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[Football] Ange
- Thread starter Uncle Spielberg
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On their forum loads still adore him. Probably because they have the eternal punch bag of Danny Levy, airbrushing out their vast spend.
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
Said they deserved nothing. Sounds honest and realistic in spite of the disappointment.
Insel affe
HellBilly
he‘s just longing for a land down under.
AP Does seem like a decent guy, but the sullen grumpy after match interviews are really cringey....
Another very good shout.
- Nov 11, 2009
- 12,378
I like the man, no nonsense Aussie but not that he always look at interviewer if he wins but at floor if he loses.
I am not a good judge of tactics, whereas you are, so I won't argue with that.
Something I did note from Fab's interview was, and correct me if I misunderstood, we tweaked it at half time, but in general it was about doing what we planned all along, but better, being sufficiently intense to make it work.
Yes, we were not caught on the break in the second half, but that was not because we abandoned a high line (I don't think we did) but because the entire game changed, and this may be largely due to us being more intense. That means intense with our (new brilliant ruthless) attacks, and with our defensive reformation when we lose the ball.
This is how Citeh play, brilliant technicians everywhere, and no pissing about. I am more than happy to be a (153.6 million) pound shop Citeh.
My bet is this. How well we do this season will be down to how well the players can stay 'at it' during a game, making life really hard for the opposition. I hope the intensity won't trigger too many injuries, albeit last time this was apparently due to RDZ's training methods rather than his playing style.
When we were promoted I never believed we could ever reach this level. We were plucky. Now we are dabbling with elite football. It will certainly go tits up occasionally, but what a time to be alive
Precisely my point (above). The players simply did what they had been told to do but, this time, properly. All about intensity.
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
…….on TS White/Jordan show….well done Brighton but lets spend 99% of our time on what went wrong with Ange’s team…..not surprised really
He really is, he won't make it till Xmas
- Oct 17, 2008
- 15,034
I like him. There I said it. He’s alright. Rather him than Arteta.
Like many before him, he knows they’re rotten mentality wise. Mourinho said it, Conte said it, and he’s said it now.
Like many before him, he knows they’re rotten mentality wise. Mourinho said it, Conte said it, and he’s said it now.
kevo
Well-known member
- Mar 8, 2008
- 9,886
Clubs don't have a mentality issue. Squads of players might have, but as the coach it's up to him to change that.
- Oct 17, 2008
- 15,034
Normally I’d agree, but it’s Spurs. They’re a meme for a reason - it just keeps happening.
Mourinho went on about imposter syndrome (in so many words) and really tried with players like Alli, Bentancur and N’Dombele but just couldn’t get through to them.
Conte got them to an excellent 4th but was always going on about the ceiling, ambition, belief.
And just last season Postecoglu had his “epiphany” that something was wrong:
ATHLETIC: Postecoglou’s anger stemmed from Spurs staff attitude towards title race
Protip: don’t joke to your hyper-fixated head coach that he should throw a football match!
cartilagefreecaptain.sbnation.com
“Culture” is such as massive thing and it transcends current squads/coaches and becomes a club’s DNA.
5Ways Gull
È quello che è
I'm in the pro Ange camp. Quite refreshing to see a manager taking full responsibility for a bad result rather than make excuses e.g. match officials etc. That cock at Forest is really pissing me off.
FatSuperman
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- Feb 25, 2016
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A good start at the head coach would be to never mention it at all, and instead constantly talk about how mentally strong the team is, and how they are fighters. It's the oldest trick in the book and works on toddlers, let alone adults. If everybody talks about them being chokers, they're more likely to carry on being chokers.
Obviously it's our responsibility to counter it by referring to them as chokers and Spursy at every turn.