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… and Eric dier is staying on as head gardener
No shit !
… and Eric dier is staying on as head gardener
Pretty sure I remember reports about all age groups being instructed to play the same way during Poch’s time.
nerdI transcribed the audio, fed the transcript to an AI model for it to summarise and it gave me this:
- The host attended an event at the Tottenham Hotspur academy and training facility and got inside information.
- For the first time, the Academy Director led the conversation at this event, which is unusual.
- The academy has implemented a club-wide playing philosophy where all youth teams now play in the same style and system.
- In the past, Spurs focused on developing individual player talents rather than having a club-wide philosophy.
- The new Academy Director is implementing a consistent playing philosophy across the club while still developing individual players.
- This approach aligns the academy style with the current first team manager Ange Postecoglou's style of play.
- The Academy Director says this mirrors Manchester City's approach and believes Spurs' player development already exceeds Man City.
- The host sees this strategic alignment of the first team and academy as a fundamental shift at Spurs.
- Key elements are recruiting players suited to the system, instilling a winning mentality, and only hiring managers that fit the club philosophy.
- The host is optimistic about Spurs' new philosophy and strategic direction, but the chairman must continue backing this approach long-term.
This actually dates back to the Arnesen/Jol era.
Paul Mitchell has resigned from his post as Tottenham Hotspur’s head of recruitment after he felt his dream job turn into a nightmare. The 34-year-old was prised from Southampton in November 2014 to oversee the club’s recruitment and analysis departments and he followed the manager, Mauricio Pochettino, from St Mary’s to north London.
Mitchell had worked closely and productively with Pochettino at Southampton and the reasons for his decision to leave Tottenham are not linked to any breakdown with the Argentinian.
He had simply had enough at White Hart Lane and the frustrations were so great and the job satisfaction so little that he chose to inform the board of his desire to quit.
It has been suggested that Mitchell struggled to work with the chairman, Daniel Levy, the notoriously hard-line negotiator, who has long taken a hands-on role in player recruitment.
Being that it came via an ITK I think it's worth it's own thread simply for amplification.Could this not have gone in the ENIC or Levy thread?
It could have, but why should it? It is as much, if not more, about the academy and how it's now being run as it is about Levy. In the same way I could have just left it in the youth thread, but I felt it was worth more than that tbh.Could this not have gone in the ENIC or Levy thread?
With what you just said- I hope this is OK to ask in here, but do you feel/ think FP will stay connected to the club?Of course not and we all know that. Let's be honest here the signs right now are that we are doing everything right. It's taken a long time to get here but we are certainly on the right track with what we have in place right now. FP has gotten most things spot on and that's why I said we need to just keep building on all the good work. With a new DOF and Levy's track record I can certainly understand why some at the club are cautious and fingers crossed no major changes are incoming.
Fair enough, I’m not the forum police, I just didn’t feel it needed it’s own thread.It could have, but why should it? It is as much, if not more, about the academy and how it's now being run as it is about Levy. In the same way I could have just left it in the youth thread, but I felt it was worth more than that tbh.
I'm guessing you think it should go in the Enic thread because Levy is getting some criticism off the back of it?