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  1. alekaras

    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    Does it even matter? The transfer window isn't open for another 2 weeks (?) and first day of training is still 3 weeks away.
  2. alekaras

    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    Probably because the priority was staying in the PL and given the lack of depth, probably fielded significantly weaker sides.
  3. alekaras

    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    I heard in a podcast that he was actually looking to BJ to be more of a false 9 rather than a winger. Will be interesting to see how he's deployed.
  4. alekaras

    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    I know it's a selective sample, but I've been pining for us to play direct when we win the ball back instead of recycling it ad nauseum. It's going to be super exciting.
  5. alekaras

    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    I'd bite your arm off if we average 1.75 pts against the top 6.
  6. alekaras

    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    Yay. Someone with a plan B (and C, and D, and E...)
  7. alekaras

    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    Does Slot count as lower down? And I would have said Poch and Maresca, but you could argue we're not a top PL club and Chelsea is debatable.
  8. alekaras

    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    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...
  9. alekaras

    Ange departs

    It even worked after the first 10 games, but only in patches. It's why I said it has to work flawlessly all the time and that's impossible. Not only because you need world class players, but also because other managers will figure it out and only need to frustrate your game just a little bit...
  10. alekaras

    Ange departs

    Exactly this. His system was one where everything had to work flawlessly all the time. There was no margin for error. Unless you have 11 world class players out there, that is not going to happen. And even then that may not be enough (see this year's Barca). You need a system that is more...
  11. alekaras

    Ange departs

    I agree about the final. We had to play that way out of necessity. I was referring more to the games leading to the final.
  12. alekaras

    Ange departs

    I agree. If you do not have the players you need for your tactics, you adjust your tactics to get the most out of your players. This doesn't mean you abandon your philosophy. It just means you will have to implement it gradually as you fill out your squad with the right players.
  13. alekaras

    Ange departs

    I get what you're saying and I also want to have a manager that has a clear vision and is given the time to implement it. But we were regressing. No sign of any improvement. What would have convinced me is if we had won the EL playing Angeball. I get it that we had a lot of injuries and...
  14. alekaras

    Ange departs

    He's been tagged as a "safety first" manager (by me too), but that was what he had to do to keep Brentford in the PL. Once they established themselves he has changed the style. I like the idea of a flexible manager. Whether Frank is the right one is a different story. Time will tell.
  15. alekaras

    Ange departs

    Might have already been mentioned, but the insipid football was in the first couple of seasons after Brentford was promoted. He played a style that had the best chance of keeping Brentford in the PL given the personnel he had. Unlike other newly promoted managers who stuck to their...
  16. alekaras

    Ange departs

    He tends to favor managers that are more defensive (Nuno, Conte, etc), which don't align with the ethos of the club. But I may be wrong and he may make an excellent managerial appointment. Might be moot though, since it looks like it will be Frank.
  17. alekaras

    Ange departs

    I don't mind the cowboy in him as long as he's somewhere in Siberia when the club decides on the next manager. he has a good eye for players, got GHod forbid he has any input on managerial appointments.
  18. alekaras

    Nations League

    I know Cherki is City bound, but man what an impact he'd have in our midfield.
  19. alekaras

    Nations League

    And you thought Barca-Inter was entertaining. :p
  20. alekaras

    The Stats Thread

    That's a terrible stat for a team that finished 17th. All that running for nothing.
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