He might have done that but, to ignore the fact the person who appointed RFZ is never, ever going to say RDZ was second choice because he can't, is flawed. That interview is as good as useless in terms of being a reliable source for where Ange might have been in Brighton's thinking.
I asked my friend who is a Celtic ST holder to weigh in on Ange:
If you take him I will never speak to you again
He’s a genuinely great guy.
Smart media operator.
But I just don’t see him working in the EPL.
He likes to build a team and is a proper coach of the old school as well as a manager.
He’d rather take 5 years to build his style of club than win over night.
The main criticism of him in Europe is that he’ll stick to his principles even if it means taking a battering. I’m not sure that’s true but probably more of a reflection on that fact that our resources are pretty constrained and he can’t easily vary the system.
He is great at improving players and bringing through young players. Completely saved Joe Hart’s career.
The big name thing wears off so quick. For a few months the squad was star struck by Conte and we played good football. Then 6 months later while Conte gave off a vibe of rather being anywhere else, the football and apparently the vibe in the dressing room got worse and worse.
I’d be intrigued to know if the club are desperate enough to go back to Nagelsmann or even go back to Feyenoord with a big offer for Slot.
CL games are only 6 of that 18 I think. And one of those opponents were Shakhtar which you'd expect to be close run.
Thank you bud, your words are greatly appreciated! I keep telling myself not to get to wrapped up in the manager hunt because I know ultimately as long as Levy is here it's probably all meaningless and disappointing but there's always that 1% chance that the stars align and Levy somehow falls onto Poch mk2. We are all Spurs fans after all, hope (and the constant destruction of that hope) is in our DNA. I'm just glad my posts make some sort of sense when in truth there is not much about Spurs at present that does.
Drew both times with shakhtar so that’s not bad.
It's the amount conceded in the ECL and EL that concern me though.
But would we be looking at him if he wasn't at Celtic and had just won the league? The answer is probably no.
He needs prove himself in France or Holland maybe, or perhaps a bottom half Prem team would take the risk in hoping he can organise a defence too. West Ham would be a decent fit perhaps.
Football isn't supposed to be this soul-destroying depressive shit. If Levy wants to get serious and actually structure the club to win titles, then he can do that no problem by getting out of the way. Until then, I want to watch us play and care.You're saying Celtic's stats in Europe would translate to Spurs in the PL?
With the Kangaroo Outbackers?
The majority of teams they played in the ECL and EL were at a similar level to them. We're at a similar level to most Prem teams. So if you're conceding goals against teams at a similar level to you then that's a worry no?
If you entirely discount the fact that they were in a group with Shakhtar, Leipzig and Real f*n Madrid, then sure "they're at a similar level. They've spent £49m over the past two years and recouped £45m. There's no argument to be made that Celtic should be doing anything in Europe. Their defence has Hart and CCV in it FFS.
