After the weekends football I know whose odds on favourite to be the next premiership manager to be given the boot.
For Juande Ramos and Spurs Sunday was a huge game at Portsmouth and they simply didn't deliver. After the midweek exploits at St. James's park Spurs had to get a result on the weekend and they didn't.
The pressure on Ramos is now huge and I don't think he's up for the challenge. We just might be seeing the autumn of the Spaniards short reign in charge only seven games in to the new season.
He's even resigned to losing his job, when challenged at the post match press conference whether his job was safe, he muttered: "It's up to the board."
In my opinion that's not the answer of a man ready to fight tooth and nail for his job and is certainly not the talk Spurs fans want to hear.
It has been a disastrous start for Spurs not winning any of their premier league games this season and if they don't win any of their next three I’m sure Ramos will be shown the door.
That's not if Ramos himself walks out, he has struggled to handle the British media and hasn't endeared himself at all to the press.
I haven't seen one post match interview that Ramos hasn't palmed off to his all too enthusiastic assistant Gus Poyet.
The press have been quite fair on him up to now, but I get the feeling the papers aren't going to be so kind in the coming weeks and will be rife with speculation over the ex Seville man’s exit.
I'm not so sure that is pressure he can handle and it wouldn’t surprise me if we see the Spurs boss walk out.
'Adios Ramos' were the headlines on Monday and if Spurs lose again they will get worse.
I don't think he has done himself any favours in his handling of the press, part of modern day managing is developing a relationship with the media and keeping them onside, Ramos has failed to do that.
I don't know if he's taking English lessons, if he his he's certainly not a fast learner, maybe Spurs should take a hint, he isn't cut out for the premier league.
Logistically on the pitch they have been dire and the draw at Stamford Bridge is their only creditable performance.
On Sunday they put in another shocker giving the ball away far too many times and wasting decent opportunities in the final third.
There is no balance in the team, when you compare them to rivals Aston Villa they are a mile behind in terms of organisation and knowing their strongest team.
Ramos hasn't a clue his best side yet constantly tinkering with the midfield, big summer signing Modric was left out on the weekend.
Their biggest mistake though was selling Berbatov and Keane. How a side can sell the players that gave them almost all their goals last season is beyond me.
I knew it was a massive error at the time and it looks like they have been punished for it.
I'm not convinced with Pavlyuchenko and Bent and Campbell aren’t in the same class as their predecessors.
Spur's arent a team at the moment, they're just a bundle of talented individuals which wins you nothing on the football pitch.
The next couple weeks is crunch time for Ramos and the club, it won’t be too long until Spurs fans find themselves embroiled in a relegation battle.
And no Spurs are not too good to go down.
Monday, 29 September 2008
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