I knew that Spurs owner refused to sell club icon Harry Kane to Manchester City over the summer; knew that that left City without a "true nine" since we left Kun Aguero go, didn't sign Messi, nor Ronaldo, all of which SUCKED; knew that 'Arry issued a statement to Spurs fans saying the summer drama was all behind him and he would never disrespect the fans by giving less than full 100 effort; knew that City had lost the opening match of the season to Spurs on a goal by the sublime Son Heung Min; figured that that meant 'Arry hadn't scored. (I'm clever that way.); and figured, that figures. That's when I crowned ManU presumptive 2021/22 champeens. and went back to ignoring Spurs.
So, catching up on my reading today I learned that Arsenal and Spurs have had exact mirror image results in the first six games of the new campaign: Arsenal lost their first three, including a pathognomonic 5-0 loss to City, which prompted me for the first time in eighteen years of being a City fan to call for the ousting of an opponent's manager, Arsenal boss and former Pep lieutenant Mikel Arteta. I didn't notice until just a couple of hours ago that Arsenal then won three straight, including today's destruction of Spurs. Nor did I know that Spurs did the exact opposite, won their first three, earning "Nuno" Manager of the Month honors, and then lost three straight, including today's. Huh.
I've read a few articles on Spurs now and was surprised to read that Harry Kane has not scored a single, solitary goal in these six contests, and just flabbergasted that two weeks in a row 'Arry has had a want away look about him. Shocked, I'm talking SHOCKED. And, according to Asshole Roy Keane, Son also displayed bad body language on the pitch last week against Swine Chelsea. Oooh. You know, it's not really the Harry Kane Club, it's the Harry Son Club.
I read that Spurs had a rather shambolic coaching search, which would not be a mood enhancer, before settling on Nuno, and that Nuno thoroughly fucked up today's game plan. The ESPN article said something like, I'll find the exact quote, but something like "played without a midfield." (?) Here's the exact language, "...a bizarre game plan in which they seemingly attempted to beat Arsenal without playing a midfield." So I got that one pretty accurate. And that Nuno acknowledged an effed up game plan. Who the F is this guy? to self. So I looked him up. He coached Valencia (big club, Valencia) for one season before "resigning"; coached his playing club Porto (big club, Porto) for a year before being fired, and nine days later signed to coach Wolverhampton Wanderers (not a big club) and coached Wolves for four seasons before leaving "by mutual consent" with management. Three weeks later Spurs hired him. So, Nu no light the world afire in his managerial career and Spurs players and fans can be forgiven for thinking, if they do, I have no idea as I think I have amply demonstrated in this post, that they got Wolves sloppy seconds. Not exactly the pedigree they're used to, the player whisperer Mauricio Pochettino, or the charismatic Jose Mourinho. Could cause some dressing room knife play. And apparently has. Players have been complaining behind Nuno's back. As well as some bad body language in games. Which it has.
So in conclusion I am caught up and Daniel Levy has fucked up.
Out.
