Well for something so important to them, they still haven't invested any money into the team that hasn't been generated from player sales, which they are easily capable of. We've done very good business and have a better team, but they're still leaving it to chance rather than being proactive. The way to not leave it to chance would have been to buy a quality left back and another creative left winger, which would have ensured top 4 for us.
Should he sacked if we don´t get top four? No, but questions should be asked.
People keep on saying "give him time" but time isn´t a guarantee that things will get better. Though that being said things right now are very good.
Our back five is Lloris, Walker, Rose, Vertonghen and Dawson. Kaboul will replace Dawson is he gets back to fitness. That´s a pretty consistent back five and time to gel isn´t the huge factor here.
In midfield we have Sandro, Dembele and Paulinho. Two have been here over a season and the other is a full Brazilian interntional. In backup/competition we have Holtby, Capoue and Sigurdsson, two of whom have been here over a season.
Attacking midfield we have Lennon, Townsend, Chadli, Lamela and Eriksen. Upfront we have Soldado and two strikers who have been here over 2 seasons.
AVB has been backed. It is his job to get this team playing and gelling as a team. He doesn´t need to throw all the new signings into the team straight away. He is under pressure and rightly so.
So far he is doing an excellent job and I trust him but lets not use the time factor as an element that means he can´t be questionned.
Should he sacked if we don´t get top four? No, but questions should be asked.
People keep on saying "give him time" but time isn´t a guarantee that things will get better. Though that being said things right now are very good.
Our back five is Lloris, Walker, Rose, Vertonghen and Dawson. Kaboul will replace Dawson is he gets back to fitness. That´s a pretty consistent back five and time to gel isn´t the huge factor here.
In midfield we have Sandro, Dembele and Paulinho. Two have been here over a season and the other is a full Brazilian interntional. In backup/competition we have Holtby, Capoue and Sigurdsson, two of whom have been here over a season.
Attacking midfield we have Lennon, Townsend, Chadli, Lamela and Eriksen. Upfront we have Soldado and two strikers who have been here over 2 seasons.
AVB has been backed. It is his job to get this team playing and gelling as a team. He doesn´t need to throw all the new signings into the team straight away. He is under pressure and rightly so.
So far he is doing an excellent job and I trust him but lets not use the time factor as an element that means he can´t be questionned.
But is our first 11 better than Arsenal's first 11? Arsenal are a settled team and it showed when we played them. People keep underestimating them time and time again.
But is our first 11 better than Arsenal's first 11? Arsenal are a settled team and it showed when we played them. People keep underestimating them time and time again.
Has AVB really been backed? He's only spent money hes brought in?
I saw this piece by Robbie Savage.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/bonus-robbie-savage-its-top-four-2237481
I'd say a lot of people would be expecting a top four finish now, AVB will be under immense pressure. So should he be sacked if he fails to get top four?
I say definitely not.
What AVB gets is minimal support from club.
Of top 6 clubs, United, Arsenal and Liverpool MANAGERs have ulitmate power to decide whom to bring in and who out. These club's net transfer fee after AVB to spurs are 84m(united), 72m(liverpool), and 30m(arsenal). Chelsea, City and Spurs(according to various ITK including JJset) COACHs have little power to decide transfer affairs. Of these clubs, the net transfer are 138m(Chelsea), 107m(City), and 300k(Spurs). AVB get far fewer transfer budget than his fellow managers/coaches. And he has to accept various players he doesn't really want. According to ITK Sigurosson, Dempsey, Dembele, Chadli, Eriksen are all Sherwood or "commitee"s idea, not AVB's, who wanted better players. Of 2 players he really wanted and actually demanded, none comes, despite the fact they were all financially attainable and without other powerful cometitors in a long time.
Is net transfer fee nothing? No, in modern football it's everything. A bigger net transfer budget means you could bring more players, better players, or have to sell fewer useful players, to retain your best player.
In these 2 years after AVB came, Spurs sell all 3 their best attacking/creative players, Modric, VDV, and Bale. Chelsea sold (or rather let go) Drogba, who was near his career's end anyway. City sold Tevez. Arsenal sold RVP. Other 2 clubs, including Liverpool, who spent much and got little in return in the form of results, none.
Considing these facts, I think only reasonable demand is a 6th place. But Levy won't think so, would he? So either AVB is to be sacked for fail to deliever a result he has to compete with others, who have much more resource at disposal, or he would be finally fed up and leave after his contracts runs out, just like Bale and Modric case.
What AVB gets is minimal support from club.
Of top 6 clubs, United, Arsenal and Liverpool MANAGERs have ulitmate power to decide whom to bring in and who out. These club's net transfer fee after AVB to spurs are 84m(united), 72m(liverpool), and 30m(arsenal). Chelsea, City and Spurs(according to various ITK including JJset) COACHs have little power to decide transfer affairs. Of these clubs, the net transfer are 138m(Chelsea), 107m(City), and 300k(Spurs). AVB get far fewer transfer budget than his fellow managers/coaches. And he has to accept various players he doesn't really want. According to ITK Sigurosson, Dempsey, Dembele, Chadli, Eriksen are all Sherwood or "commitee"s idea, not AVB's, who wanted better players. Of 2 players he really wanted and actually demanded, none comes, despite the fact they were all financially attainable and without other powerful cometitors in a long time.
Is net transfer fee nothing? No, in modern football it's everything. A bigger net transfer budget means you could bring more players, better players, or have to sell fewer useful players, to retain your best player.
In these 2 years after AVB came, Spurs sell all 3 their best attacking/creative players, Modric, VDV, and Bale. Chelsea sold (or rather let go) Drogba, who was near his career's end anyway. City sold Tevez. Arsenal sold RVP. Other 2 clubs, including Liverpool, who spent much and got little in return in the form of results, none.
Considing these facts, I think only reasonable demand is a 6th place. But Levy won't think so, would he? So either AVB is to be sacked for fail to deliever a result he has to compete with others, who have much more resource at disposal, or he would be finally fed up and leave after his contracts runs out, just like Bale and Modric case.
Sack him? Should be given a new contract pronto. Just watch this squad grow over the next 2 or 3 yrs. It'll be frightening to the rest of league.
For the first time in 20 odd yrs we could finally have the quality and stability required to become a force again. Let's not shit the bed eh?
Why not? Not saying you're wrong but he only signed a 3 yr contract to begin with. The club would be looking to get him extended at the earliest, imo.He won't be given a new contract until the end of the season at the earliest.