Greenlizard0 Weekend Football Thread ** spoilers ** [14 - 15th December 2013]

Hutchy said:
AVB sacked ;o
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From the club:

Club agrees departure of Andre Villas-Boas

Posted by Tottenham Hotspur on 16 December 2013 - 10:55

The Club can announce that agreement has been reached with Head Coach, Andre Villas-Boas, for the termination of his services. The decision was by mutual consent and in the interests of all parties.

We wish Andre well for the future.

We shall make a further announcement in due course.
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I know things haven't been perfect but I think it's a bit harsh to sack him now. It deserves it's own thread, if you could start one Cosimo - I'm heading out.
 
Joking aside it's a stupid decision. 5 points off the top 4, 2 points ahead of United as well as a few key injuries not to mention a number of new signings who could make them fly if they find form.
 
I wonder what team will have him next? there has to come a point where owners realise a single season at Porto doesn't make a great manager.
 
Pigeon_Killer said:
Joking aside it's a stupid decision. 5 points off the top 4, 2 points ahead of United as well as a few key injuries not to mention a number of new signings who could make them fly if they find form.
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Being 2 points ahead of a completely rubbish Utd with a new manager making monumental mistakes is not a positive, it's a huge negative.

He's rubbish, he's making every single same mistake as 2 years ago, I think what was most telling about the performance against Liverpool was the lack of fight in midfield particularly, but the lack of anyone playing well. Everyone was well below their best. This is what started to happen with Chelsea AFTER he lost the squad. After they lost all confidence in the manager and seemingly after he was having a go at players, blaming them publicly, they weren't performing for him at all and Spurs have gone the same way.

I wouldn't be surprised to hear stories in the next couple weeks of how he lost the dressing room. He's a crap manager, he spent 100mil(the majority seemingly by him, maybe Lamela or something wasn't his choice... and rather than use him, he did what other petulant managers do and marginalise him to the detriment of the team), and the club is moving the wrong way.

Again look at who they've won against, they've had a fairly easy time, played more bottom of the table teams than not and they couldn't even beat all of them.

They are getting worse week to week, he was brought in, backed with significant funds to push the team forwards, he's pushed it backwards. He learned absolutely nothing at Chelsea, he's showed precisely nothing that qualifies him to be a top manager. This isn't the first CLUB or first season in which he's chosen an absurd high line against the worst possible team to use it against, resulting in a significant loss.

Spurs were pretty unchanged from Redknapp's side, particularly when they played well last year. Spurs playing more and more like an AVB team...... and they look worse and worse with every game played with his frankly bizarre tactics.

A manager who so consistently decides to pair great attacking opposition, slow CB's and a high line no one else in the world would use..... the more you have to wonder if he's got any ability as a manager at all.

Talentless hack, absolutely the right decision.
 
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Suarez is pretty unstoppable at the minute.

33 in 30 games in the EPL. That's up there with Henry/Ronaldo.

I just pray he stays passed January.
 
You would have to realistically go higher than that considering the form he is in at the moment. Not just the cost to sign him, also factor in the worth to Liverpool of finishing in a UCL place this season.

It's quite unreal to watch him play.
 
anticonscience said:
You would have to realistically go higher than that considering the form he is in at the moment. Not just the cost to sign him, also factor in the worth to Liverpool of finishing in a UCL place this season.

It's quite unreal to watch him play.
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Against that the possibility that he could get an injury tomorrow in training / next game that could decimate that value

Impossible to know what stupid sum Real will throw at their next target, but something has to be done at them offering stupid sums that they cant really afford
 
In my mind we're only looking at 4 or 5 teams that can afford him and of those teams only Chelsea need a world class forward. He'll improve PSG, Monaco, City and Real but they've all got players who are nearly as good if not better.

Would Chelsea try and buy him in January? I'm not sure but I certainly don't think we would sell him to them and in all honesty Lukaku would be a far better fit if the Special Needs One finally sees sense.
 
Pigeon_Killer said:
In my mind we're only looking at 4 or 5 teams that can afford him and of those teams only Chelsea need a world class forward. He'll improve PSG, Monaco, City and Real but they've all got players who are nearly as good if not better.

Would Chelsea try and buy him in January? I'm not sure but I certainly don't think we would sell him to them and in all honesty Lukaku would be a far better fit if the Special Needs One finally sees sense.
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We dont need him, and the sale would never happen but Utd were willing and able to spend 85m on Bale in the summer, so that isnt far off the price being discussed
 
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