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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    Yeah, many different and useful ways of categorising these things. For me there's a difference with what Bournemouth do (high press, look to get those high turnovers) and City/Guardiola as another example (also pressing, but looking to dominate possession overall). Guess the difference is in...
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    Lucas Bergvall

    Quite the week. First PL goal too? Two starts in quick succession under Frank. And most importantly two important wins.
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    Lucas Bergvall

    Quite the week. First PL goal too? Two starts in quick succession under Frank. And most importantly two important wins.
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    *** OMT UCL Tottenham Hotspur vs Villarreal ***

    Didn't read your post as hating on him. Just curious about how you see it. No player has perfect decision making, so was just wondering if you saw any patterns in his decision making leading to mistakes.
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    Mohammed Kudus

    Love a bit of showboating. Made a stellar start here and looks a perfect signing so far. Based on how West Ham looked in the game against us only makes it look more likely that his inconsistency last season was a result of playing for a brick team rather than something with him. Hopefully he'll...
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    *** OMT UCL Tottenham Hotspur vs Villarreal ***

    When would that risk taking be more and less acceptable/wanted in your opinion?
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    João Palhinha

    Yeah, helped calm things down and imposed himself on the game. Would be interesting to know why he didn't start. Just rotation for fitness, something with the specific opponent or a combination of the two, or something else. Either way good to see Frank use him in this way.
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    Pedro Porro

    Prevented as in blocking an attempted cross, or prevented by winning the ball, not giving space for the opponent to cross etc?
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    Xavi Simons

    Definitely. No doubting his quality, will be interesting to see how he can express that over the coming months as he settles in. Particularly with Kulusevski and Maddison out already looking a key figure for us. Really hope he settles in quickly. This is true. But it's also true that when...
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    *** OMT UCL Tottenham Hotspur vs Villarreal ***

    Said before the game this is where the season at it mostly actually is starts. Two games a week, quick turnaround, less time on the training ground and more pressure. That also requires more rotation which can cause other problems. Then those games like now on Saturday where Brighton had the...
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    Think that suited us really well. They pressed more from the start of the second half the way I saw it and we struggled to deal with that. Then they dropped off a bit and we imo regained a bit more control before they made another push towards the end. How we deal with a good high press...
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    *** OMT UCL Tottenham Hotspur vs Villarreal ***

    Those three injured, as well at Dragusin. Tel not registered for Europe. Still that 11 starting, a 12 man bench. That bench included Austin, Byfield and Scarlett, but the other 9 were first team (squad) players. In a not very impressive performance that squad depth was important to secure the...
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    Good post. For me Bournemouth are also in the "set up to contain" category. They do so differently, primarily with a high press. But more of a defensive plan rather than a plan to dominate possession and the game. Hopefully those games against genuinely poor teams continue to be relatively...
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    *** OMT UCL Tottenham Hotspur vs Villarreal ***

    Can see him repeatedly pointing where he wants players to move when he has the ball. Hopefully what he wants others to do matches what Frank wants and over time we'll see improvements on that. I have more of an issue with others not taking responsibility, or not being good enough to take...
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    Part of that was us defending better, but a significant part of that was that they just didn't get their shots on target.
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    Rodrigo Bentancur

    Technically and physically he's imo a really good player. Has the technical quality to progress the ball in various ways and ability to get out of tight spaces. Defensively too, in one on one situations, chasing back, tackling, he can be a real beast. But his lack of awareness imo means that...
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    Probably a bit early season and needing time to develop an understanding. Simons in particularly who arrived late in the window. Also think it's partly a lack of complimentary skills. Romero and VdV have that. Porro and Kudus have that. Most of our deep midfield combinations are a bit short on...
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    *** OMT UCL Tottenham Hotspur vs Villarreal ***

    Would be both surprised and impressed with a comfortable win. Was more thinking more cohesive and some improvements in our attacking play.
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    Rodrigo Bentancur

    Agreed he did really well. Still don't think he's a natural in that deepest midfield role. Weren't able to properly adjust to that last season over time, maybe this season in a different system he could make steps in that direction? Even if he doesn't he's certainly not a bad option for that...
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    The case for the defence

    We have improved defensively for sure, but it's also true that we've conceded one in the league from an xG against of almost 5. And Villarreal had a similar xG to ours, closer to one than zero. We've also scored 8 in the PL from an xG of 5. Performances have been mixed, results have been...
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