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    Paul Mitchell - Head of Recruitment and Analysis

    It's impossible to write an algorithm to identify a player. All an algorithm could do is help support making a long list of candidates for further more subjective analysis by scouts. I.e they will give you a ballpark idea but no more.
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    20 years....it's just unacceptable

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation_does_not_imply_causation
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    20 years....it's just unacceptable

    There is also a correlation between success and money which makes the whole thing much much more complex...a compounding effect which means that the bubble of any top club could burst. You only need to look at the top 20 richest clubs now and 20 years ago to see what can change.
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    20 years....it's just unacceptable

    Chelsea & City aside, over 20 years I don't accept that a teams financial level and the performance of the team in terms of league position are as simple as money = success. It's much more of a feedback system money=success=more money=more success etc. You have a greater income if you win! Fans...
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    20 years....it's just unacceptable

    Consistently overachieving for me. When I say that, I mean the squads they have are not as good as their league position. For me, when Wenger leaves they will fall like Utd. Where do you think is their level?
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    20 years....it's just unacceptable

    They have made top 4 every season, nobody else has done that. Not Utd, not Chelsea, not city, not Liverpool, not even most of the big clubs in Italy or Spain. Arsenal are not good enough to win CL nor the league but they are consistently good enough to dine at the table. Every great club has a...
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    20 years....it's just unacceptable

    Not many people have pointed out that Arsenal are overachieving consistently. This is the result of running the playing side very very well for their budget. This is based on consistency and player confidence in their coach. It's extremely unusual - who else has qualified for the CL like that...
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    FIFA: Destroying Football Since 1904

    I see that Spain and France supported Sepp. A long way to go before this is sorted.
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    General thoughts on the 2014 / 2015 Season (now includes player poll)

    I remember when Chelsea got 6th and won the champions league. 5th makes us better than the best in Europe.
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    General thoughts on the 2014 / 2015 Season (now includes player poll)

    Fair point, even our first team don't do that well once the knock out starts.
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    General thoughts on the 2014 / 2015 Season (now includes player poll)

    It is simple if you want to define a whole season by a single number, 5th place. Why even bother checking the results every weekend, just look up our league position every May!
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    General thoughts on the 2014 / 2015 Season (now includes player poll)

    Are you seriously saying that this 5th placed team is on-par with our other 5th places before the rise of Emirates Marketing Project, the demise of Benetez's Liverpool and the modric, bale teams etc? We've had a good season but that's only because our expectations and current team as they stand are not that high.
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    General thoughts on the 2014 / 2015 Season (now includes player poll)

    What was interesting about the comments in this thread was the optimism, not had that for a while! - I don't agree that it's getting harder to get 4th. The champions league teams are not winning the champions league anymore and we have almost fallen into 5th due to Liverpool's self destruction...
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    General thoughts on the 2014 / 2015 Season (now includes player poll)

    Interesting to see many of the perspectives on here. I think our final league position is a bit misleading, I feel like we were a long way off 4th as we never threatened it. We've been 5th many times over the last 10 years with far better teams and players. It's better to look at points than...
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    Jan Vertonghen

    Not sure verts is top class by any definition. Last summer wasn't he linked to Barcelona? I think it's time to get real. He is a good player, good enough for our mid-table side however that's all. If we put him in a better back four then maybe he will tighten up his game and show some of that...
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    Three In And Three Out, Who Will It Be?

    I wouldn't agree to say that we rely on individual players any more than any other team. In fact it's the best it's been since Redknapp left! The mood and confidence around the club has really started to lift since the Stoke defeat, I wonder how some of those reserve players will perform with...
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    Ched Evans

    It's an interesting point but clubs have the right to employ whomever they wish within the framework of the law. However no club needs the baggage that comes with this guy especially when they can sign somebody just as good without much effort. If he doesn't return to football - no loss to...
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    Harry Kane MBE

    A good post, agree with most of it. The big question is it form or talent. I want to wait to see how he responds to a few bad performances and a goalless streak before deciding if he is a Kevin Campbell or a Klinsmann. Let's not forget that only a few months ago that Townsend was the future...
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    ***TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR v Crystal Palace OMT***

    It will be interesting to see what happens in January.
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    ***TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR v Crystal Palace OMT***

    If anybody thinks the solution to these problems is with the manager then they havent been watching tottenham for the last 3 seasons! The issues are with signing the wrong players. These signings have been so bad that they are making our youth system look amazing!
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