Next Manager Watch

[daveduvet]

25/03/2023 7:28am

Image:Bayern's Julian Nagelsmann
Julian Nagelsmann is open to talks with Tottenham about becoming their next manager – but he may want a short period of reflection before his next role.
Spurs are interested in Nagelsmann following his sacking by Bayern Munich and amid the uncertainty over Antonio Conte's future in both this international break and with a view to his contract expiring in the summer.
Naglesmann's replacement by Thomas Tuchel at Bayern has paved the way for Spurs chairman Daniel Levy to try and court a manager he has admired for some time.

Nagelsmann was on Levy's radar when they sacked Mauricio Pochettino and replaced him with Jose Mourinho in 2019. They also unsuccessfully attempted to replace Mourinho with the German in 2021, shortly before he joined Bayern.
Nagelsmann, who could seek some time away following his dismissal, has long kept an eye on happening at Tottenham.
In a 2019 interview, he admitted watching Tottenham matches "since Mauricio Pochettino was there. He is a really good manager and his team was great to look at as a spectator."
Nagelsmann would also regularly tune into Mourinho's media briefings at the club. "I love Jose's press conferences," he said.

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Spurs have been doing due diligence on a number of potential managers for several weeks due to the uncertainty over Conte's future beyond the end of his contract in June.
But they may accelerate plans to replace him following his ferocious outburst about his players last weekend - if the right man indicates that they want the job.
Among the other names Levy has admired for some time are Marco Silva, Roberto De Zerbi, Sergio Conceicao and Thomas Frank, while Vincent Kompany has emerged as a credible name following his impact in one season at Burnley.
Conte seeing out his contract and trying to continue steering the team into fourth place has still not been ruled out, as the manager remains in Italy with his family following the Southampton heartache.

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

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Spurs have been doing due diligence on a number of potential managers for several weeks

 

[Ghost Hardware]

A possible Nagelsmann-Steidten partnership?

Nice, maybe they could bring Wirtz with them

 

[ReadieSpur]

Arry and Ryan Mason u till the end of the season and then Nagelsmann please.

 

[Spursmatty87]

Arry and Ryan Mason u till the end of the season and then Nagelsmann please.

Sure Levy would love loose lips Arry telling the press everything that’s happening at spurs

 

[Dr Know]

I know Conte slammed the club in the press but I still find it disrespectful that the ticker on SSN saying JN open to talks to manager Spurs when Conte is still the manager. I’m not saying it’s disrespectful from the club as there hasn’t been any statement, I’m referring to the press. They’re the same ones who will one day want to sit and interview him, I hope he tells them to piss off!

 

[Japhet]

I know Conte slammed the club in the press but I still find it disrespectful that the ticker on SSN saying JN open to talks to manager Spurs when Conte is still the manager. I’m not saying it’s disrespectful from the club as there hasn’t been any statement, I’m referring to the press. They’re the same ones who will one day want to sit and interview him, I hope he tells them to piss off!

They have no respect for anyone. End of.

 

[BigVic]

I know Conte slammed the club in the press but I still find it disrespectful that the ticker on SSN saying JN open to talks to manager Spurs when Conte is still the manager. I’m not saying it’s disrespectful from the club as there hasn’t been any statement, I’m referring to the press. They’re the same ones who will one day want to sit and interview him, I hope he tells them to piss off!

Is he still the manager though?

 

[Dr Know]

Is he still the manager though?

Well until there is a statement that he’s been fired, yes he is

 

[Spurs 1961]

I know Conte slammed the club in the press but I still find it disrespectful that the ticker on SSN saying JN open to talks to manager Spurs when Conte is still the manager. I’m not saying it’s disrespectful from the club as there hasn’t been any statement, I’m referring to the press. They’re the same ones who will one day want to sit and interview him, I hope he tells them to piss off!

Really?
Conte uses the press all the time, like last week, and they use him. It’s a symbiotic relationship that neither can exist without

 

[Derryank]

Nigel needs to happen sharpish. I reckon he has Chavs already on the blower

Come summer this fella will have more offers than Katie Price.

Dare to dream

 

[olliec]

I’m really excited at the prospect of Nagalsman, especially if he signs a 5 year deal, but my god the fan base will need to be patient! It will take a few windows for him to build the spurs team in his vision so nobody can’t expect miracles. We stick with him through his tenure and back him with our support no matter how bad the result is.

 

[GMI]

Nigel needs to happen sharpish. I reckon he has Chavs already on the blower

Come summer this fella will have more offers than Katie Price.

Dare to dream

Not sure how ‘in demand’ Katie Price is in 2023?
She’d be more like Redkknapp, offering to come out of retirement for one last ride.

 

[nedley]

I know Conte slammed the club in the press but I still find it disrespectful that the ticker on SSN saying JN open to talks to manager Spurs when Conte is still the manager. I’m not saying it’s disrespectful from the club as there hasn’t been any statement, I’m referring to the press. They’re the same ones who will one day want to sit and interview him, I hope he tells them to piss off!

You can't blame the press when the Club's stance is to say fuck all.

 

[tommo84]

My biggest fear - that Boehly sees what went down at Bayern, and sees that he needs to act decisively and sack Potter this weekend to hire Nagelsmann, leaving Levy to hire Potter instead.

If this happens the bright side will be that we’ve officially skipped over Frank Lampard in our odyssey of hiring ex-Chelsea managers. Small mercies and all that…

 

[SPURSLIFE]

Maybe we should look at why he was fired by BM before we start getting to excited. Apparently the players got him sacked as they found him to arrogant and to full of himself and wouldn't listen to anyone. The last thing we need is after a few months he loses the dressing room and we're back to square one. Just saying what I read.

 

[tommo84]

I know Conte slammed the club in the press but I still find it disrespectful that the ticker on SSN saying JN open to talks to manager Spurs when Conte is still the manager. I’m not saying it’s disrespectful from the club as there hasn’t been any statement, I’m referring to the press. They’re the same ones who will one day want to sit and interview him, I hope he tells them to piss off!

Nah Conte’s out of contract in the summer anyways and that’s his decision. Even without his rant last weekend, discussing who the Spurs manager will be in the summer would be fair game.

 

[HarryTed14]

To be fair his contract is up in a few months so is looking for our next manager isn’t disrespectful at all, it’s a must!

 

[spursfan77]

So, what’s going on?

 

[homer hotspur]

I’m really excited at the prospect of Nagalsman, especially if he signs a 5 year deal, but my god the fan base will need to be patient! It will take a few windows for him to build the spurs team in his vision so nobody can’t expect miracles. We stick with him through his tenure and back him with our support no matter how bad the result is.

Damn the lack of the optimistic rating