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‘It is very important…’ – Former Spurs ace worried after Conte update from Italy

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Former Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Paul Robinson feels that Antonio Conte is on the verge of building something special at the club.

There is no doubt that Tottenham have improved a lot since the Italian rival and they are currently level on points with table toppers Manchester City this season.

Conte is a proven winner and he has won trophies across multiple leagues with different clubs. He will be hoping to do the same at Tottenham but Robinson is worried that the Spurs boss might not stick around for long if the Premier League club fails to win a trophy.

Conte is an ambitious manager who will be hoping to win trophies and it remains to be seen whether Tottenham can match up to his ambitions.

The Londoners have backed him heavily during the summer transfer window and it is clear that he has the trust and the support of the club hierarchy.

The Italian has recently been linked with a return to his former club Juventus and Robinson believes that a top-class manager is always going to be linked with the top clubs.

Italian Journalist Paolo Bargiggia revealed a few days ago that Conte is keen on a return to Turin.

However, the former Spurs shot-stopper is hoping that the Italian is now emotionally attached to the club having spent a year with them and he will ignore the advances of clubs like Juventus and continue to build a formidable project at Tottenham.

He said to Football Insider: “It is always a worry with Conte because he is a world-class manager.

“So long as Spurs are without a trophy or a serious challenge in the Premier League or Champions League he will be linked with other jobs. He is a top-class manager and other teams are going to want him.

“It is very important that he feels as if he is getting the necessary support from the club. He is building something at Tottenham. I feel like they are on the verge of something special. You would expect that after a year he is emotionally attached. Hopefully, that is enough to keep him there because massive clubs are going to be knocking.

“Right now you cannot put Spurs in the same bracket as Juventus.”

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East Stand
East Stand
1 year ago
Reply to  Sonificent

100%

Sonificent
Sonificent
1 year ago
Reply to  East Stand

Facts. Brilliant! Didn’t all fans growing up – I’m 47 – just dream of Spurs winning stuff? We seem so far from that being the glue that bonds us. Do one, Daniel. Spurs are now a place where ambition can come to die.

East Stand
East Stand
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

What’s Romero got to do with it? He came in before Conte so cannot be included in the ‘backing Conte’ argument I’m afraid…

East Stand
East Stand
1 year ago

Any Levy/anyone combo is doomed to failure. Levy is the common denominator, mate it’s been like this for 23 years ffs…

East Stand
East Stand
1 year ago
Reply to  East Stand

‘Not’ working out I meant to say.

East Stand
East Stand
1 year ago
Reply to  Brick Top

Conte will leave best summer, the other thing people need to get their heads around is that so will Kane and that old Rich Tea is his replacement…

East Stand
East Stand
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

The last two windows are a condensed period of time. You’re suggesting that there has been some fundamental shift in the way the club are doing things. You’re cherry picking the ‘failures’ of other clubs in the transfer market who have been infinitely more successful on the pitch than us, even in recent years, let alone the last 23.

Conte is not a long term fixture at Spurs, was never, ever going to be. So why would a Chairman like Levy who never backs any coach properly going to start with Conte, after 23 years? When he knows he’s not going to be around beyond next summer?

Sorry, but this idea that Conte has been ‘backed’ is a myth trotted out by friends and affiliates of the club’s PR machine in the media. Also people like yourself, who’s motives to tow the part line with such enthusiasm remain a mystery, although my suspicions are growing…

Last edited 1 year ago by Easty
East Stand
East Stand
1 year ago
Reply to  Marbella Spur

Exactly.

East Stand
East Stand
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

Winning trophies is a separate discussion? On what basis?

East Stand
East Stand
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

No, the law of averages means that the more transfer business you do, the more risk there is of more signings working out. It also works the other way, in that there’s mor chance of them working out as well. Anyway, they win stuff and we don’t…

East Stand
East Stand
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

Yes, but these clubs also win things…

East Stand
East Stand
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

Nothing to do with Levy, like everything I take it?

CzechSpur
CzechSpur
1 year ago
Reply to  East Stand

I’d say that the window was not perfect, but pretty decent exactly because we tried to fill out the squad. We’ve often had a great starting 11 but an awful bench, which always ended up costing us.

Right now, we’ve got a bit more about us. Not fantastic, but certainly not a disaster. I agree with SG that the squad now requires fine-tuning instead of a complete overhaul, which is where we were under Poch, Jose, and Nuno. And that’s a good thing.

East Stand
East Stand
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

We’re still behind Arsenal, try a reliable source for this information.

SpursGoliath
SpursGoliath
1 year ago
Reply to  East Stand

The question was THIS season no?

East Stand
East Stand
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

I’m not worried about spending 60m on Richarlison, you’re putting words in my mouth. If that was his market value, that’s what you pay. Although there’s no way we’ve paid Everton 60m yet, I’ll be surprised if we ever do…

East Stand
East Stand
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

Everybody.

Last edited 1 year ago by Easty
SpursGoliath
SpursGoliath
1 year ago
Reply to  East Stand

£120 mill plus the £50 mill in January is backing ‘a manager’ – if it’s not enough for Conte is what it is, if need to know even more about what Contes thinking.

Hes not 100% happy…but winners tend to never be 100% happy. That’s his default.

East Stand
East Stand
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

Liverpool have spent the last 4 seasons challenging for the title, we sort of haven’t… 😂

East Stand
East Stand
1 year ago
Reply to  Marbella Spur

Kulusevski and Richarlison don’t both start in an in form fully fit starting eleven. It’s either/or…

East Stand
East Stand
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

Ok, so if you’re going to strengthening the bench and options off it as ‘backing’ that’s your business.

My definition of backing a top class coach is improving the starting eleven straight off the bat after scraping top four last season. Conte is not going to be around long term, so we may as well get used to the idea. If you think Levy has some ‘plan’ that involves backing Conte and the illusion you’re constructing around that idea makes you optimistic about Conte staying and us winning lots of stuff with him, great for you. Some of us need hard evidence and the proof of this being the reality. I’m bored with anything else, after 23 years of ENIC…

East Stand
East Stand
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

But I’m not am I, let’s be honest…

East Stand
East Stand
1 year ago
Reply to  Sonificent

it will be proven my friend. Nobody’s conned by this ‘backing Conte’ bullsh*t…

Sonificent
Sonificent
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

All have won more than us over the last decade. That’s all I care about, not trying to justify the ENIC business model.

Brick Top
Brick Top
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

Absolutely. He had almost 300 caps for Juve over 13 year period. Of course he’s going back to manage them to glory.

SpursGoliath
SpursGoliath
1 year ago
Reply to  Marbella Spur

The two might not be as mutually exclusive as we suggest here – I still think the last two ‘footballing’ transfer windows have been encouraging, as good as near enough anyone else’s business. That’s all there is to it, I’m not getting into the history today, or the ethics of gentrification and property investment – the here and now I’m liking the players we’re signing and we’re signing an awful lot of them.

SpursGoliath
SpursGoliath
1 year ago
Reply to  East Stand

I’m saying the disparity isn’t as marked as before going by the last two windows.

Certainly we’re at least level pegging with Arsenal on wages and transfer fees now.

Chelsea are in a blind panic with new owners chucking money to paper over the cracks in a strange squad – I’m surprised they’ve done that again, but sure we don’t spend like Chelsea and maybe we should? Maybe we will?

City are an island within the league.

Liverpool are held up as a model to follow, I quite like the way they operate. Hopefully going forward we just buy two or three players a window for the positions we really need to fill.

Marbella Spur
Marbella Spur
1 year ago
Reply to  East Stand

It’s quite simple. As a professional football club, you have to accept that you will buy some turkeys along the way but we have bought more than our fair share. The difference between our club who always utter the inane mantra that “we are different from other clubs” and City, Chelsea, Liverpool and to an extent Arsenal, is that their ambitions lie in attaining success on the football pitch. Ours lie in building a property portfolio and then selling the business.

East Stand
East Stand
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

Our lack of ambition in the transfer market and lack of ambition for the first team has been endemic for 23 years. Which is why comparing some recent transfers to a club like Chelsea’s transfer activity ‘MO’ is very much cherry picking a small condensed period, out of over two decades.

Like I say, these other clubs have won stuff. Even that mob down the Seven Sisters Road have managed to win stuff. What’s the difference over that 20 odd years? You will find it will be the wage structure and general spending on the team over that period. There is no other explanation, there is a disparity, pure and simple…

Last edited 1 year ago by Easty
East Stand
East Stand
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

Kulusevski and Richarlison are the competition for places but when all are in form, only one of those two get in the side.

SpursGoliath
SpursGoliath
1 year ago
Reply to  Brick Top

it’s the club in his heart’

So 100% out of our control, just bad timing

SpursGoliath
SpursGoliath
1 year ago
Reply to  Sonificent

Well, outside of the Spurs echo chamber, people don’t just write from a Spurs perspective.

Have Chelsea done as well as Man City over the last 10 years?

Have United done as well as Chelsea over the last 10 years?

Insightful comment though, thanks.

SpursGoliath
SpursGoliath
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

Ok, on exactly the same as Arsenal but a lot behind the ‘top four’, still need to close the gap

SpursGoliath
SpursGoliath
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

Maybe the wage bill is the best barometer with the rest of the top 6 – we used to be miles off, will check now

SpursGoliath
SpursGoliath
1 year ago
Reply to  East Stand

I was more arguing we need to behave like they do and not cry over Ndombele and worry we spent £60 mill on Richarlison.

We can’t have it both ways, either people want ‘Thrifty FC’ again or we need to not navel gaze other this stuff.

Weve spent the second most money in the league over the last two windows is the here and now. That’s a lot of awful slackers below us by that same logic.

I think the crux of the argument is you see these last windows as typical and I see them as atypical. I’m not sure either of us will change our perception on that.

SpursGoliath
SpursGoliath
1 year ago
Reply to  Marbella Spur

Footballers have runs of form who knew

SpursGoliath
SpursGoliath
1 year ago
Reply to  East Stand

Close to ‘whataboutism’ – really ANOTHER discussion but sure.

I’m in agreement Spurs haven’t churned through players and haven’t strengthened when on good runs (most obvs under Redknapp and Poch CL run).

But I think we’re in a bit of a time warp/rose tinted world in other complaints. Our transfer business isn’t markedly worse in and of itself to other clubs – “we sign all the turkeys” arguments are ‘small club mentality’, don’t shoot the messenger

Marbella Spur
Marbella Spur
1 year ago
Reply to  Sonificent

Son can’t get in our first team at the moment!

Brick Top
Brick Top
1 year ago

Conte was never sacked from Juve, he quit himself to take over the national team. At some point he is going back there, it’s the club in his heart. If Allegri is sacked, they’ll hire a caretaker and Conte is off in the summer. He’ll see out his contract

SpursGoliath
SpursGoliath
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

He’s been backed – a player short? Maybe, sh’t happens. He should have enough to get going this season – needs to put his bits on the block. I think he will.

I repeat though, a couple needed in January – see the most pressing need. That ‘need’ might be a surprise – it might not be RWB although that seems likely now.

SpursGoliath
SpursGoliath
1 year ago
Reply to  East Stand

You could lie and pretend he hasn’t?

SpursGoliath
SpursGoliath
1 year ago
Reply to  Sonificent

City are a top five side in club football, yes 100%. Liverpool? Hmmm, I’d need to watch them more this season. Their midfield doesn’t look too clever sometimes. There’s an argument Chelsea wouldn’t mind any of our front three as they’re still playing some struggling players (Ziyech, Pulisic, Havertz). Potter played two old lads in the heart of defence for them the other night so maybe Romero.

We could do with a Kante or a James for sure.

I’ll judge Bissouma when he’s integrated more.

East Stand
East Stand
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

I’m not upset, I’m just not going to lie and pretend that the manager has been ‘backed’…

East Stand
East Stand
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

Perhaps worth noting that Chelsea and Arsenal have won silverware during that period. We’ve won naff all for approaching 14 years, one minor thing in 23 years, under Levy’s watchful eye…

East Stand
East Stand
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

Seeing as they spend and do far more than we do with transfers there’s going to be more chance that a couple of things happen. It happened with us because of the clubs lack of due diligence and forward planning. Lukaku is a top player, it might have not worked out but at least he was proven. Picking holes in Chelsea’s transfer activity to defend ours is a bit weird. Considering what they’ve won, even recently won the Champions League. What does ENIC FC have to show for it?

Last edited 1 year ago by Easty
SpursGoliath
SpursGoliath
1 year ago
Reply to  East Stand

Chelsea’s youth setup is good but as you suggest they’ve about as good record as Spurs for actually integrating them – Reece James stands out, a couple of others.

If Potter is afforded patience then that’s a new club philosophy indeed. Abramovich had no patience and tended to employ managers who operated as such (youth benched after a bad performance)

Sonificent
Sonificent
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

How many of our first team and squad get into Chelsea, Liverpool, City? Bar Kane and Son, I would say none. Spending money on punts and average Joes. Same old ENIC and Conte won’t put up with it.

Sonificent
Sonificent
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

Chelsea win things consistently and we don’t. I’m ok with their transfer policy being ‘worse’ than ours. Media nonsense.

SpursGoliath
SpursGoliath
1 year ago
Reply to  East Stand

So we’re upset Perisic is going to be poor after his deal runs out? Lordy

His replacement has already been signed for next season too, even a safe integration period

SpursGoliath
SpursGoliath
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

I mean we could go through United or Arsenals transfer business of the last 12 years but that seems redundant as both are widely regarded as having a truly terrible record over that timespan.

SpursGoliath
SpursGoliath
1 year ago
Reply to  East Stand

Bayayoko? – £40 million! On loan for five years! Did he ever play in the first 11? Batshuayi? £33 million. On loan for four years? They sign some absolute dross believe me – they just don’t stink out the first team. They bury them on loan.Those are two Ndombeles right there, there’s loads more but you might not even have noticed those players and chelsea just move on.

Even Lukaku, what a debacle. That magnitude of f up would probably derail Spurs for a decade, plus the Kepa deal with the bloke getting the Spanish girl pregnant, absolutely massively humongously bad as a transfer deal (£72 mill).

Their transfer record is really spotty…but they mostly put out good sides at 3pm on a Saturday.

SpursGoliath
SpursGoliath
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

I’d definitely say Chelsea have signed both more and worse flops than Spurs in the last 12 years…but they don’t care. They go again.

SpursGoliath
SpursGoliath
1 year ago
Reply to  Marbella Spur

Yeah, the recruitment has been quite poor but it’s H’s ‘churn’ that’s been missing.

The lack of the churn explains Spurs fans going mad for ‘any signing’ we make and wanting to give flops three chances to prove themselves.

Big clubs move on and the fans also have that mentality.

East Stand
East Stand
1 year ago
Reply to  Sonificent

Exactly right. To what extent has he been ‘backed’? Especially when only one 33 year old is of the quality to improve that position in the team. Richarlison isn’t as good as either Sonny or Kane, Bissouma a decent enough player but there’s no game- changers in there. ‘War-chest’ and ‘backing’ looks like that does it? Nah…

East Stand
East Stand
1 year ago

The first team squad has improved but not the first team. At 33 we’d better make use of his crosses because they’re not going to be around for that long…

Marbella Spur
Marbella Spur
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

Any top club knows that they have to keep refreshing the squad every summer in order to strengthen it every transfer window and to ensure also that the team does not get complacent , however successful they might have been the preceding season. City’s recruitment, apart from their original splurge when they were taken over, is meticulously planned and executed and they don’t overpay for players they might want as in the case of Cucurella. I would say that Liverpool’s recruitment has been pretty good under Klopp, certainly up until Michael Edwards leaving them but the proof of the pudding is demonstrated by the success they both achieve, along with Chelsea. They all have one thing in common and that is the desire to win silverware and this is not Enic’s main ambition.

East Stand
East Stand
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

Dross? Chelsea have lots of young players out on loan because they hoover up all the best kids and stick them in their academy. As their first team is so well spent on, these kids as a result never get a kick. Part of the reason the new owners wanted Potter was to start integrating the younger players into the first team squad. How do you know they’re all dross?

Last edited 1 year ago by Easty
SpursGoliath
SpursGoliath
1 year ago
Reply to  Sonificent

I didn’t say it’s not been improved which wasn’t difficult.’

Conte could only inherit the position he inherited, the squad should never have declined to the point it did – imo needing 11 or so new signings and half a first choice 11. The question is ‘in two windows is there a maximum amount of change?’ and there might be. I think we could have had one or two more players but more than that would be too much.

Are we now in a position where three, maybe four players would be all that’s required to improve the next squad by this time next year? I’d say, with Udogie on board, then yes – that should suffice barring Kane etc leaving. Lloris will need replacing of course. Skipp would need to recover also, etc.

‘Being backed heavily I strongly disagree with.’

I think we were the third biggest spenders this last window and the highest spenders in January. The thing you are probably unhappy with was how thin that investment had to spread – getting in 8 or 9 players, rather than 3 or 4. As stated above, not investment can be on fewer players. Also, I do believe Conte’s top two targets the club would push the boat out if they indicated they’re in a position to move – Bastoni clearly didn’t fancy it. I do believe the money would have been made available for that transfer (Lenglet obvs wouldn’t have been signed)

East Stand
East Stand
1 year ago
Reply to  Billy Tonsils

Yeah, but more ‘jam-tomorrow’ as usual…

SpursGoliath
SpursGoliath
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

I think Chelsea featured 4 or 5 times in the list.

We featured the once with the Bale splurge.

SpursGoliath
SpursGoliath
1 year ago
Reply to  Marbella Spur

Hmmm, I was kinda of the same mind before but then reading the F365 ‘top 10 most wasteful PL windows’ you suddenly realise all the big teams do it.

They had Liverpool in 1st place for the very worst window ever and you couldn’t deny they deserved it.

Really it’s more you need to adopt the culture of ‘moving on’ from bad signings – you can try to ‘avoid’ them but it isn’t that logical. All but a few transfers carry a degree of risk.

Sonificent
Sonificent
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

I didn’t say it’s not been improved which wasn’t difficult. Being backed heavily I strongly disagree with. Pep, Klopp, Eric Tin Head and Tuchel – before his demise – were backed heavily.

Steve 'Killer Cushion' Williams
Steve 'Killer Cushion' Williams
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

Yep, the first team and squad has improved there is no doubt..
Perisic’s crosses are golden.

Marbella Spur
Marbella Spur
1 year ago

Every club buys a turkey or two but we have excelled in our recruitment of Christmas birds under Levy’s reign. The appointment of managers, recruitment, scouting and analytical staff is the sole domain of Levy and under twenty three years, it has been woeful. If the likes of Mourinho, a serial winner whether you like him or not, cannot achieve success at our club, what does that tell you? I cannot see Conte staying past the end of this season and what happens if Juve sack Allegri mid season? For those optimists amongst you who continue to believe that we had a good transfer window and that we are somehow on a slow ascending flight path, I salute your optimism but under the aegis of a property company that will always put bricks and mortar before on-field success, we will never compete with the big clubs whose only priority is to win silverware.

Billy Tonsils
Billy Tonsils
1 year ago
Reply to  East Stand

Still have hopes for Spence..

SpursGoliath
SpursGoliath
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

Even the recent ‘amazing’ Liverpool squad had ‘deep’ reserves of less than incredible quality to bring on like Mini Minnow and ‘The Ox’, you need these ‘not bad’ third choicers…and we’ve got them, they’re just currently injured

SpursGoliath
SpursGoliath
1 year ago
Reply to  East Stand

Also in terms of the bench – it’s much stronger than we’re seeing right now. Skipp, Doherty (he was v good for about a month last season so who knows) and Moura (he’s experienced, he does a job) haven’t featured at all yet.

Those are three very experienced performers for Spurs, you’d think only maybe Skipp has a long term future with the club, but this season having a Doherty or Moura to bring on with 20 to go could be useful, 5 subs and all that

SpursGoliath
SpursGoliath
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

Also I do feel LWB might be solved next year with Udogie so I’m not sweating that one too much.

A RWB (bye bye Doherty or Royal), a left sided central defender (bye bye Sanchez) and a ‘creative’ attacker (not necessarily a mid as such, bye bye Moura)

Archibald&Crooks (SC)
Archibald&Crooks (SC)
1 year ago

Bit random here and I know Robbo talks out of his ‘arris a lot but no-one can deny Conte is very rarely on a level he is either up or down I think after losing to an ordinary Lisbon team he has realised that he has improved our lot of – I will use the word losers as that is what we have been – and will continue to improve us but we will never reach the levels of a Citeh let alone RM or BM for starters.
My gut says he feels he has more chance of success at Juve. He doesn’t do 4th he wants 1st.
Hope I am wrong I dont want to go back to the old Levy/Pooch combo.

SpursGoliath
SpursGoliath
1 year ago
Reply to  East Stand

Well one of Kulu and Charli have

And one of Bentancur and Bissouma have

And Romero and also Lenglet have

And Perisic has…I don’t really get your point?

We were in danger of being Everton a year ago – that bad – that team who avoided relegation by about 3pts. That was us. A shambles. We’re betterm the squad is better, Conte has improved existing players like Dier, Sessegnon and Davies (still not world beaters but it is what it is and a coach’s job)

There’s room for further improvement, loads and loads of room for it, but we’ve already improved massively. Everyone’s forgotten the end of Nuno.

Our GD is great, that is a good indication we’re on the right path – no one is saying we are there. Conte says it like it is after every win, don’t get carried away, no one (with a brain) is.

East Stand
East Stand
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

Breaking into the team on occasion isn’t improving the first 11, it’s competition for places. Better quality players walk straight in and offer immediate improvement….

SpursGoliath
SpursGoliath
1 year ago
Reply to  Andrew

Yes, I could list all the dross Chelsea have buried on loan (there’s absolutely tonnes), multiple loan deals for 4 or 5 years. It’s a way to operate, you just move on and do the damage limitation.

Davies is fine, again you have older lads at other clubs, reliable but basically utility player backup. Sanchez clearly is running out of chances, he’ll be lucky to survive Jan where now it really is getting to the point we need just two or three players (rather than ten when Conte walked in after Nuno).

Dier has had a good season and you need some old heads/home growns – he’ll stay in the squad no doubt, get over it I suggest with him. Royal was an embarrassing signing and his days I feel are numbered, but he’s shown some spirit at least so far this season. He needs replacing as first choice, Conte is working on it.

SpursGoliath
SpursGoliath
1 year ago
Reply to  East Stand

First 11 unchanged – I’d say Lloris; ROMERO, Dier, LENGLET, PERISIC, Royal, BENTANCUR, Hojbjerg, RICHARLISON, Son, Kane

But I’d expect KULU, BISSOUMA, possibly SPENCE to break in or be first choice rotation options

Four of the 11 who’ve remained you just wouldn’t switch – Kane, Son, Lloris, Hojbjerg.

That leaves two positions lucky to remain unchanged really, and Dier has honestly been dependable for a while, a Conte project.

RWB is a mess

East Stand
East Stand
1 year ago
Reply to  Andrew

Romero can be exceptional on his day but I’m not convinced about his robustness over a season. We’ll see…

East Stand
East Stand
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

So we’ve improved on a situation where there’s no viable backup in key positions. This is cause to be overjoyed at the ‘backing’ of Conte?

Our first 11 remains pretty much unchanged, that’s not backing the manager in my book. You have to improve the first team, and it hasn’t been. We’ve got more options off the bench, from having none whatsoever. Amazing stuff eh…

Last edited 1 year ago by Easty
East Stand
East Stand
1 year ago
Reply to  East Stand

Particularly with the amount of clueless punts we sign…

SpursGoliath
SpursGoliath
1 year ago
Reply to  East Stand

Scarlett smacks of the fact he WAS the backup to Kane!

Your counter has just emphasised my point more – it was really that bad that just 12-15 months ago A. Kid was our backup to Kane – just over a year ago. That bad. No more.

Call it 15 months with Romero (he was injured when he arrived or something?), whatever it doesn’t really matter – the fact remains. The squad is greatly improved.

I know there’s a narrative here and 100% I buy into a lot of it – but nonsense like saying the squad is hardly improved from the Nuno debacle era is putting on the blinkers it really is.

East Stand
East Stand
1 year ago
Reply to  Andrew

The amount t of players we are supposed to be looking at that are actually decent that we pass on, is terrifying…

Andrew
Andrew
1 year ago
Reply to  Andrew

We missed out big time on Kim Min-Jae when he was available for £25 million. Superb last night for Napoli and has been all season.

Andrew
Andrew
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

Most of the dross you mentioned are on loan and may well return. Not to mention Royal, Sanchez, Dier and Davies.

East Stand
East Stand
1 year ago
Reply to  SpursGoliath

The fact that you’ve had to include Scarlet in that list, smacks of desperation to make a point. The summer has improved our bench a bit, plus Romero was with us a year before, so what if his loan was made permanent? ENIC pay well do they?

East Stand
East Stand
1 year ago
Reply to  Sonificent

Me neither, the bench looks a bit better but the first 11 is pretty much the same as last season.

SpursGoliath
SpursGoliath
1 year ago
Reply to  Sonificent

The squad has been improved massively in the space of 12 months with seven excellent players coming in and a load of dross removed – the trick is to keep that going, including in the January window

Take Kulu, Bentancur, Perisic, Bissouma, Romero, Richarlison and Lenglet back out of that squad and replace them with Bergwijn, Winks, Lo Celso, Rodon, Ndombele, Scarlett and Reggie.

The squad hasn’t improved, c’mon…

Sonificent
Sonificent
1 year ago

I think being ‘backed heavily’ should be expanded upon. I don’t see a great deal of improvement in the first team.

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