Makkaveli101
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I fear VDV could be a AVB casualty, because I remembered his comments about Mourinho's "tactical heavy, strict training" approach, which AVB is of course of protege of, and implementer of:-
“There are no long and boring speeches about tactics, like I was used to at Real Madrid.
“There is a clipboard in our dressing room but Harry doesn’t write anything on it!
“It’s very relaxed. The gaffer gives us the line-up 20 minutes before we go out to do our warm-up.
“And the only words he speaks to me are ‘You play left or right, work hard, have fun and show the fans your best’.
“Then the defenders get an instruction about who to mark at corners and free-kicks — and that’s it.”
The Dutch Master, who has hit seven goals already this season, says training at Tottenham is equally low-key.
He added: “It’s not that we do nothing — but it’s close to that.
“For instance, last weekend Gareth Bale scored a header against Blackburn from my corner.
“But we didn’t train one minute on it, it was pure luck. Good kicking, good heading, nothing more.
“And our win at home over Champions League winners Inter Milan was a clear example of playing on intuition. You can’t train the goal I scored in that game.
“Of course the players need to have the qualities to end in the good position and the gaffer has to select the best squad.
“But in the end, it’s all about feeling and that’s what I have right now at Spurs.
“I try to give the best assist possible and guys like Bale try to score a goal out of it. That’s our tactic!”
Of course, nothing is written in the stars yet, but seeing as we're discussing it... it doesn't bode too well for VDV... I'm sure he's not going to enjoy "long boring speeches from someone 4 years older than him"... but I'd hate to see one of our best, and one of my favourite players leave. Whatever happens, we're going to have to support, and get behind our head coach - and let him build our future.
“There are no long and boring speeches about tactics, like I was used to at Real Madrid.
“There is a clipboard in our dressing room but Harry doesn’t write anything on it!
“It’s very relaxed. The gaffer gives us the line-up 20 minutes before we go out to do our warm-up.
“And the only words he speaks to me are ‘You play left or right, work hard, have fun and show the fans your best’.
“Then the defenders get an instruction about who to mark at corners and free-kicks — and that’s it.”
The Dutch Master, who has hit seven goals already this season, says training at Tottenham is equally low-key.
He added: “It’s not that we do nothing — but it’s close to that.
“For instance, last weekend Gareth Bale scored a header against Blackburn from my corner.
“But we didn’t train one minute on it, it was pure luck. Good kicking, good heading, nothing more.
“And our win at home over Champions League winners Inter Milan was a clear example of playing on intuition. You can’t train the goal I scored in that game.
“Of course the players need to have the qualities to end in the good position and the gaffer has to select the best squad.
“But in the end, it’s all about feeling and that’s what I have right now at Spurs.
“I try to give the best assist possible and guys like Bale try to score a goal out of it. That’s our tactic!”
Of course, nothing is written in the stars yet, but seeing as we're discussing it... it doesn't bode too well for VDV... I'm sure he's not going to enjoy "long boring speeches from someone 4 years older than him"... but I'd hate to see one of our best, and one of my favourite players leave. Whatever happens, we're going to have to support, and get behind our head coach - and let him build our future.
). I could be wrong, but that's how I remember it.
