3 games and so much scrutiny.
Absolutely mental.
Absolutely mental.
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Manager Thomas Frank
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Actually fucking laughable people trying to write Frank off, and say things like 'Yeah I always knew he wasn't that good"
Shut the fuck up you clowns. He inherited a team that finished 17th last season and hadn't received any good coaching for two years. And guess what? He came up against a team today that has had top coaching for 3 seasons.
Yes, it was a really bad day at the office, but Frank needs time to implement his ideas. This is part of the journey we need to go on with a new manager. Don't get me wrong, if we are seeing performances like this towards the end of the season, or next season, I will be having serious reservations, but I don't think we will.
Frank is a top manager, and he will get us to be a very effective team.
It's going to take a few windows for Frank to get his players in. Trust me, there will be many players in the side right now, that Frank doesn't fancy. Particuarly at striker and in CM. I am not saying they are terrible, but in a couple of windows the team could look very different.
We were always going to lose at some point, the PL is unforgiving. I would much rather we stink the place out early on, and then gradually improve, rather than what happened with Ange, and start his tenure looking like title challengers for 10 games that fools people and then becoming a pathetic side.
And by the way, I said Iraola was the guy we should have replaced Ange with. I think Frank is a top manager and will be great for us, it's just Iraola was my pick as I think his style of football has such a high ceiling and would be a disruptor for us to win major trophies.
That isn't me saying I don't think Frank can do that. I just felt Iraola was the standout.
Shut the fuck up you clowns. He inherited a team that finished 17th last season and hadn't received any good coaching for two years. And guess what? He came up against a team today that has had top coaching for 3 seasons.
Yes, it was a really bad day at the office, but Frank needs time to implement his ideas. This is part of the journey we need to go on with a new manager. Don't get me wrong, if we are seeing performances like this towards the end of the season, or next season, I will be having serious reservations, but I don't think we will.
Frank is a top manager, and he will get us to be a very effective team.
It's going to take a few windows for Frank to get his players in. Trust me, there will be many players in the side right now, that Frank doesn't fancy. Particuarly at striker and in CM. I am not saying they are terrible, but in a couple of windows the team could look very different.
We were always going to lose at some point, the PL is unforgiving. I would much rather we stink the place out early on, and then gradually improve, rather than what happened with Ange, and start his tenure looking like title challengers for 10 games that fools people and then becoming a pathetic side.
And by the way, I said Iraola was the guy we should have replaced Ange with. I think Frank is a top manager and will be great for us, it's just Iraola was my pick as I think his style of football has such a high ceiling and would be a disruptor for us to win major trophies.
That isn't me saying I don't think Frank can do that. I just felt Iraola was the standout.
He did, but one guy has coached the team for three years and the other three games.
Spot on. They pressed us but they bypassed our midfield and focused on our CBs and wide players. They knew that midfield 3 wouldn’t be creative. It wasn’t until Bergvall came on that we had someone in the center who could advance the ball forward.
I thought the spacing between Sarr/Bentancur and Richarlison was terrible. Richy didn’t hold the ball up well but there was absolutely no one to play the ball to even if he had.
Likewise, great to meet you both and catch up with the other 2 good people
Disappointed he couldn't find a solution in 85 minutes but Rome wasnt built in a day
I believe we have hired the right guy
I believe we have hired the right guy
Oh good grief
It was utter turd today. Dreadful. But its his 3rd game taking over a team that lost 26 matches last season. If you're writing off managers after that short space of time then we're forever stuffed. Poch would have gone after losing at home to West Brom and Stoke early in his first season.
Going to take more than 3 games to get the shite mentality of the last 2 seasons out of some of these players .
Some of them are just flat track bullies .
Some of them are just flat track bullies .
It's the PL where everyone involved earns an absolute fortune.
Yet you question scrutiny ?
We're not going to turn into fucking champions overnight tbf.
I think some are forgetting how utterly shit they were most of last season because of the shiny trophy.
I think some are forgetting how utterly shit they were most of last season because of the shiny trophy.
i think hell be trusting bergvall in future in these sort of games, the maddison injury fucked us.
Iraola signed for Bournemouth in July 2023.
They got gutted this summer: Kepa, Huijsen, Kerkez, Zabarnyi...
Came to our place, humiliated us. Big friggin time. Could easily have been 3 or 4.
Big slice of humble pie for TF.
Just goes to show what a horrible nasty fan base we have become.Every second poster seems to have a Sin Bin on em.
Never change TFC
Only have to look in the transfer thread, to see the absolute pathetic, vitrol, and toxic behaviour.
Some people seriously need to chill, take break from all forms and social media.
The absolute melts who are writing off TF after one fecking loss.
Just grow up, you're an embarrassment.
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Well said homie
It becomes very boringly "tit for tat" as people increasingly takes "sides" in hating on players and/or managers rather than just simply supporting the team through thick and thin.
Maybe you could quote a few of these posters who were calling for Frank to be dismissed, as I haven't seen any?
Too early to make a call as it was too early to make a call after the first two wins.
The team that was out there today was an upgrade to most of last season's: the back 5 are fully fit (you could argue Udogie making a back 6), the midfield is better with Palinha, Bentacour is back to full fitness, Maddison out obviously but he's been in and out for the last two years anyway, Richarlison is fit again, Kudus IMO is an upgrade on Kulusevski.
TF can't say he didn't have players to put on a better show than that. OTOH there are a few coach-killers in this squad-how can the players not look back at that performance with anything but shame?
The team that was out there today was an upgrade to most of last season's: the back 5 are fully fit (you could argue Udogie making a back 6), the midfield is better with Palinha, Bentacour is back to full fitness, Maddison out obviously but he's been in and out for the last two years anyway, Richarlison is fit again, Kudus IMO is an upgrade on Kulusevski.
TF can't say he didn't have players to put on a better show than that. OTOH there are a few coach-killers in this squad-how can the players not look back at that performance with anything but shame?