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    Ange departs

    Just guessing here, but I think they've played close to as much football as its possible during this period. Kulusevski rested for some of the Tamworth game, Porro for the Liverpool game. We use words differently, but if close to the maximum possible is still within "normal" (however or defines...
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    Micky van de Ven

    Tired minds, tired bodies. But also for the Villa game for example with 4 (?) teenagers starting. First start for Tel. Still a rather rare start for 17 year old Moore. Bergvall imo has weaknesses in his positional game. These factors weren't there in the first part of the season and the system...
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    Ange departs

    I have nothing against using facts or stats as a starting point. But it matters what facts and stats one choose and how one interprets them. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/02/10/postecoglou-tottenham-players-two-days-off-for-reset/ When talking about fatigue over the last couple of...
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    Dejan Kulusevski

    He has been and looked worse for it. Still one of those up there at least with a shout of being our player of the season. But along with Porro he's played too much in recent months. Hopefully we'll see him closer to his best in the coming weeks.
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    Squad

    Agreed and think it's probably natural in the summer to focus on a small number of players that are thought to be more ready made. We need a DM that's also a deep playmaker type imo. A traditional destroyer that's not good on the ball won't work.
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    Luka Vuskovic

    Pretty much fully agreed. If there is nobility in playing and developing young players that's not enough. It will take time with some of these young players, but getting the development of these players right is one of the most important things at the club right now.
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    Ange departs

    Agreed. I also think the data since November supports the eye test on this, but it's not really necessary. And even if some players can play that much and keep performing consistently, doesn't mean that everyone can. Players have different physical characteristics, different roles. We've...
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    Micky van de Ven

    Would be good with some more clarity from Ange on the VdV and Romero injury situations. Even if it is "we don't quite know, may be a week may be a month". Him not even being on the bench after playing 45 minutes against Elfsborg seems a bit strange on the surface at least.
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    Squad

    Should be our biggest priority come the summer, imo along with a dribbly winger, but the latter one somewhat dependent on what happens with Odobert, Moore and I guess maybe Tel? If we could sign only one established, slots right in, somewhat experienced player that 6 role would be it.
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    Squad

    Absolutely. It's a role he may end up being great in, but until we actually see him play there regularly no way to know how well he will do there now. Him getting a bit of a rest makes a lot of sense to me. Will get a bit of that anyway now with a couple of weeks with just one game, so who...
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    Pedro Porro

    How good would Spence, or anyone, look having more or less played 90 minutes twice a week for a couple of months with a disjointed team around them? I rate Spence very highly and he offers a lot of quality. In terms of quality passing, long passing and crossing Porro is a stand out in this...
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    Daniel Levy - Chairman

    Yes. Get a manager in that fits the overall structure and approach well enough, then adjust somewhat to where the entire club has the required structure in place around the manager. Still think Ange is a good fit...
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    Cristian Romero

    The same Romero who seemingly played with an injury/niggle earlier this season? The same Romero who was in the starting lineup against Chelsea even though he probably wasn't fully fit? The same Romero who always leaves everything in every duel on the pitch?
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    Cristian Romero

    Hope we manage to sign him to a longer contract. If not we probably have to listen to any good offer come the summer. Hope he's also ready to play again soon.
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    Son Heung-Min

    Start at most a game a week. With a plan to most likely sub him. Other than than use him as a sub. Exhausted Son is not much better than Werner, and hopefully soon we'll have more options for that left wing role available.
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    Injuries

    Human beings are much better at seeing patterns in what is random/luck than recognising randomness as randomness. Investigating it properly and making sure they make good decisions seems like the right thing to do.
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    Ange departs

    If that was the case he would have been gone even before this injury crisis.
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    Ange departs

    I fully agree that this level of injury problems isn't going to be sustainable. Is it's all or mostly on Ange he either has to change how he does things significantly or be out the door. Is it's mostly on other issues within the club that needs to change. If it's mostly bad luck we just have to...
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    Ange departs

    As I said in my post if the current injury crisis is partly down to Ange, his approach and system then it's also partly due to other factors. Of course one factor is just that injuries will happen no matter what. But if other factors are things such as luck, how the medical staff operates in...
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    Ange departs

    A couple of games now with full weeks of recovery and training between them. I want Ange to drill the team on ideal Angeball now. No more adjustments or pragmatism. Press high, play ambitious, invert the full backs.
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