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    Roberto De Zerbi *OFFICIAL*

    Don't think later years Kane could physically do what he could do earlier in his career. Kane to me seems the closest we've had to a model pro at the club in many years. Since Bale/Modric/whoever. The expectation of him to be perfect regardless of the circumstances is part of what I was...
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    Roberto De Zerbi *OFFICIAL*

    To me "giving their all" will absolutely be influenced by belief in what the manager is trying to instill. To me that just seems like human psychology. Doesn't matter how much money they're paid, how professional they're supposed to be. If there's real belief there that will get more out of the...
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    Roberto De Zerbi *OFFICIAL*

    Porro and Romero for me will be key for De Zerbi to play the way he wants to. Romero already does the "opponents decides our speed" thing. If we can get Porro more passing options instead of giving him the ball in difficult situations asking him to do the very difficult things he and we will...
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    Roberto De Zerbi *OFFICIAL*

    Ignoring his handling of Greenwood I think he's a fine appointment. I don't see how he's good enough to warrant top money on a 5 year deal, but guess that's the desperation of the situation. But years is not the perspective right now anyway, just need to stay up.
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    Interim manager thread 2.0

    Fully agreed. Just to add... Hired someone for a very public job with a lot of media visibility.
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    Interim manager thread 2.0

    I don't know which quotes specifically they're referring to. Quite the false dichotomy you're setting up there.... As I said in a previous post most of us will draw that line in different places. I'd say it would be a good idea hearing out those supporters groups first before dismissing it?
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    Interim manager thread 2.0

    What virtues are you signalling with the second paragraph there?
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    Interim manager thread 2.0

    Complaint from the Supporters groups that have spoken out seems to be that he defended Greenwood and doing so in a way that downplayed what happened. I think it's very much fair to have issues with that from a manager.
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    Interim manager thread 2.0

    I think almost everyone will have a line, but as you say it will be personal. It's OK that we don't all draw the line in the same place.
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    Interim manager thread 2.0

    Definitely this for me too. The passing of his father complicates it somewhat. Perhaps even more there being a longer break now and it's getting to that time where another change will have to be made soonish if it's going to happen. Significant risk either way really. I would lean towards...
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    Igor the Departed

    Agreed, can understand the thinking. And of the recent performances we had 70 good minutes away to Athletic, a good 90 against Liverpool, a good 90 against Athletico and a good 45 against Forrest. Can understand the calls for a change, but there are some positive signs and someone else starting...
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    Igor the Departed

    This is where I think we don't have the players available to field a keep it simple, put players in their natural positions team. Thus him trying different solutions. No real right wing option that can be trusted so he tries different solutions. In that mix is also the point that some players...
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    ***OMT Tottenham Hotspur Football Club v Nottingham Forest***

    According to the commentators they made 9 changes to the starting lineup from their European game to the game against us IIRC.
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    ***OMT Tottenham Hotspur Football Club v Nottingham Forest***

    Liverpool was good in that regard. We conceded, but kept playing alright and with a lot of effort. We seemed to really tire yesterday and I wonder if that's part of it. The midweek game we put a lot into, obviously also put a lot into the Liverpool game and think we played with a lot of energy...
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    The *WHEN* we go down thread

    It's not over until it's over. Some strange, borderline miraculous things have happened in football. We're not even in the relegation zone (yet at least). This is not the time to abandon hope imo.
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