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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    Definitely in much better shape than at this stage last season. Spence massively stepping up, Kinsky in, Danso in, Dragusin will return. For me we would miss any starter of course, but I would be mostly concerned about missing Romero. I think he gives us so much on the ball that others can't...
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    Lucas Bergvall

    Our midfield was definitely unbalanced last season. And has been so this season too. Particularly on the ball/attacking I'd argue it's our biggest weakness at the moment. Palhinha has made a significant difference. But he can't fix the stuff he isn't good at. Really hope Gray continues to be...
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    *** OMT UCL Tottenham Hotspur vs Villarreal ***

    I wouldn't trust my memory either if I was me, I mean, if I was you, wait, what was I saying again...
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    Another shooting in Murica

    Not a fully fresh episode and nothing new factually, but really liked an episode of the "It could happen here" titled "Charlie Kirk's asassination: Sorting fact from fiction". Again, nothing new on this specific event, but more on good ways to understand it. The need for caution in assigning...
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    Another shooting in Murica

    The tactic to pandering to Trump's ego is to do so over the top in an embarrassing way. Nothing less is enough. Zelenskyy tried just being a normal pandering human, wasn't enough and Trump and Vance were ready to throw him to the wolves. He had to repeat his gratitude, grovel, embarrass...
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    Another shooting in Murica

    People are pushing back, trying to talk about those 90% of things. Mainly Democrats and "the left". As long as the right, MAGA world, republicans and self proclaimed centrist don't speak out it doesn't help. We're probably well past the point where doing so would just get you ignored and/or...
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    Lucas Bergvall

    Du you think he is that? I'm kinda doubtful. Think he's still in that "if the circumstances are right" category, but the circumstances are widening. Also curious what the plan is going forward with him. If we'll see him deployed a bit deeper like last season or if the more attacking of the...
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    Xavi Simons

    Being able to play with intensity without stepping over the line is the key imo. Players that learn that typically do so with experience. Particularly for a more creative player like Simons he should be able to learn that over time, it's not like he has to make a lot of half desperate tackles...
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    Klopp was always direct imo. I agree most top managers will evolve (or be left behind - see Mourinho). But was talking about Klopp and Pep as the exception in that they didn't focus on making teams defensively solid first, whereas that was mostly the norm before them. Just my impression. I...
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    I don't think there will ever be a right way to go. Many different ways of going about it in a good way. But having a fairly clear identity I think is a good thing. Yeah, prep time and being flexible with little time to prepare while also having to integrate more ways of playing will be a...
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    *** OMT UCL Tottenham Hotspur vs Villarreal ***

    Interesting. I saw it quite differently. Thought Villareal stood off us more in the first half, allowed our centre backs including Romero to be on the ball. Perhaps tried to funnel us down our left to some extent, but not as aggressively as Bournemouth. Then I thought they pressed us higher...
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    American politics

    I'm sure the people who go on and on about cancel culture and free speech and how these things are supposedly big issues with the left will now be in a real uproar against Trump, MAGA and Republicans. All the centrist and right wingers who can't stop criticising the illiberal nature of the left...
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    *** OMT UCL Tottenham Hotspur vs Villarreal ***

    Definitively don't expect us to be polished or consistently at/near our best. Compared to our best under Frank this performance wasn't up there, but it also wasn't anywhere near as poor as against Bournemouth.
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    *** OMT UCL Tottenham Hotspur vs Villarreal ***

    I think there's multiple valid and useful perspectives to this. On one hand what you say, what matters is winning and players and staff reaacting with frustration/anger/fuming and determined when they lose can be good and useful. I also think that there's something to being able to grind out...
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    Richarlison

    More a case that we've struggled with chance creation particularly in open play? He's good in the air, but he's not our biggest threat from set pieces.
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    I'm optimistic too. Get the defending sorted first was the default until Klopp and Pep did it differently imo. Football seems a bit cyclical and reactive. A systems coach or two does really well so that's the way, a more flexible coach or two does well and that's the way to do it. Both have...
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    Mohammed Kudus

    Simons in, Berg picking up where he left off last season should put us in a good position to do just that. Don't think many opposition teams will be happy about leaving players like that in extra space. Kudus for sure is a baller. Just give him the ball, good things will happen.
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    Think there's some improvements that can happen fairly naturally, no need for that much in terms of changes or extra work on the training ground. Simons and Kolo Muani settling in, Udogie returning to match fitness giving us a left footed LB option, Solanke returning. On the flip side there...
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    Lucas Bergvall

    Those kind of lists are typically cherry picked. Pr 90 or total, find a handful + out of the very many individual stats that makes the player look particularly good. Can only do that if a player is doing well enough. So it tells us he's done well, we already knew that though.
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    Same to you mate. I think for the shorter term it will be more about individual brilliance, particularly Kudus and Simons (assuming he settles in and steps up quickly), as well as Bergvall and a few others not quite at that Kudus/Simons level (yet). I think we will remain somewhat hampered by...
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