(09-09-2025, 03:46 PM)Username Wrote:

(09-09-2025, 03:38 PM)wassy04 Wrote:

(09-09-2025, 03:02 PM)Username Wrote:

(09-09-2025, 01:20 PM)wassy04 Wrote:

(09-09-2025, 01:17 PM)Salvatore Matrecano Wrote: He actually had them in the top 4 in Feb 24 before falling away badly at the end of the season before last.

He repeatedly struggled with a lack of depth/backing at Spurs, could we make the argument that his entire failing was due to not having a big enough squad and now he's got that here?

I will cling to that.

On the plus side, first few games I imagine we'll come out firing.

I don’t think it’s something just to cling to, to be honest. 

His record in his first season speaks for itself. 

I accept he struggled in his second season but the squad was very light defensively and the signings were largely not good enough. 

To be fair, Ange exacerbated the issues by pushing players beyond their limits and he never had a Plan B.

Finishing 5th wasn't exactly a major achievement for Spurs though in that first season? I'm sure they'd have been expected to finish top 7.

Have a look at the players that played for him that season. 

Only one defender managed to start over 90% of the league games that season (Porro). 

The most from a midfielder was Sarr with 27. 

He managed to get 17 goals out of Son who was on the downturn and 11 out of Richarlison.

(09-09-2025, 03:48 PM)wassy04 Wrote:

(09-09-2025, 03:46 PM)Username Wrote:

(09-09-2025, 03:38 PM)wassy04 Wrote:

(09-09-2025, 03:02 PM)Username Wrote:

(09-09-2025, 01:20 PM)wassy04 Wrote: He repeatedly struggled with a lack of depth/backing at Spurs, could we make the argument that his entire failing was due to not having a big enough squad and now he's got that here?

I will cling to that.

On the plus side, first few games I imagine we'll come out firing.

I don’t think it’s something just to cling to, to be honest. 

His record in his first season speaks for itself. 

I accept he struggled in his second season but the squad was very light defensively and the signings were largely not good enough. 

To be fair, Ange exacerbated the issues by pushing players beyond their limits and he never had a Plan B.

Finishing 5th wasn't exactly a major achievement for Spurs though in that first season? I'm sure they'd have been expected to finish top 7.

Have a look at the players that played for him that season. 

Only one defender managed to start over 90% of the league games that season (Porro). 

The most from a midfielder was Sarr with 27. 

He managed to get 17 goals out of Son who was on the downturn and 11 out of Richarlison.

Is that not the exact reason to fear Ange, that he pushes the players too hard in training and he doesn't manage to get players playing a full season?

(09-09-2025, 05:16 PM)Username Wrote:

(09-09-2025, 03:48 PM)wassy04 Wrote:

(09-09-2025, 03:46 PM)Username Wrote:

(09-09-2025, 03:38 PM)wassy04 Wrote:

(09-09-2025, 03:02 PM)Username Wrote: I don’t think it’s something just to cling to, to be honest. 

His record in his first season speaks for itself. 

I accept he struggled in his second season but the squad was very light defensively and the signings were largely not good enough. 

To be fair, Ange exacerbated the issues by pushing players beyond their limits and he never had a Plan B.

Finishing 5th wasn't exactly a major achievement for Spurs though in that first season? I'm sure they'd have been expected to finish top 7.

Have a look at the players that played for him that season. 

Only one defender managed to start over 90% of the league games that season (Porro). 

The most from a midfielder was Sarr with 27. 

He managed to get 17 goals out of Son who was on the downturn and 11 out of Richarlison.

Is that not the exact reason to fear Ange, that he pushes the players too hard in training and he doesn't manage to get players playing a full season?

I don’t think they had the same injury problems in 2023/24 as they did in 2024/25? He just had a S**t squad and had to rotate to get the best out of them.