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We’re only a point from 15th and Frank has had a full defence available unlike Ange.Haha this is mental. Only clowns would want him back. He had us 17th. What we are seeing this season is a continuation of what Ange did to us in the league last season. There's an argument to say Ange caused it.
Two bits of evidence for this
Our terrible home form started under Ange. It's never been this bad before his appointment.
His stint at Forest showed that having Ange as your manager in the PL is basically accepting you'll lose every game. He's tactically clueless.
Appointing Ange again after finishing 17th would honestly be the biggest lauging stock decision in the history of football. I don't think anything would come close to it. If people are laughing at us now, just imagine what would happen if we decided to bring him back as manager after his disgraceful Forest stint where even Sean Dyche has made Ange look a clown. Sean Dyche!
And what deluded juice are you drinking to think the players would respond to Ange coming back? The same players who lost every game to finish 17th? Hahaha
The classic 'sources close to the club' is unverified bollocks, it's easy to write stuff like this as a journo because it's fucking obvious that the players look confused because we'r not playing well.
The classic 'sources close to the club' is unverified bollocks, it's easy to write stuff like this as a journo because it's fucking obvious that the players look confused because we'r not playing well.
Great analogy... our wrong train doesnt even have a driverWhen u get on the wrong train , get off at the next stop . Time to cut our losses , we are worse than last year , defensively a shambles and barely test opposition keepers , just wish I could suggest an alternative - that’s probably the only thing keeping him in the job .
True enough, but it could be just as easily true ...
I mean the second I saw VDV and Spence shunt him after Chelsea (4 weeks ago) I knew this would happen and he wouldn't last
Couldn't believe people were staying storm in a tea cup.
Tottenham very different club to Brentford. One is a huge club with huge expectations and the other is a bus stop in West London.I fail to see how this could be true considering he never had this problem with his players at Brentford.
And probably made up for clicks.
I completely agree with you, but if he really was this inept and couldn't even organise properly, how did he keep Brentford up for so long and remain fairly consistent?Tottenham very different club to Brentford. One has a huge club with huge expectations and the other is a bus stop in West London.
Tottenham very different club to Brentford. One has a huge club with huge expectations and the other is a bus stop in West London.
You are correct that it is unverifiable, but so are all stories of this nature. Doesn't change the fact that when these stories appear, the manager usually ends up sacked not long after. In addition to that, even we have both agreed that it looks like the players are not buying into Frank on the pitch.
The journalist in question is followed by Ornstein, Romano, Michael Bridge, Charlie Eccleshare, and our own Ally Gold. To say he just made it up seems unlikely to me.
The Brentford players weren't cucks like our players.I fail to see how this could be true considering he never had this problem with his players at Brentford.
And probably made up for clicks.
To be fair, last season they didn’t have any so it’s understandable.OK it's The Sun but just noticed on the sun website some players are confused by his tactics.
He can deal with it to a degree by dropping them.There were some similar reports last week about Frank so it's ramping up now where our coward of players will end up getting him sacked.
I have seen nothing to say he shouldn't be sacked but I really do hate a lot our players
When you have Vic launching it to the opposition, its no wonder they struggle to understand Frank's brilliant tacticsTo be fair, last season they didn’t have any so it’s understandable.
Both shithole, provincial outpostsWe’re only a point from 15th and Frank has had a full defence available unlike Ange.
Can’t go back to Ange so let’s forget that. Glasner would be good but would he want to come or hold out for another job? Newcastle or even Liverpool
There are things that Vic is good at. Distribution and kicking it long are not among them. If that’s the order of the day, it’s arguably the one thing that Kinsky is better at.When you have Vic launching it to the opposition, its no wonder they struggle to understand Frank's brilliant tactics
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I fail to see how this could be true considering he never had this problem with his players at Brentford.
And probably made up for clicks.
It's like what happened at United early this year. Players were trying to get him sacked, board told them to piss off and pound sand, he's staying, and suddenly a bunch of them looked like they cared again. Maybe it's not so surprising that two of our best players this year (Kudus and Palhinha) are new.He can deal with it to a degree by dropping them.
Player power is ridiculous but he can show them who is boss to an extent. Drop those not pulling their weight. Play the kids. The fringe players. Explain it to the fans.
If we see fight on the pitch we will get it.
Then players will either buck up or fuck off.