Thomas Frank - Head Coach

[harr1984]

We have an improved squad compared to last season. Made this point before, but even more so compared to the start of last season.

We do have injuries for sure and for sure that's impacting us. Then again, injuries were a huge factor last season.

I'm not saying Frank shouldn't get time. But he needs to show improvements. This has been true all season and although there have been some positive signs overall I'm not seeing much from the start of the season until now.

Frank clearly prioritised defensive solidity and set pieces over just about everything else since he came in the door. Leaving us at times looking rather clueless on the ball. For sure we have weaknesses in the squad, for sure we have injury issues. But what we've seen in possession so far this season is also a result of Frank's priorities.

He's stated repeatedly that he wants to play with risk, that he also wants to play good attacking football. That needs to be shown on the pitch and not just in words sooner or later.

At the end of the transfer window everyone was saying we'd had a good window and improved the squad. No one was close to suggesting it as worse than last season. But at the moment there seems to be a real thirst from some for coming up with anything except accepting that it's somewhat on Frank for this turgid brand of football this is being served up at the moment....

 

[Bedfordspurs]

At the end of the transfer window everyone was saying we'd had a good window and improved the squad. No one was close to suggesting it as worse than last season. But at the moment there seems to be a real thirst from some for coming up with anything except accepting that it's somewhat on Frank for this turgid brand of football this is being served up at the moment....

If he was a less likeable guy I do wonder how he would be treated with this kind of football
The press/media love him
And he always comes across classy and respectful
It’s another reason I wanted him

 

[glasgowspur]

We had Kulu, Maddison, Solanke plus a shed load of otbers out at points last season - at any point in time we are going to have 'when player x,y and z returns' conversations. The point is having added Muani,Palinha, Simons and Kudus the squad is not in a worse position than last season when apparently it wasn't the squad that was the issue,,,,

Remember when it was any manager could do better with this squad, all it needed was pragmatic management.
Remember the cries of sack ange and we'll climb the table.
Or the when our defence is back we'll stop conceding chances and goals.
Ange was sacked and rightly so, but the issues go much deeper than the manager.
The faces change, nothing else has since at least the last season of Poch.
We've watched the same show under Jose, conte, nuno and now Frank.
There was hope under Poch and a brief flicker with ange, but generally we've been watching the same show with different actors.

 

[Bedfordspurs]

Remember when it was any manager could do better with this squad, all it needed was pragmatic management.
Remember the cries of sack ange and we'll climb the table.
Or the when our defence is back we'll stop conceding chances and goals.
Ange was sacked and rightly so, but the issues go much deeper than the manager.
The faces change, nothing else has since at least the last season of Poch.
We've watched the same show under Jose, conte, nuno and now Frank.
There was hope under Poch and a brief flicker with ange, but generally we've been watching the same show with different actors.

Different actors and the same director
Until now
And I do think the expectation that the Lewis’s will spend more is key. I doubt them myself but we will see soon

 

[Baleforce]

Remember when it was any manager could do better with this squad, all it needed was pragmatic management.
Remember the cries of sack ange and we'll climb the table.
Or the when our defence is back we'll stop conceding chances and goals.
Ange was sacked and rightly so, but the issues go much deeper than the manager.
The faces change, nothing else has since at least the last season of Poch.
We've watched the same show under Jose, conte, nuno and now Frank.
There was hope under Poch and a brief flicker with ange, but generally we've been watching the same show with different actors.

We are doing better, much much better.

We are conceding fewer chances and picking up more points.

It’s still a work in progress, but we are far from the absolute embarrassment that we were last season.

 

[harr1984]

Remember when it was any manager could do better with this squad, all it needed was pragmatic management.
Remember the cries of sack ange and we'll climb the table.
Or the when our defence is back we'll stop conceding chances and goals.
Ange was sacked and rightly so, but the issues go much deeper than the manager.
The faces change, nothing else has since at least the last season of Poch.
We've watched the same show under Jose, conte, nuno and now Frank.
There was hope under Poch and a brief flicker with ange, but generally we've been watching the same show with different actors.

Exactly. Which is why I want Frank given time as we will just end up doing the same dance with someone else. But there is no escaping the fact the football has to improve....