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  1. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    ENIC

    This is an argument for having a good succession planning strategy, rather than not doing it. At the end of the day, my issue with that time period was that we never sufficiently valued the intangibles around culture, cohesion, and a system that made the whole greater than the sum of the parts...
  2. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    ENIC

    This is not a fair way to evaluate a player. Fernandes on his own cannot elevate United beyond their current standing. Just like Kane couldn’t do it for us post Poch. On Grealish, I often find the defence of Levy in these situations to read like ‘this is what happened, therefore it’s what had...
  3. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    ENIC

    I think you’re right that we were pretty good on player trading, I’d say for a 10 year or so period from 2005/2006 through to the 16/17 season. I think we exploited our place as the best of the rest team. We became a destination for players to develop into their peak form, and ultimately there...
  4. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    ENIC

    I’m sure there would have been a lot of unease and potentially anger. Although my argument would be that we needed to have the confidence in a football strategy that made sense relative to our financial power at the time, and not be guided by things like the fan reaction. (Not saying you are...
  5. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    ENIC

    The Dybala image rights nonsense was a big factor in my waning support for Levy continuing as Chairman. It seemed that all too often we’d get to deadline day praying that we could get over these complications that made the deals oh so difficult.
  6. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    ENIC

    I’m not sure I’d go as far as liability but I think it just reinforces the point. We were able to get maximum value for a player who was starting to get less consistent in his performances with us, who would start to become a risk to the culture if we forced him to stay, and where we had a...
  7. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    ENIC

    I think this underweights the value of a functioning culture and system that allows players to reach their peak level. We sign Fernandes in a settled side, rather than have to watch him play for a basket case United all these years, and I’m sure we see a better player. I think we absolutely...
  8. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    ENIC

    Yeah, I think Walker to Trippier was almost the ideal succession planning in action. We even saw it at the end of the previous season where Trippier started the NLD, Walker was dropped, and we still monstered them. I have sympathy for the Sanchez deal too. I think in a high line in the right...
  9. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    ENIC

    Agreed. I think the succession planning would have happened if we trusted Poch, because he seemed to have a really great eye for when a given player had peaked, and when the right time to move them on would be. In his ideal world, we probably move out a couple of these players each season, sign...
  10. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    Emirates Marketing Project

    So much of who ends up winning trophies is circumstantial. That’s every chance that we would have a league title or two if we weren’t facing teams that had no Europe to contend with when we got closer. Not to mention dealing with a club that has been found guilty of breaking the rules that shut...
  11. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    Emirates Marketing Project

    I find it odd that Micah can’t step out of his own sadness at this situation and understand how it makes the wider football community feel. Absolutely brutal from Kate, but I think we need to be able to joke about this. Micah may feel that his medals mean something to him and I get that. I get...
  12. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    *** OMT Tottenham Hotspur FC vs Manchester United ***

    There was at least one instance I remember where Bergval steamed in to win the ball right on the edge of the box, I remember thinking last season or even a few weeks ago it was the sort of thing he was a little bit late to, hopefully a good sign that he can be trusted more in this system.
  13. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    Roberto De Zerbi *OFFICIAL*

    It’s really interesting managerial leadership. And the sort of thing that will buy us more cohesion and spirit as the season goes on. I would also encourage our fans to apply this lens when thinking about Fernandes. I see a lot of wondering why he’s on the bench, or subbed off at half time...
  14. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    *** OMT Tottenham Hotspur FC vs Manchester United ***

    Completely agree with all of that, and I think your framing of the 2 directions is exactly what it is.
  15. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    *** OMT Tottenham Hotspur FC vs Manchester United ***

    I’m just going by his touch and his first time finishing and technique that we have seen him demonstrate early in his Spurs career and prior to it. He has more than he is showing, I am sure of it.
  16. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    *** OMT Tottenham Hotspur FC vs Manchester United ***

    I think, given the extraordinarily insane injury crisis we had for two seasons straight, I’m willing to see what it’s like when these players actually get up to something resembling a run in the team. If it’s true what was said above that it’s his first completed 90 mins in a couple of years...
  17. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    *** OMT Tottenham Hotspur FC vs Manchester United ***

    Whatever anyone thinks of Solanke, as a point of managerial leadership to make him captain I thought was a really interesting thing to see. It’s these little cultural / team building moments that will lay the foundation for what will hopefully be an excellent second half of the season. He’s...
  18. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    *** The Official 26/27 Premier League Thread ***

    Yeah, honestly thought the coverage was just bizarre and turned off before the end of the game. I get why the broadcasters are doing it, because if you were to state it plainly that one side is made up of cheats who are likely to be punished with at least one relegation, you might lose viewers...
  19. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    Rodrigo Bentancur

    Christ this annoys me. Yet more inconsistency. Clearly it’s not ‘in this day and age he has to go’ because other examples in this day and age have not led to that.
  20. SissokoWasGood (BoL)

    *** OMT Tottenham Hotspur FC vs Manchester United ***

    Agreed. I think an actual headbutt on a football pitch would be a disgrace, worthy of a ten game ban minimum and lucky to not be speaking to the police. Comparing what Bentancur did to what Shaw did though, I think it’s dumb that Bentancur’s action is considered more dangerous…it’s just not...
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