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Poch tells 'outsiders' to stop being so negative...

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When Spurs started the season, a lot of the talk surrounded how they had become the first Premier League club ever to not make a single summer signing.

However, Poch and Levy made the conscious decision to keep a settled squad, and had the belief that they already had the players to achieve big things.

17 matches later and they are enjoying their best ever start to a Premier League season, they are already in a cup semi final, and have made it through the Champions League group stages.

Poch has called for the media and fans to have more faith in the decisions they make at the club, and cites playing Davies at CB and signing Gazzaniga as two examples.


He said (ESPN): “In this football club, if some bad results arrive the situation is going to turn again.

“All the positives today will be reversed and become negatives, because we’re still not solid in our ideas. We believe but don’t really believe. We’re happy but not so happy. I think there’s still massive work to do.

“I’m not talking about inside of the club, I talk about the perception outside, the people outside. We’re so fragile. We’re still not solid enough as a club to support some good and some bad [periods] because the perception of the people can affect the club.

“I think we’re changing a lot and we’re going to change, if we have time to do that. But our self-belief is still so fragile.

“We’re doing fantastically but if we don’t sign in January people say we’re going to struggle. It’s all negative, rather than saying, ‘If Tottenham don’t sign anyone it’s because they believe that they’re going to, or that they have the tools to, perform well and maybe challenge for the title.

“The doubt is always negative, never positive. Maybe that’s because of the history, because of what happened in the past. We need to fight with this perception. Of course, we need to read the media, listen to the fans, but in the end, we need to feel free to take the decisions.

“When Ben Davies was going to play as a centre-back against Burnley, the perception is, ‘Oh but Ben Davies is not a centre-back.’

“But after two games, two clean sheets — a first clean sheet at the Emirates against Arsenal and a clean sheet against Burnley — and two victories, now the people are like, ‘Wow, yes, amazing performance from Ben Davies.’ But before it was negative, rather than saying, ‘OK we’re going to see what happens. Then we’re going to criticise or praise.’

“All the decisions are always taken in the negative way, and in that [way] it’s so difficult to build something special and a strong structure for the future to win.

“The answer is to win games. In the end, the consequence is going to be to win trophies, to be competitive, always to be proud about your team, about your players.

“I think of the case of when we signed Paulo Gazzaniga. The people criticised: ‘Oh we’ve signed a third keeper.’

“We signed him one-and-a-half years ago from Southampton and the perception was, ‘Oh we cannot introduce the player [as our first summer signing] because it looks like we don’t have ambition.’

“It’s so poor, no? It’s so bad. It’s a shame because after one year-and-a-half Paulo kept a clean sheet against Arsenal for the first time at the Emirates, and he was fantastic yesterday.”
 
He is sooooooooooo right. Tottenham supporters have a tough time with success.

With some exceptions.
 
The Davies and Gazza examples don't cut any ice with me. I think most of us knew Davies was an option as a CB, he has played there for Wales. As for Gazza he was an unknown to me so I trusted Poch in signing him as he knew the player and his potential.

So who is this rant actually directed at and was it necessary. ? The depth of the squad is weaker than our rivals and it's a bit early to be celebrating our league position and cup participation yet.

This is Danny Rosesque, keep your gob shut and let the final results do the talking. It's not classy to try and score points off the fans by rubbing their noses in premature achievement.
 
He comes out with some utter rubbish.

Look where Liverpool are in the table after signing a couple that could make a difference.

Everyone knows Davies plays CB for Wales and has done in the past....
 
To be fair that was part of a 3 man CB, as Walker has done for England. Would you play Walker as part of a two man CB pairing in the PL, I certainly wouldn't.
 
I assume Poch was watching the same NLD as me. Gazza made 2 outstanding saves, but flapped at every high ball for the entire game. It's not the week to be overly singing his praises in my opinion. I'd be worried if he had to do a long stint in goal for the club.

Agree about Davies though. He's been brilliant defending in open play but as a team we're very susceptible from set pieces without a taller centre half, Dier and Kane on the pitch. I was concerned every time they got a corner.

Get the general gist of what Poch is saying though. I've said many times that our squad is much deeper than people give it credit for.
 
I agree muttley that it was a bit of a surprise that Gazza flapped at crosses given his height, but that is something that can be worked on and given more game time.
Davies and Sissoko are cementing their positions in the squad, we've managed to be competitive despite all our injuries because players have stepped up.
Even Llorente made a difference against Burnley.
 
People did slate him for signing Gazza as our first signing that window. Many saying he was shit at Southampton, not what we need & etc.

It's clearly not aimed at the more measured fans Nick. but we have a loud minority who insist we're going to lose every time we face a tough fixture, that say he's a weak tactician who gets shown up in all the big games, our signings are all shit, blah blah blah

Another example would be his perseverance with Sissoko. Some said they wanted Poch out the club for playing him, now he's turned a corner and he's been proven right for keeping him.

His overall point is that a lot of fans need to take a breath and wait before judging, and he's right. Poch has shown often enough that bad spells won't last too long under him, and he gets more right than wrong.
 
This is an exercise in blowing smoke up people's fundaments it's not fooling anyone. We all know that in an emergency players sometimes swim they also get ruthlessly exposed and sink. You could play Sissoko at right back or at a push Centre back. I suspect Harry Kane could play Centre back or attacking midfield he would do a job but that does not hide the fact that buying specialist high grade players raises your ceiling of performance. Liverpool have proved it and will probably win the league as a result. If we had been able to get VVD, or Or a similar quality striker we would be where they are. He needs to stop playing mind games because when he starts spouting the opposite as rational for his taking the United job people won't forget.
 
Problem is I don't see Eriksen re-upping his contract until MP is figured out...or he may leave anyway
 
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