How long do you let Juande ‘Two Points’ Ramos keep going about his business?
I got sacked for less than that!
I hold no malice against Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. Many of you do, but I do not. As a football blogger, I love Spurs at the moment. They are so in this season. They are a constant source of humorous stories. Just when you think the situation cannot get any more ridiculous, they go and lose another match. The sequence begins all over again.
Equally, I hold no malice against Juande Ramos. The guy did a splendid job at Sevilla and spurred Martin Jol’s squad on to Carling Cup success last season. Kneejerk reactions are not always the best solution, but how long does the situation have to continue before it no longer constitutes a kneejerk reaction. Is two points from 10 matches too soon to judge? Do you let Ramos get on with it until Christmas? Surely if you still have only two points at Christmas then you know something is wrong!
The problem is that there does not seem to be an escape route for Ramos. This week’s newspapers will be full of another round of speculation about the Spaniard’s future. There will be more anonymous mutterings from players and “club sources” about his unusual methods. And as if all that talk wasn’t bad enough, it is difficult to argue with the Premier League table which still shows Tottenham are bottom-of-the-table with only two points.
The club has become a laughing stock. A decent measure of just how true this is would be to look at Newcastle United. They too are in the relegation zone. They are still owned by someone who is desperate to offload the club and they are managed by an eccentric mid-1990s long-ball merchant who doesn’t know how long he will be in charge for. And yet the Magpies barely get a mention because all the attention is on Spurs’ underachievements.
It seems like a vicious circle, and one that is difficult to break. The only way to stop it is to put a string of decent results together. That looks totally beyond a Spurs side that has had all of its pre-season confidence drained. I’m afraid Juande’s exit is the easiest way of breaking the cycle.
Obviously if you had your way he’d have left before he arrived. Juan point, oh what a wit! History clearly shows that managers given the chance do make out and the team along with them, Man Utd v Notts F being ferguson’s last game, he won that and went on to be the most successful manager they ever had. Have you given a moments thought to it being an expensive option or, more importantly who is available and would they want to come to Tottenham at this time. It never fails to astonish me that when there is a bandwagon the amount of nitwits that jump on for the ride.
Regards Baggyshorts
What really disappoints me is the fact that he seems to put the UEFA Cup before the Premiership. The last time Ledley King played a league game was against Chelsea,I bet he will play in Italy on Thursday. Ramos should have played him against Villa after the last International break and again yesterday against Stoke. The Premiership is our bread and butter but unfortunatly it would seem we have a manager who does not see it that way. That Spurs team will be lucky to get out of their group to the knock out stages of the cup and they are certainly not going to win it. He also it appears has dismissed the likes of Taarabt who has a lot of skill and ability on the ball if given a chance he might just create something for us nobody else is.
I don’t think sacking Ramos would help the situation at Spurs. The morale in the squad is evidently very low and sacking Ramos would just make things at Spurs a little more uncertain which obviously might not help morale.
Gerry Spursfan – I think the reason ramos is paying so much attention to the Uefa cup is because for one, it’s a competition he knows very well. He did very well in the competition with Sevilla and so he knows what’s needed to perform well in it. I think he’s also hoping that if Spurs can do well in the Uefa cup then they may be able to take that form back into the Premier League.
However, 2 points from 10 games is not good. Good managers have been sacked for so much less than that.
The question is, if Spurs haven’t improved by January, do they sack Ramos, or give him more funds to strengthen the squad?
Giovanni Dos Santos??? He’s not even on the bench!!! Mistake 1. Mistake 2, one up front DOES NOT work, change it you stupid Spanish stubborn idiot. Mistake 3,4 & 5 – Selling all your decent strikers. Mistake 6, LEARN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE!….Mistake 7, signing Pav the useless *&*^%(&. The list goes on…blindingly obvious to all but Mr Funnybrows. Rant over. We need these failure out, and quick. But who the hell do we replace him with??
Frankly Ramos should be thanking his lucky stars he hasnt got the boot yet, apart from the carling cup hes done a sh*t job at spurs. but to be fair he couldnt of screwed up this bad if it wasnt with the help of Damien Comolli.
Bottom line if spurs dont win thier next 2 games, its over for Ramos
White Hart Lane is not a place known for giving managers time to reorganise their teams. Regardless of how great Ramos is I still wonder how he let both Berbatov and Keane leave…………
Well. I cannot say I am sorry for Spurs as a team. They lack heart. They came into this season talking all sorts of ying yang about breaking into the top 4 and yet no one did a thorough analysis of their purchases. Bentley was never a game winner at Blackburn so why expect more from him now? Pavlyuchenko was not the Berbatov of his league so why expect more now? Modric is a good player when played in the right position and with players who can read his play.
Most of the players at spurs are pre madonna’s. Some of them are good individually but they lack cohesion and a common goal. That said I am an Arsenal fan and I am enjoying every second of watching you guys burn. For the past TWO seasons you have been talking out of your cracks about how you are better than us and will kick us out of the Champions League spot. Maybe now you will sit down and do a thorough analysis before just talking junk.