0-Tibsy-0
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- Aug 13, 2012
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Firstly, I'm not happy we lost yesterday and I am not happy about the nature of many of our performances this season.
But I thought I'd create a 'happy' space, well maybe not happy but at least somewhere that isn't suicidal, for those to cower while every man and his dog writes off every person involved with Spurs from Levy to Poch and Kaboul to the social media manager and every tea lady and player in between (other than Lloris).
I'm distressed a bit by the lack of application and fight shown by some of our players, of course I am, and it's not excusable. I'm a deep believer of if we lose but we've given everything can accept it...
However, at the beginning of the season I and many others said we would give the manager and players time, perhaps that is why my depression is only running so far at the moment. I had parts of this season written off I guess with the opinion we would need a couple of transfer windows and many months before we became a good unit after a ridiculous and direction-less 2012/13.
Lets get a grip for a minute.
We can demand that Levy leaves, that's your prerogative -but he'll be replaced by another Enic chairman working in the same manner so instead of protests and booing in the ground, how about we make the atmosphere not poisonous and get behind the team where many of our young talented players are absolutely devoid of confidence.
Whatever people say we do have some very talented players with the ball, Mason, Lamela, Eriksen etc (all 23 and under btw...) who are not 'shit'. They have clearly not adapted to playing together or in this system fluently and also the fact that other players are not confident and offering themselves for the ball effects the whole team. Again, the mentality and confidence is a big issue here.
But we do have some good players and players with great potential, as above.
A player like Chadli, who I would predict about 70% of this forum wrote off last season, has proved that he has talent and is an important player who can have big moments of influence. This to me shows that we should not write players off such as Fazio, Stambouli even Lamela who is effectively in his first season, Davies, Dier maybe even Chiriches who has made some howlers but again has not had a real stretch of playing time.
Capoue, is out of form but he isn't rubbish-he started off the season as one of the more effective midfielders in the league.
Vertonghen is a good player.
Etc
Hugo Lloris. dont need to say anything about him really.
Certainly, in my opinion, if we want any chance of improvement and stability in the future then we give Poch some time and transfer windows. We have criticised the board to the hilt in regards to sacking managers and the merry go round that our dugout seems to be, many are not in a position to complain given the automatic pressure we put the management under.
Want the board out if thats your preference, but let's do that somewhere other than during the 90 mins of footy. I see a shell shocked team without leaders at the moment and they need us at the Lane to help and not hinder. And that isn't me saying everyone 'be ecstatic' when we lose, it is me saying that in my opinion we can help the players on a match day and that would be a better approach.
Anyway, basically heres a thread for anyone to say something 'positive' if they feel that way inclined or just measured-for people who needs a break on a Monday morning from the depression. I haven't got time at work to put more detail in at the moment, but I certainly have more to say later....
