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  1. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    The 'If You Still Need to Purge Yourself Of Ange' Thread

    Something that bugged me the other day was reading that ‘actually he wasn’t a good communicator because he didn’t speak much to the players during the week’ just ignoring the fact that it’s very deliberate by Ange in order for his words to have maximum impact when he delivers them. Like, you...
  2. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    Vinai Venkatesham - CEO

    With respect, I’m not asking what a CEO does, I get that. I’m asking what specifically he was hired to do, or maybe rather why exactly he was hired. What exactly is the ‘problem they are solving.’ Why was this hire required? I work in executive recruiting in my day job, so I do understand...
  3. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    Vinai Venkatesham - CEO

    if anyone sees an article with a greater explanation of the breakdown of Vinai’s role, I’d love to read it. The video was great, he’s so smooth and articulate, and I feel like we have a genuine big hitter running the club. A big brain with high EQ. I can get behind that. The thing that I still...
  4. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    Seems like he’s settling in well. The whole Vinai and Frank videos all seem very smooth. There’s a really bullish way of looking at this all, which is that we finally have the right people in place to genuinely push on within the structure of this club. If Vinai can be a good complement to...
  5. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    ENIC

    Interesting video. On Vinai - am I to assume as he is more involved in day to day operational and football matters, that Levy will be a bit more removed from this? So could see a bit of a change in strategy? Eg we still won’t have the most money to spend in the League, but maybe there’s an...
  6. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    Cristian Romero

    I get what you’re saying, but part of me thinks it can be argued that the 18 yard line as defensive line was an attempt to take a cognitive load off of the players. That line doesn’t change, so if the players organise around that, it should reduce error. I also think that Bowen goal was just...
  7. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    Cristian Romero

    I’m not sure I agree, I would argue that Romero was perfectly allowed to play to his instincts in Ange’s system. Indeed I think the idea that he would advance up to win the duel knowing that VDV was covering in behind was a key part of the system. I really think the confusion in the players...
  8. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    Mathys Tel

    Tel played mostly in an underperforming team in the league. I wouldn’t be judging his output in those games as a fair judge of the player he actually is, and to compare him to Werner is stark raving mad. Tel’s touch, decisiveness, and simply overall quality with which he plays is obvious. For...
  9. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    Expectations for 25/26

    Yeah don’t really disagree with any of that. I guess I’m more bullish on Amorim but who knows what happens there.
  10. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    Cristian Romero

    Genuine question - has there been anything written deeply on how we messed up our pre season last year? I know Ange touched on it in an Aussie interview too. I would be fascinated to read about it. The disagreements. Clearly there was something going on with the medical staff too.
  11. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    Expectations for 25/26

    Ok, but I’m just saying I’m highly confident that next season will be different, for both teams.
  12. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    Expectations for 25/26

    FWIW I think the Frankfurt away tie showed how motivated we were but also how much Frankfurt wanted it too. You could tell that was probably as important as the final in a lot of player’s minds. When Solanke scored the penalty the whole bench stood up and roared, and the Frankfurt players were...
  13. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    Expectations for 25/26

    I’m just saying I don’t think either Spurs or United will be anywhere close to those positions next season and I don’t think those positions were true reflections of the quality of their squads last season, or the potential they have going forward. You’re welcome to disagree.
  14. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    Expectations for 25/26

    I’m willing to bet you money in the high two figures that neither of those teams will be finishing 15th and 17th next year or anywhere close. I’d say the same thing to United fans. If they’re talking about getting back to top 8 I’d say they need to raise their expectations. They’ll make moves...
  15. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    Expectations for 25/26

    Surprised at the amount of people saying Top 8. I expect / think / hope for minimum Europa qualification through the league, and ideally a realistic push for the CL spots through the league. We are Europa League winners, and have a squad with quality in lots of places. Our young players will...
  16. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    Cristian Romero

    The entire premise of your post is the idea that Ange let him get away with poor performance, as if the actual European trophy that Romero was critical to us winning is just meaningless. Romero didn’t play in many of those 22 losses. But he’s a World Cup winner with high standards who knows...
  17. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    Cristian Romero

    I feel like I get to a place where I’m like ‘we’re all pretty fair minded people here’ and then I read something like ‘he gave them a free pass to lose 22 games’ as if that’s why a World Cup winner with a clear winning mentality likes a particular manager. And it makes me want to pull my hair...
  18. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    Cristian Romero

    So was part of Biss’s agencies’ PR strategy to go on to his phone, screenshot the conversation with Ange, and then post it? Maybe it wasn’t actually Ange on the other end of that conversation?
  19. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    Whether it has come up in debate before or not (and it definitely HAS) I think there are two things: Just like the wage budget can be lower because we’re in a cycle of younger players starting their careers with us, transfer net spend can be higher because we’re in a cycle of refreshing the...
  20. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    Top 10 is way too easy. We would have been there under any manager next season. Top 6 likely too. I expect top 6 at a minimum, a credible challenge for the top 4 (or does 4th even matter anymore? 5th probably fine?) and ideally a great cup run. Will be delighted and eat some humble pie if...
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