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Thomas The Frank Engine

glorygloryeze said:
I wonder what Frank has been told about support in the market and whether in his first transfer window he has given one or two key positions that we must buy for?

Is he being hired more because of being happy to work with what he is given (coaches, players etc) and won't be demanding/rock the boat?

Also, why has Iraola seemingly fallen off the radar? Has he given the impression he wants to sign an extension with Bournemouth?
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Bedfordspurs said:
Iraola has failen off because his football has fallen off IMO
It’s the classic do we want the same as what we just had or something more flexible
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My understanding (or the noise going around) is part of the concern with Ange was the injuries/sustainability of the play, and Iraola is closest in terms of the same intensity issues (and impact seen via drop off in end of season).

Re the other @glorygloryeze comment, he'll get money, more money that he's ever had (think in 7 years, he got ~75M net, 255M, Ange got more than that in barely 3 windows), he's also accustomed to developing players.

I'd say the key characteristics are, he works well with media, popular with players, tactically flexible, PL proven, safe choice. Of course questions will be there about ability to compete across multiple fronts (specifically Europe) and what's his actual ceiling.

My perspective (and I'm not his biggest fan) is the club could do a lot worse than climb back up the table, get 5th/6th, repeat the following year (would be 3 years in Europe in a row again), in a year or so, Udogie, Bergvall, Gray, Sarr, possibly Wilson, Tel will be better players and VDV, Deki, Johnson, Porro will be in their prime, plus hopefully 2 years of decent additions. At that point, you evaluate and try to push on again.
 
Raziel said:
My understanding (or the noise going around) is part of the concern with Ange was the injuries/sustainability of the play, and Iraola is closest in terms of the same intensity issues (and impact seen via drop off in end of season).

Re the other @glorygloryeze comment, he'll get money, more money that he's ever had (think in 7 years, he got ~75M net, 255M, Ange got more than that in barely 3 windows), he's also accustomed to developing players.

I'd say the key characteristics are, he works well with media, popular with players, tactically flexible, PL proven, safe choice. Of course questions will be there about ability to compete across multiple fronts (specifically Europe) and what's his actual ceiling.

My perspective (and I'm not his biggest fan) is the club could do a lot worse than climb back up the table, get 5th/6th, repeat the following year (would be 3 years in Europe in a row again), in a year or so, Udogie, Bergvall, Gray, Sarr, possibly Wilson, Tel will be better players and VDV, Deki, Johnson, Porro will be in their prime, plus hopefully 2 years of decent additions. At that point, you evaluate and try to push on again.
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I rate Iraola
But he broke his team
He needs more experience
He reminds me of poch in that way
 
Raziel said:
My understanding (or the noise going around) is part of the concern with Ange was the injuries/sustainability of the play, and Iraola is closest in terms of the same intensity issues (and impact seen via drop off in end of season).

Re the other @glorygloryeze comment, he'll get money, more money that he's ever had (think in 7 years, he got ~75M net, 255M, Ange got more than that in barely 3 windows), he's also accustomed to developing players.

I'd say the key characteristics are, he works well with media, popular with players, tactically flexible, PL proven, safe choice. Of course questions will be there about ability to compete across multiple fronts (specifically Europe) and what's his actual ceiling.

My perspective (and I'm not his biggest fan) is the club could do a lot worse than climb back up the table, get 5th/6th, repeat the following year (would be 3 years in Europe in a row again), in a year or so, Udogie, Bergvall, Gray, Sarr, possibly Wilson, Tel will be better players and VDV, Deki, Johnson, Porro will be in their prime, plus hopefully 2 years of decent additions. At that point, you evaluate and try to push on again.
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I must admit, i would have expected you to be quite underwhelmed with us getting Frank, especially that we now have CL games next season (Ange's special parting gift).
I have to admit i have been, but time 'heals' as it were for me i guess...
 
I know a lot of people are "Frank? Meh..." but who else is available that would get people excited about? Of all the available managers out there he is probably the best appointment.

He adapts his tactics to the players he has available and the opponent, is a great man manager, and a very good spokesman for his club. Given the abundantly more resources he will have at Spurs, if he can replicate what he has done at Brentford, we may have a season that will far exceed people's expectations. Sometimes it's these ticks-a-lot-of-boxes-but-not-a-sexy-name appointments that end up surprising you.
 
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