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The new, new manager thread - Pt 3

Gutter Boy said:
Simon Peach @SimonPeach
Different entrances for players/staff & us
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If it is legit, someone will be given their marching orders. It will be very easy to trace back because only a limited number of people would have access to download CCTV images.
 
Gutter Boy said:
Someone who got given the job a week ago and who is attending an informal meet and greet?
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Sounds like the most plausible explanation if the picture is real.

sc25 said:
Why does the manager have to be employed? Does Levy like paying compo?

Also, if Ancelotti gets sacked, he would thus be unemployed?
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Not that he has to be employed, but rather that our targets are all currently employed I would guess.
 
milo said:
If it is legit, someone will be given their marching orders. It will be very easy to trace back because only a limited number of people would have access to download CCTV images.
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Latest diagnosis on twitter is that it is not CCTV, but taken from behind glass (hence the white on the bottom right) from the first floor weights room.

I guess all kinds of people could be using the training facilities - most clubs rent parts out (especially in off season) or have community related things going on, plus all the youth team players around etc. I go to my local league club's training ground for coach the coach type events all the time.
 
LutonSpurs said:
Just in case people don't know and are interested. Simon Peach is probably the most reliable journo on all things Saints. Also I think he covers us too.

He also tweeted that picture out which pretty much confirms he was there. For me anyway.
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Cheers :) Certainly adds a lot of credibility to the picture.
 
Gutter Boy said:
Latest diagnosis on twitter is that it is not CCTV, but taken from behind glass (hence the white on the bottom right) from the first floor weights room.

I guess all kinds of people could be using the training facilities - most clubs rent parts out (especially in off season) or have community related things going on, plus all the youth team players around etc. I go to my local league club's training ground for coach the coach type events all the time.
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Sounds plausible and would account for the poor colour/sheen.

I have thought that Poch was the most likely appointment since before Sherwood was given the boot, so I would not be surprised if it was true.
 
I remember KD saying we sent Baldini out to Valencia to meet Soldado's agent as a publicity stunt :lol:

I guess we wish he was right now.
 
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Finney Is Back said:
I'll give you the reasons why I would like FDB as our manager.

In no particular order:

1. As a player and a manager he is a winner. I do not think he will settle for second best and I think he will bring a true winning mentality to the club.
2. He has huge respect in the game of football and will have the English press eating out of the palm of his hand.
3. He has worked successfully with two of our best players before and both seem to speak highly of him.
4. His teams play (predominantly) a 4-3-3 formation with good, quick, passing football that I think will suit our current squad.
5. He has a philosophy where he wants to change the club from the bottom up. Every team down to the under 11s (or something like that) playing the same formation and the same tactics to make it easier to integrate young players.
6. He has a history of developing young players and bringing them from the academy into the first team.
7. He should have a good knowledge of potential players available for transfer who are not in the top price bracket (the sort of price bracket that
8. He has kept Ajax performing as the best team in the league despite them losing key players every year.
9. He seems to have a good relationship with his Director of Football at Ajax and therefore it is possible (probable?) that he can fit into our structure.
10. He likes to set his team up to play in an attacking manner and provide good entertainment.
11. He will immediately have the respect of every player in that dressing room. They will all know (or at least soon find out) that he was his country's captain and held the record for the number of Dutch caps with well over 100. They will also know that he won numerous titles as a player, including the Champions League.he is
12. He is used to managing at a high pressure club. Ajax are the Man Utd of The Netherlands and therefore he is already used to the kind of high pressure situation that managing Spurs is.
13. He is used to managing in the Champions League and Europa league. He knows what it is like to be under pressure to do well in both the league and a European competition and the squad management that this entails.
14. He doesn't seem to be a manager who would make huge demands of the chairman/DoF in terms of going out and getting high transfer fee/wage cost players. He is used to working within a set of constraints and seems to relish this.
15. He seems to really want the Spurs job. He talks about building something for the future, leaving his mark on the club which I love the sound of.
16. There is something that just seems to fit with THFC and a Dutch manager.... Perhaps because the Netherlands have always kind of been the more attractive underdog to the German efficiency.
17. I just want to have some shexy football back at the Lane.

Note that I realise not all of these are exclusive to FDB and Pochettino also fits some of the above (but not all) and Benitez does too (but, again, not all of the above).
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phew , got there finally. This is good at least no one can say that you arent 100% sure who it is that you want here

That is a top post IMO and obviously i dont agree with everything but its an opinion and i respect it none the less

dont get frustrated but have you seen ajax in europe over the last two seasons? the reason i ask is cause i wouldnt mind also a detailed break down of how his team actually plays on the pitch. dont forget a bunch of know it alls said that same thing about attacking attractive football that AVB would have played...quite frankly that was prime level falsehood

feel free to PM if you want

edit:- actually you know what, never mind that...after an nice itemised post like that i couldnt ask more of you

but i am still not quit convinced , my feeling on the guy is that he is a brand name thats recognised and won the Ajax league...sorry the dutch league......4 times and thats why people want him.

I do however agree with several of your points as being very positive reasons for wanting someone...mainly centred around the winning mentality aspect of things and the experience of being an actual winner and also him being completely schooled in all things Dutch / Total football
 
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It will not surprise me one bit if its genuine in fact its pretty much expected from me.

Ahh well I hope he is as good as people think and here's to unbridled success :)
 
Maybe "trigger-happy" Daniel has changed his mind in record time and Poch was arriving to clear out his desk already?
 
Finney Is Back said:
I'll give you the reasons why I would like FDB as our manager.

In no particular order:

1. As a player and a manager he is a winner. I do not think he will settle for second best and I think he will bring a true winning mentality to the club.
2. He has huge respect in the game of football and will have the English press eating out of the palm of his hand.
3. He has worked successfully with two of our best players before and both seem to speak highly of him.
4. His teams play (predominantly) a 4-3-3 formation with good, quick, passing football that I think will suit our current squad.
5. He has a philosophy where he wants to change the club from the bottom up. Every team down to the under 11s (or something like that) playing the same formation and the same tactics to make it easier to integrate young players.
6. He has a history of developing young players and bringing them from the academy into the first team.
7. He should have a good knowledge of potential players available for transfer who are not in the top price bracket (the sort of price bracket that
8. He has kept Ajax performing as the best team in the league despite them losing key players every year.
9. He seems to have a good relationship with his Director of Football at Ajax and therefore it is possible (probable?) that he can fit into our structure.
10. He likes to set his team up to play in an attacking manner and provide good entertainment.
11. He will immediately have the respect of every player in that dressing room. They will all know (or at least soon find out) that he was his country's captain and held the record for the number of Dutch caps with well over 100. They will also know that he won numerous titles as a player, including the Champions League.he is
12. He is used to managing at a high pressure club. Ajax are the Man Utd of The Netherlands and therefore he is already used to the kind of high pressure situation that managing Spurs is.
13. He is used to managing in the Champions League and Europa league. He knows what it is like to be under pressure to do well in both the league and a European competition and the squad management that this entails.
14. He doesn't seem to be a manager who would make huge demands of the chairman/DoF in terms of going out and getting high transfer fee/wage cost players. He is used to working within a set of constraints and seems to relish this.
15. He seems to really want the Spurs job. He talks about building something for the future, leaving his mark on the club which I love the sound of.
16. There is something that just seems to fit with THFC and a Dutch manager.... Perhaps because the Netherlands have always kind of been the more attractive underdog to the German efficiency.
17. I just want to have some shexy football back at the Lane.

Note that I realise not all of these are exclusive to FDB and Pochettino also fits some of the above (but not all) and Benitez does too (but, again, not all of the above).
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You've sold me, although he was my first choice before this post anyway, you've just summed up my feelings better than I could have and raised a few additional positives I hadn't thought of.
 
Gazza Dazzla said:
You've sold me, although he was my first choice before this post anyway, you've just summed up my feelings better than I could have and raised a few additional positives I hadn't thought of.
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its interesting that he changed things from the ground up. did he change what Jol did ? did he change the formations that the youth teams etc played?

i still am not sure why they look pedestrian and mediocre in europe
 
FDB = SIDEWAYS PASSING
POCHETTINO = PENETRATIVE PLAY

Pepsi challenge
If none of us knew anything about football before today and were given 3 games to watch managed by FDB Pochettino and Rafa but were not told who was managing who and wasn't seduced by manager names, team shirts and team names/history. All 3 teams would have plain white shirts and the same players but just different tactics/style/managers.
If after watching the 3 games we were asked to nominate the until then unnamed manager to take over our club based on the games we were just shown -
we wouldn't chose the one who's team made many side passes throughout the game looking for an opening
we wouldn't choose the one who's team was dull but efficient
we would choose the one whos team who closed down the opposition soon as they lost the ball, move the ball FORWARD quickly soon as they have possession (essential in the EPL) and was solid defensively.

That person would end up being .....

He is the one for us.
 
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africanspurs said:
its interesting that he changed things from the ground up. did he change what Jol did ? did he change the formations that the youth teams etc played?

i still am not sure why they look pedestrian and mediocre in europe
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2012/13 they were in a group with Real Madrid, Dortmund and Emirates Marketing Project - a tough group that most clubs would struggle in. Last year Barcelona, AC Milan an Celtic and missed out on qualification by a point.

Do you have a preferred candidate out of the three front runners Affy? Or do you think that there is a better candidate that is being over looked? I am surprised that there hasn't been more talk of Yakin.
 
The last few pages have been funny - its a bit stalkerish jeez.


I hope it isnt him anyways
 
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