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Didier Zokora
I don't see what people are talking about anyway, Das Boot has gone to Wolfsburg.
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Summer transfer thread, AvB window wrap up pg 1527
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I don't see what people are talking about anyway, Das Boot has gone to Wolfsburg.
Think its boredom setting in
Ganter
Erik Edman
needs to shut up!?
FFS you have never had a boss?
if I would publically say I was thinking about quitting my company, my boss would rip me apart, and rightly so..
it´s called discipline
Gladheateher was alright
braineclipse
Willie Hall
I think whatever people think about AVB and his handling of the players so far using how Harry dealt with Gio as the golden standard might not be the best idea.
thfcsteff
George Hunt
...yes, your great mate was so supportive of GDS, when once asked by Durham on Talksport about him, he replied (and I paraphrase) that if he could pass a nightclub like he could pass a football, then he'd be world class! Of course, we "could" always hope for communication like Harry exercised with GDS of late, basically a few empty quotes along the lines you're suggesting only for us all to now he's being roundly fudged off behind the scenes and frozen out. In short, yes, we 'could' hope our manager never tells us what's going on...but some of us actually like this chap AVB! And it burns you.
Alaric
Erik Edman
I was at work a few days ago and got an email from a customer with that name Bast. I remember thing of of Bast Dos. Then I thought of the Sean Bean YouTube video where they cut together clips of him in movies and tv shows saying the word bastard. I then proceeded to address and send the email to Mr Bastard. Not my finest hour.
BrainOfLevy
Michael Carrick
Come on mate, this is the same player that Harry said 'If he could pass a nightclub as well as he could pass a football he'd be a good player...' basically calling him out as undedicated and loving a drink and a party more than perfecting his craft. AVB has said he respects him and will have a chance to impress.
There's a strong argument to say AVB's quotes towards Gio are far better than Harry's. Let's not even begin to talk about 'My missus could have scored that.' which I am 100% sure AVB would never say about any player.
I don't think good management is all about praising players unconditionally in public though. I didn't actually mind what Harry said about Bent for example, or what he said about Gio, I just don't think it's fair to call out AVB for something that is far less contentious. I didn't mind what Harry said because it was essentially the truth, and if players can't handle the truth it is their own fault. It's not as if mollycoddling Gio and letting him party it up as much as he wanted would suddenly turn him into a more effective footballer. Fergie can put some pretty fantastic put-downs on his own players out there from time to time and it gets the message across.
So I don't mind it. But it's not fair to call out AVB for it.
BrainOfLevy
Michael Carrick
He also said:
"I know from my own experience how difficult these people are and how hard it is to break out of a contract with them.
"Remember Berbatov? And it was the same with me: they held me back for two years, until finally my new club paid what they were asking, and not a pound less.
"That is their speciality: they set unreasonably high transfer demands, but the absurd thing is they always get what they ask for.''
I mean, how DARE Spurs hold their players to contracts? Remember Berbatov? WTF? Is he supposed to be held up as some paragon of virtue? And if we always get what we ask for, it means someone was prepared to pay it. So it was a good move.
Very poor form from Niko.
K.D.D.D.D.Soc
Cecil Poynton
hope we wrap Harry Kane in bubble wrap until start of season, don't want our only other potential forward to get injured as I fear we will not be signing anyone else
braineclipse
Willie Hall
Ganter
Erik Edman
Spursalot
Jimmy McCormick
Howard Webb
Clive Wilson
its not poor, its a natural response to being shafted. Not all contracts are bad, all of them are willingly signed by both parties. Whats wrong with getting upset when brick goes badly wrong? I honestly dont see why its a problem to tell people youre upset about being treated like meat at a market.
If I made a mistake, and I was upset the last thing id do would be sing the previous employers praises.
BrainOfLevy
Michael Carrick
Badly wrong? Did he not play for a team in the Champions League, challenging for the title and get paid a bloody good wage to live in London? I wouldn't call it 'badly wrong' at all, it's not like he was shafted to the reserves.
I don't think what he's doing is wrong, he's welcome to say what he wants. But I think what he is saying is wrong. Getting annoyed that Spurs hold him to his contract. If he got injured for a year he would be the first one demanding that he gets the money owed to him that he signed for.
Wriggly
Banned
Thats a very good point.
braineclipse
Willie Hall
Correct.
It's all part of being a footballer isn't it?
Although I obviously would have preferred if he left with some nice words or said nothing I understand his frustration and need to vent. Coupled with the media probably asking leading questions I think it's just one of those things that happen.