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Manager Ange Postecoglou
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It wouldn't surprise me, the signing of Yang shows how important Levy considers that market to be.
I'd be surprised though if there wasn't pressure from Levy to play academy players far more though, as two or three coming through could either save a few quid or make a few quid by selling them on.
J suspect the running into the ground of most of the senior players (plus teenagers bought for large fees) and the lack of game time for THFC academy players is driven by Ange himself
Trust me, I've won multiple trebles on Football Manager, Football Director, Football Director II and many more.
I think fascination for youth goes a bit beyond the way you are describing it. Kinsky is an open and shut case tbh. Munn has banged on about loving youth also. Ange has talked about it endlessly last season and this season. TBH their tactic might work in Football Manager (Spectrum 48k era) as the game was very linear and non-real world.
Look more closely at the squad and you'll see a clear correlation between the amount of time a player has been playing for Ange and his level of performance and availability to play.
It isn't pretty for Ange.
Wonder why our best players this season are Spence, Gray and Bergvall?
I ask one simple question.
Do or do you not think that manager and his decisions and methods have impact on players injuries or not?
You state the facts we know. But what is the reason behind those facts occuring in the first place, ah?
I worry Ange is still here because Levy has had a sniff of the Aussie market.
Our results vs Scum -
4 games.
1 draw.
3 losses.
That is ALL that matters.
Should I remind - 2:2 draw happened as part of first 10-game-purple patch.
It is never question about number of passes. Nor touches in opposition box.
We have 1 point out of potential 12 vs Scum. And this is a fact. Talking about "unable to cope", "surrendering" etc is just emotional mumbo-jumbo.
Our best players this season are the ones least "coached" by Ange.
The longer anyone is here the worse they get.
Actually a very good insight. Although it's only 25m, it's a wealthy country with a growing interest in football. The tours there were obviously pointing in that direction. Had it worked out with Ange, Spurs could have generated a lot of support there.
I doubt he actually does much coaching and just trusts others to do it.
He has said more or less just that. And so players degrade without coherent coaching led by the "Head Coach".
He is apparently not involved much in training at all. Preferring to let the coaches lead practice and just observing.
On paper, that is not a outrageous idea. Jose, Poch and Ferguson all used/use this setup from time to time. The difference is of course that all of those guys have firmly established staffs of assistants that knew their managers systems and ideas. Ange put together a completely new staff when he got here, and replaced half this summer. And the assistants seem just as confused as the players.
It all shows. Players have all gone backwards in so many ways the longer they've been here. Probably the only one who got better was Kulusevski and he's now so knackered we can't even tell if he's regressed or just whacked out.
They've literally had the talent coached out of them through lack of useful coaching.
Conte would have had them working on muscle memory and instinct by now.
Good job then they are not asked to play as FBs
Strange his only started doubling down on the injuries excuse now we are out of the cups. Before it was we are still in 4 competitions so must be doing something g right.
Injuries, injuries, injuries blah blah blah.
Are they a factor yes.
2 injury crisis's in 18 months.
Tactically miles off everyone else. Small teams look better set up and better coached.
Wide open on the flanks every game. Midfield no show every game. Teams cutting through us like a hot knife through butter.
Thats more a concern
We'd struggle in the Championship with Ange. I really mean that. There are 40 or 50 teams in England who would beat us more often than not right now.
I ask one simple question.
Do or do you not think that manager and his decisions and methods have impact on players injuries or not?
You state the facts we know. But what is the reason behind those facts occuring in the first place, ah?
Do I think Ange asks more of his players than any other coach? No. Our players aren't running and working any harder than other teams.
Do I think our medical team is not sufficiently helping them recover? Yes, most likely. Poor quality physios and conditioning training.
And the end of the day, the coach expects 100% effort from the players on the pitch. It's the duty of the medical dept to prepare and condition them for this.
We had an injury crisis in November last year. We had an injury crisis again in November and this one was twice as bad as we had to play twice as many games.
Ange's football and methods are just too crude for his level, his tactics are absurd, he puts excessive physical demands on players and he either doesn't understand or doesn't respect the intensity of competition at the elite level. Combine that with a shoddy medical department and you get the mess we're in.
Ange and his defenders keep hiding behind injuries but he is causing these injuries. They are not an excuse, they are the single biggest issue with his management. He is destroying the legs of our players. The man might have ended VDV's career already by asking him to play this demented football.
Ange's football and methods are just too crude for his level, his tactics are absurd, he puts excessive physical demands on players and he either doesn't understand or doesn't respect the intensity of competition at the elite level. Combine that with a shoddy medical department and you get the mess we're in.
Ange and his defenders keep hiding behind injuries but he is causing these injuries. They are not an excuse, they are the single biggest issue with his management. He is destroying the legs of our players. The man might have ended VDV's career already by asking him to play this demented football.