COYSPURS2008
11 years ago
To be totally honest, I don't want Tim Sherwood to be the manager.. like you said, he doesnt have a full coaching license and does not have the previous experience to coach a team the size of Spurs. We need someone that can turn us completely around and get the players back on form. we signed many guys but villas boas didn't exploit them the right way.. we also need a manager who can do that. Both bringing back players such as ade from the dead and exploiting the new guys is something the new manager has to do, and i dont know if tim sherwood has the experience and/or mettle to do so.
So, I watched the Soton vs Spurs match today and it left me thinking about a few things.
First of all, I'd like to make it clear that it was of course a good 3 points that Spurs won today and you should be happy about that. Congrats. That said, I wonder if this short term gain may have more negative long-term repercussions. Why am I saying that?
A] Will this win give Tim Sherwood more of a chance of retaining the managerial post and if so is that a good thing?
I'm not going to bother addressing his personal association with Arsenal, as that's pretty irrelevant. What's more important is the basics. Tim Sherwood doesn't even have a pro coaching license. He has some coaching badges but not a pro license. Do you really want this guy to manage your team for the rest of the season? If so, why? If not, well then maybe you don't want him to do so well. After all, he would be the much easier and cheaper option for Levy to choose until the summer and we all know how cheap Levy can be.
Now you might be thinking, "Nonsense. He won us the game and made some great tactical changes!" Did he really though? Let's looks at what he really did...
I'm Tim Sherwood and I want the manager's job so what do I do? Well, what any intelligent person would do to make himself look good.
Strategy #1- Look at whatever formation the coach who just got sacked liked to play and change it.
Strategy #2- Throw in a young player who many are unaware of except yourself. If he plays well, you look like a genius. If he doesn't the worst they'll say is "it's only his first cap" and you'll be praised for having the courage to give the club's youth players a chance.
(Of course what some won't realize is how ridiculous a decision that really was considering you have a great experienced CDM in Capoue who's been dying to get a chance in his preferred role. The opportunity presents itself and you blank him for an U19. That'll go down well in the dressing room.)
Strategy #3- Give a chance to players frozen out by the previous manager. The owner/DOF will be happy about that because it makes them look less like tools for paying large sums for players that never play.
"But it DID work right? Surely you must give him credit". Yes, it worked but that requires us to ask why it worked. IMO, I thought Southampton were very poor by their standards. I've seen them many times this year and rarely have I seen them give the ball away so sloppily and have such poor organization. If Spurs were playing a better prepared side, I think they would have suffered badly. I'll tell you why. the 4-4-2 Sherwood put out seemed incredibly imbalanced to me. Lamela and Sigurdson were played as wing backs. This largely negated their influence on the game. In addition, Lamela is more of a winger/inside forward and doesn't have the tactical nouse/engine to properly play at wingback. Their combined ineffectivness left Spurs's midfield impotent and it was largely bypassed for much of the game.
B] Adebayor did well. Do you think that Sherwood will want to give him a starting place now?
If ever the pharse "flatters to deceive" was applicable to anyone, it is Adebayor. The man will work his ass off/play well if he wants to fight for something (a new contract, a starting position, a transfer etc). The minute he gets what he wants (in this case, a relative assurance he will be starting) he stops. You will see the lazy Ade come to the fore and he will lose you games. Of course, you may not agree but if you want to pin your hopes on Adebayor then God help you.
C] Soldado can't buy a goal at the moment. Does this mean he'll be dropped?
Well, at first glance it might not be the worst idea to drop him. After all how many guilt edge opportunities must he miss before it's time to bench him right? Well, by doing so you'd miss out on his good overall play. His assist for the first goal was outstanding (although I think the CB fell asleep marking Ade). Do you want him to be dropped?
Now, these are all random thoughts of mine. I haven't had the chance to really analyze them with much scrutiny but I just wondered if these were things you were concerned about after todays game. Of course, it could all be just hot air and make no sense. I can accept that. Just thought I'd ask in case one or two chords may resonate with other members, especially Spurs fans.