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  1. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    Going by @carl ’s post above, 1.57 ppg for the last 19 games of his first season, would average out to 59 points over a full league campaign. I’ve never understood the idea that we descended into relegation form. We simply didn’t maintain a crazy good start, and decided to roll about ten dice at...
  2. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    When people say Ange’s first season ended in disaster I’m just begging them to actually look at our results over the course of that season. Anyone would think we went from title contention to relegation form. But it’s just not the case. Yes, we dropped off after a crazy good start, but we had...
  3. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    I really agree with this. I can’t think of another manager that has a similar ‘step 1’ approach where they end of working on a possession game later on. I think a lot of the more pragmatic or flexible managers (ranging from say Moyes to Silva) just are what they are. It’s not as if their styles...
  4. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    OMT ** Tottenham Hotspur v Monaco ** 22/10/25.

    One thing is results. The other is the system, the positioning and the instructions that we can see plainly in front of our eyes. If Frank wanted to play a different game in possession right now he could, he doesn’t need 1 year or 6 years. Whether it would be as successful without the money...
  5. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    OMT ** Tottenham Hotspur v Monaco ** 22/10/25.

    You could see this shape at many points during the game, it was very intentional and deliberate. To caveat everything I’ve been saying, maybe Frank also feels like with the tough run of fixtures coming up, we need to be excellent playing this way. And then maybe we’ll loosen up if we have a...
  6. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    OMT ** Tottenham Hotspur v Monaco ** 22/10/25.

    I get the theory, but in reality because the gap is so large we’re relying on a direct ball, hoping to win the 50-50. This means it’s extremely hard to exhibit any sort of control and this is why typically teams who had less good players played this way, because they could afford to buy the...
  7. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    OMT ** Tottenham Hotspur v Monaco ** 22/10/25.

    This is exactly what I’m talking about with the deep 6 and the high 4. It’s simply not chemistry, inexperience or anything other than the front 4 are totally isolated and we have to hit them with direct balls. Would Kolo and Solanke help us in this system? Absolutely. Does it inspire...
  8. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    OMT ** Tottenham Hotspur v Monaco ** 22/10/25.

    Fair points. I just personally don’t think that the hat we’re seeing is because we have young players upfront. We’re intentionally isolating them.
  9. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    OMT ** Tottenham Hotspur v Monaco ** 22/10/25.

    I mean if you look to the next paragraph I pretty much agree with you. I was making a point about how in general it’s not about last night, it’s about a style that is plain for everyone to see. It’s intentional. That’s where the critique is coming from.
  10. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    OMT ** Tottenham Hotspur v Monaco ** 22/10/25.

    I really think that people aren’t criticising a solid point away; from a coaching staff that are new in post. I think most are criticising a style that is really plain to see. Our offence was a deep six, and a high 4, with a huge gap in the middle, and there was literally no plan to get the...
  11. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    OMT ** Tottenham Hotspur v Monaco ** 22/10/25.

    I don’t think he is that highly rated on here, but I’d say this game is a really unfair one to call him out on. I would say earlier in the season he was playing it a bit safe, like he was an option out wide whose main purpose was to play Udogie in. I think he’s seizing the initiative a lot...
  12. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    OMT ** Tottenham Hotspur v Monaco ** 22/10/25.

    Are we plating an open game? It looks like a deep 6 and a high 4 in possession, with a huge gap in between those units. Unrelated but shout out to Odobert the last few games. Confidence on the ball has noticeably increased, he’s regularly beating his man on the dribble.
  13. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    I was actually more referring to Wolves and the general home record rather than specifically Villa.
  14. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    We’ll see. I’m quite ambivalent about it, I can see the positives and negatives. I agree he’s made us more solid. But it’s a choice with a trade off. And the trade off is we’re struggling to score more than 1 goal a time, especially at home to teams we should be beating. I would argue bullying...
  15. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    I agree. But also think what will keep Frank from too much pressure is that we will likely tend to keep doing better with away games and against better teams. Because his style lends itself to them. So we’ll never fall too far.
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