Today has seen an inevitable twist of events whereby Mourinho is brought out for a good metaphorical kicking courtesy of several newspapers, including The Times, Telegraph, and The Sun, where our old pal Paul Jiggins serves up an exclusive dressing room leak, that the players are ‘miserable’ and ‘not a happy camp’.
As one might imagine, the bulk of fans responded with comments somewhere between ‘ah-diddums’ and remarks we cannot publish on a family blog, even with modest use of asterisks.
The notion that these bunch of shiftless nurks are feeling put out is not going to court much sympathy. At a time when most of the country is combating having to survive financially as redundancies and business closures are rife, the ‘feelings’ of an elite band of celebrities who are still hoovering up millions of pounds a year are not paramount.
If these quotes from a club insider are true, I’m stunned anyone at Hotspur Way had the brass neck to make them.
Lots of pointing fingers and lots of it’s not me guv !
What Lloris came out with was a pivotal moment for us all in lifting the lid on the situation inside the club.
I hope the truth comes out one day, but I have had the impression that the players have tried to believe and follow what Mourinho has been instructing them and with a mentality that should in theory bring success.
However instead of bringing the players together as a squad willing to fight for each other, he alienated players such as Dele from the very beginning.
I get what he was trying to do from a motivational and disciplinary point of view, but it seems to have had the wrong effect on the squad, from what he expected to achieve.
Therefore I am not surprised at the mess we are now in, as some of this squad have not been of the right calibre with regard to attitudes and mental strength, which Mourinho should have seen through and dealt with.
The question now is whether Mourinho has lost the respect of the dressing room after his post match comments, and if disillusioned players will want to play for him. I imagine players such as Kane, Davies and Hojbjerg will privately try to reinvigorate the players to keep going, but that only shows how split the players are.
If you are cheating on your missus you need a filthy mistress! I have Barnsley! FML
I think there are a few suspects. Dier, Dele, Sissoko, Rose’s long face and giant chip won’t help either.
In the Amazon docu soap Jose’s no 2 reported back to him on certain players. Dele was Lazy, Jan would run through walls. Then surprisingly Sissoko was a big influence in the dressing room.
It’s clear someone in the dressing room is a cancer. There are suspects who just from their performances speak volumes.
I genuinely thought Jose would be able to sort this out. Perhaps he has lost this battle. Perhaps whoever this cancer is has far greater influence hence why Poch had to go and now Jose
Sage advice
Off topic but who’s seen footage of Florida? They’re having a whale of a time, packed beach bars, clubs, people out mixing, nobody getting sick funnily enough….Dallas too have completely gone back to normal.
We Are being F%@#%d. Lies lies and Boris bullsh@t.
Agree. Trouble is my 2nd team is my local club, Wycombe. Not much joy there, but at least I don’t expect there to be, and when they do occasionally get a result it definitely cheers me up.
* I know Ramos was in charge but it was Jols side.
All the papers are weighing in. This is what box office Jose brings….win and especially lose he sells and gets the ” clicks “….
PR gold. Levy probably thinks he’s making Tottenham world famous. Well, guess what?? We were anyway until he turned up and we never one anything again, but for the Audi cup and Jols teams League cup who he sacked at half time. Dopey sod.
Exactly. It makes me laugh that players have the front to blame managers for all the shitness they serve up on the pitch but are quite happy to personally accept any praise going around. It’s only the players that cross the white line. When they’re out on the pitch I cannot think of one manager in the world who would start bollocking players for doing things on the pitch that help us win games even if it goes against what their original tactical approach was. Players have the freedom and responsibility to make decisions and change the reality of what’s happening on the pitch. Take responsibility for what you serve up you bunch of overpaid tossers.
Speaking of attitude did you see the face on Winks when he was subbed just after we went 1-0 down on Thursday? At the time i read it as “you’ve made a terrible decision here gaffer”. I know he’s not great but he tries and he’s good enough to put a tackle in on goal 2 or 3.
What’s Kane’s role in all this? I’m genuinely curious that senior pros like him who must have some influence, can’t sort the renegades out. ( wishing for a Dave McKay or Roberts to have a word) If this is the same downing of tools that Poch suffered, who are the common denominators? Of the names being banded about i can see Dier having influence but not Winks etc. Thoughts?
I’d be miserable too if was part of the Spurs squad right now. I’m sure these player will never have experienced such a ridiculous season at one point looking like the best team in the Premier league to another the worse in Europe. Just hope for a win against Villa to lighten the mood somewhat and then a fresh start after the international break.
As often mentioned here, such weak performances would see most of the current squad sacked from any actual job. I wouldn’t trust them to put all the items ordered in a take-out bag.
The fact that they are (supposedly) sulking due to their own inability to serve up any consistent performances whatsoever only serves to confirm they don’t have what it takes, and worse, don’t care.
Let us not forget they are actively sabotaging Mourinho, as they sabotaged Poch, and in the process they are bringing the Tottenham name into disrepute via results like Thursday and Sunday before that.
Agree wholeheartedly . Well put. Thank you. Sadly a reflection of the way of the world currently. People can’t see it . Yet.
Do yourselves a favour Spurs fans, find a second club and follow that, it eases the pain and torment no end. Also stop buying merchandise from enic because if you do you are some sort of a masochistic crazy – you can’t criticize them and at the same time fuel them.
When enic get lost and we get “normal” owners, then once again Spurs will have my support 100% both emotionally and financially, but until that time comes they can forget it as far as I’m concerned. I’ll be blowed if I’ll 100% support a football club run by one of the most obnoxious, scheming, lying and self perpetuating little conmen on the planet in the guise of Daniel Levy. He is the only one doing well out of the situation he has created, the man is a parasite sucking our club dry, taking obscene wages for the football club failing year on year. I thought his sort only existed in the US?
If fans can’t see this after 20 years and a solitary league cup, then I’d suggest they are being well and truly shafted inasmuch as they believe in some strange way that criticizing Levy and enic somehow makes them disloyal supporters? What can you do with people whose “brains” function in that way? It’s fortunate for enic that so many football fans are gullible sheep isn’t it?
I can’t abide people calling for selling Aurier. He has been our best right back this season, even when injured. Dier should have gone 3 years ago along with Sissoko. Notice how Dier fails to trap easy passes last 2 or three games, has his head up not watching ball. Shit shit shit. Doherty needs the glue factory. Davies making one decent clearance per game doesn’t make up for his general shitness. Sanchez too slow on play switch at back (bigger problem than his other issues).
So good to see Lo Celso back.
Be a f**king miracle if we finish 4th.
This third Euro trash comp will be our fate, and will ensure that we fail in the league evermore.