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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...d-second-inquest-in-the-space-of-a-month.html
Tottenham Hotspur players and staff held a second dressing-room inquest in the space of three weeks after their Premier League thrashing at Liverpool.
Having staged a two-hour discussion after the 4-0 defeat by Chelsea on March 8, the Spurs players remained in the dressing room for an hour after Liverpool defeated them by the same margin on Sunday.
While this meeting is understood to have been relatively calm and reasoned, serious questions were raised between players and staff over what went wrong, tactics, team selection and training.
There is concern within the squad that head coach Tim Sherwood is sending his team out without a plan B if the initial set-up does not work. Some players have also become frustrated and disillusioned by the frequent changes Sherwood makes to his starting line-ups.
Other than the result, Sherwood’s hopes of keeping the job of head coach next season were hit by the fact that a section of Tottenham fans directed their anger at him at Anfield.
Louis van Gaal has met the Spurs chairman, Daniel Levy, and made it clear he is interested in the White Hart Lane post.
The Dutchman is also trying to force his way into the frame as a possible replacement for David Moyes at Manchester United and is expected to receive a lucrative proposal from Spartak Moscow.
Levy is also understood to be impressed by the work of Mauricio Pochettino at Southampton and is closely monitoring contract negotiations between the south coast club and the Argentine.
Pochettino is viewed by some Spurs insiders as a better fit for the club than Van Gaal, having successfully worked under a hands-on executive chairman, Nicola Cortese, and head of recruitment, Paul Mitchell.
The future of Pochettino could be affected by the admission of Southampton’s new director, Hans Hofstetter, that the club owe £27 million in outstanding transfer fees and face a £30 million bill for their new training ground.
That will only encourage clubs, including Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham, to bid for teenage left-back Luke Shaw. Spurs are also among a host of clubs ready to make a summer offer for Adam Lallana.
Brazilian Paulinho was not part of Sherwood’s squad for the trip to Liverpool and the midfielder has admitted he is growing increasingly dissatisfied with life at White Hart Lane.
Paulinho, who joined Spurs for £17 million from Corinthians last summer, said: “I always want to play. I understand the team rotation because that’s how it works here, but I am not feeling well or comfortable. I want to be present, I want to play.
“The language is the most complicated thing as I am lazy about studying. I am learning little by little, but I don’t understand everything. The football language is easier, that’s not a problem on the pitch.”
Central defender Jan Vertonghen is another player who is becoming increasingly unsettled at Tottenham. He is waiting to find out the extent of the ankle injury he suffered against Liverpool after undergoing a scan.
Tottenham Hotspur players and staff held a second dressing-room inquest in the space of three weeks after their Premier League thrashing at Liverpool.
Having staged a two-hour discussion after the 4-0 defeat by Chelsea on March 8, the Spurs players remained in the dressing room for an hour after Liverpool defeated them by the same margin on Sunday.
While this meeting is understood to have been relatively calm and reasoned, serious questions were raised between players and staff over what went wrong, tactics, team selection and training.
There is concern within the squad that head coach Tim Sherwood is sending his team out without a plan B if the initial set-up does not work. Some players have also become frustrated and disillusioned by the frequent changes Sherwood makes to his starting line-ups.
Other than the result, Sherwood’s hopes of keeping the job of head coach next season were hit by the fact that a section of Tottenham fans directed their anger at him at Anfield.
Louis van Gaal has met the Spurs chairman, Daniel Levy, and made it clear he is interested in the White Hart Lane post.
The Dutchman is also trying to force his way into the frame as a possible replacement for David Moyes at Manchester United and is expected to receive a lucrative proposal from Spartak Moscow.
Levy is also understood to be impressed by the work of Mauricio Pochettino at Southampton and is closely monitoring contract negotiations between the south coast club and the Argentine.
Pochettino is viewed by some Spurs insiders as a better fit for the club than Van Gaal, having successfully worked under a hands-on executive chairman, Nicola Cortese, and head of recruitment, Paul Mitchell.
The future of Pochettino could be affected by the admission of Southampton’s new director, Hans Hofstetter, that the club owe £27 million in outstanding transfer fees and face a £30 million bill for their new training ground.
That will only encourage clubs, including Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham, to bid for teenage left-back Luke Shaw. Spurs are also among a host of clubs ready to make a summer offer for Adam Lallana.
Brazilian Paulinho was not part of Sherwood’s squad for the trip to Liverpool and the midfielder has admitted he is growing increasingly dissatisfied with life at White Hart Lane.
Paulinho, who joined Spurs for £17 million from Corinthians last summer, said: “I always want to play. I understand the team rotation because that’s how it works here, but I am not feeling well or comfortable. I want to be present, I want to play.
“The language is the most complicated thing as I am lazy about studying. I am learning little by little, but I don’t understand everything. The football language is easier, that’s not a problem on the pitch.”
Central defender Jan Vertonghen is another player who is becoming increasingly unsettled at Tottenham. He is waiting to find out the extent of the ankle injury he suffered against Liverpool after undergoing a scan.
