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  1. thfcsteff

    Frank Give him time or get rid?

    What the technical definition of a through ball is in the context of the stat? Unimportant to me for sure in the bigger picture. How we actually progress the ball/attempt to up the pitch to our attackers? Of vital importance!!! Understanding the point you were looking to make with regards to the...
  2. thfcsteff

    Frank Give him time or get rid?

    I haven't 'jumped in' at all, I've asked and then asked fior clarification mate, that's all. I am desperately attempting rational discussion on all of this. However, seeing as we're here, I'm still misundertanding. You said that the statistical definition of a 'through ball' is a ball played...
  3. thfcsteff

    Frank Give him time or get rid?

    Honestly, the definition of the stat is not too important to me (albeit I appreciate that it important to know how it is being defined in such context). My biggest issue is how we are looking to get that ball behind the defence, and it is clear that Frank generally favours doing so via wide...
  4. thfcsteff

    *** OMT Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa FC ***

    You're right and honestly, I owe the man's memory a large apology. (that final goal was the one which really sparked the theories.
  5. thfcsteff

    Frank Give him time or get rid?

    It appears we are simply not interested in signing midfielders who can offer a progressive pass option from deeper positions. Maddison would often drop in and pick the ball up off the CBs so as he could carry and then thread a pass into the forwards/attacking players. Right now, the only person...
  6. thfcsteff

    Frank Give him time or get rid?

    This has absolutely been the main question I've had since he was appointed; would he/will he develop a style of play that less counter-heavy, more possession/front-foot, and one which uses the middle more? Currently it appears not. One thing people are missing when we have an exciting 20-25 mins...
  7. thfcsteff

    VAR: Sponsored by Chelsea

    Agreed mate, I've wanted this for years.
  8. thfcsteff

    Manager Sack Watch

    He’s ex-Liverpool cannot see it.
  9. thfcsteff

    Manager Sack Watch

    Ask him? We should do everything possible to get him. Everything.
  10. thfcsteff

    25/26 Injury and illness thread

    In fairness, he has had options. When Richarlison finally got crocked on Saturday, we had Muani and Tel who could both play as 9s (I won’t count the return of Solanke). Despite losing Kudus and deciding to get rid of Johnson, he still has Odobert and Muani who can play that side. Despite not...
  11. thfcsteff

    Sick sick world what is wrong with people

    Sociopaths, pyschopaths - the wholly unempathetic - have interests driven only by one thing; their own needs and narcissistic tendencies. They have no interest in others unless it benefits them in some way. As they pick off those around them, their numbers grow stronger. Until one day, they have...
  12. thfcsteff

    Frank Give him time or get rid?

    And I get that. But optimistic platitudes are easy to generate. These were very specific comments. He appears to have either not done his own due diligence or been caught out! Again, in mitigation, the guy who hired him was ousted two months later and that cannot be easy.
  13. thfcsteff

    Frank Give him time or get rid?

    No mate, it’s not where we are, simply part of it. Essentially it feels to me that the general nature of these discussions (across the forum not ours per se) come down to one thing. Do you believe he deserves time simply because of the concept of giving someone time regardless of the current...
  14. thfcsteff

    Frank Give him time or get rid?

    I am glad someone has visually articulated what I think is obvious to the eyes.
  15. thfcsteff

    Frank Give him time or get rid?

    Thing is mate, I agree with your last sentence and it doesn’t match up with what he was saying at the start of the season. Defeats/goals against are one thing, but he also walked into a club on a massive, massive high and having won a major trophy. You would surely calibrate and use that energy...
  16. thfcsteff

    Frank Give him time or get rid?

    i think the most baffling thing is that it is his coaching skills which were/are so heavily valued. I think the only conclusion is we are seeing a combination of deep-held philosophy on his part, some fear, a lot of unhelpful turbulence around him and his own hope/belief that he will get 2-3...
  17. thfcsteff

    Transfer thread

    He’ll perform wherever he goes, it’s a case of whether you think we need more of that type of performer.
  18. thfcsteff

    Transfer thread

    Absolutely!! if we’re looking short-term, Bissouma should be reintegrated and used!!!
  19. thfcsteff

    Frank Give him time or get rid?

    Don’t do it to yourself!!!
  20. thfcsteff

    25/26 Injury and illness thread

    I think the last sentence is honestly the most relevant. On the pod we’ve been banging on about the overuse of players for two to three years now -certainly since that ludicrous World Cup- and I genuinely believe between that and the extra tournaments being foisted upon these players, we are...
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