Dodgyknees Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Apart from Paulinho and Eriksen the new players haven't done much at all. Soldado has been nothing short of a total flop so far, Defoe showed today what movement gets you even though his finishing was slightly off he could have had a hat trick on another day. He might have spent 100m but they got back about the same from the sale of Bale and other players. Doesn't matter how much they got back, he's had the chance to revamp a whole team. This is a team that finished 5th by a whisker last season. They've outspent every club bar man city this summer. You don't spend that kind of money and be happy to finish in the same position. When you revamp the whole team it's not uncommon that it takes time for the team to gel and with many new to the Premier League it's no surprise that the individuals take time to find their feet as well. Gareth Bale was so extremely good and the focus of all play, when he leave it's pretty much like starting from scratch in finding the team's way to play. 2 points behind 4th, 3 points behind 2nd - Spurs can still finish anywere in the upper half though. There are already positive signs and hopefully january transfer window will land a left back so that a back four can be balanced and settled for second part of the season.You don't spend that kind of money and be happy to finish in the same position. Why not? Perhaps that kind of investment was what's needed to remain fifth with the rise of both Arsenal and Liverpool, We're after all competing with two clubs that can hoover up all the best players in the market as well. Climbing further up the table is extremely difficult, although still achievable even this season for Spurs. Made a profit, ok broke even more or less if you include agent fees. Incoming players on equal wages to those who left. A squad revamped to keep Spurs competitive not only for this season but also the coming years. Martin Jol and Juande Ramos both lost their jobs unhappy about the signings of the Director of Football, in hindsight though there was a lot of quality in those players signed and Harry Redknapp reaped the benefits when Bale, Modric etc. blossom. 4th or a trophy and this season is a success, but we're not a club in position to pick that up every season. We'll manage it some seasons and lose out in others. Just the way it is in competition with money doped clubs and giants that have two decades of champions league money behind them. Laughable. Yes I am sure your board saw this as a chance to cement 5th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosenthal Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Aim is 4th, but i hope no one loses their head if we should edge out of it. We've only reinvested the money earned by losing our best players, signed players to remain competitive with the teams around us. If we had kept hold of our stars (Modric, Bale etc.) and still invested big, or signed a world class player on top of the replacements we got. Then I'd understand the pressure and demand to improve. Fact of the matter is there's 5 clubs using more money than us overall, some by far. and every time we do better than 6th we're doing well and overachieve. Our board might demand 4th, but they are then being unrealistic if they don't back the management more. Two issues I'd raise if I was the board, are to ask when signing so many players and spending big on a striker, why did we go into the season with only one left back which has disrupted the team immensely after Rose got injured, and why did we sign a striker that doesn't seem to fit neither the league nor the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lions_Roar Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Your manager chose to replace one player with a number of players. Regardless of money being break even, over £100 million has been spent. To accept that 5th is a good season is a lack of ambition. Its up to avb to improve the team, its still a business and targets go up each season regardless of personnel. A company wouldn't say OK so we've lost our best salesman, let's just settle for the same results this year. Playing a massive second fiddle to arsenal is a real kick in the teeth after being ahead of them for most of last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovers13 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 They're at home against really poor opposition, but stylistically this is exactly how AVB talks of wanting his side to play. Very fun to watch, every attack is super quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 avb will surely be sacked after this humilation. proves they were a man team now bales gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 AVB will be handed his walking papers 2moro, did you see Levy's face at full time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 I've defended him but another heavy defeat today against top 4 contender. Few poor results over xmas and wouldn't shock me if he's sacked. What's saved him this year is away form. 5 wins from 8 away yet only 3 wins at WHL from 8. I think Spurs are a bit similar to us, lots of pace so like playing away more but struggle to break teams down at home. Although obviously a lot more technical quality there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Overrated hype job of a manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 I think its the fact they have spent 100 mil on players and none of them have been a success as yet. As good as Liverpool were Spurs were really flat and It could have been 10-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 AVB should be given to the end of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 I hope they keep him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 wait until we play them at least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 No such luck for AVB, we're due there on the last day of the season so in likelihood a dead game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 He is still very young by managerial terms, so shouldn't be written off but can't have any complaints if he does get the chop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 He's still tinkering too much with his team. It's frustrating the fans a lot... well my mate, at least. He gambled and lost on an expensive striker as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 (edited) I think he needs to go to be honest and I think he will. They have spent a lot of money on quality players and regardless of who bought them he's completely incapable of getting them to play as a cohesive unit. In fact, it's quite an achievement getting that group of players to fail so spectacularly. He's been found out I think. I doubt we'll see him manage in the UK again after this. Edited December 15, 2013 by dont_do_it_doug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.I.C.O. Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 wait until we play them at least The way we are playing at the moment, they will probably turn their season around from playing us, we are giving every team we play victory on a silver platter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bose Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 This is great stuff. Some girl on twitter getting death threats because of AVB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 This is great stuff. Some girl on twitter getting death threats because of AVB. Lol poor girl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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