The Game Is About Glory Podcast

[thfcsteff]

Another good pod, I enjoyed it whilst sitting in the sunshine on a day off.

Hopefully we will revert to mean i.e. our good *stats* will eventually result in good points, whereas other teams are currently getting undeserved points when playing badly which will hopefully revert to their mean of poor points.

I noticed that Duran lashed in a thunderous shot at the weekend, whereas Deki's thunderous shot went whistling over.
I do wonder if Deki only shot like that because it was right at the end of the game, IMO we need more players to take thunderous shots to cause chaos and deflections, otherwise the Arse held us at arm's length.

Thanks mate, and I agree it would be a definite asset for us to let fly more often. Porro and Deki have it in their lockers for sure, to name two...

 

[namneders]

When lying awake at 3 AM I don't remember a time where I am thinking about a podcast so this is a first for me, and hopefully the last! I almost always agree with Milos points but this week there were a few that I wasn't so keen on.
The reason Steff couldn't remember which game Romero made the mistake in was because it was both of them! I thought Milos was too defensive of Cuti and feel what's the point in having seriously good back up if you're not going to use them in a positive way to put pressure on underperforming players.
I really liked Milos discussion on project management and it really gives a different perspective. I do agree with Steff that Bergval would have been a better change, Milo questioned Steffs opinion on what he would have brought to the game but in an attacking sense, when loosing the game, I don't see what Sarr will bring to the game to change the momentum or get us in to attacking positions higher up the pitch, there was a chance Bergval would.
Great listen as always, particularly liked the point about our underlying numbers being better than last year and the results are going to improve.

 

[thfcsteff]

When lying awake at 3 AM I don't remember a time where I am thinking about a podcast so this is a first for me, and hopefully the last! I almost always agree with Milos points but this week there were a few that I wasn't so keen on.
The reason Steff couldn't remember which game Romero made the mistake in was because it was both of them! I thought Milos was too defensive of Cuti and feel what's the point in having seriously good back up if you're not going to use them in a positive way to put pressure on underperforming players.
I really liked Milos discussion on project management and it really gives a different perspective. I do agree with Steff that Bergval would have been a better change, Milo questioned Steffs opinion on what he would have brought to the game but in an attacking sense, when loosing the game, I don't see what Sarr will bring to the game to change the momentum or get us in to attacking positions higher up the pitch, there was a chance Bergval would.
Great listen as always, particularly liked the point about our underlying numbers being better than last year and the results are going to improve.

Really appreciate the comments, thanks mate

 

[Bullet]

When lying awake at 3 AM I don't remember a time where I am thinking about a podcast so this is a first for me, and hopefully the last! I almost always agree with Milos points but this week there were a few that I wasn't so keen on.
The reason Steff couldn't remember which game Romero made the mistake in was because it was both of them! I thought Milos was too defensive of Cuti and feel what's the point in having seriously good back up if you're not going to use them in a positive way to put pressure on underperforming players.
I really liked Milos discussion on project management and it really gives a different perspective. I do agree with Steff that Bergval would have been a better change, Milo questioned Steffs opinion on what he would have brought to the game but in an attacking sense, when loosing the game, I don't see what Sarr will bring to the game to change the momentum or get us in to attacking positions higher up the pitch, there was a chance Bergval would.
Great listen as always, particularly liked the point about our underlying numbers being better than last year and the results are going to improve.

I agree it was Romero's error to leave Vardy alone for a free header, then Romero's error to go chasing up the field into attack vs Saudi Sportswashing Machine, then Romero's error to step up and allow JoeLinton to slot a ball through for Saudi Sportswashing Machine's winner, then Romero's error vs the Goons to be so weak vs Gabriel.
But apart from Romero being the cause of every single goal and every single defeat we've suffered this year, he's having a great season

 

[milo]

I agree it was Romero's error to leave Vardy alone for a free header, then Romero's error to go chasing up the field into attack vs Saudi Sportswashing Machine, then Romero's error to step up and allow JoeLinton to slot a ball through for Saudi Sportswashing Machine's winner, then Romero's error vs the Goons to be so weak vs Gabriel.
But apart from Romero being the cause of every single goal and every single defeat we've suffered this year, he's having a great season

The issue that Romero had in the Leicester game was that Sarr was the wrong side of his man. So if Romero stays with Vardy, there is an unmarked player in the middle of the box. It wasn't great defending from us but I don't think that Romero was left with an easy decision.

 

[milo]

Silencing The Haters
Season 5 Episode 12
Steff, Milo and Gareth discuss what has been a week of ultimate triumph over perceptive adversities as we go deep on the wins against Brentford and Coventry. Untested hypothesis, snaffling and Basil Fawlty are all part of the fun, as are hearty salutations to Brennan Johnson.

The Game Is About Glory

A Tottenham Hotspur podcast

thegameisaboutglory.co.uk

 

[milo]

Deki Dance
Season 5 Episode 13
Jingle bells jingle f**king bells this week as Steff and Milo reflect on the cakewalk at Old Trafford, settle back for a leisurely pop at pundits, bask in the warm glow of precise, controlled Angeball reaping consistent rewards and salute our Swedish Pele – Dejan Kulusevski, who has come to symbolise all that is right about Spurs 2024/25. We even take generous time to offer Man Utd fans an overview of why it’s so brick at Old Trafford (you’re welcome!) plus we look back at Qarabag midweek and the fan forum! Settle in for the Tottenham love parade!

The Game Is About Glory

A Tottenham Hotspur podcast

thegameisaboutglory.co.uk

 

[Rorschach]

Deki Dance
Season 5 Episode 13
Jingle bells jingle f**king bells this week as Steff and Milo reflect on the cakewalk at Old Trafford, settle back for a leisurely pop at pundits, bask in the warm glow of precise, controlled Angeball reaping consistent rewards and salute our Swedish Pele – Dejan Kulusevski, who has come to symbolise all that is right about Spurs 2024/25. We even take generous time to offer Man Utd fans an overview of why it’s so brick at Old Trafford (you’re welcome!) plus we look back at Qarabag midweek and the fan forum! Settle in for the Tottenham love parade!

The Game Is About Glory

A Tottenham Hotspur podcast

thegameisaboutglory.co.uk

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Enjoyed it. Well done lads.

 

[milo]

Enjoyed it. Well done lads.

Cheers

 

[Bedfordspurs]

Just listens to yesterday pod
Thought I’d share a brief videos on leadership that I share with all my teams

Id love to know which of our players, if any fit in the right box

Great pod too and I really enjoyed the comment about Anges presser being stolen for the yellow and purple phalanx

 

[glorygloryeze]

It seems we talk about leadership amongst the players when we like the coach/manager and don't think the blame lies with said coach/manager.

When we don't have a high opinion of the coach/manager we tend not to talk about what leadership exists amongst the players but just how bad/mediocre we think the coach/manager might be.

Leadership starts from the top and filters down; you might get a situation where a player has intrinsic leadership qualities and brings this to the game on the field during a match. This is very rare though and usually it's the coach/manager that players pick up leadership skills from.

As a club, i've often felt when it comes to football we don't really show any leadership when it comes to the crunch because football leaders ultimately get discouraged and leave

 

[glasgowspur]

Can't believe you haven't went with a tale of two halves, it was the best halves, it was the worst of halves.

 

[Bedfordspurs]

It seems we talk about leadership amongst the players when we like the coach/manager and don't think the blame lies with said coach/manager.

When we don't have a high opinion of the coach/manager we tend not to talk about what leadership exists amongst the players but just how bad/mediocre we think the coach/manager might be.

Leadership starts from the top and filters down; you might get a situation where a player has intrinsic leadership qualities and brings this to the game on the field during a match. This is very rare though and usually it's the coach/manager that players pick up leadership skills from.

As a club, i've often felt when it comes to football we don't really show any leadership when it comes to the crunch because football leaders ultimately get discouraged and leave

We haven’t had any football leaders on the pitch in years

 

[Mcfee]

We haven’t had any football leaders on the pitch in years

I think it’s more about building a strong unit than relying on individuals. Verthongen - Toby - Dembele - Wanyama. As a collective they were stronger than the sum of their parts. Ange did talk about building “relationships” on the pitch at some point last season iirc.

 

[glorygloryeze]

We haven’t had any football leaders on the pitch in years

Which reflects us as a club in general under ENIC imo

 

[Mikey10]

Interesting discussion as always, chaps.

Thought you missed a possible explanation as to why Ange didn’t make subs when it was clear to anyone watching that we desperately needed them yesterday - quite simply, I think that he froze. From the evidence that I saw, this is the most likely explanation. Standing on the pitch at the end, he looked like a boxer who didn’t know where he was or what had happened to him.

A good friend who is a Celtic fan said they saw something similar when they were badly beaten in Europe under him.

 

[Bedfordspurs]

Which reflects us as a club in general under ENIC imo

The manager picks his captain
Not sure the owners have much say on that

 

[Bedfordspurs]

I think it’s more about building a strong unit than relying on individuals. Verthongen - Toby - Dembele - Wanyama. As a collective they were stronger than the sum of their parts. Ange did talk about building “relationships” on the pitch at some point last season iirc.

It’s hard to tell if there was a leader there but there was tonnes of experience for sure
We lack both in most areas currently

 

[glorygloryeze]

The manager picks his captain
Not sure the owners have much say on that

Actually the owners set the tone, by who they are prepared to buy, how they are prepared to back their managers if they want a leader and then they themselves: do they have that ruthless will to win and get Tottenham to be the best Tottenham can be from a footballing point of view (rather than have the best stadium, facilities and NFL link-ups).

Sacking Jose before a cup final (the very reason a club would hire Jose, especially as he's the only one apart from ETH that has beaten Pep in a cup final) says they very much are NOT ruthless enough to make sure that Tottenham are best in class on the pitch...hence why we shouldn't be surprised we 'lack leaders'

 

[glasgowspur]

Actually the owners set the tone, by who they are prepared to buy, how they are prepared to back their managers if they want a leader and then they themselves: do they have that ruthless will to win and get Tottenham to be the best Tottenham can be from a footballing point of view (rather than have the best stadium, facilities and NFL link-ups).

Sacking Jose before a cup final (the very reason a club would hire Jose, especially as he's the only one apart from ETH that has beaten Pep in a cup final) says they very much are NOT ruthless enough to make sure that Tottenham are best in class on the pitch...hence why we shouldn't be surprised we 'lack leaders'

I agree, sometimes I think we as a club are too worried about rocking the boat.
Levy talks about the Tottenham family and I think we sign "decent" people.
I'm fine with that, I'd rather have my integrity than a cup, but it's bloody frustrating.