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2 minutes ago, bigfella said:
Agreed, there's more than enough talent there to move us out of the relegation places, now that the cabbage is no more.
Add Dubravka to those ten and there's my first choice 11, until January at least.
I agree. Between Wilson, Almiron, Fraser, ASM and Willock we should be able to cause enough teams a lot of problems. That's a really decent amount of speed, dribbling and athleticism. Some decent passing, as well as some decent finishing ability too.
I don't think we ever had all of those in the team at the same time under Bruce. The guy was a comedian.
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1 minute ago, Awaymag said:
Its why NUFC should avoid hiring an English manager at all costs. Can you imagine if Lampard or Gerrard got the job and it went sour. The media would be in overdrive.
Getting either of those two would be such a headache precisely because of that. We really need a break from it after this ridiculous fiasco with Bruce.
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Just now, reefatoon said:
It's completely baffling. They are totally ignoring his diabolical record and going on about how unfair it is to him. I'm just sitting there agog listening to it all. I can't think of any other occasion where such a crap manager has been so publicly protected and lied about.
At this point it's a mental illness. Just need to find a name for it. Maybe Bruceitis.
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Wilson, Fraser, Almiron, ASM, Willock, Hayden, Lewis, Manquillo, Schar and Fernandez are 10 first team players that have had loads of experience in teams that use the ball far better. I'm sure we can be far better than what we have shown under Bruce.
We really just need enough of an improvement to beat the lesser to medium teams in the league more often and we'll be fine this season.
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Just now, Chicane said:
You can't make a fish fly. The players are mediocre, they can't be expected to successfully play a style of football that requires traits they don't possess.
We can't sign anyone for months, and we desperately need points now. So whoever comes in needs to be able to get a tune out of the squad we have.
Literally every team in the division use the ball far better than we do and we certainly do not have the worse players than all of them.
We need to improve in that area to get results. I doubt he's going to come in expecting the team to be Pep's Barcelona, but improvements will be made in that are and it will benefit us in scoring goals as well as taking pressure of the defence.
I don't really get it. Every lesser team in the league punching above their weight use the ball well and is therefore more of a threat against every team they go up against. We're badly getting left behind in this area, which is why we are struggling so much.
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So are people suggesting we get a manager more like Bruce but slightly better in order to make the players comfortable because that is what they have been used to?! Please help me understand because this narrative is terrifying me.
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3 minutes ago, Geordie Magpie said:
More so coming into a relegation battle as their first job and it is a bit of a risk in my opinion.
You know the more I think about it the more I realise the 'relegation battle' narrative is a scam by PFMs and their media mates to keep the PFMs in work.
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Tell you what I cannot believe we might be on the verge of actually getting a very promising manager that is very forward thinking and sees the game as more than just grinding out results. I really think the fans deserve this.
There's an element of risk involved for certain, but I really admire the ambition and intent being shown here by the new owners. God willing we can then manage to stay up and really enjoy this ride.
Sick of seeing other clubs go for it with some of the more unconventional or less fancied or unknown hires and end up leaving us in the dust on every level. It's left us in a position now where even Brentford have had a better manager than us. If this guy comes in and manages to put his ideas across and really gels with the club, we are going to be set for a very long time.
West Brom did well to come up last year and were having an okay start and then completely started over thinking things and brought in Allardyce to stabilize them in the premier league and it was a complete disaster. He had Connor McGallagher and Perreira to build around and completely neutralised them both by sitting deep and pumping long balls to the 6 foot 4 Diagne.
Happy we're aiming for much better ideas than that and this is something all the fans should be excited to get behind and hopefully it can really get this team into a safe position and then we can all relax and push on from there going forward.
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6 minutes ago, Dr Venkman said:
Interesting (and positive) stuff from Hope on the TF podcast. Talked about Fonseca’s interview. Early interest on Howe died off as they thought he would have been a likely MA appointment. Little interest in Gerrard/Lampard who are making it known they want it. Favre, Garcia, Martinez all in the running as well as PF.
Good info
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1 minute ago, Tsunami said:
We’re a team that is used to having around 35% possession even against poor opposition, we’re not drilled in keeping possession or how to manage when we lose possession (we normally boot it away in the hope that it gets to ASM and set up again ready for the next wave). When we do counter attack at the minute if we lose possession with a stray pass our ability to reshape is extremely poor.
Whoever comes in is going to have a long slog if they try and change the current philosophy from the get go. There has to be a pragmatic approach, a step at a time and that has to start with sorting the defence out and how we protect that defence.
We're currently a team that completely cedes possession of the ball and sits deep and yet we have not been able to win a game.
We desperately need to start using the ball better to take pressure off of our defence. Doesn't mean we're trying to be Man City or Barcelona of old, but we absolutely need to get someone in that can improve that area of our game. It's going to be a big part of us getting better.
Against mid table to bottom dwelling teams I would fancy our chances of getting a result with better use of the ball and Wilson, ASM and Willock in the side, who can all take chances.
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It's all so terribly ironic that just this evening Mourinho's Roma have received a 6-1 beating from a team called Bodo Glimt.
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It's so unfortunate we are so fearful thanks to the position Bruce has left us in, because it might ultimately mean we do play it safer and really miss out on the opportunity to do something far more interesting, whether that be with Fonseca or someone similar.
I just don't understand why so many would take Bielsa but then be nervous about someone with similar attacking principles?
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1 hour ago, midds said:
I think a lot of it is fellow managers simply trotting out the normal cliches to sound supportive or to rule out saying anything controversial whatsoever. I don't believe for a second that Arteta genuinely thinks he's one of the most important English managers we've produced but it sounds like a nice compliment and he's being ultra respectful.
Then there's the arseholes who simply lie through their teeth and hope they get away with it without any direct challenge to their (horseshit) opinions and views. Being his mate means ignoring all facts, logic and common sense, blatantly telling lies and blaming the fans for having (totally justified) pops at him for his shocking results and performances. The entire pundit circus needs wiping completely and being honest about individuals needs to come before staying mates. Not sure this phenomenon happens in other sports, failing managers and coaches are fair game for challenge imo. It's an old boys club and they'll all stick together unfortunately. It's shit but seems to appeal to a huge majority of fans who seemingly need to be told what to think.
He's definitely just trying to cover his own back, because he knows what's coming down the road for him as Arsenal supporters are all set to go off on him if he keeps messing up, especially with Vieira now rocking up just outside of London and causing some waves. It was a bitch move. Arteta is now on my list. Pulling for Vieira to get him out of there ASAP.
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Paulo Fonseca interview: My Spurs move was torpedoed by a desire for defensive football
Exclusive: Fonseca outlines how close he was to joining Tottenham until Fabio Paratici was appointed as managing director
Paulo Fonseca has revealed he started pre-season plans at Tottenham before his move was torpedoed by managing director Fabio Paratici's demands for more defensive football.
In a wide-ranging interview with Telegraph Sport, Fonseca outlined how close he was to joining Spurs, saying “the agreement was done”, but that the move collapsed due to Paratici wanting a less attack-minded coach.Nuno Espirito Santo was eventually appointed as Jose Mourinho's successor, with the former Wolves head coach having already been subjected to criticism by supporters for a perceived negative style.
Fonseca insists his attacking instincts - shaped by his time with Shakhtar Donetsk and AS Roma - would have chimed with Tottenham's motto of 'To Dare Is To Do', but admits his move was doomed as soon as Paratici was appointed.
“The agreement was done. We were planning the pre-season and Tottenham wanted an offensive coach. It wasn’t announced but we planned pre-season players. But things changed when the new managing director arrived and we didn’t agree with some ideas and he preferred another coach,” Fonseca said, speaking from his home in Kiev, Ukraine.
“I have some principles. I wanted to be coach of the great teams but I want the right project and a club where the people believe in my ideas, my way to play, and this didn’t happen with the managing director.
“It’s what the chairman and the sporting director (Steve Hitchen) asked for. To build a team who can play attractive and offensive football and I was ready for that. I cannot be a different way. All my teams will have these intentions. In Rome or Shakhtar in the Champions League against the biggest teams, I’m not sending out my teams to defend near their own box.”
Fonseca, 48, has stuck to his attacking principles from when he started as a coach in the Portuguese lower divisions before working his way up and making his name at Paços Ferreira where he reached the Champions League and gave a debut to a slight 17-year-old called Diogo Jota.
Others who have improved under his guidance included Willy Boly, then Fred when the pair worked together at Shakhtar Donetsk.
By the time Fonseca arrived at Roma, Henrikh Mkhitaryan saw a comparison to Thomas Tuchel, who he worked with at Borussia Dortmund. “He is similar,” Mkhitaryan said of Fonseca, “he tries to put the players in the right position, to give them the freedom to enjoy the way they play.” The improvement of players under Fonseca is underpinned by his attacking football.
“All players want to have the ball,” he said. “They want to dominate. They want to participate. They don’t want to run to recover the ball. They don’t want to run without the ball and defend. The best way to defend is to have the ball.
“We have an obligation with supporters to create a spectacle, a good show. That is the obligation of the coach. I want to win every game but just winning is not enough for me. I have to be offensive and dominate the games and have an offensive midfield and show courage in the game. These are things which will die with me.
“It happened so many times when I got home after winning a game and my wife asked ‘why are you unhappy?’ And it is because I didn’t win the way I wanted to. It is not enough. I have to create a good show for the people who pay the tickets and love football. At least I try. I cannot be a coach in another way.”What is likely to have appealed to Spurs chairman Daniel Levy was Fonseca’s diplomacy at Roma. He worked during a period of uncertainty at the club when the Friedkin Group secured a takeover and he worked without a technical director for a large part of his time in the Italian capital, getting the club to the semi-finals of the Europa League last season.
“It cannot be the coach creating the problems. The coach solves the problems and I believe when you defend the club with your heart, things become easier. It is a question of principles of life. When I am at a club I have to defend them with all my heart and think first about the club and players before myself,” he said.
During the time of the semi-final defeat to Manchester United, Roma had approached Mourinho to take over at the end of the season.
“In some countries maybe it is not normal but it is normal in places like Germany for an announcement six or eight months before when they are working with other clubs. I already knew Tiago Pinto was appointing Jose Mourinho. It was a clear process for me. Jose had a great attitude with me. He called me and spoke and there was no problem,” he said.
When it is suggested to Fonseca that a phone call would have been a chance for Mourinho to recommend the Spurs job, he breaks into laughter. They did not speak about Spurs but it was clear they were suited. Even in that United defeat, they had continued to attack and at 7-4 on aggregate sensed nerves in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team. Eventually it ended 8-5.
He has been close to coming to England before. In 2018 he spoke with Everton when they eventually signed Marco Silva. At the time Fonseca had a contract with Shakhtar. West Ham United were also interested.
“I honestly believe this will happen one day and is one of my ambitions to coach in England one day,” he said. “I haven’t done it yet so cannot say my way of coaching is perfect for England. But there is more open teams, teams trying to win, of course more intensity but also space to develop my game.”Another really interesting article on Fonseca. Highlighted some key bits in there. This would be really intriguing. Hope we get him over the line.
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4 minutes ago, Darth Crooks said:
Amazing
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5 minutes ago, Heron said:
Daaamn you caught me just in time. Edited.
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3 minutes ago, PauloGeordio said:
Food mismanager
Yes, far more accurate a description
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3 minutes ago, Heron said:
Cannot wait for a food manager to come in and show up these charlatans with the same squad.
Great post, but not sure a food manager is what we need at the minute. We just got rid of one of those.
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Changed his mind after hearing about the cabbage trauma Bruce experienced.
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10 minutes ago, Sam Garvey said:
I said it once and I’ll say it again I don’t want no duds like Lampard and fonseca just because their agent Frank Trimboli puts out a report to the media to try and get them in. It’s a no for me on them two get in a proper manager like Martinez at Belgium
This is really interesting because Lampard and Fonseca have been talked about a whole lot. Really does make me wonder if it's all agent mischief for the pair of them now.
In any case I do think Fonseca has a lot of really good qualities and would be a really good appointment, certainly not Lampard though, as I think he'd have a melt down if any criticism came his way and we'd be right back in the Bruce situation again.
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4 minutes ago, The Prophet said:
Regarding the possession game, it can easily be coached. I appreciate some players will have more natural ability on the ball than others, but even players with Football
League ability can be taught how to keep the ball, under a decent coach.
The way people go on about improving our use of the ball as if it's some mystical art form
Then again under Bruce it did feel like something that could never be achievable and so I can't even blame them
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8 minutes ago, nbthree3 said:
When he left Sunderland
Still asking for time
Still talking about fans expectations
Still cutting people off
Still making excuses every which way
Still playing the hard done by nice guy
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He's going to blow it. Bruce's last kick in the nuts, turning us against ASM.
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4 minutes ago, Paully said:
Arteta has just been on SSN slating us for the abuse to him as he done a great job and he is one of the most important English managers off all time ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Are you serious?! I've been pulling for Arteta to do well and all. Well that's going to change. All in on him failing at Arsenal now.
He's probably annoyed that the guaranteed 3 points he was banking on from Bruce is nowhere near as straightforward anymore.
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If we do go with a back three, I think a 3-4-2-1 setup would probably work best.
I'd try a pair of Hayden and Willock in central midfield, and Almiron and ASM either side of Wilson but with both playing much narrower like Almiron and Perez did under Rafa where they dropped into pockets of space a lot more often. Think that bunch together would use the ball well.
Wingbacks would be tricky but I think Lewis would benefit in a more forward thinking team, and on the other side Manquillo.