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Worrying indeed...

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posted on 8/10/24

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posted on 8/10/24

He saying unless the players man up and compete, then it doesn’t matter what players he puts on the pitch, they’ll get turned over.

posted on 8/10/24

comment by Robbing Hoody - keepy up arbiter. Don’t ... (U6374)
posted 6 minutes ago
He saying unless the players man up and compete, then it doesn’t matter what players he puts on the pitch, they’ll get turned over.
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Exactly.

And fans can also extend that to systems of play. Parked bus, all out aggressive high press high intensity, if you do not compete then you get what you deserve regardless of systems, subs, tactical tweaks etc

posted on 8/10/24

comment by Robbing Hoody - keepy up arbiter. Don’t talk to me unless you can do ten (U6374)
posted 12 minutes ago
He saying unless the players man up and compete, then it doesn’t matter what players he puts on the pitch, they’ll get turned over.
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That's the least that's expected of the 11 on the pitch and professional players should never have to be reminded of that ever.

posted on 8/10/24

“I don’t want to be falsely rewarded”
No Ange of course not in an ideal world. But it’s not ideal and sometimes the opposition will be on top and we will be playing crap, and we need a change!
Also it almost sounds like he “wanted” us to lose, and not be falsely rewarded for our terrible second half !!
Nevermind the ideals man, just get us some points ffs

posted on 8/10/24

comment by JimmyGreaves (U21183)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Robbing Hoody - keepy up arbiter. Don’t talk to me unless you can do ten (U6374)
posted 12 minutes ago
He saying unless the players man up and compete, then it doesn’t matter what players he puts on the pitch, they’ll get turned over.
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That's the least that's expected of the 11 on the pitch and professional players should never have to be reminded of that ever.
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They aint robots.

Lets hope they learned a valuable lesson and move on better equipped for next time

posted on 8/10/24

It’s like Ange and Arteta are the antithesis of each other. Arteta said he loves winning ugly - Ange says he’d rather not get any points as we’d be falsely rewarded!

posted on 8/10/24

One things for sure Ange is definitely proving to ba a divisive character

posted on 8/10/24

I want Ange to succeed but he does do and say some odd things.

Talks a great game.... But.....

comment by Chronic (U3423)

posted on 8/10/24

Ange has so many good aspects. It seems baffling and a shame that what would seemingly be minor tweaks / adjustments are just of no interest to him.

posted on 8/10/24

comment by Diamondlights (U20501)
posted 1 minute ago
I want Ange to succeed but he does do and say some odd things.

Talks a great game.... But.....
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This

posted on 8/10/24

comment by JimmyGreaves (U21183)
posted 17 minutes ago
comment by Robbing Hoody - keepy up arbiter. Don’t talk to me unless you can do ten (U6374)
posted 12 minutes ago
He saying unless the players man up and compete, then it doesn’t matter what players he puts on the pitch, they’ll get turned over.
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That's the least that's expected of the 11 on the pitch and professional players should never have to be reminded of that ever.
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And yet they frequently do. The Brighton players were asked what the manager said to them at half time and they said it was nothing tactical, just about fighting and competing.

Sometimes the players have to take the blame for their application rather than it be about the manager, tactics and subs all the time.

posted on 8/10/24

comment by TheresOnlyOne7-0Reds (U1721)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by JimmyGreaves (U21183)
posted 17 minutes ago
comment by Robbing Hoody - keepy up arbiter. Don’t talk to me unless you can do ten (U6374)
posted 12 minutes ago
He saying unless the players man up and compete, then it doesn’t matter what players he puts on the pitch, they’ll get turned over.
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That's the least that's expected of the 11 on the pitch and professional players should never have to be reminded of that ever.
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And yet they frequently do. The Brighton players were asked what the manager said to them at half time and they said it was nothing tactical, just about fighting and competing.

Sometimes the players have to take the blame for their application rather than it be about the manager, tactics and subs all the time.
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Players get far too much of an easy ride when performances/results aren’t good enough.

posted on 8/10/24

comment by TheresOnlyOne7-0Reds (U1721)
posted 37 minutes ago
comment by JimmyGreaves (U21183)
posted 17 minutes ago
comment by Robbing Hoody - keepy up arbiter. Don’t talk to me unless you can do ten (U6374)
posted 12 minutes ago
He saying unless the players man up and compete, then it doesn’t matter what players he puts on the pitch, they’ll get turned over.
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That's the least that's expected of the 11 on the pitch and professional players should never have to be reminded of that ever.
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And yet they frequently do. The Brighton players were asked what the manager said to them at half time and they said it was nothing tactical, just about fighting and competing.

Sometimes the players have to take the blame for their application rather than it be about the manager, tactics and subs all the time.
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exactly!

They were passive and we were all over them. Then we stopped playing, became passive and they were all over us.

And that's what Ange is saying, we didnt compete 2nd half so we didnt deserve anything.

When you get what you deserve you should learn a lesson from it. Scraping something out of that game would paper over cracks. AT least Ange can now stand there and say...look what happens when you stop competing, when you are complacent or think you have won it !

The toughest lessons are often the most painful and I hope this is now in their heads and they learn from it. If they don't then you start to question mentality.

comment by Silver (U6112)

posted on 8/10/24

We Never Stop

Except they did

posted on 8/10/24

I think I am getting to like Ange, after wanting him out a few games ago. He doesn't listen to all the pundits. Most of them spout bollix 24/7.

Good for Ange. He has won me around.

posted on 8/10/24

comment by sandy, golden boot winner fa cup 1901 (U20567)
posted 6 minutes ago
I think I am getting to like Ange, after wanting him out a few games ago. He doesn't listen to all the pundits. Most of them spout bollix 24/7.

Good for Ange. He has won me around.
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I still have not worked him out yet.. I love him and hate at the same time ...... it's feckin weird that.

I so want him to succeed but I fear he's on a hiding to nothing now and will be hounded out in the end.

posted on 8/10/24

comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 9 minutes ago
We Never Stop

Except they did
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and there in lies the problem.

I like the fact that Maddison used the word grind in his interview. That at least acknowledges that we know sometimes it will not work sometimes the opposition will gain dominance and we have to get through that, and grind it out. So its not just a case of being all out attack and wonderful football, sometimes there is a need to really roll the sleeves up to get through moments, be then be able to assert our attacking game on the opposition. We have to earn that right first, which means we have to compete.

posted on 8/10/24

comment by Devonshirespur (U6316)
posted 40 seconds ago
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 9 minutes ago
We Never Stop

Except they did
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and there in lies the problem.

I like the fact that Maddison used the word grind in his interview. That at least acknowledges that we know sometimes it will not work sometimes the opposition will gain dominance and we have to get through that, and grind it out. So its not just a case of being all out attack and wonderful football, sometimes there is a need to really roll the sleeves up to get through moments, be then be able to assert our attacking game on the opposition. We have to earn that right first, which means we have to compete.
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agreed but there's an argument there that suggests you can make substitutions to be able to compete better especially when you can see you are struggling and certain players are not performing.

posted on 8/10/24

Is there a link please ?

posted on 8/10/24

comment by Dave&Danny dynamic (U4428)
posted 14 seconds ago
Is there a link please ?
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https://www.thespurs.news/news/ange-postecoglou-response-to-why-he-didnt-make-substitutions-earlier-has-left-tottenham-fans-baffled/

posted on 8/10/24

comment by Dave&Danny dynamic (U4428)
posted 1 minute ago
Is there a link please ?
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there lots about on the net... but as I said at the beginning could be written out of context or BS etc. I've not seen a video version yet.

posted on 8/10/24

comment by JimmyGreaves (U21183)
posted 20 minutes ago
comment by Dave&Danny dynamic (U4428)
posted 1 minute ago
Is there a link please ?
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there lots about on the net... but as I said at the beginning could be written out of context or BS etc. I've not seen a video version yet.

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Yeh lots of bs around as you'd expect

posted on 8/10/24

Absolute nonsense from Ange.

10 minutes into second half we were winning and it was obvious after 1-0 we were beginning to not compete. So at this point Ange can suddenly look into the future and foresee we are going to have a poor half so effort on his part is undeserved and reward is not fair?

Changing it means at least he (if not the players) is still competing and could make reward fair again.

Everyone knows if a team is not competing the midfield is the most vital area. Just hook Maddison, Kulu and Bentancur and put a rocket up Bissouma, Sarr and Bergval and tell them if they are not dying at full time they will be fined and pass the message on.

Instead he just stood with hands in his pockets accepting the inevitable.

comment by Dumple (U23182)

posted on 8/10/24

Ange is a poor man's Brendan Rodgers

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