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    Alfie Devine

    I think the reality was that the loan purchase option of £6m is just under 3 times the value PNE have ever paid for a player. What a story it would be though if PNE get promoted. Alfie was born in Warrington. He was picked up by Liverpool as a kid but released at the age of 11 and went to Wigan...
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    Cristian Romero

    Yeah, I know this is a Romero thread but I'm not really just talking about one player. I'm talking about the system that impacted loads of our players over the last 2 seasons. Those situations where Romero and VDV were injured and it was Dragu, Gray and Davies trying to play artificial lines in...
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    Cristian Romero

    Respectfully, you're still missing it and keep going on about the high line. I watched over and over as our defenders went to the nearest point that made the "line" in the deeper positions. It is very different from going to the man and marking, or going with a runner. Can you imagine telling...
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    Cristian Romero

    lol - so it's a fan adjusting to suit a narrative when another fan spots something that you don't agree with? I didn't just watch goals. I watched tons of open play moments in that zone and the deep offside was a clear root cause of the discomfort of our players. I wrote a lot about it in the...
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    Dejan Kulusevski

    I guess rotation and number of games will always negate that question a little. I'll run with it though. My CL final line-up in May would be Vic Porro, Romero, VDV, Udogie Palhinha, Sarr Kudus, Xavi, Kulu Muani Of course, Johnson will get the winner ably assisted by Madds from the bench.
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    *** The official 2025/26 Premier League thread ***

    lol - the last thing we need is Villa, Everton and Toon all growing organically the right way following the Spurs model. Can you imagine having a top 9?
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    *** Tottenham Hotspur vs Doncaster Rovers - Carabao Cup ***

    I guess Chris answered the question. If Biss isn't in contention then it's natural for Gray to slot into midfield. As for Destiny, back to back games after coming back from injury may not work. I guess only the fitness and medical team know what he can and can't put his body through.
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    *** Tottenham Hotspur vs Doncaster Rovers - Carabao Cup ***

    It's a good shout on Scarlett. He must feel a little out in the cold this season.
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    *** Tottenham Hotspur vs Doncaster Rovers - Carabao Cup ***

    I have a dilemma about this one. Donny are 7th in League One and will put up a fight. I'm never a fan of changing an entire eleven but would think we have a better chance of making mass changes and performing under Frank than we've seen in the past. His system is more likely to stick with the...
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    Yves Bissouma

    It will all be about the player / manager relationship and whether the player gets his head down in training. Biss hasn't just become a bad player and was our best player at the business end of the EL campaign last season. The difference this season is that we haven't got an injury crisis...
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    *** OMT Tottenham Hotspur v Brighton & Hove Albion FC ***

    That is exactly what I'm saying. Those poor tech guys worked for years and years to bring a set of cool technologies that can help the referees get the on-pitch decision right based on the laws of the game. Then the stupid humans that run football negate all their hard work by implementing the...
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    *** OMT Tottenham Hotspur v Brighton & Hove Albion FC ***

    From what I see nowadays, I think I'd be demanding a face to face meeting with Howard Webb every single week if I were PL clubs. The standard of refereeing is appalling. There is no concept anymore of following the actual laws of the game. Therefore the entire system breaks. What is needed is a...
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    *** OMT Tottenham Hotspur v Brighton & Hove Albion FC ***

    The moment Kane left and Ange walked through the door, I've always felt our goals could come from anywhere in the team. It was so uplifting to see that massive change in the way our club was setup. I still feel that now with Frank. Just because, Odobert hasn't scored goals, it doesn't mean he...
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    Just a question (to everyone) on what you said above about having access to the first choice defenders. If we had to run with one of Romero or VDV and one of Porro or Spence and Kinsky in sticks for Vic, what happens? Personally, I feel that in Danso, Udogie and Kinsky we are in so much better...
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    Lucas Bergvall

    Intelligence and experience always count for a lot in the middle of the park. Palhinha is a good get, but for me Frank is the bigger get. Last season was equally to do with the tactics as the personnel in my mind. Our 3 centre mids were told to split left, right and central and move up into...
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    Yeah, agree Klopp was mostly more direct than Pep, but I think both moved in that direction over time. 29 games against each other. I think it was Klopp that got Pep to think about his style and adapt. Klopp 11 Pep 10 Draws 8 is the record. Pep could see something was missing in those games. He...
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    Lucas Bergvall

    I think I'd be happiest if we keep rotating this midfield AND getting results. There seemed to be a lot of narratives last season that our midfield wasn't good enough and it only worked if the best eleven was on the pitch. So many of us called out the manager's tactics. I've even read narratives...
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    The 'If You Still Need to Purge Yourself Of Ange' Thread

    It's not actually harsh for the very reasons you cite Frank for. Rotation is subtle and used in a way that keeps players fresh. You can make minimal changes and constant rotation and not disrupt things too much. Pep is the master of doing exactly that. You might be right about this competition...
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    Interesting that you talk about Pep and Klopp doing it differently. What I've noticed is those 2 clubs have evolved their tactics year by year and they are more direct themselves. As I've said a few times, I think the best managers map their strategy to what's happening in the league and then...
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    The 'If You Still Need to Purge Yourself Of Ange' Thread

    Ange did this to us when he first took over when we played Fulham. That day he made 8 changes and lost. Today he made 10 changes, and the only consistent selection from the weekend had to change his position from LB to centre half. How can anyone defend managers that do this and then lose...
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