Mourinho Knows What Success Takes, Fans Don't
I have all these half written pieces that need finishing like the one about confidence, which I'll now have to reread and get back into the zone to finish, but new events keep cropping up that demand attention.
The transfer window is open, but pre-season doesn't start until the end of August and the season doesn't start until 12th September so there is no rush.
The players are on holiday and yet our fans, as usual, demand everything now to satisfy their ego and complain when it isn't so, even though it makes no difference whether we sign a player now or in 2 weeks.
The usual anti-Spurs posts from anti-Spurs accounts professing to support Spurs are being posted.
One lists a list of player who we haven't signed, few who were actually realistic, many with external problems that were not Spurs fault, some who were not available to be bought and even one Harry Redknapp turned down so we didn't even try to buy, bet heh, let's blame Levy for it.
I then get a reply from someone else telling me they are talking about wanting £20m spent on a player, yet this list contained £70 players and a 34-year-old who at the time was on £500,000-a-week or to put it another way, a quarter of our total income for the wages of one player.
How can you possibly complain about not buying a player who decides at 34 to sign for the highest wages!
Everyone knows we are making signing, they are pretty dumb if they don't, so to complain when there are at least 2 weeks until pre-season and we are in deep negotiations shows not common sense, but childish impatience.
These people need to grow up.
Clearly they know nothing about negotiating in the football world or in general.
Negotiations DO NOT take place every day.
There are lots of informal negotiations, negotiations with agents.
Spurs, quite rightly, put an offer on the table, unofficially, and leave it there to stew.
Southampton for instance, put there inflated demands and let that stew.
Saints want all the money upfront for their former captain, Spurs want to pay in instalments.
If money is paid up front then the fee has to come down to reflect that.
Southampton are strapped for money, they have priced Hojbjerg at a price that they need to spend on a replacement.
Spurs have valued him, as he should be valued, on the length of his contract and his ability on the field, but the overriding factor here is his length of contract.
If Saints wanted more they should have sold him last summer when he value would be at the level they are asking now, a one-year reduction on his contract reduces his market value.
Christian Eriksen was only £18m because of the length of his contract.
I discussed the other day about the problems of overpaying for a player and how it affects the other transfers you wish to make.
If tight financial times every thousand pound counts.
Southampton are refusing to agree a deal until a Walker-Peters deal is agreed, which should be done in my view, on the understanding of what the Hojbjerg deal will be.
Walker-Peters will go for around £12m with add-ons I expect, should we be demanding all that money up-front if Saints are demanding it for Hojbjerg?
Yes is the simple answer, but the Hojbjerg deal ought to be two or three payments and Saints should buy a replacement in the same way.
They need to sell so it is up to Southampton to change their stance to a more reasonable one. That is a question of us waiting.
Until Walker-Peters goes we can't bring in a right-back, that is not to say we haven't been negotiating for one and talking to agents in readiness for all the circumstances to fall in place (cogs of the various wheels aligning).
I'm on record as saying the Saints deal will be tied up at £18m, that our bid is £15m plus add-ons and ITK accounts have copied that, even copied the wages I quoted.
OK, let's move on to another argumentative subject,coaching.
Now as you all know I have two coaching qualifications, I look at games in an entirely different way to the fan in the stand, indeed I'll watch a game twice to look for specifics, such as positioning, body language, mentality,shape, I'll watch a game without watching anyone with the ball.
I'l,l watch the defence when we are in attack, I'll watch with he sound off so the commentator doesn't distract me with his thoughts, I'm interested in what I see, in what I look for.
Whether a player has had a good game or not is entirely dependent upon what instructions he was given and did he carry them out, not did he do something flashy to stand out.
All coaches are not equal.
Just as you have different standards of players, you have different standards of coaches.
Some coaches have to be bought the best tools to operate and can handle all the egos supporters forget about.
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Some coaches can'r handle all the ego's and have to work further down the food chain.
Some lower coaches never get the chance to work with stars.
What Spurs need and what Daniel Levy sought for, was a coach who was a high quality coach, not a run of the mill, you have to buy me finished products, coach.
He sought a coach who could improve players,improve a squad, a proper coach.
Mauricio Pochettino was one such coach and in my view should still be at Spurs now, the players should have been sold, not the manager removed but as always in football when the players are no longer playing for a coach, they are the ones who get away with it, they are the ones who stay and the manager is always the one who pays the price.
It ought to be the other way around, problematic as that is.
I'm a huge Daniel Levy fan, he has dragged this club from bankruptcy to a big club status, his job isn't done yet, we need income from the stadium and Champions League football back, then we can start to grow again.
An American football franchise and external events in the stadium outside of the season will also help.
I feel he made a mistake letting Pochettino go.but he did so we move on.
A serial winner was hired, someone who knows the traits of success, someone who understands the details the fans do not, who understands the mindset needed in general and in each player to create a winning team.
Let me give you an example of the difference between a wining mentality and the other 99% of the population.
I'd like to win/achieve...
Sorry that is not a positive statement, it is a wish, a dream.
It is something that will not be achieved because the will to do it isn't there.
That individual will not do what it takes, they will not make the sacrifices, they want it handed to them on a plate which is never going to happen, these people will bottle it when under extreme pressure, they will not be able to handle it.
José Mourinho states will will win the Europa League, we need to victories to win the Europa League.
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The transfer window is open, but pre-season doesn't start until the end of August and the season doesn't start until 12th September so there is no rush.
The players are on holiday and yet our fans, as usual, demand everything now to satisfy their ego and complain when it isn't so, even though it makes no difference whether we sign a player now or in 2 weeks.
The usual anti-Spurs posts from anti-Spurs accounts professing to support Spurs are being posted.
One lists a list of player who we haven't signed, few who were actually realistic, many with external problems that were not Spurs fault, some who were not available to be bought and even one Harry Redknapp turned down so we didn't even try to buy, bet heh, let's blame Levy for it.
I then get a reply from someone else telling me they are talking about wanting £20m spent on a player, yet this list contained £70 players and a 34-year-old who at the time was on £500,000-a-week or to put it another way, a quarter of our total income for the wages of one player.
How can you possibly complain about not buying a player who decides at 34 to sign for the highest wages!
Everyone knows we are making signing, they are pretty dumb if they don't, so to complain when there are at least 2 weeks until pre-season and we are in deep negotiations shows not common sense, but childish impatience.
These people need to grow up.
Clearly they know nothing about negotiating in the football world or in general.
Negotiations DO NOT take place every day.
There are lots of informal negotiations, negotiations with agents.
Spurs, quite rightly, put an offer on the table, unofficially, and leave it there to stew.
Southampton for instance, put there inflated demands and let that stew.
Saints want all the money upfront for their former captain, Spurs want to pay in instalments.
If money is paid up front then the fee has to come down to reflect that.
Southampton are strapped for money, they have priced Hojbjerg at a price that they need to spend on a replacement.
Spurs have valued him, as he should be valued, on the length of his contract and his ability on the field, but the overriding factor here is his length of contract.
If Saints wanted more they should have sold him last summer when he value would be at the level they are asking now, a one-year reduction on his contract reduces his market value.
Christian Eriksen was only £18m because of the length of his contract.
I discussed the other day about the problems of overpaying for a player and how it affects the other transfers you wish to make.
If tight financial times every thousand pound counts.
Southampton are refusing to agree a deal until a Walker-Peters deal is agreed, which should be done in my view, on the understanding of what the Hojbjerg deal will be.
Walker-Peters will go for around £12m with add-ons I expect, should we be demanding all that money up-front if Saints are demanding it for Hojbjerg?
Yes is the simple answer, but the Hojbjerg deal ought to be two or three payments and Saints should buy a replacement in the same way.
They need to sell so it is up to Southampton to change their stance to a more reasonable one. That is a question of us waiting.
Until Walker-Peters goes we can't bring in a right-back, that is not to say we haven't been negotiating for one and talking to agents in readiness for all the circumstances to fall in place (cogs of the various wheels aligning).
I'm on record as saying the Saints deal will be tied up at £18m, that our bid is £15m plus add-ons and ITK accounts have copied that, even copied the wages I quoted.
OK, let's move on to another argumentative subject,coaching.
Now as you all know I have two coaching qualifications, I look at games in an entirely different way to the fan in the stand, indeed I'll watch a game twice to look for specifics, such as positioning, body language, mentality,shape, I'll watch a game without watching anyone with the ball.
I'l,l watch the defence when we are in attack, I'll watch with he sound off so the commentator doesn't distract me with his thoughts, I'm interested in what I see, in what I look for.
Whether a player has had a good game or not is entirely dependent upon what instructions he was given and did he carry them out, not did he do something flashy to stand out.
All coaches are not equal.
Just as you have different standards of players, you have different standards of coaches.
Some coaches have to be bought the best tools to operate and can handle all the egos supporters forget about.
#
Some coaches can'r handle all the ego's and have to work further down the food chain.
Some lower coaches never get the chance to work with stars.
What Spurs need and what Daniel Levy sought for, was a coach who was a high quality coach, not a run of the mill, you have to buy me finished products, coach.
He sought a coach who could improve players,improve a squad, a proper coach.
Mauricio Pochettino was one such coach and in my view should still be at Spurs now, the players should have been sold, not the manager removed but as always in football when the players are no longer playing for a coach, they are the ones who get away with it, they are the ones who stay and the manager is always the one who pays the price.
It ought to be the other way around, problematic as that is.
I'm a huge Daniel Levy fan, he has dragged this club from bankruptcy to a big club status, his job isn't done yet, we need income from the stadium and Champions League football back, then we can start to grow again.
An American football franchise and external events in the stadium outside of the season will also help.
I feel he made a mistake letting Pochettino go.but he did so we move on.
A serial winner was hired, someone who knows the traits of success, someone who understands the details the fans do not, who understands the mindset needed in general and in each player to create a winning team.
Let me give you an example of the difference between a wining mentality and the other 99% of the population.
I'd like to win/achieve...
Sorry that is not a positive statement, it is a wish, a dream.
It is something that will not be achieved because the will to do it isn't there.
That individual will not do what it takes, they will not make the sacrifices, they want it handed to them on a plate which is never going to happen, these people will bottle it when under extreme pressure, they will not be able to handle it.
José Mourinho states will will win the Europa League, we need to victories to win the Europa League.
They are the words of a winning mentality, not if, not when,no buts, we will win the Europa League, a fixed goal you totally believe you re going to achieve.
That is a winning mentality, any anti-Levy, anti-ENIC fan or follower you see spouting their nonsense on Twitter does not have a winning mentality, although they think they do, they don't, they haven't a clue what a winning mentality is.
Winning teams,winning individuals are goal oriented.
Definitive measurable goals, not wishy washy we'll try, I'd like garbage.
The arrogance of Mourinho is what Spurs players need.
People who don't have his winning mentality see it as arrogance, people with a winning mentality see it for what it is, a winning mentality.
It isn't arrogance, it is just having a set goal you are determined, convinced you will achieve.
I have been called arrogant many times by the anti-Spurs crowd, it's a compliment, I have a winning mentality, they don't, they don't understand what winning takes.
They are the people you cut out of your life, they are the people who prevent success, who constantly tyr to drag you down.
Would you run a 100m final at the Olympic games with a parachute on your back?
No,well that's what trying to achieve something with that element present is like.
Release the parachute.
Now, I have just written a piece on that so why am I reinforcing the point?
Because if you have those elements within your squad, you will not achieve success.
You fill it with winning mentalities.
A team of lesser ability but all with winning mentalities will defeat greater ability team.
Ultimate desire conquers.
José Mourinho has that ultimate desire and he will want to surround himself with players of the right mentality, anyone else can be shipped out, WHOEVER they are.
Tanguy Ndombélé, clearly to those of us who have a winning mentality, does not have a winning mentality.
Serge Aurier does not have a winning mentality.
Now that is not to say these people can never win something, Aurier has been a part of squads who have won but then he has been playing in a one-team league.
Spurs can not afford to carry passengers.
We need players with the drive of Harry Kane and Eric Dier.
"Teams win consistently because everyone connected with them concentrates on specific objectives.
"They go about their business with blinders on; nothing will distract them from achieving their aims.”
Those are the words of Lou Holtz, national championship-winning head coach at Notre Dame, college football TV analyst, and the only coach to lead six schools to bowl games.
Now the sport here is irrelevant, the mentality isn't.
I could go to stacks of sports and you'll find the same mentality of winners.
We have to bring that together at Tottenham.
That is ultimately what Mourinho is tasked with, do that and the trophies will follow.
You create a winning environment, you fill it with winning mentalities and winning trophies is inevitable, it's a by-product.
You then have to ensure you keep bringing talent with the right mentality.
Purpose. ...
Passion. ...
Self-Determination. ...
Confidence
Passion. ...
Self-Determination. ...
Confidence
Which of those traits do you see in each of our players, they should all have all of them, but they don't
and that's an issue.
Spurs need to be goal oriented and focused.
Losing teams lack that focus.
Losing teams are triers.
A focused team will beat a group of individuals not focused on a team goal.
and that's an issue.
Spurs need to be goal oriented and focused.
Losing teams lack that focus.
Losing teams are triers.
A focused team will beat a group of individuals not focused on a team goal.
“A guy may have the potential to be the best player of all time. He’s able, agile, and intelligent. Yet unless he is totally committed to the team and victory as a unit, he won’t win ball games. And winning is the name of the game.”
Vince Lombardi, head coach of the Green Bay Packers and winner of five NFL Championships, including the first two Super BowlsWatch a performance and tell me which players are committed to Spurs, then watch Ndombélé come on as a sub, the same commitment simply isn't there.
Anyone can see that, even his most ardent fan.
Upon arrival at Spurs, Mourinho will have had to look at each player in the squad in training.
Next he would have to make it perfectly clear to the squad whet the team goal or goals were.
Now if a player doesn't totally buy into that, then the team chances of success are reduced, if two don't buy in they are reduced further and so on.
There is only so much deadwood you can carry, ideally you carry none.
The final step is to sit down individually with each player and have a discussion with them about what they feel they can bring to the team and the boss ensuring they know exactly what the roles he expects them to provide to the best of their ability is.
Again, any discord here is damaging.
That is not to say there can not be conflict in a squad, indeed at times there is almost certain to be.
We saw it recently between Hugo Lloris and Sonny.
The matter was swiftly resolved.
One party held their hand up to their error and took responsibility for their performance (or lack of).
That's what a winning mentality does, the player doesn't make excuses, they simply hold their hands up, it won't happen again..
You have seen it many times, we saw it under Pochettino in those final 10 games,we have seen Chelsea players perform below standard to oust Mourinho.
If players no longer buy into the goal, they no longer perform to the best of their ability.
To have them on board to the goal(s) is absolutely essential.
Tanguy Ndombélé has not bought in totally to Mourinho's objectives,to his role.
The result is training that goes through the motions and effort that does not warrant selection which creates a lack of trust on both parts and hinders the building of total buy-in to the common goal(s).
It's a vicious circle which either has to be broken or the player has to go, which in this case is exactly what he is angling for.
The object of the coach is not to create a star but to create the best team.
Each player has a specific role within that team, specific goals, within the overall goal.
Sir Alf Ramsey phoned Sir Jack Charlton to play centre-back for England and Jack Charlton thought it was a joke,
He told him he wasn't the best centre-back in the leafie but Sir Alf explained to him that he had the attributes he was looking for for that position.
The result, he was a part of the team that won the FIFA World Cup.
You do not have to pick the best players,you have to pick the best team, the best combination,not simply the best individuals.
A lesson for today's supporter who clearly doesn't understand this concept.
Quite frankly I have only touched on the subject but Mourinho knows what the traits, the ingredients of Success are, fans don't.
We should trust Mourinho,he knows what he wants to see in a player.
As he said with Lo Celso, the guy didn't complain when he wasn't picked, he simply got his head down, showed on the training field hsi desire and took his chance when he was given it.
Erik Lamela, even though not fit, went to the boss and said I'll play for 5 minutes if you need me, again the type of mentality Mourinho wants to see.
If Ndombélé had their attitude, he'd be playing.
All the while you shows the traits of a failure mentality, he won't play.
Why would you put a failure mentality into a group of winning mentalities?
Mourinho wants players with a winning mentality because they win things.
If you have a bad egg you get rid of it.
A negative player is like a cancer and you must cut it out.
It's the same reason why supporters who want success cut out the negative supporter.
They are working against the club to create unrest and build division.
That helps nobody and certainly can't be considered support, even if they wish to con themselves that it is.
Why would you want these failure mentalities around you?
They provide no help to the club at all.
I wrote when Mauricio Pochettino arrived that our supporters had to learn the mentality of winners and they haven't done so.
Would you listen to a failure telling you how to be successful?
No and you don't listen to someone with a failure mentality tell you how to be successful either.
Perhaps some of our fans need to see the sports psychologists we should be using to develop winning mentalities.
A supporter should be helping to create an air of success, not an air of failure.
Supporters can play their part, ours don't.
Supporting for 80 minutes during a football game isn't support.
Supporting on and off the field is winning mentality support.
Deciding you'll only try and give your best for 90 minutes as a player is the same.
You can't produce your ultimate best if you are not doing all the supporting things that allow you to do it.
Top level football is not Sunday morning stuff where you just turn up and play and try to win, that's just asking for failure.
All you are doing is giving your best within the limitations you have set yourself.
Release the limitations and you release better performances.
Your brain not wanting to be at a club limits what you can perform, that's why you have to have players who have totally bought into what you are trying to achieve, not players who think they'll give it a go and see.
If you can't see that then you don't have a winning mentality and that's the problem.
There will be players like that and that's the problem.
Fans want names, Mourinho wants winning mentalities.
And just for the record, Daniel Levy has a winning mentality.
He demands the absolute best from everyone.
Pochettino gave an indication of what should be possible for a coach.
That is the standard.
If you need hundreds of millions spent you are not of that standard.
1% have a winning mentality which those without can't recognise, it's beyond their scope, they don't know the vastly different outlook it creates.
Promoting their failure traits isn't going to achieve success, Spurs have to achieve success while battling against them.
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With so many bad transfers over the years, and during Poch's early years, when we were after better targets. Why do we end up with the cheaper option that ultimately has less quality. On the odd occasion, you find a gem, but more often than not our player search vs the players that come in, seem to have a gap.
As Poch said, he is not in charge of player recruitment, that's not to say he did not have a say in it, but ultimately it was not down to him.
Im not a Levy in or out, I think commercially, he has been superb, no one can argue that, but as a person you have to realise what you are good at and what you are not good at, and recruiting talent is not one of the things I think he is good at. IMO the manager/coach should identify what they need, suggest realistic targets (and many have been over the years) then go get them early. Obviously this happens to a certain degree, I am not naive to that fact,…
Absolutely. That could be a quote from the author as he's sais it so many times. Rarely without a nod to sports psychologists I must admit, but certainly a message repeated to death here.
Unfortunately, that's the last bit that really sounds like you understand much about how the puzzle fits together. A few individual comments that aren't exactly wrong when taken in isolation, but frankly running a top-level football club can never be considered to be that simple.
Are you intelligent enough to discern the value of that or can you only see the presentation?