This appointment is a vestige of Fabio Paratici. He didn't want Frank to begin with, he wanted de Zerbi, and failing that, Tudor. It's a strange appointment, but maybe he was the only one who would accept the job.
Antonio Conte's endorsed the appointment. It's a wait and see situation. Let's give him a chance jumhead and be positive.
The job was not exactly an attractive proposition, 12 games plus a couple in CL, just keeping the seat warm for a permanent hire in the summer. If he can fire up the players a bit, and his pedigree means they might respect him, no reason why he cannot keep us up.
Having looked at his record, Tudor definitely seems to have a New Manager Bounce (NMB) effect, and then it all goes sour after 8-12 months. He's not going to get that long, so hopefully we just enjoy the NMB and pull away from the relegation zone. And win the CL.
After putting in a 10-hour day of work, I've popped into this little town's brewhouse, where I've had one of their small pizzas and a few pints of the Rothaus Pils that they have on tap. It's indescribably good. Between the pie and the pils, I've come to accept our new managerial appointment, and will enthusiastically support our march toward Prem survival and Champions League conquest. Had I not made the decision to stop in to the Parlor City Brewery tonight, I might be thinking something like, "what the effing hell?!" or "these tits forced out Levy without an effing clue as to how to run a football club" or "who's Igor Tudor?" or "F*ck! What the f*cking f*ck?!?!". But I'm not. What I'm thinking right now is, "Get in, Igor! You're the man! Make sure to stand at the front of the bus during the Champions League-winners parade at N17!" It's a very good beer.
Mate, I'm old as dirt and I don't know what 'THC' is. But I can assure you, I am THFC infused! And all the better for it.
No PL experience but some CL I believe. I've followed and supported Spurs since 1961 and I have to say that I've NEVER been more confused and uncertain than I am now.
Knowing Tottenham, he’ll have us in contention for Europe, playing decently well so the board will feel compelled to keep him on. We’ll miss out on all the prime candidates this summer. The board won’t spend money because they’re not sure and he’ll get sacked 4 months in with us sitting in 15th.
I read, in one of the countless articles about this, that Igor knows that, barring something utterly extraordinary, he's done come the summer. Not a guess as to where I read it or how credible that might be.
The upheaval continues: John Heitinga, Justin Cochrane, and Chris Haslam follow Frank out the door. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c626z4ev3y0o
It could be worse. When Philadelphia Union started in 2010, the chief exec was a guy called Nick Sakiewicz, who had been a goalie in his playing days. He proceeded to collect goalies, far beyond the means/needs of the team. For MLS, goalkeepers are maybe the one position where there are plenty of decent domestic options. In addition to the established starter, a young Zac McMath, Sakiewicz used his first round draft pick on Andre Blake, a good Jamaican prospect (still with the team), AND, incredibly, he went and signed Rais M'Bohli who had recently had a good world cup with Algeria. This was for a brand new team that needed to make the most of the limited resources it had. When questioned by the press about his recruitment, Sakiewicz memorably said "We've got 3 of the best goalies in the league" and defended the hire of M'Bohli by snarkily referring to him playing in "a little tournament in South Africa". Thankfully for Sak, M'Bohli was an utter car crash in Philly and was gone within months.
Sakiewicz was in charge of the Metrostars back around the turn of the century, and to say he was despised by the fans is an understatement. He'd say things like "soccer fans are not my target audience" and "they should just be grateful they have a team to support" whilst disregarding their (legitimate) complaints with disdain. I never followed them closely, before or after the sale to Red Bull. But from what I did see, there was nothing even remotely impressive about his tenure there. He came off really poorly.
He is a no-name but that doesn't mean he won't do well. He can't do worse than Frank. Is he a poor man's Conte? We are poor now.