Mourinho to Spurs ON

Originally Posted by waynes ear's

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And that's why people like him, even if he is insufferable in so many ways.

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

And that's why people like him, even if he is insufferable in so many ways.

The press know he's good for business. I don't think they've liked him for a long while.

Same goes for general football fans. He's not liked, but a lot more people will watch Spurs on Saturday now.

Wish the boss all the best.

He’ll be a success there.

The man is a @#%&!, liked by @#%&!s who aspire to be as @#%&!ish as he is.

If I were a Tottenham fan I'd be quietly optimistic about the way he's speaking. Saying his self-analysis over the last 11 months has been on the basis of blaming nobody else; says he won't make the same mistakes; growth from the personal point of view etc.

Imagine Spurs get the old Mourinho

Originally Posted by S/Side.Red

If I were a Tottenham fan I'd be quietly optimistic about the way he's speaking. Saying his self-analysis over the last 11 months has been on the basis of blaming nobody else; says he won't make the same mistakes; growth from the personal point of view etc.

Imagine Spurs get the old Mourinho

Rewatch his press conference for us though, he basically came out with a load of %@#$&!s and reverted to type. I am pretty confident the same will happen again and im quite looking forward to it. The tiff with Levy, rubbing certain players up the wrong way, saving his own back, and on a limited budget. It should be good.

On the flip side, he may pull something off in the next 2 years more impressive than a Europa League before it crashes and burns

8 mill a year after tax he's on apparently, less than what financial genius Woody was paying him

Must be great to be a spurs fan right now.

Originally Posted by Soviet

Rewatch his press conference for us though, he basically came out with a load of %@#$&!s and reverted to type. I am pretty confident the same will happen again and im quite looking forward to it. The tiff with Levy, rubbing certain players up the wrong way, saving his own back, and on a limited budget. It should be good.

On the flip side, he may pull something off in the next 2 years more impressive than a Europa League before it crashes and burns

This, he'll fall out with someone I reckon. Be it players or the board. Give it a couple of years and someone will wind him up enough for him to crack. He'll boil some piss on the sidelines and turn reasonable fans and the press on him, he'll start acting out and it will all go to shit.

Reckon he'll get them some silverware in the meantime though. Swings and roundabouts.

Originally Posted by doudou

8 mill a year after tax he's on apparently, less than what financial genius Woody was paying him

He wasn't clearly a busted flush and a poisonous influence when United hired him. Well, he was, but a lot hadn't accepted it then.

Originally Posted by dunk

He wasn't clearly a busted flush and a poisonous influence when United hired him. Well, he was, but a lot hadn't accepted it then.

Do you think all the bullshit he put Real Madrid, Chelsea, and ourselves through, with Spurs potentially next , was worth the silverware he won ?. It would be interesting what Chelsea and Real Madrid fans think, but for us, for me, I am not sure it was. Maybe thats because of our past success.

And do you think fans almost put his past success before him now, or its too early to say that.
For instance, when Real Madrid got rid of him was probably when he started to lose that aura of invincibility ? That was 6 years ago now. He had us fooled didnt he ? Why did we expect him to play great football, why did we think it was a long term thing, that he'd retain faith in youth etc Are Spurs doing the exact same thing we did ? Why ? We hoped he'd sort us out ? Spurs are hoping he'll win them the league ? But is that hope slowly being based on not a great deal...

Originally Posted by Soviet

Do you think all the bullshit he put Real Madrid, Chelsea, and ourselves through, with Spurs potentially next , was worth the silverware he won ?. It would be interesting what Chelsea and Real Madrid fans think, but for us, for me, I am not sure it was. Maybe thats because of our past success.

And do you think fans almost put his past success before him now, or its too early to say that.
For instance, when Real Madrid got rid of him was probably when he started to lose that aura of invincibility ? That was 6 years ago now. He had us fooled didnt he ? Why did we expect him to play great football, why did we think it was a long term thing, that he'd retain faith in youth etc Are Spurs doing the exact same thing we did ? Why ? We hoped he'd sort us out ? Spurs are hoping he'll win them the league ? But is that hope slowly being based on not a great deal...

He's taking over a far superior spurs team to the one he took over at United.

let's just worry about our own shit show. Our manager currently has racked up less points in the last 6 months than Pochettino

Yes, there’s definitely not enough moaning about our own shitshow on here tbf

Originally Posted by Ethers

Yes, there’s definitely not enough moaning about our own shitshow on here tbf

Have a moan Ethers. List your top 5

Originally Posted by Sparky***

He's taking over a far superior spurs team to the one he took over at United.

let's just worry about our own shit show. Our manager currently has racked up less points in the last 6 months than Pochettino

Six months ago today was 22nd May 2019

Since then Spurs have gained 14 points. Manchester United have gained 16 points.

Originally Posted by 20LEgend1999

Six months ago today was 22nd May 2019

Since then Spurs have gained 14 points. Manchester United have gained 16 points.

Apologies, the stat i was trying to recall was over the last 24 games

Ole has 24 points in the last 24 games
Poch had 25

Originally Posted by Soviet

Rewatch his press conference for us though, he basically came out with a load of %@#$&!s and reverted to type. I am pretty confident the same will happen again and im quite looking forward to it. The tiff with Levy, rubbing certain players up the wrong way, saving his own back, and on a limited budget. It should be good.

On the flip side, he may pull something off in the next 2 years more impressive than a Europa League before it crashes and burns

I actually said after that first presser at United that he hadn’t changed. To me he stank of same old Mou. One of the first things he did was start digging out LvG, which was bizarre for many reasons. Then went on about how it was a sad club. Basically everything self-serving and framing himself as the hero.

At Spurs the first thing he did and continues to do is applaud Poch. Whether he’ll prove to be different is another matter, but his demeanour is certainly more placid and cautious.

Originally Posted by S/Side.Red

I actually said after that first presser at United that he hadn’t changed. To me he stank of same old Mou. One of the first things he did was start digging out LvG, which was bizarre for many reasons. Then went on about how it was a sad club. Basically everything self-serving and framing himself as the hero.

At Spurs the first thing he did and continues to do is applaud Poch. Whether he’ll prove to be different is another matter, but his demeanour is certainly more placid and cautious.

Maybe because he knows the Spurs fans loved Poch and for fifteen years hated him. It's a win-win to praise the work of his predecessor and try to appeal to the fans who won't overnight revise their take on him. He has to win them over.

I give him eighteen months. Like at Chelsea and here I expect him to blow up. Because not only does Levy count every penny on transfers he does all he can to cut costs on contracts. I am pretty sure he's not going to suddenly throw money around on new, big signings and sign up Eriksen, Alderweireld, and all the others who will expect a big upgrade on salary.

Originally Posted by Buck

Maybe because he knows the Spurs fans loved Poch and for fifteen years hated him. It's a win-win to praise the work of his predecessor and try to appeal to the fans who won't overnight revise their take on him. He has to win them over.

I give him eighteen months. Like at Chelsea and here I expect him to blow up. Because not only does Levy count every penny on transfers he does all he can to cut costs on contracts. I am pretty sure he's not going to suddenly throw money around on new, big signings and sign up Eriksen, Alderweireld, and all the others who will expect a big upgrade on salary.

We'll see. I doubt it'll take too long to get an idea if it's going to be any different this time.

He'll love the idea this is a fairly modest squad, as it seems from the outside. Don't appear many big egos there; their best players seem the ultra professional types. I suspect combined with the underdog role of the club, he feels he can build that Inter/Chelsea vibe.

If Mourinho does end up being a success at Tottenham, would people finally give Ole a bit of breathing room? It would essentially confirm that Mourinho, despite what you think of his style of football, had never “lost it” and that the issues really do lie with the the people at the top. It would also cast doubt on anyone being able to do much better with the squad we have.

Just curious to know, as some people seem to almost want him to succeed there, whilst writing off OGS.