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    The Bigger Picture - aka we've been here before

    I think we've seen great football in almost every game. But just in periods. And mixed in too many moments of poor defending and set piece weaknesses. Even if just the set pice stuff could have been sorted out the last couple of months would have looked very different. I hope the summer will...
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    The Bigger Picture - aka we've been here before

    Very good post. It takes gifted and mentally strong players. It probably also takes time. Time to grow that trust, to grow the belief that it's OK to take that risk. Growing that at a time of difficult results, players struggling for form is difficult. That's part of why it takes time. That's...
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    Ange’s system / formation

    I will continue to applaud Ange for his "dogmatism". I don't think he's any more or worse in his dogmatic approach than Pep, Klopp, Arteta etc. I think he knows that there will be real bumps in the road with that approach. But I also think it's a good path forward. To actually instill a system...
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    *** Tottenham Hotspur vs Chelsea OMT ***

    To me at least... A couple of injuries combined with some players losing form. With our squad lacking quality options and most of the time our starting 11 a bit short on balance I think that's what you get sometimes. When the system isn't working because key players are missing or out of form...
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    *** Tottenham Hotspur vs Chelsea OMT ***

    Another disappointing result. This time with a first half performance that's about as bad as we've been this season. Some positives. We responded a bit in the second half at least. Could have fought back. But still a lot missing. Never seen Ange like he was in the first half. Wouldn't be...
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    Ange’s system / formation

    I think inconsistency is to expected at this point. I think weaknesses that will sometimes lead to poor spells as those weaknesses are exploited is to be expected. Pochettino had some things more difficult to deal with and some things easier. I think Ange has dealt with a lot of real problems...
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    *** OMT Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal FC ***

    I think it would be worse now with two games a week. But I think we'll see some significant changes to the squad in the summer. So I don't think it will necessarily be worse with more games next season.
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    *** OMT Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal FC ***

    Going behind early against a very good team. The team with the best defensive record in the league. I think matching(or slightly outperforming) them on xG in those circumstances is pretty good. It would be good if he could have fixed some of those issues already. I think most of those are...
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    James Maddison

    Would not surprise me one bit. He's not the player he was earlier in the season.
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    Ange’s system / formation

    Said this in another thread too, but I think perhaps it's also a squad buildup issue. We're a bit short and don't have a lot of players that are really aggressive or dominant physically on the air. Even a really effective set piece specialist may not replicate what the best set piece teams do...
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    *** OMT Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal FC ***

    It's probably partly a coaching issue. I think it's also partly a squad buildup issue. We're a bit short and not a lot of our players are aggressive in how they deal with stuff in the air from set pieces. Think some of them can improve, but we're still a bit short even if they do. Doubt we'll...
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    Ange’s system / formation

    I think he has already addressed or prevented many Achilles heels. I wouldn't expect us to be Achilles heel free at the end of his first season. Him downplaying the need for a set piece specialist is slightly concerning perhaps? But I think he's earned the benefit of the doubt about finding...
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    Ange’s system / formation

    Spot on imo. There's nothing to indicate that this system won't be significantly better with better players. We have some fantastic players. But the first team and the squad aren't up to the required level yet. We've known this for a long time.
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    *** OMT Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal FC ***

    History suggests that we haven't been in this situation for very long so history can't tell us that much about what will happen.
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    Ange’s system / formation

    Comparisons to Poch surely also has to take into account the quality of the best teams in the league at that time compared to now. It takes time. Like it did for Poch, Arteta, Klopp. There's so much to be optimistic and happy about. Some of the football we're playing is breathtaking. We're...
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