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  1. Muttley

    Welcome Ange: To Dare is to Didgeridoo

    If you go back through recent history there is one season where Chelsea conceded 54 goals (19/20) and got 4th. The Villa 61 goals conceded is as much an outlier as the Chelsea one. Most top 4 team barely concede over 40 goals. It is clear that if we have top 4 aspirations we need to be thinking...
  2. Muttley

    Welcome Ange: To Dare is to Didgeridoo

    My view on the 6 is that there is the player profile and there is the role. In my opinion, a pre-injury Bents was a perfect 6 in Conte's system. He constantly protected the back four and, if there was an exposure at the back, he ate up the ground and dealt with those holes. He also had the touch...
  3. Muttley

    Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

    This might be just a stupid wild arse idea, but what would it cost for the government to operate a fleet of drones in the English channel. Equipped with cameras with thermal imaging, face capture and even the ability to communicate with the boats. That could surely operate at both ends of the...
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    Ingerlund

    Technically not friendlies because it is linked to Euro's qualification and carries a trophy but I know where you've coming from. It replaced "pointless" friendlies and is supposed to match you to teams at your level. Thanks to Southgate, our current closest matches are Iceland and ROI...
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    Ingerlund

    Thank UEFA this time. Nations League has only 3 teams in each league. Only 2 can play on any given evening meaning the other has to find a friendly. If UEFA had put us in groups of 4 then we'd have 3 home and 3 away and no friendlies. If they put us in groups of 5 and you only played each team...
  6. Muttley

    Welcome Ange: To Dare is to Didgeridoo

    My response to this is "negative" is just an opinion. One person's negative is another person's positive. Fans were called negative when they questioned Jose and Conte over their purchases, team selections and tactics in the early days. Then as we went through their tenures the masses turned to...
  7. Muttley

    *** OMT Tottenham Hotspur vs Saudi Sportswashing ***

    The confusion I have is, apart from competition for Madds, how else do these 2 players map into the Ange system? He plays with a left and right forward whereas these guys are probably more akin to Poch's 4-2-3-1 system where the full-backs play on their outside. Our full-backs are in the spaces...
  8. Muttley

    *** OMT Tottenham Hotspur vs Saudi Sportswashing ***

    I guess only at the top end of the pyramid. I have mates at clubs like Millwall that wouldn't give up the roller coaster of the amazing highs of play off finals / automatic promotion versus the lows of relegation. They reckon it's dull being a Spurs supporter in comparison. You have to admit...
  9. Muttley

    *** OMT Tottenham Hotspur vs Saudi Sportswashing ***

    Yeah, I can see your point. I thought the signings under Jose's were a bad fit for our club. Haven't they all gone now, apart from Reggie who is in the departure lounge? However, the front foot, progressive signings that Fabio made under Conte seem to have transitioned pretty well into Ange's...
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    The transfer thread

    Anyone know what's happening / happened with Alfie Devine? Did he miss our UK window to move away on loan in the EFL? I'm reading he might be heading to join Vuskovic at Westerlo, Belgium Pro League. I guess their transfer window is still open?
  11. Muttley

    Welcome Ange: To Dare is to Didgeridoo

    I'm actually a little confused as to what our expectations should be nowadays. When I look at some of the spend charts, I'm left wondering whether 6th is OK anymore. I'm definitely in the camp that 6th and a cup trophy is better than 4th and no trophy though. Not sure what age posters are on...
  12. Muttley

    Welcome Ange: To Dare is to Didgeridoo

    Great post. I'm wondering whether our new problem might eventually be having the tough choice to change the manager because he's plateau'd. Brendan Rodgers is a good manager but was replaced by Klopp. Pellegrini likewise, but Pep is clearly another level. Emery is another that has shown his...
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    *** OMT Tottenham Hotspur vs Saudi Sportswashing ***

    It will be interesting to see what happens with net spending in the future. I cannot remember a time when we finally got our squad completely culled and optimised. I guess in some ways, you never do. That being said, I'd like to think that once we remove the last few like Davies, Reggie, Forster...
  14. Muttley

    *** OMT Tottenham Hotspur vs Saudi Sportswashing ***

    I agree on the last bit for now. The only way I wouldn't is if we saw him lose the changing room and we went into free-fall. When that happens, you normally know what happens next. Saying that, one of my minor frustrations with Ange has been when he talks as if it is not yet HIS squad. How long...
  15. Muttley

    Welcome Ange: To Dare is to Didgeridoo

    That is the million dollar question. Ironically, this squad lends itself well to the prior managers' tactics. You could see Conte's 3-5-2 (Serie A) or 3-4-3 (PL) working with this set of players. Jose's 4-3-3 was way too deep but he would have moved that back line up once he got the pace into...
  16. Muttley

    Welcome Ange: To Dare is to Didgeridoo

    Yeah, I didn't say they were in the calculation. I was talking about line items that exist in our revenues that exist to pay for the stadium e.g. NY Jets or Lady Gaga. Maybe I didn't explain that well or not understanding you. My assumption is that Scott Munn (football ops) will be running a...
  17. Muttley

    *** Official Music Thread ***

    lol - my band are charging £10 in advance and £15 on the door in Bracknell on Friday :tearsofjoy:
  18. Muttley

    Welcome Ange: To Dare is to Didgeridoo

    The wages to revenue data isn't apples to apples though. I think of THFC as two shadow P&Ls both running in one big über P&L. The first P&L is football operations and the second is the rest e.g. stadium, NFL, events etc. If you remove the capital repayment and interest on the £800m loan from...
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    Radu Drăgușin

    Do we think that, based on his prior managerial career, Ange isn't tuned into playing against players who have that "unlocking" pass or counter finesse that we see in the Prem? Perhaps, he will learn eventually but he seems to be falling off that bike way too much so far. Last season, it was...
  20. Muttley

    Welcome Ange: To Dare is to Didgeridoo

    Through PL history, I'm not sure I remember when all of the top clubs were on it at the same time. The first time we got CL was the end of the old top dominance of Utd, Chelsea, Gooner brick and Pool. City were one season from getting into top 4 and Crouchy did the rest. However, it was...
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