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    ***Official Match Thread Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool Sat. 20th Dec. 5:30pm***

    I obviously don't know why. But I don't think we can play Richarlison every game and not expect him to break down. I thought the setup was quite good today. Kept Gray in a deeper role in a bigger game. Bergvall cutting in from the left I quite like. And even though Liverpool weren't...
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    Cristian Romero

    The way I saw it for the pass it looked like he thought he could play Muani through on goal and tried to do that. He failed at it, it happens. The red is stupid. Don't lash out. Seems obvious Konate was trying to provoke a reaction, having flattened him staying on top of him. While the reaction...
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    ***Official Match Thread Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool Sat. 20th Dec. 5:30pm***

    Decent performance. Shame about the red, think it's harsh, but also think Simons gives the ref a decision to make.
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    What would YOUR priority signing be in the Jan transfer window?

    Bergvall has great quality on the ball, no doubt. But he's also still a bit inconsistent on the ball and quite frequently high risk on the ball (I think that's why Frank hasn't used him deeper at all essentially). Passing isn't his biggest strength though on the ball. I think the balance in...
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    Agreed on other examples, but also a rather small sample size. Agreed on the under pressure thing. He's under pressure now so I'll guess we'll see. The way I see it he's tried to do something similar here to what he did at Brentford to get to a "nicer style". Start with defending, set pieces...
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    Imo the work that has been done in recent years with recruitment of younger players seems to be an attempt to get another "alignment". Perhaps the Lewis family wanting to invest (pinch of salt until it happens) can be another. Manager needs to be part of that alignment. I'm not seeing it yet...
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    Anyone we buy and we'll end up with a bit of an overload on numbers, apart from left back maybe. I don't think we need a creative midfielder as a #10. But a more creative, ball progressing, deep playmaker type I do think would be super useful. Gray is playing more there now and I think that's...
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    ***Official Match Thread Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool Sat. 20th Dec. 5:30pm***

    Is it the Kolo and Muani strike partnership that's confusing things? I mean I think he's been good, but he hasn't been two players worth of good. On the actual game, just hope we show up and try to play some football.
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    That caution is then also leading to turnovers imo. Players being more concerned about being in the right position if we lose the ball than being in a position to receive it and go forward. To me the caution came first. We then end up going long quite a bit. But we don't have a great holdup...
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    *** Tottenham Hotspur Vs Forest *** OMT

    I didn't watch this specific game, glad to hear there were signs of our passing game through midfield improving. I think there have been signs of that in some other games, though still limited. To me ball progression from the back and through the middle third has been a much bigger problem for...
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    What would YOUR priority signing be in the Jan transfer window?

    Fully agreement. If another Vuskovic, Bergvall type deal is possible make it happen even if we also need some here and now solutions.
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    *** Tottenham Hotspur Vs Forest *** OMT

    Fully agreed. Imo we need an identity and we need a long term plan to work towards. And there needs to be agreement on that from the coaches and managers and all the way up. Frank imo has said a lot of things that at lest gave me the impression that he was aligned with the "culture change"...
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    *** Tottenham Hotspur Vs Forest *** OMT

    I think we have me had a good strategy in place at times, at other times we've tried to put one in place, but it's not lasted or not worked. We were early on getting in DoF types. We've had a clear strategy of youth development at times at least and have in recent years gotten back to that (and...
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    *** Tottenham Hotspur Vs Forest *** OMT

    I guess that's part of my position. Depending on the straight away thing. We're 16 league games in. 3 games away from half a season, no? If half a season is straight away I guess I will hold that contradictory position. Yes, my patience is conditional. I think half a season should be enough to...
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    *** Tottenham Hotspur Vs Forest *** OMT

    No doubt he's a good and talented manager. Is he the right manager for us though? Long term building and strategy should imo not be primarily down to the manager. It's important that the manager is well aligned with that strategy and what the manager himself needs is important. But he's there...
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    I agree it seems to be a way football is going. Perhaps data driven. Personally I think a variety is good. Lack of that leads to predictability and even though a high percentage chance is in isolation better than a low percentage chance creating and actually shooting in lower percentage chances...
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    I'm fine with mostly improvisation in the final third and around the box. But we have to get the ball there somehow, preferably in somewhat decent circumstances for the forward players to do something useful. To me what happens deeper is the problem and the overly cautious approach is a big...
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    It's probably my frustration with the whole situation and how poorly we've played. I generally think the importance of what's said in press conferences gets way overstated. But what he's been saying in press conferences has frustrated me. I don't see him taking responsibility. And even the...
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    I don't think a formation change is the solution. As you say, better players. Or, more actual attacking intent over time with that being a priority.
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    A way of stopping the unmarked men at the far post would be to dedicate someone to stop that - like having the central midfielders drop deeper earlier so there's more players defending the box if the attack ends with a cross. Oh, new problem arises. Not enough pressure on shots from outside the...
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