Perspective, like context, can often be thin on the ground in football. And by perspective, I am not inviting guano posting from Levyologists who can’t believe that nobody remembers the 90s. I remember the 90s. We won more trophies in one decade than we have so far in two.
Poch is a coach that wears his heart on his sleeve and his demeanour in pressers reflects not punch ups behind closed doors, but levels of frustration that are making his life a misery, because he cares. That’s right, he actually cares.
Yes, the gaffer has been warmed by overtures from Real Madrid last season, and it was also his ambition to lead his side to European Cup final.
Maurico’s problems are twofold. One, that too many of his go-to players are more interested in dancing a jig with the club over contracts, than they are about kicking a ball.
Toby Alderweireld is still pondering his options, as re Jan Vertonghen and Christian Eriksen.
Danny Rose and Kyle Walker-Peters weren’t supposed to be Spurs starting XI wing backs for the 2019/20 season. And to top it all, Dele Alli’s drunkenness whilst on holiday was then crowned by the man child overdoing it in training, injuring himself, and missing our first 3 games.
Two, his new signings have also been a non-event. Tanguy NDombele managed to pick up a thigh strain after just 2 games. Lo Celso arrived with a backstory featuring some ‘didn’t train, went on holiday’ business.
I can’t even remember what is supposedly wrong with Ryan Sessegnon.
Poch is the man that broke the bank at Monet Carlo, but when he got home, his suitcase wasn’t full of cash any more. Just torn up Chinese phone books.
So right now, the squad is absolutely unsettled. We are nowhere near the levels we ought to be at.
Here’s that form guide, taking us back to February. It’s dreadful viewing. However, right now, Poch has no magic wand to wave, here.
A source at the club tells the Harry Hotspur blog that Poch hasn’t lost the dressing room, he’s just terribly saddened by the whole mess.
H probably covered this but my memory isn’t on form.
It says they “rarely get to general sale”….. I seem to remember Huddersfield, palace and other matches not being sell outs already…. So wtf
Looks like Neymar to Barca will be done at the death so Dybala will go to PSG.
We need this euro window to shut….its getting drafty.
Cos I’ve no interest all I’ve heard about ticket buying at the bowl is on here. My friend said he was looking and he didn’t think you can just buy a ticket, you have to pay and become a member. I was shocked, you can’t just go and get a general sale ticket? I used to rock up at the ground some years when I wasn’t a member and pay at the ticket office. That’s ridiculous if you have do that. Thought it was supposed to be easier with bigger capacity? Anything to charge more cash.
PSG want in Tin Tin too. If by any chance he goes there and Dyabala doesn’t that will be an absolute joke cos Levy should have took the plunge with Dybala. Net spend is God to him though. I expect Dybala will still end up at PSG.
We also remember the 80’s. 2 FA cups, a UEFA cup and 5 top 4 finishes(if you like that sort of thing) .
Putting greens on plush training facilities is not progress in football as I understand it. Maurice, like all who came before him and all who will follow under the property developing regenerator’s has been hamstrung by a non footballing entity.
Also I see Bolton have been saved. Bury could and should have survived to but the EFL would rather kill a 130+ year old FC than have the minor bother of rearranging a few fixtures. Scum. After the big freeze the other year I heard that Guisborough town (or Redcar) one of the little North east teams had to play something like 8 matches in 2 weeks cos their pitches were so damaged from the weather and had to be rearranged. It happens a lot. If part timers can do it there’s no reason that league clubs couldn’t. They weren’t given the time required from something the EFL was to blame for in the first instance. Shame on the EFL. Utter shame.
Dybala agreed contract with PSG and was unused sub in Juventus’ match at weekend. Looks like that he will end up there, as I said.