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The Alasdair Gold Syndrome

Thought I'd spoil you once again and chat about the situation, which isn't the disastrous situation journalists and agenda-driven fans would have you believe.

Conte has put himself in limbo by not signing a new contract, despite receiving the promised investment.

It is his skills that have the team playing poor football, when last season Spurs were a Top 4 outfit consistently.

That gives Daniel Levy a dilemma.

Tottenham has the option of extending Conte's contract for another year, presumably, Conte has to agree to that.

Currently, without a signature Spurs can't invest large sums.

You can only invest with certainty, not uncertainty.

Conte can not wait for January investment before committing because that shows he isn't committed.

I have discussed the investment opportunity and talks and that affects what Tottenham can invest too, but Daniel Levy is at another crossroads.

The football is boring, let's be honest, some of the players clearly find it boring and don't want to play it.

Dele didn't under Mourinho.

Unless ALL players totally believe in the system then it can't work so you have to weed those out and bring in the new, but the likes of Kane are not going to wait for that.

I have spoken many times about winning mentalities and that you have to fill the club with winning mentalities, not the ordinary fan mentality who merely tries to win a football game.

Dele Alli tries to win a football game, he has the skill but he isn't good enough because he no longer has a winning mentality driving him forward to constantly improve.

Mauricio Pochettino is sitting waiting in the wings. Thomas Tuchel has been mentioned by guessing journalists with no information to go on.

Fans do not want boring football.

Does Daniel Levy, therefore, stick to the boring football that will eventually bring success when the dressing room has been filled with winning mentalities or does he bring back entertaining football that will keep the fans happy while investing in the team and hopefully bring trophies?

Will that generate a dressing room of winning mentalities or players who simply enjoy their football?

It's the Alasdair Gold syndrome.

Goldilocks wants to turn off the main road, drive down a country lane to a dead end and have a pint in the pub there.

The board wants to drive along the main road, a longer journey, to where there are 50 pubs.

Winning mentalities go for the 50 pubs.

Winning mentalities aim for 0 trophies and pick up one as a by-product.

Fans aim for one trophy, but that does not lead to more.

Only the financial infrastructure leads to more.

So which manager do Spurs go for, a winner or an entertainer?

In any company there is an employer and employee.

An employer has different objectives to an employee.

An employer builds for the long-term, an employee the short-term no-risk pay packet.

An employee works toward what an employer wants, not what an employee wants.

A company is assessed against what the employer wants. 

What the employer's goal is, is unknown to the employee usually.

It isn't in Spurs case but for some reason journalists and fans have forgotten or ignored what it is, as it has been stated.

Why should the club continually repeat itself like the THST want?

Thus an employee's assessment is irrelevant as it's an assessment against the wrong criteria.

Tottenham fans are the employees, they have employee thinking.

Those of us with winning mentalities, those of us capable of planning out a huge vision, assess against the correct criteria and thus are the only opinions that matter.

Road Sweeper Ronnie will always just be a road sweeper, who thinks he knows how to run the company.

But as we see, he has the wrong mindset so will always be wrong and not progress.

He is the guy calling for ENIC out, Levy out.

An occasional idea might be a small-time temporary good one with a limited timespan, but as for the bigger picture and whether his ideas fit the employee vision, he has no idea.

He lacks the capacity to think in those terms, he wants everyone else to do that for him.

Daniel Levy is trying to build the Manchester City level of success, fans are asking for the Leicester City level of success.

Leicester City have proved that an on-the-field success DOES NOT build long-term success, you have to start again, then start again and are now fighting relegation.

That isn't what Daniel Levy, ENIC and the board want, they want manchester City level.

Alasdair Gold is looking at emulating Leicester City, not Manchester City, hence why he can't understand why the board believes they aren't doing anything wrong, because he's looking at the end vision.

Fans do the same, Dan Kilpatrick does the same.

Until everyone understands Spurs have to build Manchester City level of income off the field to pay for the on-the-field success of Manchester City, then they will always to looking at the wrong objective and thus continue to be wrong.

I look forward to educating the employee mindsets further in due course.

That should annoy a few, LOL.

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8 comments

  1. THFC have the right to extend Conte's contract by a year. If he refuses he is in breach of the agreement. You talk about a winning mentality - well I would suggest that the players who don't like playing the way a serial winning coach is asking them to play lack a winning mentality and they can leave.
    • Totally agree. I consistently write we have to fill the squad with winning mentalities and that Conte has one.
  2. Great article although I would have to take exception to your comments about boring football being the winning way, do Arsenal play boring football? do Newcastle play boring football? do Manchester United play boring football and does Manchester City play boring football? Do Barcelona or Real Madrid or Bayern Munich or PSG all play boring football?
    There has to be a balance and at present we do not have that correct. Since Conte arrived we have bought 9 new players yet our football is not as good as last season. I have said many times as you know that the idea of only turning up for the second half was not the correct way and now its coming back to bit us in the bum. Conte is the route of the issue at present either commit to the club and Levy will invest or say outright your not here for the long term or maybe instead of complaining that the board are not questioned on the investment etc maybe he should be answering those questions too instead of playing these mind games all the time.…
    • You have read enough of my articles to know that isn't the case Tony.
      I was merely pointing out Conte's style is boring football, not that boring football is the only way to win. I also agree that Conte is the root of the problem, he has to sign that contract and commit to Spurs, the club can't commit fund to him unless he does, but then are Spurs waiting for investment themselves? Clive (THBN)
  3. I'd argue that Conte hasn't been sufficiently backed. His system as we know is heavily reliant on high quality wingbacks of which we have one, in Perisic who is not able to play every minute. Why Spence is never considered an option is puzzling.

    I wonder if Levy really cares about the type of football we play (wrt Conte being boring). He did replace Poch with Mourinho & then Nuno.

    I like Conte & I hope he stays, but with Paratici potentially out and the fact that we still have a lot of players on the payroll who can't or don't perform at the required level thereby blocking more suitable replacements, why would he stay. There are still clubs with "sugar daddy" owners who will back their chosen manager.

    I wonder how success will be measued if we drift into the relegation zone given our recent, alarming stats?

    Thete have been mitigating circumstances, such as WC, unlucky with the injuries, prrsonal grief, loss off key staff members etc but all teams may be…
    • Sugar Daddy owners as you put them MUST be paid back, clubs like Man City, PSG are funded through sponsorship, NOT just being given money so your implication is INCORRECT which rather negates your argument.

      You need to read the following piece How a £60m Transfer Fee Affects The Club
      https://tottenhamhotspur.blogspot.com/2023/01/continuing-your-education.html

      we won't be anywhere near the relegation zone, sit 5th in the league, still in the FA Cup & UCL.

      You mention injuries which I agree have highlighted the depth isn't of sufficient ability, but our 1st XI, available at the moment assuming Kulu & Bentancur don't get suspended, can hold their own and have, hence why we are 65th in thre league.
      Clive (THBN)
  4. Hello, sticking my head above the parapet here re: "Sugar Daddy" owners. I'm just implying that other clubs will back the manager with signings to improve the squad and that the threat of being pushed further down the ladder is real and could have an impact on the club for years to come.

    I agree with you that none of those handouts are actually free. I also appreciated your recent article on the clubs finances and spending, so thank you for that.

    I'm not at all suggesting Spurs should be dependent on handouts from "generous" owners or that financial sustainability isn't the right approach. Daniel Levy has managed a remarkable upgrade to the stadium among other things but the team and the football itself should always be the jewel in the crown, not the stadium or anything else. The stadium should exist to serve and finance the team which needs to be a disciplined and well run operation in itself, to succeed.

    To this end we have brought in an excellent coac…
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