Next Manager Watch

[Bosher]

I'm wondering how far down the list we have to get before Gallardo gets on it.

We're only on the A's at the moment with Ange and Arne, Should be on the M's around mid September.

 

[Ghost Hardware]

Potter rocked up at Chelsea with a new image, messy hair, dapper clothing and beard.

His next stage of evolution to shake off his 'too nice' approach is a Mohican and a nose piercing.

That was so funny. Wasn’t he even wearing a turtleneck at one point?

 

[bombarda]

No Luis, it’s ok mate. You go to Napoli. Please go to Napoli.

The best pizza place in Naples, L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele, does have a branch in London though...

 

[ntmac82]

Well…yes?

Napoli are far better than we are. They do not require a complete gutting and rebuild nor do they require a project manager. Luis Enrique is arguably perfect for them in that case.

He couldn’t be further away from what we actually need.

Why couldn't Enrique gut and rebuild the squad?

 

[easley91]

1400 pages.. Are we there yet?

 

[TEESSIDE1]

We shouldn’t be appointing a manager who has most recently managed a team who was in a downward spiral. That should rule out both Rodgers and Potter.

The added concern about Potter is he had Brighton playing nice football but they couldn’t score for toffee… de Zerbi has rectified that. Potter then went to Chelsea and had exactly the same problem, they couldn’t score! Yes they don’t have an out and out striker but neither did City prior to signing Haaland and they still scored goals for fun. Potter used the most players/different combinations in the EPL this season… and still couldn’t get a tune out of them. He’s also seriously lacking in the personality department. He looked out of his depth, if he couldn’t cope at Chelsea then he’s most certainly not going to cope at Spurs.

 

[jbstarr14]

1400 pages.. Are we there yet?

You can’t even *see* ‘there’ from where we are.

 

[KingKay]

I’ve reached the point where I’d be okay with Mason, he inherited an absolute mess and seems to have galvanised and brought people together for the last few games.

Maybe my expectations have just been significantly lowered by recent seasons, but I just want to enjoy supporting Spurs again, even if it means we don’t compete in the short term. Also quite like the prospect of moving into next season with a manager who really wants to be here and is looking to the future by continuing to promote some of our exciting youth players.

 

[dirtyh]

sigh. what a shitshow. really looking forward to next season..............not.

 

[SuperPav10]

In his defence, Rodgers did very well at Leicester for a few seasons. Won a cup (and the charity shield) and improved a lot of players. Some poor recruitment and a lack of investment screwed him, especially in the last year. If Poch had seen out his last year with us, who knows where we'd have ended up, because our form under him was beyond bad (no win away for a year).. he's not my top choice, but if you wanted a PL proven 'safe' bet who gets teams playing pretty decent football, I'd take him.

 

[SargeantMeatCurtains]

Why couldn't Enrique gut and rebuild the squad?

Because he isn’t a project manager.

 

[Nick-TopSpursMan]

There are major problems with Enrique:


- Hasn’t worked as a club manager for 7 years, since 2017! That’s a very long time to be out of club management while the club game evolves.

- Failed the only time he ever left Spain when he went to Roma (and was only there 1 season).

- Another big name, glamour appointment used to unlimited resources at his last club job. Will see us as a step down and would be very demanding beyond reason.

- His possession style seems to become slow and predictable.

I think he would be a huge gamble and I don’t think he’s the right person to unite the club behind the scenes in the way Poch did. He isn’t a project manager.

 

[djhotspur]

I'm surprised there hasn't been more noise around Amorim. According to WLB he was very impressive in his interview, and he's even offered up his resignation at Sporting as he didn't manage to get them in the CL places this season.

He would be ideal for us imo.

There was but I think @Hercules said he turned us down

 

[fishhhandaricecake]

I honestly don’t feel Potter has the required charisma needed to galvanise this team.
And who knows where his head is at after what happened at Chelsea.

Aside from that, I don’t think anyone can deny the optics wouldn’t be great ether.

Spot on

 

[Japhet]

Have we got a radar? More like a dish!

Or a dustbin lid nailed to a broomstick.

 

[Bluto Blutarsky]

1400 pages.. Are we there yet?

 

[HedgieSpur]

Let's turn our nose up at Enrique and put who in charge? Mason /Ange?!

Youre forgetting that on the seventh day the Lord said "thou shalt never employ a "big name, successful manager again" lest he look down his nose at us and deem himself "doing us a favour"

 

[Johnny J]

There are major problems with Enrique:


- Hasn’t worked as a club manager for 7 years, since 2017! That’s a very long time to be out of club management while the club game evolves.

- Failed the only time he ever left Spain when he went to Roma (and was only there 1 season).

- Another big name, glamour appointment used to unlimited resources at his last club job. Will see us as a step down and would be very demanding beyond reason.

- His possession style seems to become slow and predictable.

I think he would be a huge gamble and I don’t think he’s the right person to unite the club behind the scenes in the way Poch did. He isn’t a project manager.

Also, I'm entirely not confident in our squad's ability to implement a possession-based system. Some of our players are really bad technically.

It's one thing to do it at prime Barca, it's another thing with a bunch of players who have zero confidence and been playing horrendously negative football the last few years.

 

[Tucker]

There was but I think @Hercules said he turned us down

No he didn’t. He just said “forget Amorim.“

 

[Wig]

No Luis, it’s ok mate. You go to Napoli. Please go to Napoli.

De Laurentiis clearly knows that Napolitan cuisine can't compare to the lure of Chick-King.