Peter H Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 AvB should get fired. Thats two massive losses for Spurs He might well be fired I think....odds on with the bookies to be "next manager to leave post". To spend the amount of money he has and still be that poor is ridiculous. And fired! http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25397167 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cake Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 (edited) In their haste to get this out to the world the BBC have, once again, lost the ability to spell. Wonder if Martin Yole will go back there? Thinking on about this bloke - He's someone who seems to have ideas above his station and might be better off going back to being someone's assistant. In his post match interview yesterday he said he picks the team, makes the substitutions and sets the tactics so took the blame for it which was honourable if not a bit naive in the cut-throat world of "it's always some other fucker's fault". He then went on in the post match press interview to answer awkwardly when asked if the players he had bought were up to the job, implicating Levy influencing the decisions to buy / not to buy. It was the latter which, in my opinion, has got him the sack as you don't dis the suits (Levy) even if they have hung you out to dry with their dithering over spending the Bale money and then spunking it on carthorses (in PL terms) like Soldado & co. The press also gave him the rope to hang himself with by asking the question in the first place but he didn't have to place the noose around his neck. Nothing to do with results / performances - they're only 8 points off top spot (?). Ol' 'arry jogged on out of White Hart Lane in similar circumstances, I think? Horrible little wannabe fucker, that Levy! Edited December 16, 2013 by Cake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 Insane... They will regret this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 Spurs are ahead of ManU in the league. Why ever would they fire their manager at this stage of the season? Just crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 Wrong decision. Bringing in so many players was asking for trouble but I feel that with time AVB would have had them playing football well as a team not just individuals. Personally I'd give him a season with the 'Post-Bale Spurs' and see where they ended up. Sacking him at this stage is just silly. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 This is what happens when you have a scatter gun approach to transfer windows. Pinpoint what you need and go for that, not just any good player that's out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter H Posted December 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 Capello favourite to take over but I think Laudrup might be the one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nikica Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 Stupid as fuck decision which sums up the lack of patience in modern football. I'm sure Fleet Street are delighted though. Jamie Redknapp was loving it on SSN - bitter cunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 Interesting that Zola resigned just after AVB was sacked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 Interesting that Zola resigned just after AVB was sacked? You're not seriously suggesting Zola would be in with a chance are you?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 You're not seriously suggesting Zola would be in with a chance are you?! He might think so.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogsy Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 Interesting that Zola resigned just after AVB was sacked? Would have thought he'd more likely go to WBA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 Honestly, I don't see who Spurs could pick up who would be an improvement on AVB. The most likely candidate is di Matteo, but he's not the kind of big shot name that they'll be looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 Di Matteo is over rated. And he's massively defensive so not a chance they'd look at him, and they shouldn't either because they'd do even worse with him, IMO. People have mentioned Martinez but that's not going to happen either. One; we'd tell them to fuck off and I doubt Martinez would want to leave. Two; Levy thinks Tottenham are something they're not (a top class club) and will want to bring in a name to satisfy his ego. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 Tbh Im not the greatest admirer of AVB although I do have some sympathy for him, especially if he didnt have that much input in the transfers. Last year they were heavily reliant on Bale and its not easy to go out and buy so many players and expect them to click. In fact pretty much every side that has ever tried it has failed. Regardless of the players he has though, he shouldnt be losing games 5-0 and 6-0 at home, to clubs that most fans look to as fellow title contenders. The team looked lost on Sunday and they had given up. To me it looked like AVB had lost the confidence of his players, like he did at Chelsea, and when that happens there is pretty much no way the situation can be rescued. I genuinely have no idea of who they are going to be able to bring in though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nikica Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 (edited) It's not so much that I believe Villas-Boas is the messiah or anything like that, I just find it pointless to sack a manager after basically constructing a whole new squad. The DoF bought the players and you get the feeling that AVB wasn't happy with some of them. He made mistakes and he was somewhat narrow-minded in trying to maintain the high line even when it wasn't working in recent weeks - he made the same mistake at Chelsea (although at the same time you have to also admire that determination to maintain footballing principles). He's very young and imo he should have been allowed to grow with the team - they could have been something special under him but it seems that Levy let the two terrible results vs blue Mancs and Liverpool override everything else. It just screams short-termism to me. Also, who do they plan on replacing him with? The only candidate who would be interested and is a better manager imo is Laudrup. He's the only guy who fulfils those criteria and can play the attractive football Tottenham fans demand. All the other guys would see it as a step down. I can't see anyone coming from a decent-sized club in Spain or Germany to manage this poisoned chalice. I suppose Pochettino is another option but I imagine he's very happy at Soton. I agree with the comments above that Di Matteo is a pretty average manager - probably the flukiest CL winner ever. I followed AVB casually in his Porto days and he's always seemed like a very good tactician and a very intelligent guy. He isn't flawless - he is very brash and, as I said, he can be stubborn, but he's developing as a manager similar to how Tottenham are developing as a team. There were promising signs there and now they're back to square one it seems. I could be totally wrong but for me this is the incorrect decision. Edited December 16, 2013 by Nikica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldfishMemory Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 Don't worry he has a new job already Lowensda 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter H Posted December 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 Don't worry he has a new job already www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-news/andre-villas-boas-tottenham-sacking-avb-2936865 Lowensda 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25407976 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 I thought he deserved a little more of a chance, but am not surprised he got sacked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 Tim Sherwood appointed until the end of next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 Tim Sherwood appointed until the end of next season. That'll either galvanise them or they'll drop like a stone. I hope it's the latter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 Spurs have had seven managers (not including caretaker managers) since 2000. Len Shackleton summed it up in his autobiography. He had a chapter called 'What the Average Director Knows About Football', it was followed by three blank pages. Levy needs to look in the mirror. Cake and Bailey 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted December 24, 2013 Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 Sherwood seems a good choice. I wish the man well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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