Thomas Frank’s coaching staff

[Bishop]

He's still got the same group, 3 jobs since leaving Spurs.

And he hasn't been particularly successful or impressive in those 3 jobs. Arguing that Poch might need to freshen up the ideas surrounding him is not controversial at all.

Regarding Ange I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with his approach, but he is relying on his new staff being able to first comprehend his approach fully and to then successfully implement it down chain. If you're fortunate enough to hire the right staff it probably works really well, but if the hires don't quite fit then you're at a massive deficit.

 

[fernadez]

And he hasn't been particularly successful or impressive in those 3 jobs. Arguing that Poch might need to freshen up the ideas surrounding him is not controversial at all.

Regarding Ange I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with his approach, but he is relying on his new staff being able to first comprehend his approach fully and to then successfully implement it down chain. If you're fortunate enough to hire the right staff it probably works really well, but if the hires don't quite fit then you're at a massive deficit.

I think you're at a deficit anyway. You now need time to educate your staff, them to get it, and then execute it how you want.

That's time that could be better spent elsewhere. If you're not a hands on training ground manager, you should at least have a first team coach that has been indoctrinated.

 

[Raziel]

I think you're at a deficit anyway. You now need time to educate your staff, them to get it, and then execute it how you want.

That's time that could be better spent elsewhere. If you're not a hands on training ground manager, you should at least have a first team coach that has been indoctrinated.

Yep, and the first game in pre-season already showed signs of coaching, in the block, in set pieces, in the counter press, not perfect but clearly in a very short space of time, players have started to understand.