What's stopping Tottenham from being great?

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Published 2024-04-26
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Tottenham were systematically dissected by Eddie Howe's Newcastle at St. James' Park in a 4-0 defeat. Will Ange Postecoglou deviate from his idealistic approach or will he have to introduce pragmatism to react to the realities of playing in the Premier League?

Joe Devine, JJ Bull and Jon Mackenzie are joined by Alex Barker to review Ange's first season at Tottenham and to figure out how far Spurs can go under the Australian manager's guidance.

This is The Athletic's Week in Football.

#tottenham #premierleague #soccer

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:33 Is Postecoglou doing a good job?
01:37 Idealism vs Pragmatism
04:36 Spurs' Tactical Approach
06:46 Tactical Problems
09:33 How Newcastle Dismantled Spurs
12:42 Tactical Improvements
14:50 Expectations
16:48 Pochettino's Spurs
19:14 Unwise Transfers
21:33 1v1 Wingers
26:10 Other Transfers
28:58 Gut Feelings - What will happen?
31:19 The Perfect Manager

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All Comments (21)
  • @man4437
    People bemoan that managers get sacked too easily yet in April they give up on a manager they were calling the best thing since sliced bread in September. If anyone told Spurs fans they would be within a shout of a UCL spot without Kane they would've literally jumped for joy.
  • @narkysharky2135
    Note to the Athletic! we love Joe and the rest of the Tifo boys and specifically click on videos we know they’re in! Make sure your thumbnails let us know that they’re in the videos (like this one)and we’re way more likely to click on and watch them. Thank you, PSA over ❀
  • @debagniksen7809
    Jon is that good employee who works the most , and Joe is that manager we all know. Gotta love this crew.
  • I am an American Spurs fan traveling to London for the NLD and I was lucky enough to meet JJ in a random pub. Lovely and humble guy and it was a pleasure to meet him!
  • @royalkakler
    Im a simple man, I see Joe, I click the video
  • Here are my recommendations for Spurs at their positions of need: #7 Realistic β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” Rayan Cherki - Lyon (probably too similar to Kulusevski without the hard work, but dribbles more than most) Pedro Neto - Wolverhampton Wanderers (Price) Kaoru Mitoma - Brighton (recently signed a contract, might be a touch expensive) Raphina - Barcelona (he would want to stay, but finances might force the club to sell) Marcus Edwards - Sporting CP (Yes UCL, but buyback clause and he might want to return home, sign him back lol) Jack Clarke - Sunderland (also sign him back lol) Abdul Fatawu Issahaku - Leicester Jaime Bynoe-Gittens - Dortmund Oscar Aranda - Famalicao #7 Reach β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” Jadon Sancho - Manchester United (out of favor but still expensive and high wages) Kvicha Kvaratskelia - Napoli (bad team season but still highly regarded) Michael Olise - Crystal Palace (recently signed a contract, homegrown tax, former Arsenal and Chelsea academy player) Federico Chiesa - Juventus (UCL) Matias Soule - Juventus (UCL, top prospect, but might want to flip for profit) #6 Realistic β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” Amadou Onana - Everton Ederson - Atalanta (might become unrealistic if Atalanta win the Europa league) Lamine Camara - Metz (repeat the Sarr trick, sign another young, Senegalese midfielder from Metz who just broke into the national team as Metz are about to get relegated) Quinten Timber - Feyenoord (make it happen for the lols) #6 Reach β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” Frenkie de Jong - Barcelona (never happening πŸ˜‚) Bruno Guimaraes - Newcastle (never happening, not even if Spurs pay his clause) Exequiel Palacios - Bayer Leverkusen (never happening unless he really wants to leave for more game time) Manuel Ugarte - Paris Saint Germain (UCL, recently signed, but might be frustrated by a lack of game time) Adrien Rabiot - Juventus (UCL, wages) Youssouf Fofana - Monaco (UCL) Angelo Stiller - Stuttgart (UCL) Ismael Bennacer - AC Milan (UCL, former Arsenal academy player) Orkun Kokcu - Benfica (UCL, recently signed) Joao Neves - Benfica (UCL, high potential asset) Florentino Luis - Benfica (UCL) #9 Realistic β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” Ivan Toney - Brentford (Price) Matheus Cunha - Wolverhampton Wanderers (Price) Simon Banza - Braga Rodrigo Muniz - Fulham (repeat the Richarlison trick for a younger, more clinical Brazilian prem proven striker) Vangelis Pavlidis - AZ Alkmaar (Vincent Janssen potential) Santiago Jimenez - Feyenoord Maximilian Beyer - Hoffenheim Elie Kroupi Jr. - Lorient (small guy like Georges Kevin Nkoudou or Clinton Njie) #9 Reach β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” Lois Openda - RB Leipzig (UCL, recently signed) Viktor Gyokeres - Sporting CP (UCL, recently signed) Serhou Guirassy - Stuttgart (UCL) Joao Pedro - Brighton (recently signed, homegrown tax) Evan Ferguson - Brighton (see above) Joshua Zirkzee - Bologna (UCL) #10 Realistic β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” Albert Gudmundsson - Genoa Eberechi Eze - Crystal Palace (homegrown tax can be an issue, he is also a former Arsenal academy player) Lucas Paqueta - West Ham (Price, also West Ham) Morgan Gibbs-White - Nottingham Forrest (repeat the Brennan Johnson trick and sign young British talent to help Forrest avoid financial penalties) Teun Koopmeiners - Atalanta (more of a #8 but I’m cheating a bit & might become unrealistic if Atalanta win the Europa league) #10 Reach β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” Julian Brandt - Dortmund (UCL) Pedro Goncalves - Sporting CP (UCL) Luis Alberto - Lazio (Age) #3 Realistic β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” Tosin Adarabioyo - Fulham Giorgio Scalvini - Atalanta (UCL maybe, repeat the Romero trick and sign the best young defender in Serie A from Atalanta) Jean-Clair Todibo - OGC Nice Marc Guehi - Crystal Palace (homegrown tax can be an issue, he is also a former Chelsea academy player) Lloyd Kelly - Bournemouth Maxence Lacroix - Wolfsburg (repeat the van de Ven speedy Wolfsburg centerback trick, although he is a walking red card) #3 Reach β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” Edmond Tapsoba - Bayer Lerverkusen (UCL, Price) Fikayo Tomori - AC Milan (UCL, former Chelsea academy player) Goncalo Ignacio - Sporting CP (UCL, Price) Nico Schlotterbeck - Dortmund (UCL) Antonio Silva - Benfica (UCL, Price) Ousmane Diomande - Sporting CP (UCL, Price) #5 Realistic β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” Michael Kayode - Fiorentina (repeat the Udogie trick, sign another young, speedy Nigerian-Italian wingback with high upside about to break into the national team) Archie Gray - Leeds Lutsharel Geertruida - Feyenoord #5 Reach β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” Yan Couto - Girona (UCL) #4 Realistic β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” Antonee Robinson - Fulham Leif Davis - Ipswich Ferdi Kadioglu - Fenerbahce Francisco Moura - Famalicao #4 Reach β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” Maximilian Mittelstaedt - Stuttgart (UCL, Age) I view signings like romantic relationships, lots of options that can do the job fairly well, can be complicated if they were with an ex that doesn’t like you, often helps if interest is reciprocated, and is bound to fail if one party needs to persuade the other.
  • @franzka9824
    GOATED content. really like this combo iconic voice of joe, usual john and jj's charisma.
  • I am a committed Ange fan since his days coaching in Oz, I am biased no doubt. But he has exceeded expectations for season 1, another window and pre season and its going to be a delight to watch with results to match. Just hope the % of fans unhappy look at the big picture- he hasnt built his squad yet and his current group arent playing exactly to his style yet.
  • @fredtheegg7479
    The simple solution to making everyone appear listened to is for both John and JJ to wear screens on their forheads that show their work. Time will tell if the Athletic have the stones to push the envelope in this way, or if they will remain cowards.
  • @Simargo
    I thought it was fairly obvious what Dier was saying while watching the video, but the quotes are less easy to read. The conversation between Neville and Dier was initially focusing on tactics given in a lecture type situation. Dier was saying that Ange doesn’t do that, as opposed to Conte. Dier didn't explicitly say it, but he was implying that they do indeed work on gameplans and tactics but through the process of drilling. The problem was that in trying to distinguish the two types, he inadvertently downplayed the strategic component of the drilling process. It would be helpful to have two different names for these two types of tactical work. The lecture-type could be called "explicit tactical work" and the drilling-type could be called "embodied tactical work".
  • @ndlovun90
    Love the content guys. I always learn something and have a laugh at the same time
  • @IrisSaturn
    Really like this format of content. Keeps it engaging.
  • @ferrantepallas
    Ange needs 3 years and some quality players to give his system a real chance