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Manager Thomas Frank

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Are you Frank Out or In?


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I'm as bored by the constant references to Ange as anybody else, even though I've been guilty of mentioning him too since the weekend's shambolic performance.

It was right that he was sacked for the terrible league performance last season. But to call him the worst manager we have ever had is pure hyperbole.

If we were offered, today, an opportunity to hire a manager for two seasons, and two seasons only, and were told that we would be guaranteed a 5th place finish in the first season, and a shit show second season in the league but a major trophy won in that season, would we consider that a terrible offer? Would we say, "No way, that would be the worst option for manager we ever had"? Really? Would we? We might decide against it, but "worst manager ever"? Hyperbole.

We will never win anything with Frank. He has shown nothing to suggest he is anything other than a nice man, a stats nerd, a reasonable coach, an uninspiring leader, and someone entirely unsuited to manage this club.
 
I agree with you. But not on your expected time for build-up.

In 18 to 24 months, you should be able see progress - we didn't under Ange. He was not tactically versatile enough for the Prem.

But Frank has been in the job for a few months. We can't expect him and the team to challenge for Top 4 when we're trying to implement a new philosophy. What we can expect, however, is that they fight there asses off.
What philosophy ? Throw ins and long punts up field to no one and just keep crossing the ball in the box expecting CR7 to be on the end of them!
 
I doubt that. It takes time to implement a philosophy.

Franks first 20 games at Brentford looked like this:
- 5 wins
- 7 draws
- 8 losses
Again what philosophy? Might be ok to lose some games if you showed what you are trying to do. We show nothing and must be one of the least attractive sides to watch. Philosophy should be evident by now unless what we are seeing is HIS philosophy. That would be worrying.
 
I don't really understand why this has descended into a "Frank or Ange" thread.

Ange was shit and had to go.
HAD. TO. GO.

Frank might not work out.
He won't be any worse than Ange.
He might turn it around and be better.
He too might need to be replaced.

People seem to treat football managers like life partners.
Absolute rubbish.

Ange did not have to go. In fact, he had every right to stay. Sacking him may just be the most Spursy thing this club has ever done.

I know you and a few of your incel mates on here will never accept that, but if you think you're the voice of the majority of Spurs fans, you're not. There are more and more fans who see this mistake for what it was.

This seasons squad is better than what it was last year. It has more depth and experience than Ange had at his disposal.

With the momentum of a cup win and an improved squad we would be seeing much better results, not to mention much more entertai in football this year, if we'd kept Ange.

If this were a rational club, it would give him his job back immediately.
 
Poch joined us in his early 40’s. Frank is in his early 50’s. This matters.
Poch devised a pressing game at Southampton that was innovative and aesthetically pleasing and meant he was going to get snapped up by a big club.
It’s taken Frank 10 years longer because his football has never been perceived as Poch’s was and no big club had been excited at what he might bring.
He never played prof football and I don’t even know if he played football to any decent level. But look at coaches like the Brighton lad he is in his early 30s. Frank is in his 50s wdf has he been doing all his career?
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What? That's literally what every manager does?

Your footy knowledge is actually in the bin, when people were saying it I didn't take much notice but it's actually pitiful :harrylol:
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Hahaha lolol 😆

Ol' Shady makes an ass of himself again

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This is spot on. We have some absolute lower league shitters that are poor at football - Paulina, Tel, Richy, Johnson, poss Danso, Vicario, Bentacur. Can’t take it under pressure, sloppy control, lack basic ability and bravery. If I was manager I would instantly banish them - no place at a big club.

Shocking footballers.

I would take Devine and Donley over these frauds for the rest of the season 100%
I thought Paulinho was the number 6 we needed. Everyone said if Ange had him we would have been a completely diff team. His average at best makes a few tackles, mos times a lot and never really spots danger in and around our box. His play when he has the ball is non league at times. Has no pace to get back when get caught on transistion.
 
- We won’t win a trophy because we’re not in the EL this season and the other trophies available to us are harder to win. Ange didn’t win any of these trophies so it isn’t a fair comparison.
That's a fair point actually. As much as I think Frank is / was an abomination of an appointment, I think the likelihood is even he would have won the Europa League with us last season given the level of competition we were facing.
 
I agree but my point is some of these players are so bad at certain aspects of the game that it’s impossible to control a game and play football. That lot are awful and debilitating

We have some serious players too that are excellent, but they are held back by the god awful, aforementioned relegation scrappers
Then sack the ficjers who says we should buy them at great expense. Did we really need Wilson start of last season? Tel was he needed?
 
Absolute rubbish.

Ange did not have to go. In fact, he had every right to stay. Sacking him may just be the most Spursy thing this club has ever done.

I know you and a few of your incel mates on here will never accept that, but if you think you're the voice of the majority of Spurs fans, you're not. There are more and more fans who see this mistake for what it was.

This seasons squad is better than what it was last year. It has more depth and experience than Ange had at his disposal.

With the momentum of a cup win and an improved squad we would be seeing much better results, not to mention much more entertai in football this year, if we'd kept Ange.

If this were a rational club, it would give him his job back immediately.
You don't half talk some shit, mate, but using the term 'Spursy' is perhaps the saddest indictment of your supposed support of this club (or seemingly the man).
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He's gone. Move past it.
 
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