I suppose the heart surgeon analogy, a tempting one to use, is perhaps not quite right. Jose and Conte were the equivalents, and really their experience told for comparatively little. You can then bring in context (eg they didn’t have the players they wanted) but that same context should be...
Yep. Sooner or later you take a chance. Whether it’s a fledgling leaving a nest, a child being ‘let go of’ when swimming or riding a bike, it’s just life. Spurs have taken a chance with Ange, that’s fine. When I was younger you couldn’t get to work behind a bar until you’d worked behind a bar...
High intensity/pressing will wear out players over a season, which is what happened with Poch. Even with just one game a week. Stating the obvious, but a higher quality squad is probably the answer. Ange will know this. I think this is the most likely reason for the success of our first ten...
Most startlingly (Advert), unlike any other footballer manager (Advert) he explains that (screen moves back to top of page, Advert) he only wants players who have previously played football.
Though, respectfully, particularly to an earlier poster, there are no routine wins. As the PL years roll by, the quality gap between clubs narrows. To channel my inner David Matzdorf, ‘that much should be fxxxing obvious to anyone with even a modicum of statistical awareness’. (😉) We can hope...
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