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    Destiny Udogie

    6 games is a rather small sample to be looking at assist numbers. According to whoscored he has the second highest xA (expected assists) of our players pr. 90 in the league this season, behind Kudud and Simons. Think he had 9 assists last season in all competitions without Kudus ahead of him...
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    Yes, we did. My point is that we were able to do that because they didn't press as hard and well. We have quite a few players who are well capable of that quick and good passing as long as they're not under real significant pressure. But unable to progress the ball well if the pressure is stronger.
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    We tried pressing high a bit, but other than an early turnover (iirc) mostly just got played through. Our own issues playing through a press (or being able to go direct and make it stick with any real frequency) remains the biggest issue. That's what needs fixing the most. For a period of the...
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    **** OMT Tottenham Hotspur FC v Bodo Glimt ****

    Agreed. Think he looks a bit short on confidence still. Don't think he's back to the player he was before we signed him after an injury plagued first season here. To me seems to almost always slow down when he receives the ball, needs to settle on the ball, then take on his man. But that also...
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    Yeah, will always be trade offs between attacking and defending. Hope Frank can get that balance right and be the first one in quite a while to get us consistently good enough at both.
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    There will always be pressure. But agree that we shouldn't put undue/unrealistic pressure and expectations on him. If we see improvement across the season in our overall play and performances I'm quite happy with that. If at the end of the season we look back in a season where performances like...
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    Rodrigo Bentancur

    When Palhinha isn't playing his role is the DM, and it's not a role he's particularly well suited to. He can play box to box and that suits him better. He's playing very conservatively on the ball at the moment. He's quite high risk if he doesn't, but he is then also able to be a decent ball...
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    **** OMT Tottenham Hotspur FC v Bodo Glimt ****

    Obviously a lower level team, but a very well coached/drilled team who also have a couple of players at least who are way above "their level". At home, first CL game at home, the pitch, the atmosphere. Never going to be easy. And another game where some of their strengths (pressing, themselves...
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    **** OMT Tottenham Hotspur FC v Bodo Glimt ****

    There definitely is a need for rotation and we really do need to avoid another injury crisis like last season. Frank did have options to play with more risk and ambition in our possession play even with the rotating he did. Gray or Bergvall in one of those deeper midfield roles for example. But...
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    It's all a bit Mourinho so far. Solid defensively, good on the break in some games at least, low risk and set pieces. Agree that at the moment it's difficult to see what the attacking plan is going to be. Probably because of players missing and those attacking plans not being worked on that...
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    **** OMT Tottenham Hotspur FC v Bodo Glimt ****

    I agree except I don't think the "second string" is woeful. Unbalanced, but a lot of the players are fine in and of themselves. But our lack of ball progression qualities makes it dysfunctional as a team. I normally rate what Brooks has to say and once again fully agree with him. Only trying...
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    **** OMT Tottenham Hotspur FC v Bodo Glimt ****

    He looked ready for that last season when he played there. Then again, that was under a very much less risk averse manager. The problem isn't a lack of runners, it's quality on the ball and willingness to play with some risk to progress the ball, particularly in central areas. Both Sarr and...
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    **** OMT Tottenham Hotspur FC v Bodo Glimt ****

    I hope Bergvall is seen as ready for a somewhat deeper role soon. I mean, he was last season and repeatedly that's where he looked at his best. If not, at least have some players willing and able to play through midfield deeper so he can actually get on the ball playing as a 10.
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    **** OMT Tottenham Hotspur FC v Bodo Glimt ****

    Have to say I agree. How he ends up thinking no changes are necessary at half time I really struggle to understand. We just weren't functional. If 15 additional minutes of football is too much for Kudus and Simons to make those changes at half time we have options even then, like Archie Gray...
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    **** OMT Tottenham Hotspur FC v Bodo Glimt ****

    I think he is our backup/rotation option and Solanke will be first choice when back unless Kolo Muani starts playing really well as a striker when he eventually gets fit.
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    **** OMT Tottenham Hotspur FC v Bodo Glimt ****

    He needs service. Hopeful inaccurate punts up to him from the back and that one ball from Bergvall where he should have done better is about it. Deep midfield duo bringing no creativity, no ball progression. Same as all season essentially, only today we don't have Kudus and Romero to compensate...
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    **** OMT Tottenham Hotspur FC v Bodo Glimt ****

    Lucky not to be behind and a poor performance. Defending is fine, but our ball progression troubles are as obvious as they are to be expected. Think Frank needs to make some subs at half time. We need some ballers out there. Kudus, Simons, perhaps playing a somewhat creative midfielder in one...
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    **** OMT Tottenham Hotspur FC v Bodo Glimt ****

    Tel isn't registered, otherwise I quite like your suggestions. Though I think it will be a bit more "first choice" heavy, VdV, Kudus, Simons etc. Would like to see a somewhat more risky/ambitious on the ball lineup than we've mostly gone for this season as you suggest in midfield. Get two of...
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    OMT Mighty Spurs vs Hungry Wolves

    I'm assuming continued work on the transfer front is part of the strategy. I also think for at least some of the players here he has players at a significantly higher starting point than at Brentford. Though I get your point that to be serious top 4 contenders over time we probably need more...
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    Cristian Romero

    In principle I pretty much fully agree. Only possible disagreement that it's more than a nice bonus. CBs often see more of the ball than other players, having quality ball playing CBs is mostly a necessity at the highest level. I think the lack of those qualities elsewhere has been a real...
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