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  1. NYGator

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    Have you been a fan for 20+ years or is the appeal of sovereign wealth fun flexibility just too much to ignore?
     
  2. timo

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  3. Spontaneous Cumbustion

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    I've followed the team for over 15 years now. I watched us win our last trophy on a shitty illegal stream from my laptop in college. I also graduated college over a decade ago which shows the problem.

    What exactly does my fanhood have to do with the garbage results ENIC has presided over?
     
  4. Marv

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    would be a great smiley
     
  5. timo

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  6. Marv

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    That was utterly fucking pathetic. To come out like that in THAT game at home, champions league, needing a goal. GTFO. Late Richy. No danjuma. Romero selfish as fuck. No leadership.
     
  7. Owsley

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    I’ll hit 20 years of fandom next fall. Someone give me a fucking trophy.
     
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  8. NYGator

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    I hate "coach" out culture. A team loses a couple of games and "coach" out. They lose a few more games and "owners out." It's toxic IMO. I just don't think it is the answer to everything. You have to pick a direction and build towards it and I think we have been although the results this year have been worse than expected. I still think the death of our Strength and conditioning coach played a huge role in our season and really fucked with Conte. If you don't see a difference in how ENIC has run the club the last couple of years I can't convince you. I think investing in facilities was brilliant and long term strategic for the club. We were a team without money and now we have some and are starting to invest regularly. When Conte arrived he said it would take 3 years. I think we are still on track, but the huge IF is whether he will continue. I don't think being backed is an IF anymore. The idea that transfers workout the next day is rare. I still think we had a good window this summer and this January. I think we are a defense away from being a good team if we can keep Conte and Kane. If Conte leaves so be it, but I would rather he stay as I think the continuity is important. Look across North London to understand this. We know Conte is a winner so stick with him. There was never a two year fix to our problems last year.

    I am not suggesting that Conte or Levy haven't made mistakes but when I look around the league I know it can be worse. Be careful what you wish for when it comes to owners. I think we can be successful with other managers, but I would prefer we see out the season and try to make top 4.
     
  9. timo

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    I mean, I don't know what threshold you need before it's OK to criticize Levy / Enic / the management / the players / what have you, but for what it's worth a couple of my English friends -- followers of this club for fucking decades -- the reason why I follow Spurs to begin with -- are far more critical and fed up with the state of things than anyone in this thread.
     
  10. Owsley

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    This club used to be so much fun, when when we lost we lost playing to our identity and you could at least hold your head high afterwards knowing Tottenham were true to themselves and their supporters. Ever since Amsterdam, it’s been an inescapable nightmare of horrible football, horrible tactics, failed transfers/recruitment, and a complete disregard for the old Tottenham way.
     
  11. timo

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    Levy could be shitcanning Conte right now, just to be clear. It's out of our hands. No one in this thread, no amount of fan criticism is going to sway Levy's decision.

    Seems stupid to leave a manager who is leaving regardless and is completely out of ideas for how to win matches in charge. Doesn't matter though, I doubt we'll be playing in Europe next season regardless of who is filling out the lineup card for the next 12 matches.
     
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  12. Owsley

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    I’m more or less in agreement with you, but it’s clear that Conte has no desire to be here and we shouldn’t give him these next 12 games if that’s the case.
     
  13. Owsley

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    I’m so fucking tired of his shit. Just resign you coward.
     
  14. NYGator

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    You say that, and I tend to agree based upon what we hear, but one thing I have seen over and over again is fake soccer media making shit up and reading into broken English. Conte regularly talks about enjoying his time here and that it s a longer term project. I would prefer he sings an extension and puts it to bed. I would not be surprised if that is the conversation taking place right now...sign or we move on. The biggest actions we have seen is not signing an extension, but that seems to be his M.O. for negotiation so it is hard to read into that too much. Also, where else would he go at this point? I know people say Italy, but who in Italy can spend the money that he is going to want to be backed with? We saw him leave Inter for that reason. I would have said Juve, but that is a dumpster fire.

    I absolutely hate this brand of soccer especially when Sony is not carrying his weight. It is tolerable when he is scoring goals for fun and Deki is looking more creative. Yes, this is not fun right now, but losing games is never fun but yet we are still in it and have zero excuses from here on out because we have no other competitions.
     
  15. timo

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    What kind of mentality is this?

    Maybe they're disappointed? How could anyone passionate about this club not be disappointed?
     
  16. Owsley

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  17. timo

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    What does that even mean? "Can't invent the win" because he doesn't have the players he thinks he needs?

    What the fuck, dude, you have the best striker in England and you play a low block counter every match, regardless of the level of competition or what the other team you're playing is doing.
     
  18. Dick Dollars

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    It’s gotta be over

     
  19. chuckmasterflex

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    Conte’s whole bit of acting like he’s being forced to use the players he has exhausts me. And I want him to fail at Spurs.

    Tottenham have paid him a lot of money. It must be more annoying for the players to have the manager be the toxic guy in the room.
     
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    Conte has clearly lost the locker room. The only games we’ve played well lately were when he was away from the team. The sooner he’s sacked the better.
     
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  21. PeterGriffin

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    I just have one request for Levy: attacking football. Do not force feed me shitty football anymore, please.
     
  22. timo

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    Read an Athletic article* this morning praising Milan's "excellent" centre-backs... maybe excellent in comparison to Spurs collection of aggro morons and roster padding manning the backline, but Fiorentina absolutely ripped those same guys apart over the weekend. 16 shots, 8 on target. Maignan kept it a close match.

    *It's otherwise a good article tho
    https://theathletic.com/4290935/202...-of-pragmatism-and-being-tactically-flexible/
     
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    Just do it

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  24. timo

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  25. PeterGriffin

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    Holy shit, GK is such an Eric, it all makes sense now
     
  26. timo

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    according to The Athletic's Jack Pitt-Brooke, Peritici's shortlist:
    Luis Enrique :angrycorn:
    Oliver Glasner (Frankfurt)
    Ruben Amorim (Sporting Lisbon)
    Luciano Spalletti (Napoli)
     
  27. PeterGriffin

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    Our players aren’t technical enough to run Enrique’s system. Roster overhaul would need to be significant for that to work.
     
  28. PeterGriffin

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    I have to watch some Celtic highlights/analysis because a lot of wishful comments on the subreddit are all about Ange Postecoglou. Attack attack attack apparently.
     
  29. timo

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    Roster overhaul is going to need to be significant for anybody. We need defenders, a keeper, a midfielder who can make quick decisions and distribute, and probably a new striker to replace Kane if he forces an exit (and I would)

    *I don't want Enrique to be clear tho
     
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  30. Voodoo

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    We need significant overhaul no matter who the manager is
     
  31. Voodoo

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    Hope Conte stays as long as possible and keeps shitting on Levy
     
  32. Dick Dollars

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  33. NYGator

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    Wow, that was impressive pass and shot.
     
  34. NYGator

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    I fucking hate these offsides calls
     
  35. PeterGriffin

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    Please be onside
     
  36. Dick Dollars

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  37. PeterGriffin

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    No, fuck that, I can’t see the lines separated, is that not the rules now?
     
  38. NYGator

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    Why don’t they even draw the line to show us? It’s so frustrating.
     
  39. NYGator

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    Well done. Richy made that play but everyone did well.
     
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  40. PeterGriffin

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    I put it in the EPL thread. The lines are one and the same.

    2-0, or should be
     
  41. PeterGriffin

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    Lol Son booping Aurier with the throw in
     
  42. PeterGriffin

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    I think we’re switching play more than normal.

    mostly to Davies’ side. Maybe they’re giving him more space since it isn’t his natural position and he doesn’t have a wingback’s cross in his locker
     
  43. PeterGriffin

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  44. PeterGriffin

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    Good job, Richarlison didn’t give up on that and Son found enough space to gather. Richy hasn’t looked as shitty on the right flank as I would have expected, given earlier appearances there.
     
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  45. timo

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    switched off there
     
  46. Dick Dollars

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    Bringing on Lucas instead of Danjuma is a choice
     
  47. Dick Dollars

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    Gonna be a penalty here
     
  48. NYGator

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    Absurd if given. These piss me off. I just hate these types of calls where handballs with no possibility of goal leads to a penalty kick.
     
  49. timo

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    it's a pen
     
  50. NYGator

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    I know what the rule is. I just have a fundamental disagreement with the rule.