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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    Think that suited us really well. They pressed more from the start of the second half the way I saw it and we struggled to deal with that. Then they dropped off a bit and we imo regained a bit more control before they made another push towards the end. How we deal with a good high press...
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    *** OMT UCL Tottenham Hotspur vs Villarreal ***

    Those three injured, as well at Dragusin. Tel not registered for Europe. Still that 11 starting, a 12 man bench. That bench included Austin, Byfield and Scarlett, but the other 9 were first team (squad) players. In a not very impressive performance that squad depth was important to secure the...
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    Good post. For me Bournemouth are also in the "set up to contain" category. They do so differently, primarily with a high press. But more of a defensive plan rather than a plan to dominate possession and the game. Hopefully those games against genuinely poor teams continue to be relatively...
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    *** OMT UCL Tottenham Hotspur vs Villarreal ***

    Can see him repeatedly pointing where he wants players to move when he has the ball. Hopefully what he wants others to do matches what Frank wants and over time we'll see improvements on that. I have more of an issue with others not taking responsibility, or not being good enough to take...
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    Part of that was us defending better, but a significant part of that was that they just didn't get their shots on target.
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    Rodrigo Bentancur

    Technically and physically he's imo a really good player. Has the technical quality to progress the ball in various ways and ability to get out of tight spaces. Defensively too, in one on one situations, chasing back, tackling, he can be a real beast. But his lack of awareness imo means that...
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    Probably a bit early season and needing time to develop an understanding. Simons in particularly who arrived late in the window. Also think it's partly a lack of complimentary skills. Romero and VdV have that. Porro and Kudus have that. Most of our deep midfield combinations are a bit short on...
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    *** OMT UCL Tottenham Hotspur vs Villarreal ***

    Would be both surprised and impressed with a comfortable win. Was more thinking more cohesive and some improvements in our attacking play.
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    Rodrigo Bentancur

    Agreed he did really well. Still don't think he's a natural in that deepest midfield role. Weren't able to properly adjust to that last season over time, maybe this season in a different system he could make steps in that direction? Even if he doesn't he's certainly not a bad option for that...
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    The case for the defence

    We have improved defensively for sure, but it's also true that we've conceded one in the league from an xG against of almost 5. And Villarreal had a similar xG to ours, closer to one than zero. We've also scored 8 in the PL from an xG of 5. Performances have been mixed, results have been...
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    Thomas Frank - Head Coach

    Find it interesting how little our more creative/attacking midfielders drop deeper (or deeper and centrally) when we struggle to progress the ball. Kudus, Bergvall and Simons yesterday, all to me seem very much capable of doing that a bit more and I think it would help us retain and progress...
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    *** OMT UCL Tottenham Hotspur vs Villarreal ***

    Hoping for an improvement in performance levels against Brighton. I think this team and Frank are very much capable of that. Early days, inconsistency isn't a surprise.
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    *** OMT UCL Tottenham Hotspur vs Villarreal ***

    With this level of performance results won't be sustainable at the level we want/need. Being able to win on a bad day is a strength, but the bad days need to be the exception.
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    *** OMT UCL Tottenham Hotspur vs Villarreal ***

    This. The attempted clearance/pass that ended with the shot for Pepe (tried a looping pass, but underhit it) was imo the only bad one from him. Uncharacteristically rushed and lacking in compusure. The others I remember were him trying an ambitious line breaking forward pass. He's trying...
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    *** OMT UCL Tottenham Hotspur vs Villarreal ***

    Also sloppy. Some good moments, some good phases. But overall the performance wasn't good enough, particularly in the second half. But a win is a win I guess.
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    *** OMT UCL Tottenham Hotspur vs Villarreal ***

    Perhaps easing Simons in by playing him there. To be fair him, Kudus and Bergvall offers a good amount of creativity and we're seeing some of that in this half.
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    *** OMT UCL Tottenham Hotspur vs Villarreal ***

    Is it just Palhinha not playing? Or something else? We can definitely get at them, bit more accuracy and we should keep creating
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    *** OMT UCL Tottenham Hotspur vs Villarreal ***

    Bit sloppy, bit meh from us the first 25-30 minutes, but also some good moments. After that quite a bit better and looking fairly consistently threatening.
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    Pedro Porro

    Purely defensively I agree. Though I think his defensive shortcomings get overstated at times compared to Spence, Udogie, VdV, Romero and even the (defensively excellent/really good) Palhinha, Sarr and Bentancur) he's the weakest. On the ball and going forward he's one of the best. The one...
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    Archie Gray

    Absolutely. Let's see what the first half of the season brings for and from him. Already a trusted squad player (given that start and what he did last season), chances are game time will come. Just now getting to the two games a week part of the season. The demands on the squad, wear and tear...
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