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Manager Ange Postecoglou

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The prem managers figured him out after 10 games. And he has no counter to it. He has truly underestimated this league or overestimated himself. I really hope he adapts and refines his approach next season. I believe most fans will want to see him succeed at the club.

They've completely figured him out but somehow he'll end up 5th in his first season in the prem.

Quite the indictment on other managers then.
 
The prem managers figured him out after 10 games. And he has no counter to it. He has truly underestimated this league or overestimated himself. I really hope he adapts and refines his approach next season. I believe most fans will want to see him succeed at the club.

Well, after 10 games, other prem teams figured out that playing Royal and Davies as our center back pair wasn't very good - bit still managed a 3-3 draw away at City.

We went on another decent run when Romero was back from suspension and Richarlison was finally fit. We won 11 out of 16 games, only losing 2 games to Wolves and Fulham.

There is no shame in losing to Liverpool, Woolwich and City towards the end of the season. They are better than us and all were playing for the title. Chelsea and Newcastle are could have gone our way, but the players on the pitch shit the bed with individual errors - not so much the system.


There is a long way to go before we can compete for the title but turning around 2 or 3 results next season with squad improvements is easily achievable.
 
C’mon bruv - You know what figured out means.

First 10 matches: 1st
Matches 11-37: 11th
Last 10: 14th

I do, it means finding out how to outplay, outthink, and outmanoeuvre your opponent tactically to achieve victory.

Yet here we are, on the precipice of finishing 5th.

If you're a known quantity and can be solved as easily as picking an apple off a tree like some on here are making it out to be, then how the fuck are we 5th?

Nobody can answer that.

We've lost to last year's top 4 sides in the run-in to try to push for top 4. We fell short. No shame in that.
 
Some right Karen's in our fanbase

Problem is Ange created by being a moaning bitch.

“Oh no some people wanted us to lose against Woolwich. I don’t understand. I’m a winner. Australian mate. The foundations are weak. My mindset has to change blah blah blah.”

Should have kept his thoughts to himself and moved onto Sheffield United.

Instead we get this rigmarole. He’s created this drama for no reason.

You reap what you sow.
 
Problem is Ange created by being a moaning bitch.

“Oh no some people wanted us to lose against Woolwich. I don’t understand. I’m a winner. Australian mate. The foundations are weak. My mindset has to change blah blah blah.”

Should have kept his thoughts to himself and moved onto Sheffield United.

Instead we get this rigmarole. He’s created this drama for no reason.

You reap what you sow.
Yeah cos they weren’t moany Karens before the City game.
 
I do, it means finding out how to outplay, outthink, and outmanoeuvre your opponent tactically to achieve victory.

Yet here we are, on the precipice of finishing 5th.

If you're a known quantity and can be solved as easily as picking an apple off a tree like some on here are making it out to be, then how the fuck are we 5th?

Nobody can answer that.

We've lost to last year's top 4 sides in the run-in to try to push for top 4. We fell short. No shame in that.
Indeed after initial success - other EPL managers seem to have found out how to “outplay, outthink and outmanoeuvre” Ange’s tactics.

In the last 10 games, we’ve lost to EVERY ONE of last years Top Four sides with a minus 9 goal difference and lost to Fulham 3-0 and Chavs 2-0. But we did draw West Ham! And at their place!

So that’s 6 losses and 1 draw against Top half sides (and Fulham 14th in the table). If you don’t think that’s a shameful (or at least very vey concerning) run of games - then we’ll have to agree to disagree.

Maybe you take more comfort in beating relegation fodder - Forest, Luton and Burnley than I do.
 
Yeah cos they weren’t moany Karens before the City game.

Were they moaning about this shit? It’s fucking everywhere because he can’t handle his emotions like an English man would.

We need a manager like Jacob Rees Mogg.

Stiff upper lip time. Not lemons, not Italian histrionics, not Aussie mate bollocks.

Someone who is calculating and knows how to wear a tailored saville row suit. Or maybe a waistcoat.

You know who I mean.
 
Yet you conveniently left out Villa.
Fine ONE WIN 1 draw 6 losses with minus TEN (not 14) goal difference against the Top half + Fulham in last 11. Hmmm still not inspired by recent results …

Oh sorry plus 3 wins against relegation fodder with a DOMINATING plus 4 goal difference.

Obviously I hope Ange succeeds but I genuinely don’t understand why some people are so confident that we won’t be mid table come December. If you’re in the fearing the worst - hoping for the best camp with me - then fine - but to look at recent results and be anything but really really concerned is puzzling (at least to me).
 
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Fine ONE WIN 1 draw 6 losses with minus 10 goal difference against Top half + Fulham in last 11. You inspired by recent results now?

Oh sorry plus 3 wins against relegation fodder with a dominating plus 4 goal difference.

I believe 5th is as decent a platform as you'll get from a manager in his first season who lost arguably the best player in the league over the summer and wasn't replaced coupled with the 3rd worst injury crisis in the league.

Yeah, I'm fully onboard with Ange.
 
Fine ONE WIN 1 draw 6 losses with minus TEN (not 14) goal difference against the Top half + Fulham in last 11. Hmmm still not inspired by recent results …

Oh sorry plus 3 wins against relegation fodder with a DOMINATING plus 4 goal difference.

Obviously I hope Ange succeeds but I genuinely don’t understand why some people are so confident that we won’t be mid table come December. If you’re in the fearing the worst - hoping for the best camp with me - then fine - but to look at recent results and be anything but really really concerned is puzzling (at least to me).

Because that's not how football works, people can see the issues. it needs time and recruitment to sort out.
 
I believe 5th is as decent a platform as you'll get from a manager in his first season who lost arguably the best player in the league over the summer and wasn't replaced coupled with the 3rd worst injury crisis in the league.

Yeah, I'm fully onboard with Ange.
Agree to disagree it is. Hope you’re right and I'm wrong … but I fear the SPFL with Celtic may be Ange’s his level.
 
Have you actually watched us since the Chavs raped us on 6 November ?

The football has been shite or can’t you tell the difference?

We’ve lost 6 out of the last 7 and just scraped a win against Burnley ffs who nearly beat us?

Are you blind?

When was the last time we kept a clean sheet?


Come back Nuno all is forgiven

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Not all affected by key injuries or suspensions or inadequacy of front line etc.?! 🙄
 
yes a good read, hopefully more in the media will question ange,
Yes great first 10 games, but since then what?
yes up until christmas we had to use many second 11 players, so had to expect some poor results
but since the new year our results have been poor
trying to come back from 3 or 4 nil down WHY are we 3/4 nil down is the question to ask
this lack of changing play when we don't have Richy or our LB shows madness to me
Why put Royal or Skipp at LB when the best change was VDV & Drag as CB
Son as CF he has never played well as CF just doesn't like being bished & bashed, so play without a CF
Finally Ange changed against City we for me we look miles better than we have for a long time

Its OK when Ange says CL is not important or sign of progress But when we choose Stopping the gooners above CL we have it wrong,
 
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