We play too slow all the time it’s basically time wasting to our detriment esp when we go behind as you then see up in tempo. This is summed by end of first half we have free kick just inside our half. 45 plus 3 with 1 min left. We take forever to take free kick and when we do we just play it back to Vic and ref blows for HT. 2nd half we have throw in right side mid way in their half. Spence looking for forward options but there was not a player within sight and throws backwards and ball ends up with Vic who is the worst kicker of the ball.
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Manager Thomas Frank
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Manager is the most important part of the team- of course we keep looking for a “miracle” manager- everybody is always. That the club has been poor at this doesn’t mean it can’t be done however.
Cmon at least give some instructions out wouldn’t have hurt surely. We were pathetic first half and that was obvs early on so could have tried to do something about it to get back to whatever the intention was.
unambitious ownership
The long setup for our FKs looked totally ridiculous. Pretending we have a set piece opportunity from a Vicario FK at the halfway line looked so pauperish- like we are seriously counting this as a major chance? Almost same situation for the Danso long balls- just made us look so desperate and weak to play that way. We aren’t fucking Stoke.
We will move to
Phase one from the coaching manual soon with certain non negotiable. Such utter text book crap.
He is now using last season as a barometer and excuse . From the man who says he has a 24 hour rule. It’s more like a 365 day rule. He is now entering the Ange territory of contradictions and making excuses.
He is not brave enough to play youngsters other than ones we have paid a lot of money for from overseas.
Spurs not only hired Frank, but they also hired almost the entire Brentford staff. A group that finished 17th and 10th, never played in Europe and never had a decent cup run.
Of course, every coach has to start somewhere, but Frank had done nothing of merit for Spurs to expect him to coach a winning team.
At Brentford, the tactic was to sit back, surrender the ball and lump it long and chase at any given chance. What was the club's expectation when hiring him? Did he promise attacking football?
Meanwhile, they sacked the guy that finished 5th with an injury ravaged squad and won the clubs first major trophy in 40 years.
Comedy of errors.
Of course, every coach has to start somewhere, but Frank had done nothing of merit for Spurs to expect him to coach a winning team.
At Brentford, the tactic was to sit back, surrender the ball and lump it long and chase at any given chance. What was the club's expectation when hiring him? Did he promise attacking football?
Meanwhile, they sacked the guy that finished 5th with an injury ravaged squad and won the clubs first major trophy in 40 years.
Comedy of errors.
Ironically I think him playing Odobert was an attempt to be a bit more attacking and give us an outlet. Against PSG we played the same system but had Sarr in there and it actually worked v.effectively as he gave us an extra, incredibly mobile body to press, harass, cover, etc. He's exactly the player that probably would've picked up Eze in the pocket.
Instead we went with the a super defensive approach but with a token attacker thrown in who offered absolutely nothing and meant Woolwich often had an extra man in the middle of the park.
It kinda sums up his 'stuck between 2 approaches' thing. Either go FULL stodge and play Sarr in there, or actually set us up to press properly and play a bit more on the front foot. As it was we got the worst of both worlds.
Peace bro. We can share a beer at the parade for 12th place at the end of the season and celebrate the progress made under Tommy Tank.
From what I was told, Klopp has early onset dementia and was struggling with simple tasks during this final year at Liverpool. He's retired from coaching now and hopefully enjoying life away from pressures of Football management!
Finished 17th last season without Romero, VDV, Udogie, Richarlison, Vicario, Odobert fit to play.
Finished 17th last season without Xavi, Muani, Kudus, Palhinha.
Frank has no excuse for that performance, it was abysmal. There were no 18 year olds playing out of position. No makeshift back 4. He had 4 strikers fit to play, and left his only playmaker on the bench.
How about the domestic ones we payed a shitload for? Gray hasn’t seen seen the pitch for a couple months now.
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Anyone except Sean Dyche that is, right?
Palhinha-Bentancur are his golden boys. He would never switch or break them up. Is OK, he will understand when they cost him his job.
Another poster here said Iraola rejected us in the summer. If I were Iraola I would have too.
Think the job is looking a bit big for him at the moment! Setting us up as if we are plucky underdogs in every game! Only looking to counter what is in front of us, rather than trying to put our game onto them!
I do like Frank, but a few more toothless performances in big games like today and Chelsea and I see him being let go. As I said, nothing against him, but he’s been given money to spend, had a decent squad, got a full pre season, his full back office staff and we still don’t haven’t any identity!
I do like Frank, but a few more toothless performances in big games like today and Chelsea and I see him being let go. As I said, nothing against him, but he’s been given money to spend, had a decent squad, got a full pre season, his full back office staff and we still don’t haven’t any identity!
Ikr. I'm sure his name pops up in people's heads but nobody wishes to admit.So Ange then?