Thomas Frank - Head Coach

[MartyFunkhouser]

Ange v Frank again

 

[Bishop]

I will boldly predict that if somehow Thomas’ Tottenham find themselves in the last 8 of the CL, yet 15th or 16th in the PL but with a 15 point cushion between us and the bottom three, absolutely no-one would have a single issue with trying the same thing twice, especially with a manager that puts huge stock in ‘per game per opponent’ specialist preparation.
I am not, BTW, saying that I disagree with you. It’s just lightning in a bottle malarky!

(Caveat - I am not mad enough to believe that this scenario could happen…or could it?)

If he lost 22 games he would deserve the sack. As average as I think this squad is 22 losses way beyond what I would consider to be a little below par.

 

[Bishop]

Mbeumo wasn't the Mbeumo we know until Frank, too lazy to dig up Toney's record but fair to say his best years were under Frank.

That is part of people's criticism right now, how is he making Richi, RKM, Tel, Odobert, Kudus, Johnson, Xavi better?
- Looks like he's outright given up on Tel & Johnson (100M worth of players)
- Odobert is now a bit part player
- Kudus is getting worse
- We don't play to Richi's strengths
- RKM looks the best of them but isn't getting in the goals
- Xavi was in/out/in?

It's pretty bad that Frank can't seem to get the best out of anyone in our front line, that we can't adjust (for somehow who's entire philosophy was sold as being adjustable/pragmatic) to make even one of them hit top form?

Honestly Frank's biggest achievement for the season seems to have been keeping Richi, VDV & Romero fit

fudging hell, we are bloody awful at this transfer business. We shouldn't have paid more than 50m for them total.

Richy has no strengths worth caring about and Odobert (who I do rate as having good potential) has never been anything but a bit part player here (annoyingly from both managers hes had here so far).

 

[billyiddo]

fudging hell, we are bloody awful at this transfer business. We shouldn't have paid more than 50m for them total.

Richy has no strengths worth caring about and Odobert (who I do rate as having good potential) has never been anything but a bit part player here (annoyingly from both managers hes had here so far).

I really don't know why we ponied up for Tel after his loan - we needed a starting LW to replace Son who would allow Odobert to develop as a rotational player - signing Tel on a perm, who looked no more ready for first team football than Odobert, made zero sense.

i wonder if it was a deal that had some kind of non reported obligation given Ange's bullishness when discussing whether he would be a Spurs player long term...