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Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

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Lifelong

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Aug 22, 2013
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TalkSPORT Adrian Durham and Sam Matterface acting like complete twats on talkSPORT Laughing and gaslighting Ange following his interview with Matterface. Definite agenda from the press.
Stopped listening to them years ago…all the better for it…their job is to wind you up and if they’re succeeding turn them off..permanently.
 

Ron Burgundy

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Jun 19, 2008
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Whatever you think about him, he needs backing in the transfer window.
Yes, as long as he doesn’t buy players that only suit his system. In particular:

- wingers that only hug the touch line
- FBs that work principally in an inverted (not overlapping) system

Otherwise, good players should be brought in no matter what
 

RuskyM

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Just seen his interview on the BBC.

He won't last much longer I feel. He looks broken
He doesn't like losing, and I think he can feel justifiably hung out to dry. We're criticising him for not using players we've tried to turf out on loan multiple times under multiple managers and for not being able to rotate wingers due to the teenage options being crocked. It's just not an environment that breeds success.
 

Keith Morris

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You either take it for what it is, a talk show where they believe about 25% of what they actually say designed to get reactions and people to phone in.
Or you be one of the callers in…
As a fan I think it’s reasonable to listen to the managers interview and get annoyed when the media act like wind up merchants. Anyway my frustration is that we definitely deserved more today so hopefully improvements coming
 

Hazelton

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I'd still give him until the end of the season, while keeping an eye on potential replacements and signing a few new players this month to at least give him a chance.
 

Mr Pink

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Just seen his interview on the BBC.

He won't last much longer I feel. He looks broken

I'm starting to think I'll reserve judgement until after the Arsenal game.

The run starting away at Everton, then home to Leicester following week will be big games.

I'm waiting to see how those go. Hopefully more bodies back and maybe a signing or two.

I've accepted already Liverpool and Arsenal will be too good for us
 

Hazelton

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Yes, as long as he doesn’t buy players that only suit his system. In particular:

- wingers that only hug the touch line
- FBs that work principally in an inverted (not overlapping) system

Otherwise, good players should be brought in no matter what
I don't think players should be specifically bought for any manager tbh, buy the best players and let the manager work with them, whoever that may be.
 

Rout-Ledge

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I'm starting to think I'll reserve judgement until after the Arsenal game.

The run starting away at Everton, then home to Leicester following week will be big games.

I'm waiting to see how those go. Hopefully more bodies back and maybe a signing or two.

I've accepted already Liverpool and Arsenal will be too good for us
The trouble is that we’ve lost or drawn so many games to mid table or worse opposition this season that we can’t afford to simply write off games against the top sides. We need points from as many games as possible.
 

Monkey boy

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I'm starting to think I'll reserve judgement until after the Arsenal game.

The run starting away at Everton, then home to Leicester following week will be big games.

I'm waiting to see how those go. Hopefully more bodies back and maybe a signing or two.

I've accepted already Liverpool and Arsenal will be too good for us

Ange has already said that none of the defenders will be back before February so those two games against Everton and Leicester are already looking a lot trickier especially Everton who will spend all game bombarding us with crosses.
 

Mr Pink

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The trouble is that we’ve lost or drawn so many games to mid table or worse opposition this season that we can’t afford to simply write off games against the top sides. We need points from as many games as possible.

I know mate, not writing them off as such, just not expecting much.

If we don't beat Leicester at home in a few weeks, that's when I'll hit the panic button - big time.
 

Hazelton

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I'm starting to think I'll reserve judgement until after the Arsenal game.

The run starting away at Everton, then home to Leicester following week will be big games.

I'm waiting to see how those go. Hopefully more bodies back and maybe a signing or two.

I've accepted already Liverpool and Arsenal will be too good for us
Tbf most expected Newcastle to batter us today, whatever our strengths and weaknesses the one thing we aren't is predictable. I know it's hard but keep the faith mate, football is a funny old game.
 

SE Spurs

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BBC interviewed him and he said "it's a game we would have won if everything was even and balanced" literally 7 or 8 times to various questions.

We should make more of a fuss about the diabolical referring we get.

I don't disagree about the officials, but his interviews to me seemed like someone showing for the first time he's feeling the pressure. He doesn't usually call out the officials and basically claim to be robbed of a result, and he was really pushing hard how great he thought we were today and defending his corner.
 

Johnny J

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Aug 18, 2012
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I don't disagree about the officials, but his interviews to me seemed like someone showing for the first time he's feeling the pressure. He doesn't usually call out the officials and basically claim to be robbed of a result, and he was really pushing hard how great he thought we were today and defending his corner.
Oh he's definitely feeling the pressure. Both things can be true.
 

jezz

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We've beaten one of the bottom six with Everton still to play.
Perversely the one win came with all the injuries.
 

jakuba

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I don't disagree about the officials, but his interviews to me seemed like someone showing for the first time he's feeling the pressure. He doesn't usually call out the officials and basically claim to be robbed of a result, and he was really pushing hard how great he thought we were today and defending his corner.
We’ve been so soft on ref’s decisions for years. Every other team in the league screams bloody murder for decisions that are half as bad as the ones that go against us (Caiceido and today’s immediately spring to mind) and remarkably they end up getting the rub of the green long term whereas we get fucked over endlessly.

But for it to start now it would be a sign of pressure, we should be giving it even when we win. Making it unpleasant for the officials like every other team does. I don’t care about being the pinnacle of morality, I want us to win and to play well. If everyone else hates us and calls us moaners I couldn’t care less.

I do agree with Ange in respect of today. Most were expecting us to get our pants pulled down and if the ref’s weren’t bent as a 12 bob note we could have won. Don’t think it’s a turning point today because it can’t be in a loss - but I don’t think today puts any more pressure on him.
 
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