
 
If I remember correctly de boer speaks Dutch French Spanish and he's English is close to perfect I am sure I read this recently though may have imagined the French bit
 
camspur said:
Rafa speaks English well enough for my liking and has the advantage of speaking Spanish to help with Soldado returning to form and Lamela settling in. The non-Spanish speaking players all come from northern Europe where English is taught as their first foreign language and we've seen that Vertonghen and Eriksen have a very good grasp of the language.

My concern with Poch is that dim Tim beat him twice this season so it doesn't say alot about his tactical nous to be out thought by the one who so many say has no clue about tactics.
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Martinez was also beaten by Tim. Does that rule him out too? Firstly I think we have better players than those teams, Secondly "dim" tim was better than most gave him credit for.
 
I voted Poch because unlike FDB he has experience of the PL, therefore he less of a gamble. He also changed Southampton from relegation fighters to a top 10 team in a season and a half. In fact he implemented his playing system surprisingly quickly last season. He plays a high tempo pressing game and seems to improve players. Finally he seems to handle the press well. I like Benitez and I think he would bring success but he would most likely be a short term option, and his record of signing players at Liverpool was very questionable.
 
Grassroots said:
When I look at the managers being linked if i'm honest with myself I cant say the majority over excite me at all

Lvg perfect wanted him for years and believe the system he uses was perfect no Charlie big spud players so again perfect very them against us attitude (shame he is no longer looking likely :( )

moyes :eek: lets just please not go there no really please don't pretty please with a cherry on top

Pochawotsit I just cant see what he has done to deserve a job such as spurs 10ths and 8ths won naff all done not much apart from getting a group of young players to like him and play ok so kinda meh for me he may be a great one day but may not why do we have to take that chance ?

Waffa benitez yep been here done it won some not awful and really peed that bunch down the road off but (and I know this is irrational) I just cant stand the bloke FACT 8-[

And then there is fun time Frankie de boer if we are going to take a risk on a manager this would be the one I would choose winner as a player winner as a youth coach winner as a manager yeah yeah I know its Ajax but it was a Ajax that had not one a title in 7 years
He has learned he's trade from the best about lvg and cruyff and he has adapted it in to he's own brand I like the guy the football is exciting and just imagine what it will be like with the quality of player that we have (ehem rose) ok most of them

I have supported spurs for near 40 years and lived spurs for most of them I did not want avb I most certainly did not want Sherwood (personal reasons ) and would like just for once under levy a manager with a true winning mentality that modern overpaid footballers can't argue with as he has already achieved more than them

Did not mean to waffle on new here just saying a proper hello ,let the kicking commence. :tumbleweed:
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welcome.......Frankie it is then :)
 
Robspur12 said:
I voted Poch because unlike FDB he has experience of the PL, therefore he less of a gamble. He also changed Southampton from relegation fighters to a top 10 team in a season and a half. In fact he implemented his playing system surprisingly quickly last season. He plays a high tempo pressing game and seems to improve players. Finally he seems to handle the press well. I like Benitez and I think he would bring success but he would most likely be a short term option, and his record of signing players at Liverpool was very questionable.
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I think this is far less pertinent for a manager than a player
A decent manager should be able to look at a game and see the differences almost instantly power pace time spaces type of required player

Where as for a player you do not get that benefit you have to jump in and swim or tread water until you adapt to the current so to speak
 
I voted Rafa (proven winner, would like to see Spurs win something else at some stage), but I'd be OK with any from the list.
 
The Portugeezer said:
This gallery makes for depressing viewing. 8 permanent managers been under Levy's tenure where as the nomads down the road have stability by having one!

http://www.theguardian.com/football...am-hotspur-managers-under-daniel-levy-gallery
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That article is a disgrace counting pleats caretaker role twice and even Clive allen's few days as one so actual managers is as you said 8 but in fairness santini wanted out after about 3 nano seconds and also kept saying young players like inspector clouseau ( I hated that )

I still think avb quit
and timmy was always a stop gap because we could not get who we wanted and nobody worth while was available bar hoddle

So take them 3 away and the real figure is 5 in 14 years not that bad really less than Chelsea I would wager
 
Always wanted Martinez, he was the one who brought Swansea up from the second division and structured their playing style. The players love playing for him.
 
Grassroots said:
That article is a disgrace counting pleats caretaker role twice and even Clive allen's few days as one so actual managers is as you said 8 but in fairness santini wanted out after about 3 nano seconds and also kept saying young players like inspector clouseau ( I hated that )

I still think avb quit
and timmy was always a stop gap because we could not get who we wanted and nobody worth while was available bar hoddle

So take them 3 away and the real figure is 5 in 14 years not that bad really less than Chelsea I would wager
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You're just making excuses for Levy now. To quote Lineker

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The Portugeezer said:
You're just making excuses for Levy now. To quote Lineker

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I do not even make excuses for myself let alone a multi millionaire that happens to have the best job in the world Pfffft ;)

It was not an excuse I was just putting actual facts up against media propaganda agenda ridden bull s**t
And Lineker bless him is now also a part of that media circus so of course he is aggrieved there is more news in a 5 minute Timmy press conference or tantrum than your average club gets in 3 months :lol:
 
DTA said:
Verts has been poor all season and dembele has been injured most of Sherwood's reign and when he wasn't he was par for both managers.
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Avb was sacked because he didn't know what he was doing. As soon as he lost his star player he actually had to coach and didn't know how.

As for Sherwood he went out of his way to ruffle some feathers and ended up turning several players off. Why would they respond to a nobody who has never done it as a manager?
 
my main concern is Eriksen and Lamela. I want the next appointment to a) motivate them to stay b) inspire the best out of them.
right or wrong I think that rules out Pochettino. Has to be FDB
More likely to not only keep our best players with him but attract a major signing.
 
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