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[Dakes]

We arent paying £15m to get Slot out of his deal, we sure aren't doing the same for Amorim.

Sissoko says hi

 

[septicsac]

Most worryingly is I seem to remember that we had ITK to say there was a big drop off from our preferred target(Slot) and the rest of the bunch?

I know people think DeZerbi is out of reach, but we should throw the kitchen sink at him, as Bill Nic said "It is better to fail aiming high than to succeed aiming low"

 

[Nick-TopSpursMan]

Actually, Amorim proved how intelligent he was.

Conte's teams thrive on others attacking them and leaving space behind. So Amorim didn't give him that knowing that Tottenham struggles to create chances against low blocks and are themselves susceptible to counterattacks.

Against Arsenal, he played quite defensively to start with as he knew Arsenal would try to kill the game in the first 30 minutes. After HT, Sporting were much more attacking and got their reward.

They were much more on the front foot against Juventus because he knew that Juventus are not so stable right now.

Watch them in Liga NOS, they dominate all the smaller teams and have more tactical battles versus Benfica and Porto.

He tailors the approach to the opposition, he just doesn't have the quality to really go toe-to-toe every game.

He's got Sebastian Coates as his defensive core FFS

Of course they do, Sporting always dominate the smaller teams generally because the league only has a few high quality teams. Sporting are generally always in the top 4 for average possession regardless of the manager.

 

[gavspur]

Woah, hang on. I’ve been busy all day, just checking in, and now Slot isn’t coming? Why the big change? His buyout, or another reason?

 

[Fredo]

Whats happened to our club has got to be one of the worst fuckups made in recent history. To be in this state 4 years after reaching the CL final with the new stadium and everything should really be virtually impossible.

 

[lifeof...]

I keep hearing "lets wait until we appoint a DOF". If this continues to play out like 2021 then we'll have alienated every half decent coach worth looking at by the time a DOF is announced. Did anyone on here honestly believe that this time could be worse than post Conte?

Got to be honest I thought this was more likely to happen than not

 

[EastUpperDK82]

The one that blew up? I think that's the cryptic right?

Yes... and many more bananas

 

[mil1lion]

I wish people wouldn't keep mentioning Rodgers when he hasn't been linked

 

[Scot-Spur]

Weird thing is this stupid list is a mismatch of Paratici choices, Levy choices and who ever the hell else has his ear.

 

[Nebby]

Woah, hang on. I’ve been busy all day, just checking in, and now Slot isn’t coming? Why the big change? His buyout, or another reason?

He’s under contract and his current employer is in no hurry to let him go. Don’t confuse paper talk with facts. This wasn’t the done deal the press would have had us believe. They just love peddling crap.

 

[Impspur1]

Sorry but this is just total nonsense. What part of either game were they outstanding? The first match was about as dull a game as we saw all season as both teams were equally as shit going forward and then we got sucker punched right at the end. The return fixture saw them go 1 nil up with a mistake from Lloris and then defend deep trying to kill the game. We went on to win but a dodgy VAR decision got them out of jail. Much of the second half of that game according to the commentator at the time the great Amorin was hiding behind his hands not able to watch the game as he couldnt handle the nerves, a trick he repeated i believe in the Arsenal game. This is not the type of mentality that we of all clubs need leading us.

Sooooo you don’t agree then?

 

[Oscar22]

I don't know who said it now but regarding "Amorim's Sporting averaged less possession in the CL' than Marseille etc.

You do realise that in both games against Marseille they went down to 10 and 9 men respectively.

First game the GK Adan was a total disaster. They went 1-up after 1 minute

This is how they started - 7 men in attack.
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Then Adan had an absolute disaster class.

First he tried a long pass only for it to deflect into goal.
Then he came for a cross and left the goal almost completely open.
Then he came for a ball he had no need to go for and got sent off.

Second game, they were down to 10 after 19 mins.
Then down to 9 after 60.

So yeah..of course they had little possession!!

Why is no-one talking about their smart 2-0 win over us?
Or how they thrashed Frankfurt 3-0 and dominated?
How they thrashed Besiktas twice?
Or how they beat both Dortmund?
Or how they dominated Juventus and were unlucky to lose?

Yeah they get thrashed by City and Ajax, they also get outdone by Porto and Benfica but Amorim has a far inferior squad and has made some of these players look like world beaters...

A lot of players he lost haven't gone onto better things.
Trincão has been a disappointment elsewhere, yet has been very good for Sporting. Same with Porro
Gonçalves, Paulinho, Matheus Nunes, Ugarte etc all came form nowhere and bigger clubs want/wanted them.

Amorim won't demand big money players, he won't cause frictions or attack players. He is a good character.

He fits us in more ways than some can accept.

There’s been numerous attempts on here to explain this mate, unfortunately people Google it, see he plays three at the back and assume he never attacks and that’s he’s some dinosaur from the dark ages. They’ve usually seen about three whole mins of a Sporting game as well.

 

[srups34]

This is the unabridged quote

"I hope the Tottenham fans don't misunderstand me but it was only there that I was unable to create a bond with the square, perhaps because there was Covid and the stadium was empty, or perhaps because the presidency didn't give me the chance to play a final that we had conquered on the field. I'm connected to every club I've coached except Tottenham ."

Unfinished business

 

[Dakes]

Whats happened to our club has got to be one of the worst fuckups made in recent history. To be in this state 4 years after reaching the CL final with the new stadium and everything should really be virtually impossible.

Clutching defeat from the jaws of victory, indeed

 

[Fredo]

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Levy is a fucking dementor, literally sucking the soul out of our club.

 

[smithym]

People saying we should still go for DeZerbi are deluded, there I said it.
Why don’t we go for Pep too while we’re at it?
Literally the same as me shooting my shot with Margot Robbie. I can send as many DM’s as I like but she isn’t meeting me for a coffee.

 

[wrd]

Nothings certain with Tottenham . What if I was to say he wanted to sell the big boys to recreate the next team and levy said no ! Unfourtanlty if someone wants to come here it doesn’t mean they will always come . Visions have to align . Levy’s seems to have a different vision to every manager out there currently.

He should manage the team then. If you can't learn to trust people to do the job then do it yourself. A season of Levy realising he's not Pep might be entertaining in itself tbh

 

[spursfan77]

Yes, of course an agent will stop his client accepting the best, most highly paid job available to his client (and earn himself a massive commission) just because he doesn’t like Levy.

Yeah I think the narrative that the agent doesn't like Levy doesn't really wash for me. If anything it will drive them on to try and pull his pants down even further on the salary and contract. If not, it lacks professionalism and not exactly the kind of person who you'd want as your agent anyway.

Out of Rodgers or Potter, my choice would be Potter. He hasn't been linked with the job once though, which in itself is a bit strange.

 

[ROTT]

Most worryingly is I seem to remember that we had ITK to say there was a big drop off from our preferred target(Slot) and the rest of the bunch?

I know people think DeZerbi is out of reach, but we should throw the kitchen sink at him, as Bill Nic said "It is better to fail aiming high than to succeed aiming low"

Problem with that is that Bill cared about the club where as Levy has a Beyoncé concert to plan

 

[spursfan77]

REVEALED: Tottenham chiefs startled at £15m Arne Slot fee

SAMI MOKBEL AND MATT BARLOW: Spurs turned their attention to identifying new managerial candidates on Thursday after Slot said he was staying at Feyenoord and wanted to sign a new deal.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Doesn't sound as if Slots relationship with Feyenoord is going to be harmonius!
Surely there's a deal to be done (if he is the one we want)

That reads like a press release with one aim and one aim only. Force Feyenoord to reduce their asking price.