So Spurs have sacked Pochettino and appointed Jose Mourinho. This is going to make Saturday's crunch game against Spurs much harder as there will inevitably be a new manager bounce as the underperforming Tottenham stars try to impress their new boss. And you can bet that Jose will ruthlessly target WHU's dodgy keeper and defence. Perhaps our best defence is to get Danny Dyer to take the piss out of Jose, as he did with his "Allright Sunshine?" comment when Mourinho was sent off at the Boleyn Ground in 2015.
On the other hand Mourinho's return will certainly fire up the London Stadium crowd and there should be plenty of chants of "You're not special anymore!" The furore around Mourinho might even take some of the pressure off our own struggling players. No-one expects us to win this now. So let's make it a special atmosphere and ensure Jose gets off to a poor start.
Showing posts with label Tottenham. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tottenham. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 20
Sunday, June 2
Red redemption
Congratulations to Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp on winning the European Champions League. Of course, if West Ham are going to think like a big club then we have to stop enjoying rivals such as Spurs failing to win a trophy. Though I'm still not sure that pre-match lasagne for Spurs was such a good idea…
Tuesday, March 26
Spurs' new ground could yet have similar problems to the London Stadium
Looking at the media love-in with Tottenham's new ground, I'm still not completely convinced that they won't experience some of the problems of the London Stadium. It's better than the LS in that it has straight edges, but from the media pictures it still looks a huge bowl, with the fans in the higher stands a long way from the action. And listening to some of the chants it sounds like they might be lost as they go round the stadium in the way we've experienced in Stratford.
The stands are certainly closer to the pitch than at the London Stadium (except in our corners), but it still looks to me like there's a fairly big gap and it won't be as tight as the old White Hart Lane. They've been let off quite lightly on the deep fried tofu and flash beer pumps front too, which are seen as cutting edge, whereas West Ham's popcorn suffered endless derision. It's not easy moving ground and it would be no surprise if Spurs initially struggled in their new home, just as Arsenal did. Though I still think they're too good to go down.
The stands are certainly closer to the pitch than at the London Stadium (except in our corners), but it still looks to me like there's a fairly big gap and it won't be as tight as the old White Hart Lane. They've been let off quite lightly on the deep fried tofu and flash beer pumps front too, which are seen as cutting edge, whereas West Ham's popcorn suffered endless derision. It's not easy moving ground and it would be no surprise if Spurs initially struggled in their new home, just as Arsenal did. Though I still think they're too good to go down.
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