Does Levy make Ange play the highline?
Worst second strip in the league. Looks like 1970’s wallpaper.
You missed out Kulusevski who doesn’t have a right foot.
That's fair but it's also 18 wins, 18 losses in our last 42 games and our last 8 reads LWLWLWDL which is about as inconsistent as it gets. There's definitely glimpses and games where we look brilliant, just not back to back.
Spurs problems have been around long before Ange turned up.
Poch was the one. Levy fucked it. There isn’t a ‘one’ with Levy, unfortunately
I think you're right, many folks said afterwards that Poch was inflexible and only wanted his targets but a few years later we can now see the con in its totality and very clearly i.e. Poch likely refused players he didn't' want because it undermined his choices as a coach & he also very likely knew that accepting these cheaper players that club was choosing, was only making a rod for his own back i.e. once he accepted it, there was no way he could go back & blame the club if it didn't work out. So, I think Poch stood his ground (to his & spurs detriment unfortunately). Again, the only guy who won in this situation was DL. As the results became poor, stories started that Poch was inflexible with his targets, and it allowed DL to fire Poch with a smile on his face as it made it seem he was doing the right thing for the football club.
Would you expect the attitude of the players in this squad to change drastically under a different manager? Would you expect the ambition of the club to change significantly if Ange was replaced tomorrow? I'm not disputing stats, anyone watching the game can see that we were being hit on the break, but numbers don't tell the full story. Do the numbers illustrate that almost all of those counter attacks came on the back of us being in their final third with players in support, but chose to slow down at the key moment, rather than have a go? No leaders on the pitch, no leaders in general at the club.
That makes sense, but I often have the feeling that the formation corresponds to Ange's ideas, but the wrong players are occupying the positions. While Udogie and Porro are doing what they're supposed to do in this system, I think it's preventing them from really playing to their strengths. This is especially the case with Udogie. And also Porro would be much more effective in the spaces that Johnson occupies, Johnson would be more effective if that meant he was more in the center. On the other side, it's similar with Udogie and Son. Even if Son is better on the wing than in the center. But actually only when we counterattack and not when we have the ball for a long time. Just my opinion.
I think we are too nice as a team. I think Sonny is a good club captain but possibly not what we need in a game.
