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How do you feel about Mourinho appointment

  • Excited - silverware here we come baby

    Votes: 666 46.7%
  • Meh - will give him a chance and hope he is successful

    Votes: 468 32.8%
  • Horrified - praying for the day he'll fuck off

    Votes: 292 20.5%

  • Total voters
    1,426

RikkiRocket

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Jul 21, 2015
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Jose has now gone into “doing stupid shit to hopefully get sacked so I can leave another club in the shit but with a Co-op bag overflowing with cash” mode.

we really are pushing the shit PR envelope as much as we can. We are now as bad off the pitch as we were on it.
 
Jan 31, 2006
2,184
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Give the guy a chance FFS. He's putting in a lot of effort. People don't want him to succeed so they can be "proved right", the same people who would probably accept not winning anything for another 50 years but playing the Spurs way (winning fuck all and losing semi finals)
 

spursfan77

Well-Known Member
Aug 13, 2005
46,680
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From the Athletic

Have you heard? Jose Mourinho has been training with Tanguy Ndombele in the park. At first, Tuesday’s news sounded like a joke concocted on social media, the sort of thing that is made up to inspire a series of memes.

But no, it was actually happening — and there was a photo, taken by an Arsenal fan of course, to prove it. And soon the plot thickened, with a clip showing Tottenham team-mates Ryan Sessegnon and Davinson Sanchez running along the side of a road not observing the UK government’s social distancing measures. (Official advice is that all individuals should keep at least two metres apart at all times and outdoor exercise can only be undertaken with one other person from your own household. Sessegnon and Sanchez do not live together).

Keen to get in on the act, Serge Aurier shared a video of himself on Instagram running closer to a friend than the allotted two metres.

So what exactly happened, and how did this all come about?

Let’s start with the first event — Mourinho and Ndombele’s one-on-one session. The pair currently live nearby to one another (Mourinho is temporarily housed with his core staff in accommodation close to the club’s training ground) and so he suggested meeting in Hadley Common in Barnet, north London.

The session lasted around an hour and consisted of routine stretching, sprinting, and jogging. Given the uncertainty around when the season will resume and with therefore no specific timeframe to work towards, the priority for players is to maintain core fitness levels.

There was nothing especially advanced in the session, hence Mourinho taking it himself rather than one of his dedicated fitness coaches. According to one source, because of the absence of a definitive return date, the session was “not about working obsessively over fitness. It was more a psychological strategy to make Ndombele feel important and part of the team.”

All the players have a dedicated fitness programme, with slight deviations depending on the individual. Mourinho thought it would be helpful to the player to have some face time rather than another video session and since they would keep the requisite distance from one another throughout, misguidedly didn’t see it as being a major issue.

Turning around the fortunes of Ndombele has been a big priority for Mourinho, even if some questioned whether his public shaming of the player after last month’s draw with Burnley was the best way of doing it. On this occasion, one could appreciate the desire to work individually with Ndombele but seriously condemn the inappropriateness of it, especially as face-to-face work is only being permitted if it is deemed essential.

Ndombele lives in an apartment block, so it is natural he should want to exercise outside but across the country, players and coaches have been interacting on video link rather than in person. Later on in their session, Mourinho and Ndombele were joined by two members of the public, who are understood to have abided by the two-metre rule but the group then acted in breach of only exercising with members of one’s own household.

At around the same time, Sessegnon and Sanchez were also involved in some outdoor exercise. They live in the same apartment block as Ndombele and so did some of their training on Hadley Common as well. The pair were not involved in Mourinho’s session with Ndombele but they did briefly meet with the head coach to receive instructions on their training, which mainly involved running exercises as part of their daily programmes.

At that point, they were all said to be more than two metres apart but a video later showed Sessegnon and Sanchez running much closer than that along a road side. Aurier, meanwhile, was training elsewhere and did not meet with Mourinho.

Once footage started to circulate and the various incidents were brought to the attention of the club, Mourinho and the players were reprimanded by senior officials. Spurs released a statement from a spokesperson that said: “All of our players have been reminded to respect social distancing when exercising outdoors.

“We shall continue to reinforce this message.”

Mourinho accepted the telling off, and on Wednesday said: “I accept that my actions were not in line with government protocol and we must only have contact with members of our own household. It is vital we all play our part and follow government advice in order to support our heroes in the NHS and save lives.”

Earlier this month, the Tottenham manager appeared alongside other athletes and celebrities in a video to say thanks to the NHS for their work to combat the coronavirus pandemic and last month, he and his coaching staff hit the streets of Enfield to help Age UK and other charities pack and deliver goods to help the elderly.

Back to Tuesday — and the incident gives an interesting insight into his way of thinking. From Mourinho’s perspective, seeing the players was a way of keeping them motivated and engaged.

For Ndombele in particular, it was a chance to show that he is valued at the club and there is a commitment to making his time in England a success. The convenience of doing so and being able to briefly meet with Sessegnon and Sanchez made the whole thing seem erroneously like a good idea.

Mourinho misses regular contact with his players and he has repeated often since he joined Spurs in November that he sees the training pitch as the place where he does his best work. In normal circumstances, he is tactile with the players and relishes the regular contact — he still messages them often but clearly, that is not the same.

None of which of course is to in any way justify Tuesday’s actions — it is just to add context to what on the face of it appeared like a completely inexplicable decision.

Many will still view it that way but some have pointed to the recent misdemeanours of Jack Grealish and Kyle Walker to argue that Mourinho and the players made a mistake, but not an especially heinous one.

They were still in breach of government guidelines though, and speaking of context, given the nightmare week Spurs have had PR-wise following the furloughing of staff, it would surely have been prudent not to engage in any activity that could generate negative headlines. Mourinho wearing his Tottenham tracksuit was also ill-advised as it gave off the impression that this was a club-approved activity.

As for the coming weeks, Mourinho will be more circumspect, though who knows how the situation will change in the medium or even short term.

In the meantime, he’ll have to rely on awkward, stilted Zoom interactions like the rest of us.
 

Hazelton

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Jul 11, 2011
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I don't approve but it's the first time we've actually seen evidence of him coaching anyone while he's been here so that's a plus at least.
 

Wheeler Dealer

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Jul 29, 2011
6,863
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From the Athletic

Have you heard? Jose Mourinho has been training with Tanguy Ndombele in the park. At first, Tuesday’s news sounded like a joke concocted on social media, the sort of thing that is made up to inspire a series of memes.

But no, it was actually happening — and there was a photo, taken by an Arsenal fan of course, to prove it. And soon the plot thickened, with a clip showing Tottenham team-mates Ryan Sessegnon and Davinson Sanchez running along the side of a road not observing the UK government’s social distancing measures. (Official advice is that all individuals should keep at least two metres apart at all times and outdoor exercise can only be undertaken with one other person from your own household. Sessegnon and Sanchez do not live together).

Keen to get in on the act, Serge Aurier shared a video of himself on Instagram running closer to a friend than the allotted two metres.

So what exactly happened, and how did this all come about?

Let’s start with the first event — Mourinho and Ndombele’s one-on-one session. The pair currently live nearby to one another (Mourinho is temporarily housed with his core staff in accommodation close to the club’s training ground) and so he suggested meeting in Hadley Common in Barnet, north London.

The session lasted around an hour and consisted of routine stretching, sprinting, and jogging. Given the uncertainty around when the season will resume and with therefore no specific timeframe to work towards, the priority for players is to maintain core fitness levels.

There was nothing especially advanced in the session, hence Mourinho taking it himself rather than one of his dedicated fitness coaches. According to one source, because of the absence of a definitive return date, the session was “not about working obsessively over fitness. It was more a psychological strategy to make Ndombele feel important and part of the team.”

All the players have a dedicated fitness programme, with slight deviations depending on the individual. Mourinho thought it would be helpful to the player to have some face time rather than another video session and since they would keep the requisite distance from one another throughout, misguidedly didn’t see it as being a major issue.

Turning around the fortunes of Ndombele has been a big priority for Mourinho, even if some questioned whether his public shaming of the player after last month’s draw with Burnley was the best way of doing it. On this occasion, one could appreciate the desire to work individually with Ndombele but seriously condemn the inappropriateness of it, especially as face-to-face work is only being permitted if it is deemed essential.

Ndombele lives in an apartment block, so it is natural he should want to exercise outside but across the country, players and coaches have been interacting on video link rather than in person. Later on in their session, Mourinho and Ndombele were joined by two members of the public, who are understood to have abided by the two-metre rule but the group then acted in breach of only exercising with members of one’s own household.

At around the same time, Sessegnon and Sanchez were also involved in some outdoor exercise. They live in the same apartment block as Ndombele and so did some of their training on Hadley Common as well. The pair were not involved in Mourinho’s session with Ndombele but they did briefly meet with the head coach to receive instructions on their training, which mainly involved running exercises as part of their daily programmes.

At that point, they were all said to be more than two metres apart but a video later showed Sessegnon and Sanchez running much closer than that along a road side. Aurier, meanwhile, was training elsewhere and did not meet with Mourinho.

Once footage started to circulate and the various incidents were brought to the attention of the club, Mourinho and the players were reprimanded by senior officials. Spurs released a statement from a spokesperson that said: “All of our players have been reminded to respect social distancing when exercising outdoors.

“We shall continue to reinforce this message.”

Mourinho accepted the telling off, and on Wednesday said: “I accept that my actions were not in line with government protocol and we must only have contact with members of our own household. It is vital we all play our part and follow government advice in order to support our heroes in the NHS and save lives.”

Earlier this month, the Tottenham manager appeared alongside other athletes and celebrities in a video to say thanks to the NHS for their work to combat the coronavirus pandemic and last month, he and his coaching staff hit the streets of Enfield to help Age UK and other charities pack and deliver goods to help the elderly.

Back to Tuesday — and the incident gives an interesting insight into his way of thinking. From Mourinho’s perspective, seeing the players was a way of keeping them motivated and engaged.

For Ndombele in particular, it was a chance to show that he is valued at the club and there is a commitment to making his time in England a success. The convenience of doing so and being able to briefly meet with Sessegnon and Sanchez made the whole thing seem erroneously like a good idea.

Mourinho misses regular contact with his players and he has repeated often since he joined Spurs in November that he sees the training pitch as the place where he does his best work. In normal circumstances, he is tactile with the players and relishes the regular contact — he still messages them often but clearly, that is not the same.

None of which of course is to in any way justify Tuesday’s actions — it is just to add context to what on the face of it appeared like a completely inexplicable decision.

Many will still view it that way but some have pointed to the recent misdemeanours of Jack Grealish and Kyle Walker to argue that Mourinho and the players made a mistake, but not an especially heinous one.

They were still in breach of government guidelines though, and speaking of context, given the nightmare week Spurs have had PR-wise following the furloughing of staff, it would surely have been prudent not to engage in any activity that could generate negative headlines. Mourinho wearing his Tottenham tracksuit was also ill-advised as it gave off the impression that this was a club-approved activity.

As for the coming weeks, Mourinho will be more circumspect, though who knows how the situation will change in the medium or even short term.

In the meantime, he’ll have to rely on awkward, stilted Zoom interactions like the rest of us.
I wouldn't be at all surprised if Levy has gone to Mourinho had said," I've just paid £54m for this player, who you have publicly destroyed. I'm paying you £15m a year to make sure we are as competitive as possible, so start earning your money and get this lad to level he needs to be at and stop all your bull shit"
 

slartibartfast

Grunge baby forever
Oct 21, 2012
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I wouldn't be at all surprised if Levy has gone to Mourinho had said," I've just paid £54m for this player, who you have publicly destroyed. I'm paying you £15m a year to make sure we are as competitive as possible, so start earning your money and get this lad to level he needs to be at and stop all your bull shit"
In the middle of a pandemic lockdown lol?
I dont think so.
 

Metalhead

But that's a debate for another thread.....
Nov 24, 2013
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I wouldn't be at all surprised if Levy has gone to Mourinho had said," I've just paid £54m for this player, who you have publicly destroyed. I'm paying you £15m a year to make sure we are as competitive as possible, so start earning your money and get this lad to level he needs to be at and stop all your bull shit"
I think that you might just be projecting.
 

buckley

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Sep 15, 2012
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I keep hearing about his massive £20 million a year but I have never seen the club or the manager mention figures can someone tell me where they get or have got the inside story on his salary if they can then do tell if they can't then stop making figures up or more correctly stop lying .
 

homer hotspur

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Dec 7, 2014
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I keep hearing about his massive £20 million a year but I have never seen the club or the manager mention figures can someone tell me where they get or have got the inside story on his salary if they can then do tell if they can't then stop making figures up or more correctly stop lying .
Surely you realise that all players and managers salary details are common knowledge. I think they must voluntarily enter them on a register so we can all discuss and compare them!
 

rossdapep

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Aug 25, 2011
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Excellent they'll be able to have a good old chat about what has gone wrong and how to put it right.
Don't know why you're getting these ratings as you're absolutely right.

They'll be spending every minute dissecting what needs to be done.

I work with coaches and these guys are spending all of this time attending zoom meetings, taking online courses and preparing for when football comes back.

Not hard to imagine that Jose will be spending every breathing moment working on making us better. He's a workaholic.
 

spursfan77

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Aug 13, 2005
46,680
104,956
Don't know why you're getting these ratings as you're absolutely right.

They'll be spending every minute dissecting what needs to be done.

I work with coaches and these guys are spending all of this time attending zoom meetings, taking online courses and preparing for when football comes back.

Not hard to imagine that Jose will be spending every breathing moment working on making us better. He's a workaholic.

I bet he wasn’t the only PL manager meeting up with his players face to face earlier. He was just unlucky to get caught.
 
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