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Cockonball @cockonball.coys.social · 1h

Our maintained league position is solely down to Vicario by the way.

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Cockonball @cockonball.coys.social · 1h

Vicario again. Sensational. Should have been 4 or 5 for them.

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Cockonball @cockonball.coys.social · 1h

Yeah, and it’s particularly tough for someone whose game isn’t based on physicality and speed. He needs to watch videos of Modric. He has similar attributes and he struggled at first for the same reasons. I think Xavi has the talent to do it, but he needs to change his game significantly.

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Cockonball @cockonball.coys.social · 1h

I agree that Frank has inherited a lot of problems and isn’t the cause of most of them. But mentality is something the manger can meaningfully affect. We started the season strong and feeling good, so the decline in mentality has to be at least partly on him.

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Cockonball @cockonball.coys.social · 1h

My family has been going to Spurs for 100 years. My children are fourth generation fans. But I’m seriously considering stopping my season tickets. Prices keep going up, it takes up more and more of my time, and the reward is non-existent. There is no joy in it anymore. I honestly think I’m done.

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Cockonball @cockonball.coys.social · 2h

Maybe Nuno and Ange as joint managers, cancelling each other’s extremities out to create the perfect leader!

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Cockonball @cockonball.coys.social · 4h

It’s all very reminiscent of the Nuno era. Great start, great league position, but a pervasive sense that it’s just not right. And while I think Frank hasn’t been given a proper chance, I suspect it will end similarly.

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Cockonball @cockonball.coys.social · 16h

He’s still a young human being. Players like Son, Modric and Berbatov would all have flopped if they hadn’t been given patience.

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Cockonball @cockonball.coys.social · 17h

Can we please give Simons a bit of patience and belief?

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Cockonball @cockonball.coys.social · 3d

I mean some of them are still leftover injuries from last season so…

Cockonball @cockonball.coys.social · 6d

It’s definitely better than where we were. But block and counter is not how we want to play every game. Again it’ll do for now.

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Cockonball @cockonball.coys.social · 6d

I just worry a bit that it’s the old block and counter again, which does tend to work well away but it’s not an approach that Spurs fans tolerate for long. Again if it’s a means to and end ‘for now’ then fine and we should all be patient. But yeah, hopefully that’s not it from now on.

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Cockonball @cockonball.coys.social · 6d

Yeah definitely. It wasn’t an assured defensive performance by any means.

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Cockonball @cockonball.coys.social · 6d

I don’t think we were 3-0 good, but that’s an excellent tactical performance. Frank has yet to work out how to best set up at home, but these kind of games are clearly his sweet spot.

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Cockonball @cockonball.coys.social · 6d

Incredible save. But can we please not?

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Cockonball @cockonball.coys.social · 11d

In addiction I get particularly annoyed by non match going fans who criticise those who make huge financial and time sacrifices to go to games only to see cold shit served up. We’re only human. It’s fair to get a bit quiet sometimes and easy to criticise that from a warm comfy sofa.

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Cockonball @cockonball.coys.social · 11d

In cold simple terms, one group is paid to be there, and the other pays to be there.

I do think fans have a responsibility to support the team but I hate any suggestion that fans take blame for poor performances. Not long ago teams were playing in empty stadiums and there was still good football.

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Cockonball @cockonball.coys.social · 12d

I do too, I’m not writing Frank off. I am slightly disappointed that we still seem a little one dimension (score then defend!) but you’re right there’s probably lots of reasons for that.

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Cockonball @cockonball.coys.social · 12d

Even using the expectation of a long throw to do a short one would be good sometimes. Variety is important because it stops predictability. This was Ange’s undoing really and the whole point of Frank (I thought) was that he was more adaptive.

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