Thomas Frank - Head Coach

[Bedfordspurs]

An athlete to me is someone like Sissoko or Jenas etc. Lacking in football qualities while making up for it with their physical attributes, which without they wouldn't have a career.

Doku has some good physical attributes, but hes a technical player first, you can't change direction whilst in control of the ball at the speed he does without having good technical attributes.

He slaloms like a skier but passes with the intelligence of a fish

 

[DTA]

An athlete to me is someone like Sissoko or Jenas etc. Lacking in football qualities while making up for it with their physical attributes, which without they wouldn't have a career.

Doku has some good physical attributes, but hes a technical player first, you can't change direction whilst in control of the ball at the speed he does without having good technical attributes.

That’s harsh on Jenas

 

[harr1984]

An athlete to me is someone like Sissoko or Jenas etc. Lacking in football qualities while making up for it with their physical attributes, which without they wouldn't have a career.

Doku has some good physical attributes, but hes a technical player first, you can't change direction whilst in control of the ball at the speed he does without having good technical attributes.

Agree regarding Sissoko, but not Jenas. Jenas definitely had football ability and technique, you only had to see some of the goals he scored to see that he had technique. Sissoko on the other hand....

 

[braineclipse]

Part of what I really like about some of our younger players is that they seem to have a great mix of physical and technical qualities. Vuskovic, Bergvall, Gray (more stamina so far, but far from weak), Moore, Donley seems quite strong too, Lankshear.

Not so many of the technically excellent, but will always struggle physically or the other way around types.

Less physical players for sure can be excellent, but the step up becomes that much harder.

 

[harr1984]

Part of what I really like about some of our younger players is that they seem to have a great mix of physical and technical qualities. Vuskovic, Bergvall, Gray (more stamina so far, but far from weak), Moore, Donley seems quite strong too, Lankshear.

Not so many of the technically excellent, but will always struggle physically or the other way around types.

Less physical players for sure can be excellent, but the step up becomes that much harder.

Bergvall I really noticed for being strong physically in the CM, really impressed by him all round. He will have some more 'lows' as well as highs, but I really do think he is going to be special.....

 

[Bedfordspurs]

Bergvall I really noticed for being strong physically in the CM, really impressed by him all round. He will have some more 'lows' as well as highs, but I really do think he is going to be special.....

He said that it was the big change he had to make when he joined
He worked hard and added the muscle

 

[Bedfordspurs]

Agree regarding Sissoko, but not Jenas. Jenas definitely had football ability and technique, you only had to see some of the goals he scored to see that he had technique. Sissoko on the other hand....

Jenas could have been elite if he had lampards mindset
He had the tools but didn’t do the next step

 

[mudshark]

Jenas never seemed particularly interested in pushing himself. Spurs was probably the perfect club for him.