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    OMT Mighty Spurs vs Hungry Wolves

    Good half. Unlucky not to be ahead, despite them keeping us rather quiet from set pieces. Several really good performers out there for us.
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    Archie Gray

    The way we played last season (at times at least), loads of risk on the ball deep, full backs inverting and advancing into midfield positions. I think that was good and relevant experience for him. What he did on the ball in tight areas against Doncaster is the same as he did in tight areas as...
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    OMT Mighty Spurs vs Hungry Wolves

    If the plan is to start them against Bodø and Leeds, sure, maybe that's too much. That's how I'd like it to be planned at least, limit the number of players starting three, four then five in quick succession. Particularly those with bad injury records. And for Frank to be planning ahead, most...
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    Archie Gray

    Doesn't look at all like a player who's had his development stunted. Showed great quality on the ball last season, got plenty of minutes and gained a lot of experience at a higher level. Him being better in midfield is a different question, and not surprising to see him do well.
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    OMT Mighty Spurs vs Hungry Wolves

    Proactive yes, definitely agree. But we can start VdV, Kudus, Richarlison and still be proactive, and none of them started against Doncaster.
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    OMT Mighty Spurs vs Hungry Wolves

    That's essentially what I want to see most games. Rotate a few, rotate a few others etc. Give more or less everyone the occasion breather (one start in a week). But also depending on the opposition, which players in the squad would be more suitable vs. Wolves and Bodø for example. We have the...
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    Luka Vuskovic

    The best are also really good when that "mistake" has been made. Most of those "mistakes" aren't mistakes of the defenders, but by players ahead of them. Maybe that wasn't true when Maldini played in some of the best organised defensive setups in the world, but certainly the norm most of the...
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    Archie Gray

    Absolutely. And in other positions too. And almost all of our best established players have several years at their best left too. With just what should be an imo expected level of development in this squad we should be seeing a lot of excitement in the next two-three years. But then we...
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    Mathys Tel

    The needing one to just go in somehow, yes. But part of the problem for Soldado in particular was that he wasn't getting those chances. Good points. If we think of the younger talented and more attacking players at the club (say Tel, Odobert, Bergvall, Moore just as an example). If 1-2 of...
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    Without rehasing last season... We now have both interchangeability (different players who can play the same role) and very good profiles where we previously lacked that. The dribbly winger (Kudus, who also offers much more), the 6 (Palhinha). While some of those already here last season have...
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    OMT Mighty Spurs vs Hungry Wolves

    Good reason to start Palhinha perhaps? He has that "our midfield isn't going to get owned" quality. For me the problem rarely is two games in a week. That seems mostly fine and manageable unless there's some ongoing injury/fitness concerns. Three, four and then five games in quick succession...
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    Archie Gray

    I pretty much agree. More thinking that at least some of those players tend to play several different roles earlier in their careers until they're ready to play as a lone 6. Carrick iirc was an example of that. To me Gray seems to have a great understanding of the game. Showcased my him already...
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    Brennan Johnson

    Really do think this role suits him better than what we saw under Ange and when he played on the left earlier this season without a left footed full back behind him. But also some positive signs of development there as you say. Looked more proactive in possession, taking players on. Obviously...
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    Archie Gray

    Time will tell how he develops and for me he has the quality and versatility to develop into several different roles. But for now he looks more natural as an 8 than a 6. But also not that uncommon for 6s to develop into that over a bit of time, it's a rather specific and very demanding role.
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    Archie Gray

    One of our best players I thought. Positive on the ball, but also loads of effort and running including several very good and very useful forward runs off the ball. While also showing the same composure and quality in tight spaces as we saw last season playing at the back.
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    Xavi Simons

    He drifts into the same pockets playing centrally quite a bit. That's where he thrives. As long as he's playing a role that allows him to do that he'll do well. But of course centrally may be better for him and us most of the time.
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    Shows the squad depth we have now too. Kinsky, Danso, Gray, Tel, Odobert, Johnson all quite clearly not first choice, more rotation players. Palhinha, Bentancur regular starters, but not automatic starters by the looks of it. Palhinha probably the closest to that of those. Even with some...
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    Antonin Kinsky

    Absolutely. Based on last season he has some steps to take with his shot stopping in addition to just experience and decision making. Good showing yesterday in that regard. The one time he was really tested for shot stopping he kept it out and otherwise a composed performance.
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    *** Tottenham Hotspur vs Doncaster Rovers - Carabao Cup ***

    Good combination of speed and technical quality. Odobert, Simons, Gray. That allowed us to get the best out of those quick players who need space to use their speed. Struggled a bit at the start of both halves when Doncaster just threw everything at us and ran like their lives depended on it...
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    Luca Williams-Barnett

    Yeah. Very specific circumstances, late in the game, 2 goals up against a League One team. But he didn't look out of place and that's always good to see from a player that young. Big difference between that and being ready for real PL minutes. But a solid step from the young lad and hopefully...
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