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The weird thing is that the initial attacking philosophy wasn't a bust at all - it just had a few flaws which teams exploited once they became obvious. Most of those issues could have been ironed out by a tactically proficient manager, things such as:
- Vary the pass out from the back - throw in a longer ball every now and again
- Don't overload the attack once the opposition are in defensive position - they will simply double up on someone (usually Son) and dispossess for a fast break
- Don't play Porro behind attacking players AND expect him to bomb forward, it'll leave huge gaps at right back. Ensure that defensive areas are covered if out of position.
- Don't play the ball down the wing if the recieving player doesn't have space to run into. You'll just end up losing the ball for a throw in.
- When moving the ball through midfield, the passing player should run towards the recieving player if they are under pressure in order to provide an immediate return ball which can be recycled to Spurs players free from the press.
If Frank stubbornly stuck to one idea of football, ie, the football Brentford played in the Championship. He'd have probably been given a bigger job a couple years before now a-la Vincent Kompany. His willingness to play in a low block and counter against more powerful opposition at times has led to people writing him off as that kind of coach. When really that versatility is one of the reasons Brentford have punched above their weight during their time in the Premier League. That's what a good manager does. They take care of their club over their own image.
The club World Cup runs until mid-July. If PSG get to the final (and they’re the best team in it) they’ll only just have returned to pre-season training by the time the UEFA Super Cup is played. We’ll smash them as they’ll be undercooked. That would make us the lineal champions of the world!
Great post. Properly put fat twat Matt in his place.
Lots to agree with there, esp at the end.
Inexperience tho. In the PL he’s managed over 100 matches. And a further 100 or so in championship which is a real dog eat dog league. He took over from Dean Smith and BFC mist thank their lucky star he did.
Re the PL that was 108:0 matches compared to Ange when he came.
And Europe a very different challenge where he has zero. I’d have tipped him to do very well in the Europa as no CL drop ins. No getting away that CL and PL will be a challenge. But he’s a very intelligent guy and thinks things thru a lot.
It was a shame that Ancelotti took the Brazil job; he’s proven class.
Mate guys like you are not spoiling the moment for those who really got off winning our first trophy for a long while!
Derailing a bit here, but I know a few Gooners, work colleagues, not Friends and they all said how jealous they are off us winning a major European Trophy , would have expected them to try with the "not a major trophy" bollox but they actually all said how they wish it was them that had won a European Trophy.
Any way we have this smiley now, and it will be my default reply when someone tries to Trophy shame us!
Especially if they replace them all with people Danny Rose would struggle to find on Google and they still end up above us in the league.Imagine if we take their manager, their coaches and their star player... That would be pretty brutal.
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didn't know we had a poster called twat1882 - how did I miss that
i'm cautiously optimistic about the super cup. def worth a cheeky bet
Well put. We also didn't have the players he wanted for the specific roles or the depth to handle the PL and multiple comps.
Its a funny old game though, I know Ange couldn't continue because of the league form, but who knows what winning a major European Trophy will do to this young squad, you always hear people say you need experienced winners in your squad to win things, well Frank has that now and he has another chance to win a trophy in a few months, If i was a betting man I would say we won't be waiting 17 years for the next trophy!
BRILLIANT. This articulates a feeling I've never managed to surmise. Oh just focus on the Europa win. Thousands of pounds spent up and down the country watching us get hummped. It matters to the mugs standing in the rain as the players applaud another surrender and 'Big' Ange tries to convince you it's all a cunning plan. These people support the team in a kind of tangential on line way.