Haha. A Norwegian twitter user claimed that although it seemed the impossible mission, Mourinho was the one that actually could do it. He could get in a conflict with Heung Min Son.
So? And it's not hard to believe that this charm offensive had something to do with him NOT HAVING A JOB AND WANTING ONE
He’s never stroke me as a man who does that. He generally doesn’t give a shit what anyone thinks.
Mourinho practically pleaded for the United managers job when he was at Real Madrid. Constantly spoke about them tactically and the admiration he had for them.
I'd sell him too given Spurs situation as he's a luxury they can't afford. Eriksen and Aderweireld are almost out of contract and centre midfield lacks presence (I don't get the all the fuss about Winks).It would be my first move, he's worth far money in transfer value than he is in value to their team. He's exactly the kind of striker Mourinho likes though, so maybe he'll bring the best out of him.
Edit, by best I mean keep up his stunning scoring record, whilst not being a detriment to the team, as he clearly is at Spurs (see the CL final).
I'd sell him too given Spurs situation as he's a luxury they can't afford. Eriksen and Aderweireld are almost out of contract and centre midfield lacks presence (I don't get the all the fuss about Winks).
If they can get £30m for Eriksen and £200m for Kane and buy Koulibaly (£80m), Maddison (£80m), Grealish (£50m) and Dybala (£90m) then for £70m they have considerably strengthened their first 11 and their squad options.
........................................Lloris.........................................
Dier*....................Vertonghen............Koulibaly....................Davies
.................Maddison............Ndombele..............Grealish
..............Son...................Dybala...................Moura................
Sissoko
Alli (on the bench until his form picks up)
Lamela
Sessegnon
Winks
etc
It's an attacking line up but Sissoko can come in at DM in place of Grealish for tougher games.
*Aurier is shit and Walker-Peters doesn't look any better. Dier is lost, nobody knows his "right" position, he's not a CM'er for sure and not commanding enough to be a CB, I think it's time Spurs gave him a go at RB.
What?
Harry Kane is exactly what Spurs need, it's literally akin to when we lost suarez, they'd be fucked without him
It's always hard to tell how losing a player will impact performance. Sometimes when one player begins to dominate the team the overall performance of the team drops because they begin to rely on that player too much.
We actually saw that with Suarez at times. When he was out, the rest of the team played better.
We got better when Michael Owen left, etc.
It's dangerous to rely on one exceptional player... Because he becomes your standard outlet and everyone else doesn't give 100%. I'm very pleased we have three exceptional players up front now and we're not relying on Salah being the star of the show.
Realistically Spurs also need a RB because Aurier and Walker-Peters are shit. Dier's prospects have plateaued (being kind, he is actually falling off the cliff) and he needs to nail down a position, I put him there due to Levy's obvious budget restrictions and because Dier simply has to be a better option that Aurier or the kid.Dier at RB?
He has no pace and the turning circle of a fucking aircraft carrier. And I'm not sure that Kane would fetch £200m. Nice looking Dream Team though.
if koulibally is available for 80m, i would love if we put a bid for himI'd sell him too given Spurs situation as he's a luxury they can't afford. Eriksen and Aderweireld are almost out of contract and centre midfield lacks presence (I don't get the all the fuss about Winks).
If they can get £30m for Eriksen and £200m for Kane and buy Koulibaly (£80m), Maddison (£80m), Grealish (£50m) and Dybala (£90m) then for £70m they have considerably strengthened their first 11 and their squad options.
........................................Lloris.........................................
Dier*....................Vertonghen............Koulibaly....................Davies
.................Maddison............Ndombele..............Grealish
..............Son...................Dybala...................Moura................
Sissoko
Alli (on the bench until his form picks up)
Lamela
Sessegnon
Winks
etc
It's an attacking line up but Sissoko can come in at DM in place of Grealish for tougher games.
*Aurier is shit and Walker-Peters doesn't look any better. Dier is lost, nobody knows his "right" position, he's not a CM'er for sure and not commanding enough to be a CB, I think it's time Spurs gave him a go at RB.
So, summing up
Two or more exceptional players > one exceptional player
that was 2 years ago. if we factor in the inflation, i don't think he worth more than van dijk, let alone if we consider current value of van dijk (buying another van dijk if there is) is much more than that.That's more than we paid for Virgil. No way is he worth that.
Mourinho described himself as humble in his first news conference as Spurs boss, saying he spent his time away from football analysing his career.
"I realised I made mistakes," he said.
"I'm not going to make the same mistakes. I'll make new mistakes - but not the same."
Mourinho, who would not be drawn on what mistakes he was referring to, added: "I am humble, humble enough to try and analyse my career - not just the last year, but the whole thing, the evolution, the problems and the solutions. Not to blame anyone else.
"It was a great thing. I went really deep with that analysis. A break was very positive for me. It was the first summer I did not work and I felt a little bit at a loss during that pre-season.
"I was always humble, in my way. The problem is you didn't understand that."
Realistically Spurs also need a RB because Aurier and Walker-Peters are shit. Dier's prospects have plateaued (being kind, he is actually falling off the cliff) and he needs to nail down a position, I put him there due to Levy's obvious budget restrictions and because Dier simply has to be a better option that Aurier or the kid.
Two great players is better than one exceptional player. I'd rather have two player who are 95% perfect than one player who is 100% perfect.
I'd rather the team's talent be spread out than concentrated in a star player... Or a few star players. Spur's situation isn't ideal.
We're just fortunate we have an abundance of exceptional players atm.
There was an interesting statistic from the Brodge 2nd place run where we got more points per game average when Suarez was injured or suspended than we did when he was available.
No denying Suarez is one of the single most brilliant players to play the game, but we surprisingly did better when he was injured.
Same thing happened with Gerrard for a number of seasons too.
It's far better to have a good team than it is to have stand out players. One of the worst mistakes a team can make is to rely on individuals.
It might sound counter intuitive, but often losing your best player is the best thing that can happen in a team (short term at least)... Losing Kane might not hurt Spurs as much as some think.
So we were a better side without Suarez and Gerrard.
Gotcha
It's still much too close to the price we paid for a far better player. Koulibaly is a very strong and athletic defender but nowhere near as classy a footballer. I'd consider him for about one third of that price, nothing more.
Statistics would say so, yes. We got more points on average when they were out.
How’s that sample size look? Are you comparing like for like?
Statistics would say so, yes. We got more points on average when they were out.
How is this for sample size ?
LFC with Suarez - 1 League cup.
LFC without Suarez - 18 leagues, 6 CL's , 3 Uefa Cups, 7 FA Cups, 7 league cups.
How is this for sample size ?
LFC with Suarez - 1 League cup.
LFC without Suarez - 18 leagues, 6 CL's , 3 Uefa Cups, 7 FA Cups, 7 league cups.
LFC with Klopp - 1 x CL, 1x SupercupHow is this for sample size ?
LFC with Suarez - 1 League cup.
LFC without Suarez - 18 leagues, 6 CL's , 3 Uefa Cups, 7 FA Cups, 7 league cups.
So 1 in 3 versus 41 in 123, which works out to... *checks notes* 1 in 3...?
How is this for sample size ?
LFC with Suarez - 1 League cup.
LFC without Suarez - 18 leagues, 6 CL's , 3 Uefa Cups, 7 FA Cups, 7 league cups.