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"Tottenham get more media attention for constantly changing managers than Chelsea" just simply is not a true statement.
You wers saying pretty much exactly the same thing when we appointed Ange
He will come out with his usual bollocks, probably similar to when we appointed Nuno, about how important “the Tottenham way and DNA “ is and Thomas shares that vision etc etc.
I'm not comparing Pep to Frank, my point was more that Pep won nothing in that first year but the expectation was that he'd go on and do greater things, which obviously he did.
He’s intelligent, articulate, pragmatic, versatile and knows how to make the most out of a squad and his backroom staff. As long as we get his staff, too, he’ll do better than Ange, I’m sure.
Mm.. using Brighton is a good model , had a little insight when Brentford signed/stole Ollie Watkins from Exeter, that and the continues stream of QUALITY signings they CONTINUE to make, leaves me with little doubt, their ship will continue on its coarse. But as you say as in all footballing decisions time will tell .
More experienced than Poch or Jol or AVB were.
Elite coaches have only blown up in our face tbh. I really think this appointment is much closer to Poch than Nuno, and as you say no one really wanted Ange when he came (fair to say opinion is at the least divided on him) or Poch. There's a lot to be said for Frank's ability to find the great player in a good player, look how coveted some of his players have been, Damsgaard wanted by Real Madrid, Mbeumo wanted by Utd and other elite clubs, we had a long look at Wissa in the jan window, Woolwich were flirting with Toney for ages. He's finding and developing those kind of talents on Brentford resources, I'm excited to see what he can do with the players as individuals, I think some of the squad who we've pretty much written off might be able to rediscover themselves under Frank.
Because Levy owns 25% of the club, is the 2nd largest shareholder, and is only outranked by a Caribbean tax dodger who hasn't watched a match in over a decade.
I think 3atb has its place situationally against particular teams or lineups but I don't think it holds much water now as a permanent tactic, so much of the tactical battle is won in the centre of the pitch and leaving yourself a man short there forces you to play on the back foot and hope you have shit hot forwards who can put together quick, devastating attacks. We have the fast forwards and Romero is a good outlet but I think our midfield is far too weak to pull it off, you can't let Bissouma get routinely outnumbered in midfield, it's a recipe for disaster.
