sweyid
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This is not a knee-jerk, bring back Harry, fire AVB thread, just a tought experiment.
When Ramos took over we where truly dreadful - nothing seemed to work at all and we had just sacked a manager who the fans loved and under whom we played some great football. Jol made me fall even deeper in love with Spurs and seeing him sacked, especially in the way it was done, what with Ramos being in the stands and all, felt like a stab in the back.
When Ramos got sacked and Harry came in, we were revitalized and played some stunning football, but it cost us a lot of money, with all the players being brought back again. Harry did very well, had us playing great football but we were still like a drunk 4 year old kid with a box of matches and a can of gasolin, anything could happen (except for beating United away). But Harry could only get us so far, and I know a lot of Spurs fans feel the same way. He was set in his way, not willing to go outside of his comfort zone etc, but he gave the players a lot of confidence.
Then came the spring of 2012 and we we truly and utterly shit. The whole "mind the gap"-business fell, but we still managed to get 4th, but then Chelsea fucked us over and it felt like lasagnagate all over again, but this time 10 times worse. Instead of Chelsea fading away to the midtable team without support they really are, they got their spark back, their gangster of a manager splashed the cash and voila - they're looking great once again.
Then we sacked Harry and brought in AVB and I for one was filled with optimism. I thought, on many occassions, that he'd be our Ferguson, someone who could build a dynasty, and I still feel that he is our man, but that the unwillingness to spend money during the transfer windows has set him back (and I'll get back to this point soon). Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Fergie have to wait 6 or so years before he won anything with United? Everyone who plays FM must have seen the phrase "You don't get anywhere with stupid, knee-jerk reactions" or something like that, and I for one hope that we stick with AVB and give him the time and resources needed for him to start playing his style of football. The man is only 34 years old, that's no age for a horse.
Now, back to the spending and trust from Levy et al. Could our bad form (and I know that we'd be playing differently with Benny, Mousa, Younes and Parker healthy) be an eye-opener for Levy? Could our bad form lead us to a catharsis and see us rise, and forgive me for this cheesy metaphor, like a phoenix from the ashes? Our recent form has lead me to postpone the season until January in the hope of Levy spending, and spending in a way that AVB wishes, getting the missing pieces of the jigsaw puzzle that is Tottenham. We need a bit of panache, a bit of flair, a bit of creativitiy - we need a bit of Tottenham.
I reckon we've been lucky ( and in some cases extremely unlucky), Liverpool being shit, Arsenal losing players to Man City, Aston Villa dropping out of the upper part of the league etc, and this lack of competition from clubs outside the top 4 (+ City getting in there) has probably made us a bit content. We didn't have to splash cash cause Liverpool were shit, Villa and Everton couldn't really compete like they had done a few years back and Arsenals quality had dropped. Now, City are on their way of firmly establishing themselves in the top four, Everton are looking great, Arsenal will surely go on a good run after a (from an Arsenal perspective) good derby match, just like they did last year and some of the "lesser" sides, WBA and West Ham, are competing at the moment (although I don't expect them to compete in the long run, but then again, a lot of people wrote off Newcastle last season). Now, January isn't far away and we desperately need an infusion of creativity, quality and skill. Will Levy see what he hasn't seen for so many seasons? Will he see that we need that last piece of the puzzle to really be able to compete and establish ourselves as a top 4 side? We've been here before, knocking at the door, feeling the warmth, but not being let in, we've just not been cool enough to go to the party. Levy has the abilitiy to kick that door open, show the Gooners, the Chavs and the Mancs that we are a force to be reckoned with, that White Hart Lane isn't "Three Point Lane", that an away game at Old Trafford doesn't always end with a United win and that aren't just a team to be liked because of the way we play, but a team that actually have the abilitiy to freighten and compete with the top four and all their money and wages.
So, could our bad start and first half of this season actually be the cathalyst that propelles us into the top 4 in the long run? Or am I just being overly optimistic?
When Ramos took over we where truly dreadful - nothing seemed to work at all and we had just sacked a manager who the fans loved and under whom we played some great football. Jol made me fall even deeper in love with Spurs and seeing him sacked, especially in the way it was done, what with Ramos being in the stands and all, felt like a stab in the back.
When Ramos got sacked and Harry came in, we were revitalized and played some stunning football, but it cost us a lot of money, with all the players being brought back again. Harry did very well, had us playing great football but we were still like a drunk 4 year old kid with a box of matches and a can of gasolin, anything could happen (except for beating United away). But Harry could only get us so far, and I know a lot of Spurs fans feel the same way. He was set in his way, not willing to go outside of his comfort zone etc, but he gave the players a lot of confidence.
Then came the spring of 2012 and we we truly and utterly shit. The whole "mind the gap"-business fell, but we still managed to get 4th, but then Chelsea fucked us over and it felt like lasagnagate all over again, but this time 10 times worse. Instead of Chelsea fading away to the midtable team without support they really are, they got their spark back, their gangster of a manager splashed the cash and voila - they're looking great once again.
Then we sacked Harry and brought in AVB and I for one was filled with optimism. I thought, on many occassions, that he'd be our Ferguson, someone who could build a dynasty, and I still feel that he is our man, but that the unwillingness to spend money during the transfer windows has set him back (and I'll get back to this point soon). Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Fergie have to wait 6 or so years before he won anything with United? Everyone who plays FM must have seen the phrase "You don't get anywhere with stupid, knee-jerk reactions" or something like that, and I for one hope that we stick with AVB and give him the time and resources needed for him to start playing his style of football. The man is only 34 years old, that's no age for a horse.
Now, back to the spending and trust from Levy et al. Could our bad form (and I know that we'd be playing differently with Benny, Mousa, Younes and Parker healthy) be an eye-opener for Levy? Could our bad form lead us to a catharsis and see us rise, and forgive me for this cheesy metaphor, like a phoenix from the ashes? Our recent form has lead me to postpone the season until January in the hope of Levy spending, and spending in a way that AVB wishes, getting the missing pieces of the jigsaw puzzle that is Tottenham. We need a bit of panache, a bit of flair, a bit of creativitiy - we need a bit of Tottenham.
I reckon we've been lucky ( and in some cases extremely unlucky), Liverpool being shit, Arsenal losing players to Man City, Aston Villa dropping out of the upper part of the league etc, and this lack of competition from clubs outside the top 4 (+ City getting in there) has probably made us a bit content. We didn't have to splash cash cause Liverpool were shit, Villa and Everton couldn't really compete like they had done a few years back and Arsenals quality had dropped. Now, City are on their way of firmly establishing themselves in the top four, Everton are looking great, Arsenal will surely go on a good run after a (from an Arsenal perspective) good derby match, just like they did last year and some of the "lesser" sides, WBA and West Ham, are competing at the moment (although I don't expect them to compete in the long run, but then again, a lot of people wrote off Newcastle last season). Now, January isn't far away and we desperately need an infusion of creativity, quality and skill. Will Levy see what he hasn't seen for so many seasons? Will he see that we need that last piece of the puzzle to really be able to compete and establish ourselves as a top 4 side? We've been here before, knocking at the door, feeling the warmth, but not being let in, we've just not been cool enough to go to the party. Levy has the abilitiy to kick that door open, show the Gooners, the Chavs and the Mancs that we are a force to be reckoned with, that White Hart Lane isn't "Three Point Lane", that an away game at Old Trafford doesn't always end with a United win and that aren't just a team to be liked because of the way we play, but a team that actually have the abilitiy to freighten and compete with the top four and all their money and wages.
So, could our bad start and first half of this season actually be the cathalyst that propelles us into the top 4 in the long run? Or am I just being overly optimistic?
