Welcome Mauricio Pochettino

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43 minutes ago, gdlk said:

Theres a manager doing miracles with also young players in Bundesliga.. Making record after record... 

And according to him its easier to make a good collective team from young players than proven starts.. 

Poch is done, he failed miserable in maybe best PSG team, and he was appointed here because hes the next yes man coach.. But as we see he doeant have clue how to make this team playing like a team, not rellying on individual skills of players. 

Alonso will never come here. He will probably take over Real Madrid in summer. 
Our Problem is that boehly s antics have tarnished the clubs reputation so much that the quick fix policies from the Roman era (buying a ready made world class player or hiring a wc manager) are not available anymore 

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18 hours ago, Thor said:

For me it is due to some continuity for young players. 

You can't just keep changing and expect players to buy in as well. I think we need to get to a certain level with Poch then you can give him the flick. But - I think a lot of players being disgruntled will come with continuous sacking of managers. 

A lot of our defeats are down to Poch - not playing players in position and doing BS. Like mate, we are not winning the league, playing in Europe and can afford to rest players. We need some consistency. 

He literally puts on the team that needs to be in the game at the start, to chase, over extend themselves and make rash decisions. You're never going to get a proper judge on players then. 

How hard is it to field Gusto, Silva, Badi and Maatsen as the backline? It should be the only choice, yet... never done. 

He keeps playing the same players out of position, losing, and for what? With a fully fit team - we aren't fielding this team - so why do it now consistently and expect different results?

Makes me so angry how he is wasting Colwill career away by putting him on the left, he should be at the age where he starts holding down that CB position. I bet Colwill regrets extending that contract right now. 

[Thor 2,688]

10 hours ago, TheHulk said:

Makes me so angry how he is wasting Colwill career away by putting him on the left, he should be at the age where he starts holding down that CB position. I bet Colwill regrets extending that contract right now. 

Not only that - but he isn't great as a LB. We leak goals when he plays there. We look good with him at CB. 

[MoroccanBlue 5,375]

This squad really only good enough to be 6 points near relegation? 

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1 hour ago, MoroccanBlue said:

This squad really only good enough to be 6 points near relegation? 

It's obviously better than this but most have already directed all attention to the owners and ignoring Poch subpar coaching.

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For the record, I think Poch gets far more rights than wrongs and I think he's 100% correct in being conservative with the shitty roster he's been given. This roster is not elite PL regardless of manager quality or style.

Grass is always greener and switching the manager is always the "magical solution" for every problem at the club.

Edited December 26, 2023 by robsblubot

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1 hour ago, robsblubot said:

For the record, I think Poch gets far more rights than wrongs and I think he's 100% correct in being conservative with the shitty roster he's been given. This roster is not elite PL regardless of manager quality or style.

Grass is always greener and switching the manager is always the "magical solution" for every problem at the club.

Way I see it, we have a very very young and inexperienced squad, alot have never played premier League football before, we have basically put a brand new team together and we sit 10th, that's actually rather impressive in a way, the reason people don't actually look at it this way is because of the money we have spent on the youth. Apparently the premier league is the best and one of the hardest leagues in the world and our team of inexperienced kids sit 10th, things could be worse! I think with some experience in key area, it would boost us massively.

[MoroccanBlue 5,375]

It’s Impressive we are 6 points away from relegation? 
 

 

[YorkshireBlue 3,264]

11 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

It’s Impressive we are 6 points away from relegation? 
 

 

When u actually look at it logically, what we have done, is the sorta thing that gets u relegated, so yes, its impressive we aren't in the bottom 3

Edited December 27, 2023 by YorkshireBlue

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56 minutes ago, YorkshireBlue said:

Way I see it, we have a very very young and inexperienced squad, alot have never played premier League football before, we have basically put a brand new team together and we sit 10th, that's actually rather impressive in a way, the reason people don't actually look at it this way is because of the money we have spent on the youth. Apparently the premier league is the best and one of the hardest leagues in the world and our team of inexperienced kids sit 10th, things could be worse! I think with some experience in key area, it would boost us massively.

This is basically the direction the club has chosen to go in. Basically swallow the pill, rebuild the squad from near scratch, in order to evantually get to a talented team on inexpensive wages. Take a few steps back before moving forwards 

Personally I didn't agree with, and still don't like the fact that we had to tear down the squad so much to get to where we want to go, i.e. a consistent, talented team all singing from the same hymn sheet. 

Only time will tell if this decision pays off, but for now, it means enduring more crappy games like the one against Wolves.

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1 hour ago, YorkshireBlue said:

Way I see it, we have a very very young and inexperienced squad, alot have never played premier League football before, we have basically put a brand new team together and we sit 10th, that's actually rather impressive in a way, the reason people don't actually look at it this way is because of the money we have spent on the youth. Apparently the premier league is the best and one of the hardest leagues in the world and our team of inexperienced kids sit 10th, things could be worse! I think with some experience in key area, it would boost us massively.

Agreed. Needless to say that some of these young players won't cut it--regardless of how much money was spent. Club will need to be smart on finding out who is who, and then act swiftly to get back to being competitive. Good luck to us all!

1 hour ago, MoroccanBlue said:

It’s Impressive we are 6 points away from relegation? 
 

 

Considering the squad (as pointed out above), yes. Honestly, watch any mid table side and think whether our (available) attacking options are much better than theirs. I certainly don't think our options are better than top 5-7 tho. BTW, "equal" means there is no advantage, despite club size and investment made. And if we take youth into the account, that translates into a disadvantage, which is what we see on the pitch.

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50 minutes ago, Blue Armour said:

This is basically the direction the club has chosen to go in. Basically swallow the pill, rebuild the squad from near scratch, in order to evantually get to a talented team on inexpensive wages. Take a few steps back before moving forwards 

Personally I didn't agree with, and still don't like the fact that we had to tear down the squad so much to get to where we want to go, i.e. a consistent, talented team all singing from the same hymn sheet. 

Only time will tell if this decision pays off, but for now, it means enduring more crappy games like the one against Wolves.

Yeah there are many risks here: not building a competitive foundation of winners for one. Then actually losing key players, for not being competitive.

Honestly, I see more money in football not less. Our successful players will see their counterparts making twice as much elsewhere, and they will force their exists. Contracts mean little these days... player power, or should I say, agent's power dictate where players go.

Edited December 27, 2023 by robsblubot