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  1. -Afri-Coy-

    The Summer 2024 scouting thread

    Love Openda too, but we’re a window too late on this one I’m afraid. He’ll command a £70+ million fee now.
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    Player Watch Player Watch: Timo Werner

    The only stick there is to beat him with is his finishing, but we all knew that so you can guarantee the recruitment team and Ange knew that too. He isn’t in the squad to score tons of goals, he’s there to create them. Regardless of statistics, he creates so many chances in a game that go...
  3. -Afri-Coy-

    Ex-Manager watch: Antonio Conte

    I think I have a fairly good idea of the point Tolbiny was trying to make but he’s more than welcome to add any context I may have missed.
  4. -Afri-Coy-

    Ex-Manager watch: Antonio Conte

    I’ll humour you. It was well reported by ITK that certain promises were made and not kept at the board level, the club showed little faith in his philosophy and didn’t back him adequately yet expected him to sign an extension to his contract. I’m not sure about you, but if my employer promised...
  5. -Afri-Coy-

    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    I would prefer for Ange to stick to his system and guns, that’s how you build title/cup winning teams. We just need to look at Liverpool/Arsenal/City for evidence of this. Those 3 all have stubborn managers, set in their ways, with little compromise other than some tactical flexibility...
  6. -Afri-Coy-

    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    There’s certain members here that will take their opinions on Ange to the grave rather than admit that he’s not the coach they thought he was.
  7. -Afri-Coy-

    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    Arsenal’s forward options are Martinelli, Saka, Jesus, Trossard, Nketiah and Havertz. Not exactly world beaters either. It’s all about form and time within a system at the end of the day. The more time they have to learn the better they will be. (Not saying we shouldn’t look at upgrades, just...
  8. -Afri-Coy-

    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    It should more of a question of, if both teams are on form, how well does Ange’s system do against our direct rivals like Liverpool, Man City and Arsenal. This is assuming we are fighting for a title. The first 10 games of the season would suggest that, even when not at its absolute best, when...
  9. -Afri-Coy-

    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    Unless we unearth one like Leicester did with Kante, it’s going to be a very difficult signing to achieve.
  10. -Afri-Coy-

    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    The funny thing is we’ve scored more goals this season than last. Which tells you that overall, the squad is stronger than it was last season, without Kane.
  11. -Afri-Coy-

    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    Don Paratici is the best thing to happen to this club in a decade, bar peak Poch. He is the man to finally bring us glory. Anyone else is expendable.
  12. -Afri-Coy-

    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    It’s been this way for years now under numerous managers. The only thing we can hope for is that our new scouting and recruitment strategy continues to reap benefits for us before time runs out for Ange. I wouldn’t blame him though, just like I haven’t blamed any of the previous managers. The...
  13. -Afri-Coy-

    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    Whatever helps you sleep at night.
  14. -Afri-Coy-

    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    I wanted to ask the same thing. How have we gone from Conte doesn’t deserve time or the players he needs to implement his style, but now we have the same fans crying out for that treatment for Ange? I thought Ange was going to come in, show us that Conte is a shit manager and bring the best out...
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    Player Watch Player Watch: Timo Werner

    Are we really debating whether or not to sign him permanently? We’ve seen nothing of worth from Gil or Manor to suggest they need to stay in the squad over Timo. 5 G/A in 11 games since signing and he’ll probably get close or above 10 by the end of the season. The textbook definition of a no...
  16. -Afri-Coy-

    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    You're arguing against a difference of opinion though. No one has categorically said they don't want us to compete in the UCL, and I said in my original post that it would benefit the project in the long run by giving us the best chance to actually win something by competing in the EL...
  17. -Afri-Coy-

    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    I'm arched and ready when you are ❤️
  18. -Afri-Coy-

    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    I'll think twice about posting an opinion on here next time.
  19. -Afri-Coy-

    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    The CL form looks better because we've featured there more in the last decade than Europa, and this coincides with us having our best team in 30 years under Poch. However if we're really using past performances as a metric we've actually won the Europa League twice. This is why I don't like...
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    Manager Watch: Ange Postecoglou

    Now compare that to the Champions League and there is zero chance we get passed anyone other than Dortmund.
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