Gary Onedaysoon
*Prediction Champion 20/21 & 21/22*
The fact that transfer kitty is likely to be negligible makes it far less of a financial risk, I think, to give Jose another year. Any manager needs more than six months to be properly assessed.Agree with most of this, which largely emphasises the fact that we are a shambles. As you rightly point out, Mourinho has had a lot of time recently, something that he claimed not to have had pre lock down, to work with the team collectively and individually in order to install the disciplines, organisation and tactical expertise that he is famous for. He has failed at Spurs on all counts.
Mourinho will always divide, the level of controversy he generates increases annually, as the performances of him and his teams steadily decline.
Even now there is probably pretty much a fifty fifty split between fans who are increasingly convinced that his appointment was a mistake, and those who believe that we will come right under him.
My view, although I can understand the alternative view if not agreeing with it, is that it will be a huge gamble to give him a closed season with such transfer kitty as may be available, only to find that nothing changes and we need to get rid of him by the end of the year. We have to write this season off, but need to recover to being at the very least a top six Club, and we need to do that next season.
The thing is if we hire someone else I'm pretty sure they'll identify the same areas that need upgrading as Jose does. If we were to get a decent RB, an upgrade on Davies and a proper DM, we'd immediately see a significant uplift in performances. There are other areas of course that need improving but we have plenty of attacking quality in the squad (assuming Kane and Son regain their fitness and form).
I'd give Jose another year. If he can get the defensive players in that he wants I think we'll see a different team. If he fails after that then so be it, he has to go.
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