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    Thomas Frank - Former Head Coach

    We're back to the 90s again, albeit with more competent players minus the real stars we had back then. At the time, you entered every season thinking that if Anderton and King could stay injury free, if Ginola could add some end product to his game, if Sheringham kept scoring, maybe we could...
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    Thomas Frank - Former Head Coach

    Certainly but you don't end up in the bottom five of any ranking just because you're trying to pass the ball forward. We weren't the only ones to try to take the game to the opposition, even if I'll admit that our approach was certainly... extreme. Palinha, Sarr, even Bergvall, Kudus or...
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    Thomas Frank - Former Head Coach

    It's true but, at the same time, even under Postecoglou, our midfielders were already exposed for their very poor passing ability, despite having more progressive options. During his second season, I remember reading a piece that claimed we had one of the worst midfields in the league when it...
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    Transfer thread

    I'd add that setting targets that are perceived as unrealistic and sacking managers before they had a chance to settle properly doesn't reflect very well on the club as a whole. Sacking Postecoglou after he won a trophy raised some questions, but the league position probably justified the...
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    Thomas Frank - Former Head Coach

    I think it's fairly obvious to everyone that we only have one way of moving the ball forward, and that's by the running with it. Even if we had attackers with good off the ball movement, they'd be wasted in this team, as we don't have the skills to play off of that. That's why our play is so...
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    ***OMT TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC V fulham...Sat 29th (today FFS!) 8pm - BTW HAPPY BIRTHDAY FERNADEZ'S OLDEST KID***

    I think you're right but, to be fair, it's the other side of the coin. A lot of people (myself included, albeit at a microscopic scale) make a good living out of football. I think the transition occurred somewhere in the 90s, when Klinsmann said he had earned so much money that his kids and...
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    ***OMT TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC V fulham...Sat 29th (today FFS!) 8pm - BTW HAPPY BIRTHDAY FERNADEZ'S OLDEST KID***

    The club's been pretty much directionless since Pochettino left, maybe since Mourinho left, if you're feeling generous. The squad is horribly unbalanced, not in terms of positions, but in terms of profile. It's not entirely the club's fault - we might be in a better situation if Paratici had...
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    ***OFFICIAL***SPURS***L'arse***OMT***

    I'm afraid it's only the beginning: they are about to introduce more and more 'technology' in football and, as you rightly stated, some people are making a lot of money off it. It wasn't great in the Blatter days, but FIFA has been under US control for quite a few years now, so you should...
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    ***OFFICIAL***SPURS***L'arse***OMT***

    The performance was horrendous but what's even more worrying is the fact that someone would think you can get anything away from a game with that kind of set-up in 2025. It might have worked in the 90s (and probably not even in England) but those days are long gone. I agree with @Bedfordspurs -...
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    Thomas Frank - Former Head Coach

    Oddly enough, when I write 'entertained', I mean 'entertained' not 'win' or whatever else you choose to understand. So, by the same logic, you don't have to go to the movies, to the restaurant, to the ballet... what's the point of any craft? Seasons tickets are sold on the promise that you will...
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    Thomas Frank - Former Head Coach

    One thing I would add is that it looks like playing high-intensity games in quick succession is taking a toll on the squad. There's more depth than last season, but I think in the short run, for a side like ours, the Champions League is going to cost points. It might help the players going...
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    OMT Mighty Spurs vs Hungry Wolves

    Your eagerness is commendable, but Saturday is still 48 hours away... I take it they shouldn't expect much from you at the office tomorrow, should they? ;)
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    *** OMT Tottenham Hotspur v AFC Bournemouth ***

    We were second best throughout the entire game and I think it has to be said that Bournemouth are very good at what they do. Also, given their style of play, they probably peak in the first part of the season, before injuries and fatigue take their toll on the players. Now, having said that...
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    Transfer thread

    One thing that rarely gets mentioned is that younger players, no matter how talented, often benefit from working alongside elite players. I don't know whether that's true or not (I'm not young, I'm not very talented and I'm not even a football player), but you read that a lot in interviews. If...
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    Transfer thread

    I think there's something disingenuous in claiming some clubs bought their way to success while belittling others for the lack of financial clout. For reasons that have little to do with football, some of these teams are no longer what they once were, but that kind of superiority complex is part...
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    Transfer thread

    Red Star won more Champions Cups than us.
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    Transfer thread

    That's why most coaches don't really care about formations these days: there's little difference between a 4-4-2 with two attacking players on the flanks and one of the forwards coming in deeper and a 4-2-3-1, for instance. It's all about instructions and patterns of play these days. Even a...
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    Transfer thread

    Scott Steiner's back! .
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    Thomas Frank - Former Head Coach

    I'd say the biggest problem with our midfield is the lack of passing ability. Then again, it may be harsh to judge them on last season, since our game completely disintegrated in 2025. Everybody looked poor but the passes in particular looked extra poor to me.
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    Ange departs

    It's not always clear when you write in a language that isn't your own, but there's no right or wrong answer here: I don't have anything against people who enjoyed Postecoglou's style and there was definitely a case to argue he deserved another season - just like there was one to argue he should...
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