The Mauricio Pochettino thread

[C0YS]

If you're concerned about trolls, check the joined date for any user you suspect of being a troll. If it's recent then most likely could be a troll, then again this site has loads of old accounts which lurk about dishing only negative ratings and the occasional negative comment.

Tell me about it the latter just happened to me. In any case I don't think TPdYid is a troll, and I do believe he is shring in good faith. I just don't think it's actual ITK.

 

[TropicalYid]

is it just me or are there so many anti Poch postings that you get the feeling this site has been invaded by other clubs fans posing as spurs fans . If they are spurs fans coming out with all this rubbish aimed at unsettling the fans the players the manager and the club as a whole then I feel they are perhaps supporting the wrong team and need to clear off to some other club .

Personally ive had a sort of "awakening" the last week. I have to regarded Poch as untouchable and flawless.
Btw im not saying Poxh put here.... its just that i now see that we actually have been struggling for most part of 2019. We been found out tactics wise by alot of clubs. Where has our aggressiveness in the game gone? We are not very creative in the build up play. Poch makes alot of weird subs. Something is going on behind the scenes (Jan left out first game, the whole Eriksen saga, Dele left out, Toby, Rose).
Im hoping he can turn things around.
We are now on the brink of really establishing ourself as one of the top 3 teams. Im afraid that we are slipping now.

 

[Gb160]

Personally ive had a sort of "awakening" the last week. I have to regarded Poch as untouchable and flawless.
Btw im not saying Poxh put here.... its just that i now see that we actually have been struggling for most part of 2019. We been found out tactics wise by alot of clubs. Where has our aggressiveness in the game gone? We are not very creative in the build up play. Poch makes alot of weird subs. Something is going on behind the scenes (Jan left out first game, the whole Eriksen saga, Dele left out, Toby, Rose).
Im hoping he can turn things around.
We are now on the brink of really establishing ourself as one of the top 3 teams. Im afraid that we are slipping now.

I wouldn't go as far as that, I really want Poch to succeed here, he deserves to.
But I'm just not one of the fans who think the world will end if Poch were to leave...however id just hope we'd aim a lot higher than Howe/Southgate if that were to be the case.

 

[Parklanerob]

Well, we finally have our Tottenham back. Players and manager supposedly unhappy, the fans split, shit atmosphere at home games. Welcome back to the late 90s and early 2000s.
My concern is if Poch stays it continues to get shit and if he leaves it returns to the manager merry go round we've had before. Before anyone suggests it, I like sitting on my fence!
We're at a massive crossroads, so disappointing to be here so soon after CL final and move to new ground. I was critical of Poch during the last few months, including the build up to and THAT performance in Madrid v bindippers. He seems to have lost the touch to get the best out of players. I still pine for the manager we had in our last season at the lane whose team collated more points over a 3 season period that anyother.
Something needs to change, I'm just sad that we have nothing to show for the hard work of the last 5 years and that we are at this point.
The club needs to make a decision one way or the other.

 

[spursfan77]

Well, we finally have our Tottenham back. Players and manager supposedly unhappy, the fans split, shit atmosphere at home games. Welcome back to the late 90s and early 2000s.
My concern is if Poch stays it continues to get shit and if he leaves it returns to the manager merry go round we've had before. Before anyone suggests it, I like sitting on my fence!
We're at a massive crossroads, so disappointing to be here so soon after CL final and move to new ground. I was critical of Poch during the last few months, including the build up to and THAT performance in Madrid v bindippers. He seems to have lost the touch to get the best out of players. I still pine for the manager we had in our last season at the lane whose team collated more points over a 3 season period that anyother.
Something needs to change, I'm just sad that we have nothing to show for the hard work of the last 5 years and that we are at this point.
The club needs to make a decision one way or the other.

The atmosphere was actually good on Saturday. Well, in the south lower it was anyway.

 

[Gassin's finest]

So did the volatile Kane try to twat Poch but Verts threw himself in the line of fire protecting his mentor, receiving a shiner along the way? But was benched afterwards when Poch realised Verts had been trying to bang the ghost of Eriksen’s real hair throughout the whole summer? Then Eriksen was benched for goosing GLC, before Toby man-smothered the fragile body of KWP, laying him out in a fusion of sweat and eroticism for many weeks, just because he fancied the madness of Serge for some weeks? Fortunately Daniel Levy arrived just in time to insist Poch sign an edict that he will smile more and, where possible, give the broken Victor more game time?

Was this a dream you had?

 

[FibreOpticJesus]

The atmosphere was actually good on Saturday. Well, in the south lower it was anyway.

It was better in the South Lower. But what about those in the middle and upper. If they don’t want to sing can they please allow their seats to be sold to those of us who will sing our hearts out.

 

[southlondonyiddo]

The atmosphere was actually good on Saturday. Well, in the south lower it was anyway.

‘Good’ as in you couldn’t actually hear a pin drop for 10-15mins

Full of tourists Saturday and loads of supporters in the South Stand sitting in the safe standing area!!!

 

[dondo]

Coz I’ve lumped on serious ££.
It’s make or break whether this comes in.

Or? Maybe it was said and I thought it worth sharing. Didn’t realise it was going to upset the resident bed-wetters.

I shared some ITK that was bad news in the stadium thread a while back and got a lot of scepticism and a lot of know it alls telling me I was wrong.
I wouldn’t share anything again, not worth the aggro

 

[spursfan77]

‘Good’ as in you couldn’t actually hear a pin drop for 10-15mins

Full of tourists Saturday and loads of supporters in the South Stand sitting in the safe standing area!!!

Well, we aren’t allowed to stand. I do in our block along with everyone else though because they don’t police it.

 

[spursfan77]

A sensible article here

How Pochettino can take inspiration from Simeone to revitalise Spurs

Under the Argentine, Spurs have navigated a tricky stadium move and reached a Champions League final – to depart now would be a tame and unfitting conclusion

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Gassin's finest]

Felt OK in the east upper. There was one group of token Korean fans nearby but they got involved. Even during that clusterfuck of 10-15 mins in the first half, there was plenty vocal.

 

[daryl hannah]

Erik Ten Hag please

 

[Shadydan]

Well, we finally have our Tottenham back. Players and manager supposedly unhappy, the fans split, shit atmosphere at home games. Welcome back to the late 90s and early 2000s.
My concern is if Poch stays it continues to get shit and if he leaves it returns to the manager merry go round we've had before. Before anyone suggests it, I like sitting on my fence!
We're at a massive crossroads, so disappointing to be here so soon after CL final and move to new ground. I was critical of Poch during the last few months, including the build up to and THAT performance in Madrid v bindippers. He seems to have lost the touch to get the best out of players. I still pine for the manager we had in our last season at the lane whose team collated more points over a 3 season period that anyother.
Something needs to change, I'm just sad that we have nothing to show for the hard work of the last 5 years and that we are at this point.
The club needs to make a decision one way or the other.

Did you have this in your draft after the Colchester game and just managed to press send now?

 

[Rob]

I shared some ITK that was bad news in the stadium thread a while back and got a lot of scepticism and a lot of know it alls telling me I was wrong.
I wouldn’t share anything again, not worth the aggro

You seem to be misunderstanding the issue here.

We don’t give a **** what silly rumours people start/believe. Loudly proclaiming “I HAVE MY FIRST ITK!!“ but ignoring all the verification stuff that we’ve put in place over years of work so we’re not full of the likes of Harry Hotspur or other idiots literally making stuff up.

That’s the issue.

 

[brendanb50]

A sensible article here

How Pochettino can take inspiration from Simeone to revitalise Spurs

Under the Argentine, Spurs have navigated a tricky stadium move and reached a Champions League final – to depart now would be a tame and unfitting conclusion

www.independent.co.uk

Thanks for sharing. A lot of clearly valid points about when a good manager encounters some staleness/challenges in their team and their philosophy.

In my view, we continue to back Poch. The club, the fans, the players, we should be all in. He's been excellent for us and whilst he needs to share some of the blame for our poor performances, he's hardly the sole cause. Many of the squad back him and are still working hard and talking positively but it's clear there's a bit of a split in the dressing room. A few players looking at their next move and are showing a lack of motivation and quality. This is a little contagious in a close-knit squad like ours and has impacted our team performances.

Now how does Poch work this? We've probably all got an opinion and frankly, none of them will be 100% right as we don't know the facts. Does he freeze out poor performers? Does he try and keep the contract rebels happy on the offchance they sign a new deal if their move doesn't come to be? Does he promote youth over experience because of contracts/poor performances at the potential loss of results? Lots of options, none of them ideal.

Hence why i'll continue to go with what i do know - that he's a great manager, he believes in us and our project and given the chance and support, he will turn this around. It may take a couple of transfer windows, it may take a season or so of staying still, but this rebuild is needed, whether Poch is at the helm or not. I certainly prefer it to be him than anyone else.

 

[BringBack_leGin]

So I have my first piece of ITK.

To surmise. Poch returned to pre-season (post UCL final), with what has been described as as “attitude problem”. His usual player centric mantra had changed and in doing so, upset a lot of the players. Namely Kane and Alli.

Subsequently Levy has had to field several disgruntled player one-to-ones including an irate Kane.

As it goes, Kane being the most disgruntled and bemused player serves Levy with an ultimatum. “He (Poch) goes or me...and by January”.

Levy calls Poch for crisis talks and to thrash out what’s changed. Poch’s team have Utd on high alert.

Do not be surprised to see Poch replaced by Xmas. Will no doubt be interesting to see how this plays out.

In the best possible way, and @Archibald&Crooks knows my who my source is (who has very close proximity to both the players you mention), this is complete guff. Happy to reaffirm with any mod if necessary, but by naming the two players you’ve mentioned I’m absolutely confident in saying you’ve been had.

 

[Gassin's finest]

In the best possible way, and @Archibald&Crooks knows my who my source is (who has very close proximity to both the players you mention), this is complete guff. Happy to reaffirm with any mod if necessary, but by naming the two players you’ve mentioned I’m absolutely confident in saying you’ve been had.

Or on the wind up.

 

[doctor stefan Freud]

Was this a dream you had?

No, because you weren’t in it

 

[nailsy]

You seem to be misunderstanding the issue here. We don’t give a **** what silly rumours people start/believe. Loudly proclaiming “I HAVE MY FIRST ITK!!“ but ignoring all the verification stuff that we’ve put in place over years of work so we’re not full of the likes of Harry Hotspur or other idiots literally making stuff up. That’s the issue. Rob, is it worth updating the Terms and Rules page with that info? It might not be obvious to everyone that there are separate rules for ITK, especially when the Transfer forum isn't open.