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If you don't want Tim Sherwood you don't want Frank De Boer

Frank de Boer has once again confirmed Tottenham have informally spoken to Ajax despite the official denial.
 If you don't want Tim Sherwood you don't want Frank De Boer
 He spoke with Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport and confirmed that Spurs phoned Marc Overmars within the last month to talk about his contract and to test the waters as it were.

"They talked informally with Ajax about my contract," said De Boer. "I think they are quite happy with their manager, but it is normal that they get information about a possible successor, as have Liverpool in the past. Liverpool had four candidates and asked me if I was interested. That time I said I wanted to stay at Ajax.

"I'm very happy here, but if a club came with an interesting perspective and a good team, I would consider the proposal. I want to understand what contribution I could give."

The approach was not official and therefore the Tottenham statement that they have not contacted any clubs about coaching appointments is legally correct, if not actually correct. Two friends have just had a chat, that's all, nothing illegal about that.

"We have not contacted any club regarding coaching appointments."


Compare this situation where Spurs can't actually tell the truth to that of Head Coach Tim Sherwood who tells the truth and gets insulted and abused by mindless supporters.

If these supporters are moaning at Sherwood for telling the truth then they won't want Frank de Boer here either will they, he tells the truth also. The claim is Sherwood embarrasses the club when he speaks which is of course nonsense, but if it is what you claim then what Frank de Boer is consistently saying has to be viewed in the same light. He is forcing Spurs to officially deny something that is true, but legally untrue.

Isn't the truth better than playing this media game to avoid being sued for breaching employment law. But then there is little chance of football being a clean game, poaching or tapping up of players and managers will always take place, as will informal phone calls.


4 comments

  1. Was Tim telling the truth when he said Sandro wasnt good enough for Spurs? Was Tim telling the truth when he said he was Spurs most succesful premirr league manager (ignoring our pathetic cup performances) Was Tim telling the truth when he almost invited bids for Eriksen by saying we were scared of losing him? Was he telling the truth when he said he should be doing Baldinis job? Or was he just showing his naivety (at best) or stupidity (at worst)? Apart from bringing back Ade the team has gone backwards under Sherwood who clearly has lost the respect of the players. So many now want away if he stays.....you might say good riddance but tell me which top quality players would come to WHL to replace the likes of Lloris Vertonghen and Paulinho? They will look at who has gone and look at who has stayed and think....no way!
  2. Yes he was Anonymous, Sandro has not been good enough, he was totally off the pace during games, getting booked very early because players were simply going past him, he wasn't anticipating as you have to do as a central midfield but reacting and was therefore always behind the game.

    Yes statistically he was correct when he said he is Spurs most successful Premier League manager.

    He didn't invite bids at all with his words, the naivety that you think other clubs aren't watching Eriksen is amazing. Every club manager is scared of losing their better players. Alternatively you could argue it is good man management, boosting a players ego by letting him know he is quality. Eriksen of course has only performed consistently after Sherwood took over before that he was an average bit part player.

    He didn't actually say he should be doing Baldini's job that was website interpreting his words which could be interpreted in other ways.

    The stats before the West Ham game showed Tim Sherwood sitting in 4th place in the Premier league form table since he took over, which is actually forwards from where we were. That suggests he has not lost the respect of the players and is something you can not possible know, it's just your assumption.

    Nobody has said they want away if he stays, again that is merely your assumption and not fact.

    No top players come to White Hart Lane, we can't afford their wages, we have to buy players and improve them into top class players.
  3. Like de boer, Sherwood believes in success based on an effective youth system and a coach that makes the player acquisition decisions. We should get de boer and keep Sherwood. We should definitely get rid of Baldini.
  4. Entirely agree, the more winners we have who can teach our players the mentality requires to be winners the better.