The Armchair Architects of N17
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| The Armchair Architects of N17 |
This post uses the architectural analogy to address how fans often rush to judgment about team building without understanding the complexity and expertise involved.
It introduces imagery around construction, blueprints, and famous architects.
The Armchair Architects of N17
Every match day, thousands of architectural experts descend upon Tottenham Hotspur.
People who've never read a blueprint in their lives.
People who couldn't tell you the difference between load-bearing walls and decorative features.
Yet somehow, they all know exactly how the stadium should be designed.
"That formation is structurally unsound."
"The defensive foundation will collapse under pressure."
"The midfield dimensions are all wrong!"
We've become a fanbase of armchair architects.
Drawing confident conclusions from partial plans.
Demanding immediate revisions after seeing only the scaffolding.
Declaring the entire project doomed before the concrete has even set.
Imagine telling Renzo Piano his Shard design was fundamentally flawed because you didn't like the look of the initial steel frame.
Imagine demanding Norman Foster scrap his Gherkin halfway through because the skeleton didn't immediately resemble the finished vision.
Absurd, right?
Yet that's exactly what happens when fans who watch matches, scroll through some stats, and consume hours of heated punditry decide they understand Postecoglou's master plans better than he does.
Real architects spend years mastering their craft.
They understand materials, physics, aesthetics, and function in ways the casual observer simply cannot.
They see the finished cathedral while others see only scattered stones.
Ange Postecoglou didn't just stumble into football management.
He didn't just download "How To Coach For Dummies" last summer.
He's been refining his architectural vision for decades.
Testing materials.
Adjusting blueprints.
Learning from structural failures.
Perfecting his signature style.
The club hired an architect with a vision.
Not a contractor following someone else's plans.
Not a maintenance man patching leaky roofs.
That's the absurdity of our fane...
Bung a few holes and everything is fixed.
True football literacy isn't just knowing which players are good.
It's understanding why certain pieces fit together.
It's recognising that some supports must be temporary while foundations cure.
It's appreciating that not every beautiful design feature is immediately visible in the early phases.
So the next time you're tempted to redraw the club's blueprints based on a disappointing set of fixtures...
Ask yourself:
Would you tell Isambard Kingdom Brunel how to build a bridge?
Would you lecture Zaha Hadid on spatial dynamics?
Or would you trust that perhaps...
Just perhaps...
The master architect might understand their own design better than you do?
Great clubs aren't built on the shifting sands of amateur opinion.
They rise on the solid foundations of expert vision, given time to properly set.
"What's happening right now is that people are fearing that it might actually happen [Tottenham Hotspur winning a trophy] and because it might happen, let's see how we can tear it down somehow, diminish it somehow by saying it's been a poor season and we don't deserve this or we don't deserve that."
The words of Ange Postecoglou.
He is talking about everyone belittling Spurs getting to a European final...
Including our own fans working against the club...
Like Change for Tottenham.
The name is Tottenham Hotspur lads, even in their name they want to disrespect the clubs wishes.
Is that support!
These hypocrites will celebrate if we win...
They will take it that they were a part of having achieved something...
Even though they ate the very people belittling it by shouting for change.
It's two-faced.
Who are going to be the first people to complain if we don't win the UEFA Europa League final?
The very same people who are actively trying to prevent us winning it!
And then...
As they do now...
Will plead their innocence.
And they'll tell you they know what a winning mentality is...
Because they have one.
It's utterly laughable.
Take a few coaching courses fellas!
What did Ange talk about after the semi-final?
Oh, that's right...
The game plan was to control the tempo...
One of the keys in my pre-match tactical preview!
See you next time.
COYS
A topical article given our own fans are trying to prevent us from winning the UEFA Europa League: WARZONE of NEGATIVITY - a lesson in how to perpetuate failure!
Even Ange is talking about my article subjects!
And 'Change For Tottenham' and followers prove it to be true.
Tottenham Hotspur: Transfer Market Rejection - the art of rejection
The Golden Key Spurs Are Still Ignoring: Spurs’ Young Stars Are in Danger - Why Spurs youngsters are in danger, like so many before. The trap revealed
MAJOR article The 'How To' of winning - Another must-read THBN piece: Forget Talent – This Is Why New Zealand Wins and Tottenham Doesn’t (Yet) - Exactly what Ange has been talking about recently, a winning culture
Tottenham Hotspur are guilty of: The Elastic Band Principle and Tottenham Hotspur’s Coaching Identity - yes, Daniel Levy is partially suffering with this
The Tottenham Hotspur Culture Problem: Postecoglou: The Culture Problem Is Created By The Fanbase - Change For Tottenham prove it ahead of a final!
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| Another hard-hitting THBN article: You Booed the Sub Who Scored: Spurs Fans, This Is Why You Lose |
Proper Supporters Support Bill Nicholson Style
Readers' question answered:
Reader Comments Addressed: The Lion's Reply to the Mouse's Squeak - more comments exposed
The Club Responds to Your Abuse - tearing the abusers apart
What kind of "winning mentality" thinks losing league games doesn’t matter? - you think you know what a winning mentality is, but you don't
Tottenham Hotspur Are Building a Lancaster Bomber – Not a Mosquito - Spurs' Lancaster Bomber is still in the factory and we are having to deal with deserters
COYS
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| Further THBN links to recent posts |
Recent Posts From 'The Sensible One' THBN:
The Unseen World Series:
The Invisible War Room: Tottenham Hotspur Scouting
Tottenham Hotspur appoint a Transfer News Spokesperson - Better communication with the fans would benefit all parties
Silent Dealmakers; Behind The Transfer Curtain - THBN draws back the veil and explains behind-the-scenes transfer activity
Tottenham Hotspur’s Powerful Transfer Strategy - part of a series of articles that explain the unseen world to fans
OTHER ARTICLES:
The Anatomy of a Winning Mentality: Daniel Levy’s Spurs Blueprint
Social Media Backlash: The Silent Career Killer in Modern Sports - online abuse affects people, including the players you profess to support
Even If Tottenham Hotspur Won the Quadruple, Some Fans Would Still Boo - Spurs fans are addicted to hatred, you can't be blind to this on social media right now
When Belief Breaks Down: The Hidden Cost of Lost Faith in a Manager - it's not the system that breaks
Two Paths, One Mentality: What Spurs Fans Still Don’t Understand About Winning - winners don't think like Spurs fans think
What Snapper Fish Teach Spurs Fans About Building a Winning Club - The Florida Keys Conservation Area ecosystem and Spurs
What Spurs Fans Could Learn From The US Masters Golf - How to win
Tottenham Hotspur's Real Problem: Fans Who Fear the Rebuild They Wanted - you complain you don't get a rebuild, you get a rebuild, and you still complain, proving fans are part of the cultural problem at Spurs
Ange Was Right: The Problem at Spurs Is ... - fans demonstrate exactly what I have been talking about recently
United We Stand, Divided We Fall - so why do our fans create a Warzone of Negativity?
Fans Create a WARZONE OF NEGATIVITY and Expect Success!! - They produce a lesson in how to perpetuate failure
Toxic Fans Cost Trophies - Science Proves It - every fan should be supporting on social media to help create a winning environment, not a losing one
6 Spurs Finals Under Levy: It's Not Recruitment, It's Mentality - Both players and fans need to improve their mentality
Spurs' Spending Strategy: Inside the Next Three Transfer Windows - How much Spurs will have to spend in the next 3 transfer windows
Johan Lange's Strategy: Adapting European Players to Tottenham Hotspur - How European players have to adapt to the Premier League
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