We're in that early stage of a coach's time where if the opposition get ahead, they make it incredibly difficult to get back into the game as they just sit and ask questions of you.Genuinely thought we'd go on and win that at 1-1. And then the counter happened and we looked clueless again (though Wolves defended well).
With a weaker squad, mid-week ECL football and a mid season World Cup to contend with - well impressed. Interesting you use the word 'fraud' to describe a bloke who has won 5 titles with three teams in two of Europe's toughest leagues - what does that make Ange in your opinion?It's got two more points and two less defeats than the wiggy fraud had this time last year.
All our rivals winning away and we get rekt by Wolves at home just before a two week break.
Classic
He had the best forward in the world, and did you miss the two continental tournaments that just happened mid-season?With a weaker squad, mid-week ECL football and a mid season World Cup to contend with - well impressed. Interesting you use the word 'fraud' to describe a bloke who has won 5 titles with three teams in two of Europe's toughest leagues - what does that make Ange in your opinion?
With a weaker squad, mid-week ECL football and a mid season World Cup to contend with - well impressed. Interesting you use the word 'fraud' to describe a bloke who has won 5 titles with three teams in two of Europe's toughest leagues - what does that make Ange in your opinion?
I disagree with this. I think some people are looking for excuses for Ange. We haven’t defended well all season. Conceding 38 goals in 25 games with the players we have in defence is unacceptable.Think we’ve just got a patch where half our starting XI are rusty and trying to regain sharpness and fitness after a period out or away with their national team. It’ll get better but today’s performance and result have looked on the cards for weeks.
Go to the pub mate, if you wanna find someone to fight.With a weaker squad, mid-week ECL football and a mid season World Cup to contend with - well impressed. Interesting you use the word 'fraud' to describe a bloke who has won 5 titles with three teams in two of Europe's toughest leagues - what does that make Ange in your opinion?
You don't have to like him to acknowledge that he has a much better CV at a higher level than Ange.He had the best forward in the world, and did you miss the two continental tournaments that just happened mid-season?
Honestly the best thing about him and Mourinho being gone is not having to have Spurs fans point to titles won by fucking Chelsea as an example of why we should like a manager.
glasner ball with 2 weeks to set up. No way we are beating a superior low block transition team. ayew will bag quite a few goals.We're in that early stage of a coach's time where if the opposition get ahead, they make it incredibly difficult to get back into the game as they just sit and ask questions of you.
AVB had it, Poch had it. Redknapp had it too at times.
Pep had it, Klopp had it.
There's an early period where you think "Great we are playing good football again".
But then teams start to combat it or adapt during a game and it suddenly looks a bit ponderous.
We are going through this phase.
It's like the whole league is against you cause one team will figure it out and the rest will copy that.
Just takes time to get over that hurdle as players need to get sharper or make little adaptations.
Once we understand what teams are doing to us, we will get better and sharper to overcome it.
Teams are coming with a gameplan and if we don't make a stronger start, they grow in confidence.
We need to get much sharper so we can start stronger and raise doubts for the opposition.
If their gameplan is to make it hard for us and catch us out but we are blowing them away, they lose that resolve.
But at the moment, cause we are out of sorts, we are giving them something to feed off and we also ourselves get a little scrambled.
We just need to find that early rhythm again and speed it up.
Palace should be an ideal game to get back into it, so we shall see
And why is our midfield and creativity no longer clicking and fallen off a cliff? Maybe because it’s full of players who are still searching for form and fitness after a period out. Yeah defensively there’s lots of concerns but that’s not the only reason/way in which we’re playing poorly, and it’s much easier to expose a ropey defence if the team isn’t dangerous and free flowing going forwards.I disagree with this. I think some people are looking for excuses for Ange. We haven’t defended well all season. Conceding 38 goals in 25 games with the players we have in defence is unacceptable.
The issue is our midfield were clicking and creating chances all over the pitch. That’s not completely fallen off a cliff and the defence is getting exposed.
Well that should be a wake up call if that happensMan U are going to be level on points with us by time we next play aren’t they?