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AVB – Time to go

In my first blog at the start of the season I said that AVB is not the man for the job and was tactically naive. I was lambasted by comments saying I didn’t know what I was talking about, some comments were very offensive, yet I wonder with what has happened over the last couple of weeks if any of those were people who ‘booed’ AVB on Saturday against Wigan after he took JD off and may have changed their opinion on what they said about me initially?
Let’s look at the facts. I have mentioned in my blogs about the number of occasions AVB has tried to hold onto a lead by taking off our only striker and putting a defender on. I’ve also mentioned we are a ‘One Half’ team this season. Our performances in Europe have been extremely dull and boring as well as being poor. Last week in the cup at Norwich AVB went for a 4-6-0 system. Now this worked for Spain, but Spain we certainly are not.
Against Wigan he persists with this awful 4-5-1 system. And the worst of it all (as the majority of the crowd made perfectly clear) when we are looking and in need for a goal, he takes off our leading scorer (again) puts another striker on but then stays with the same system. Surely he should have gone 4-3-3 and try to get something out of the game. Or even 4-4-2 with Ade and JD up front (which in my opinion is the way forward).

I (and others) have mentioned that when at Chelsea he upset the dressing room. It certainly hasn’t taken him long at The Lane to upset the dressing room. Ade is happy, JD isn’t happy, Dawson isn’t happy. 3 of our better players all unhappy and more to the point probably 35,000 of us are not happy.
have to say Daniel Levy must take most of the blame for appointing such an inadequate manager, however, I would suggest that the sooner AVB goes, the better, before he drags ‘Our Club’ into mediocrity. So I say AVB – time to go. I wonder if those who castigated me earlier now agree?

By CheekyCockney

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  1. November 6, 2012
    You geezer are an embarrassment and basically an idiot ,a new age supporter go down the empty crates , you and the like really really piss me off , like booing at the weekend i thought was a disgrace and yes i am a season tic holder and go home and away but i am old school I DONT BOOOOO ,Will u be going to man city So this brilliant football we had was that last season after christmas when we won 3 out of 15 under redcrapp lost to wigan at home oh sorry it was the season before, oops after christmas 4 out 17 won yes we had some wonderful games but oh yea! we had ledders,modders,and rafa 3 world class players oops they seem to be missing this season instead u have Dempsey and Hudd u mate ought to go and learn about football instead of listening to mates or talk sport,media,and sky its called watching and learning U said me and my mates said he upset the chavs thats what he was told to do get rid of terry and the ilk then the boss bottled it and didnt back him and they were 4th then are u really that thick where football is concerned how old are u really and how long have u been supporting the mighty spurs 1,2,3 yrs,redcrapp had the best squad we have had for years and won NOTHING NOTHING NOTHING OH BUT WE FINISH 4TH GOD WHY DID YOU BECOME A TOTTENHAM SUPPORTER SORRY MATE I JUST CANNOT BELIEVE U JUST WROTE THAT ! Reply
  2. November 6, 2012
    You look but you do not see. From your limited view point you assume you know it all. AVB is exactly what Spurs need infact it's a match made in heaven. Young, dynamic, hungry and intensley focused this guy is a winner. It takes time to build a team and lets face it and be honest, how many world classs players actually play at Spurs, I can think of only Bale who could walk into either Manu or Real. You over estimate the ability of our side. You blame its short comings on the manager and you make a huge error when you do. Spurs need consistency over the next 3-5 years to bring in the new facilities and stadium development, we need a manger whos going to be around for awhile, so don't think for a minute he will be leaving, unless we go to shit, which won't happen because his is exactly a great manager. Reply
  3. November 6, 2012
    Mate you talk out of your arse. Pull up your trousers and give your mouth a chance dickhead. Reply
  4. November 6, 2012
    A pathetic article, along with some pathetic 'arty supporters, who seem to have more support for a detached individual (Harry, always a hammer at heart) than my beloved Spurs. Like many have stated already, joint 4th and with a depleted team is not bad. Would Harry have won at Man U? Probably not (had about 5 attempts and failed and many of those were at home). How many of you harry lovers cussed and called fir Harry's head when we lost to a worse team like Norwich last year? What about our defeat to Wigan at home last year? Talk about selective! You have all exposed yourselves as clowns waiting for the first bad result to arrive so u can claim you were right! When a club has a new manager and new players sometimes it takes an entire season to get his views and ideas across..we are only 10 games in. If u don't have anything positive to say, please SHUT UP!!! AND STAY SILENT Reply
  5. November 6, 2012
    Do you know what your making yourself look like, AVB IS tactically correct in the formation he plays with the players he has at his disposal. AVB is a great YOUNG manager with correct disciplinary and team sheet selection methods. he needs time, he needs to build his own team. You mentioned 3 so instrumental players in last season. i think three very instrumental player are out of the squad at he minute, being the amazing younes Kaboul, BAE being out causes issues with Vertonghen sometimes having to play left back which to some peoples surprise where he is least effective. and finally Scotty parker!! who BTW has not feaured this season, you dont know what your talking about, we should all be fully behind him????? COYS Reply
  6. November 6, 2012
    Please shut up and don't write anything if you can't show some intelligance Reply
  7. November 6, 2012
    Wankas like you piss me off, Stay away from our club you fckin arshole Reply
  8. November 6, 2012
    It's fair to say the guy the said this is a ballbag.#thatisall Reply
  9. November 6, 2012
    What a load of nonsense. For years I have been able to wind up my gooner mates (even when they were winning titles) by telling them that we are a 'proper club' with fantastic support and an atmosphere and support to rival any ground in the league. They didn't like it because they knew it was true and it pained them to see our loyal support up and down the country always getting behind what were, in the main, some very mediocre teams when Highbury and later the Haemarroids were like libraries with nouveau fans complaining at the slightest mistakes or bad performance. It is gauling to see what is happening at The Lane now. We are in grave danger of becoming exactly the same as them (and Chelsea for that matter) and until all you non believers, who I can only assume have only been following for a few years given you think where we stand now is a disaster, do what we have always been known for and start getting behind your players things will only get worse. Do not think that this is a statement of a lack of ambition because I want us to improve just as everyone else does (apart from those are anti AVB like the writer of the original article who I can only assume are more intent on being able to say 'I told you so'). If by the end of the season things haven't worked out, let's take a closer look but not until then. In the meantime, come on Tottenahm fans, let's get behind the lads and give them the confidence they need to make White Hart Lane the intimidating place it has been for opponents in the past and make our days out following the Spurs as enjoyable as they have been for years gone by. COYS Reply
  10. November 6, 2012
    Absolute idiot. I am sorry, people are entitled to their opinions but yours is unfounded, unsubstantiated, misjudged and wholly wrong. Therefore your an idiot. Look at pretty much every response to your blog and consider whether you should ever write your opinions again. Talksport is where muppets take an extreme view in order to spark debate - wholesale disagreement from your 'readership' should demonstrate the lack of knowledge or relevance you have. Reply
  11. November 6, 2012
    Pathetic. Book yourself into rehab pronto Reply
  12. November 6, 2012
    Totally spot on article, AVB is like a rabbit caught in the headlights, totally out of his depth. He will be gone in a matter of months. Levy sacked redknapp for non footballing reasons, big mistake. Finally, don't understand the concept of supporters being castigated for booing. 36000 people can not all be wrong. Reply
  13. November 6, 2012
    Mate, if you proclame to be a cockney. Go support West Ham, and stop writing BS like this. COYS Reply
  14. November 7, 2012
    I stopped reason when I said we stuck with the same system when he took Defoe of against Wigan, we definitely did not we then took off walker for carrol and played a 3-3-4 or 3-4-2 with Dempsey up top with adebayor, that means we can attack and control the midfield, we are not playing pre-2000 football of 442 anymore, u normally win a match in midfield and Defoe has been poor the last couple of games aswell. HE ONLY HAD 11 TOUCHES IN THE WHOLE TIME HE WAS ON AGAINST WIGAN!!!! 2 strikers is not the way anymore unless u want to be ripped to shreds, AVB understands this he has a plan b and C, Redschnapps had A that's it. Reply
  15. November 7, 2012
    I've always been in favour of giving a manager time, even though AVB isn't my favourite manager I still think he needs time. I don't agree with a lot of the things he does tactically, but give the guy a chance. Yes I agree that we are not playing well this season, but not playing well and still in 6th place(on goal differnce to 4th place) is still good in my books for a young manager who is still learning, He needs to learn that we have never been good at holding onto a one goal lead and our best defence has always been attacking not just sitting back hoping we can hold out. If he gets that right I can see him bringing us forward. The worst thing we can do right now in my opinion is to start again with a new manager this early. Reply
  16. November 7, 2012
    You want to go write articles for the mail all they do is talk shit!! Reply
  17. November 7, 2012
    No a manager has to build his own side before you can judge him and the player he classed as absolutely essential was not signed, nor was any adequate replacement. We must wait until January and see which creative midfielder we buy. Secondly he had already said he wants us to play 4-3-3 but that at the beginning of the season didn't have the players to play it and didn't want to change to much to soon. Spurs are a work in progress, not a finished article so he can only be judged when he has his team playing. Reply
  18. November 7, 2012
    Disgraceful article , i don't agree with you... I don't like you . Won't be reading this site again . Reply
  19. November 7, 2012
    Support the club you div, We are in 5th, while the squad is looking thin. do you really have nothing better to do with your time? Reply
  20. November 8, 2012
    All these people disagreeing with me (and they are entitled to their opinion), but it just proves that some know absolutely 'Nothing' by saying we are 5th. Since i wrote the article we have in fact been 6th - even behind West Brom. I really appreciate the constructive criticism some have left even though they totally disagree with my opinion. I still think it a shame these other idiots are just 'abusive' with no constructive criticism whatsoever. Anyone can be abusive but just proves no intelligence. Probably most of them dont even go to the matches. At least i am there every single game and most away games, and only want the best for 'My Club'. Reply
  21. November 8, 2012
    Have to totally agree with the writer of this article. Every point is valid. The morons who just slag off are no good for the club or this site. We really only want people on the site who know their football and the articles Cheeky has posted shows he knows more about this club and football than most. Keep up the really fantastic work. Reply
  22. November 27, 2012
    Let's see how it looks at the end of the season, we need to give avb 2-3 seasons before we cam judge him. He lost modric and vdv and did not get the signings he wanted, why on earth does everybody think we should make top four? With a weaker team, it's crazy if we do I want AVB at spurs for life! COYS Reply
  23. February 27, 2013
    Cheeky Cockney certainly knows how to get people talking. I have read all his articles and although i do agree with most of his arguments that is not to say i always agree with everything he says. At least he has the guts to say exactly how he feels and it makes a nice change for someone to say constructive things, even if not always agreeable. Here is hoping he does'nt get too upset by the stupid abuse he gets from some idiots on here, some of which dont seem to have the intelligence to wipe their own bottoms. As it happens, i am not in total agreement with him at this time on AVB, but even so, does make some very valid points which are true. Carry on the great work Cheeky Cockney, i will continue to read all your interesting articles. Reply

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