“Spursy” is not a term alien to any Tottenham fan after sixteen trophyless seasons.
And once again the term has reared its head again after Tottenham let slip a two-goal lead inside 45 minutes last weekend.
One of their former player and current pundit added his two cents to the current discourse around the club.
Brighton defeat doesn’t help with the “Spursy” narrative, says Jason Cundy
In a recent appearance on Chris Cowlin’s YouTube channel dedicated to all things Tottenham, talkSPORT pundit and former Lilywhite Jason Cundy discussed, among other things, the “Spursy” narrative that has resurfaced in the football discourse after Tottenham’s comeback defeat at the hands of Brighton last week.
“You’re two-nil up against Brighton, and then it’s 3-2 down—how does that happen? This just feeds into that ‘Spursy’ narrative, and that’s exactly what Postecoglou came in to change.”
Of their first ten games of the season, Spurs have won five, lost three, and drawn one.
They next face West Ham in the Premier League on the other side of the ongoing international break.
It shouldn’t matter as much as it does
Narratives are built on the back of results, not the other way round. Even though we can’t refute the fact that they do affect the psyche of players, managers, and fans, we do repeatedly make the mistake of giving them too much importance.
A key aspect of a manager’s role is put all the noise aside—both good and bad—and galvanise their players to deliver on the pitch regardless of what the past may suggest. And it’s important to plan for contingencies for when things are going good, and also when things are going bad.
Of course, Tottenham have not helped themselves with their decision-making over the past few season, and yet again they have reached an impasse with Ange Postecoglou. They got him on board to deliver the exciting brand of football Spurs have become synonymous with over the past decades, but even the most exciting football plans require contingencies, and the manager deploying said plans needs to have the capacity to introspect, acknowledge when their plan is coming undone, and adapt accordingly.
From what we have seen thus far, that’s not what Postecoglou is about, so Spurs need to find someone who can help them deliver both exciting football and pragmatism in the time of need.
