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JANORAK said:
SSN referring to ‘injury-hit ManU’ this morning. I don’t recall us having that epithet at any time in the last 2 seasons!
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That's because the pundits didn't know and weren't the slightest bit interested anyway.
 

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AB said:
Yes- and I can see why Man U wanted him. They have been basically ungovernable for a long time. So while a flexible manager like TF could probably for a while go with the grain of what their players’ qualities are, ultimately if any didn’t fancy the work of playing to orders they’d stop like they have done for many bigger managers.

So maybe they do need someone who can rigidly bin off everyone who is not willing and able to follow orders and for the club to tolerate poor league position and results while the squad is moulded into shape. The question is, do they have the patience we had with TF?
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I suspect RA is that someone and he has attempted to start that. The problem is he cant get the results to go with the start of the rebuild and i suspect his delivery in the media isnt the best. Very honest but too honest. Saying things like the worst team etc. TF wouldnt do that.
 

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AB said:
So maybe they do need someone who can rigidly bin off everyone who is not willing and able to follow orders and for the club to tolerate poor league position and results while the squad is moulded into shape. The question is, do they have the patience we had with TF?
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Thing is, that is exactly what ETH tried to do and in some cases, he did bin off players. His problems are that his own players that be brought in at great expense haven't made the team or results any better - worse, it looks like, hence his sacking. Somehow, Ten Hag won the FA cup last year. I'm not convinced his signings were all rubbish, in the same way I don't think ETH or the latest fall guy is an awful manager. Those players were mostly well thought of when he signed them. But for some reason, they look rubbish whenever they play in a Man U strip!

I do think that if Moyes had gone back in there though, an immediate turn round would have been seen, looking at what he's done at Everton with far less to work with.

And in keeping with the thread title, no, I don't think TF would have been given the time of day there as soon as a few defeats rattled in. TF is a brilliant man manager, but he is not an 'impact' man. Man U need a brand new system from top to bottom to turn things around. Dan Ashworth was an important part of that, but seeing as he's been sacked, I expect more Man U misery, especially as buying their way out of trouble has become more difficult for them now.
 
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andyrew said:
That's because the pundits didn't know and weren't the slightest bit interested anyway.
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There was less attention on is as we dealt with the injury crisis much better, consistently remained lower mid table never getting involved in a relegation battle as we'd invested in players who could play in multiple positions.

Man Utd and others will always get more attention anyway but particularly when there is such a big difference between their league position and transfer spend/wage bill
 

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Westlad said:
There was less attention on is as we dealt with the injury crisis much better, consistently remained lower mid table never getting involved in a relegation battle as we'd invested in players who could play in multiple positions.

Man Utd and others will always get more attention anyway but particularly when there is such a big difference between their league position and transfer spend/wage bill
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And far more people are interested in Man U than they are BFC, hence the media will always focus on them more as it gives them more clicks or views or whatever….
 

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bee nice to me said:
And far more people are interested in Man U than they are BFC, hence the media will always focus on them more as it gives them more clicks or views or whatever….
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Man U probably has the most casual (no financial commitment) supporters in the world.

Certainly in Africa!
 

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CTBee said:
I know that we are hamstrung by injuries at the moment, but I really don’t understand why he didn’t bring Carvalho on ahead of Magohma in that second half.
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Me neither. People moaning about lack of attacking bench options, but our most costly attacking player in tonight's squad doesn't get given a run.
 

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CTBee said:
I know that we are hamstrung by injuries at the moment, but I really don’t understand why he didn’t bring Carvalho on ahead of Magohma in that second half.
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I think the change was in response to Everton changing their shape & getting O'Brien further up the pitch.

Just as Everton were making the changes, TF got quite animated on the bench & started setting up his tactics board.

I don't think you can attribute TFs changes to Paris' poor defensive work, that was on him and he knew it.
 

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CTBee said:
I know that we are hamstrung by injuries at the moment, but I really don’t understand why he didn’t bring Carvalho on ahead of Magohma in that second half.
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I think he was trying to shore things up a bit.

Conceding so quickly wasn't part of the plan ?
 

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Beelieve! said:
Because he was trying to get control of the midfield which is where we were getting beaten
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Not sure we were getting beaten in midfield. They really didn't threaten second half. It was such a poor goal to give away and we lost the ball in midfield.
 

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I thought there was too much space between the two deeper midfielders and Damsgaard. And YY wasn’t linking the play well enough. So Paris was brought on to be that link and hold the ball better
 
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PGH_Bee said:
Overall a top manager but I do question his subs at times. We looked like we needed refreshing or a change for much of the second half today against Everton and only used two subs.
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My read is 1) TF started only doing subs AFTER our opponent has done their subs. So he can react to their changes
2) hes more happy than ever to keep his 11 best players on the pitch.
 

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Is the subs thing a slight blind spot for Thomas? We rarely see changes before 60/70 mins when tactically things arent going well on the pitch. Other than this he remains God-like.
 

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W5BeesFan said:
Is the subs thing a slight blind spot for Thomas? We rarely see changes before 60/70 mins when tactically things arent going well on the pitch. Other than this he remains God-like.
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Very few options on the bench last night so I give Thomas a pass. Am unconvinced Paris was the answer, but unless you try him you’ll never know.

cant imagine Fabio’s dad was too happy though….
 

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An interesting point raised by Mrs LDB this morning: whenever one of the other Prem managers is on the post-match interview, or indeed most managers, they always look gaunt and haggard, even if they have won. TF on the other hand is always exhilarated, even if we have lost. That i think says a lot about his positive mindset that obviously translates through to the team. In TF we trust.
 

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Mrs LDB and the gaffer sitting in a tree ? K.I.S.S.I.NG.!?
 

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W5BeesFan said:
Is the subs thing a slight blind spot for Thomas? We rarely see changes before 60/70 mins when tactically things arent going well on the pitch. Other than this he remains God-like.
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He now waits until after the other manager makes subs. Given we start our best 11 every game, they should all be ok for 90. I think when Thiago is back he might strike earlier, but it seems to make sense to me game theory wise to persist until the other manager has acted.
 

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longdistancebee said:
An interesting point raised by Mrs LDB this morning: whenever one of the other Prem managers is on the post-match interview, or indeed most managers, they always look gaunt and haggard, even if they have won. TF on the other hand is always exhilarated, even if we have lost. That i think says a lot about his positive mindset that obviously translates through to the team. In TF we trust.
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It's probably down to the drugs.......
 

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jonnamanuk said:
He now waits until after the other manager makes subs. Given we start our best 11 every game, they should all be ok for 90. I think when Thiago is back he might strike earlier, but it seems to make sense to me game theory wise to persist until the other manager has acted.
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That’s fine, but still guided by the data, I hope. If someone starts to seriously drop their level in the second half, a change still needs to be made, whatever the time.
 

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longdistancebee said:
An interesting point raised by Mrs LDB this morning: whenever one of the other Prem managers is on the post-match interview, or indeed most managers, they always look gaunt and haggard, even if they have won. TF on the other hand is always exhilarated, even if we have lost. That i think says a lot about his positive mindset that obviously translates through to the team. In TF we trust.
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Looked very haggard / exhausted at some points last season. Does look more relaxed this season.
 

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Great pic of Thomas!

Frank 'positive' and 'pleased' with injury updates
18:37 7 March​


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Brentford boss Thomas Frank has provided a "positive" injury update as the Bees prepare to face Aston Villa at Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday (17:30 GMT), confirming that Christian Norgaard and Mathias Jensen will be back in contention.

Speaking in his pre-match news conference, Frank said: "Norgaard is back, which we expected after the concussion precaution. Jensen will be involved in the squad as well, so that's very positive."

There are also a few players nearing matchday fitness, including defenders Rico Henry and Sepp van den Berg. Henry is back in "full training" after recovering from a setback with his hamstring injury and Van den Berg is due to "train with the squad" next week.

Frank added that he is "pleased" Aaron Hickey has made his return to action with the under-21s after a 16-month injury layoff, although the full-back's return will be "step by step" and he will not be available for the Bees' next two Premier League games.

Brentford are currently 11th in the Premier League, just one place and four points behind this weekend's opponents Aston Villa, with one game in hand over their counterparts.

However, the Bees haven't come out with a win from any of their previous five encounters with Aston Villa and Frank is expecting to go head-to-head with "an extremely good team".

The Danish manager added: "I think they did fantastic business in the January transfer window, bringing in really good players. Their squad is among the best probably in the Premier League and they are most likely going into the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

"They are one of the eight best teams in Europe. They are probably not satisfied with being only one position above us but we believe in ourselves and, if we hit our top levels, I believe we can get three points."
 

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Made the first sub tonight on 75 minutes and didn't even bother to bring on Carvalho against Everton :rolleyes:
 

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Hippobee said:
Agree to a point, but there was nothing on that bench to make the attack more potent.
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I think if we are putting a high volume of crosses in then at least move Schade more central.

We seem very rigid in formation and pattern of play, we have abandoned the pressing game that did so well earlier this season.

We have played the same way in our last 3 home games and it is very unexciting and has earned us a point in a game we could easily have lost ?

It's a little frustrating at the moment ?
 

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Missing our heavy metal (re)starts from earlier in the season. That's two games running we've come out for the second half practically asleep and conceded. Also a slow start yesterday allowed Villa to settle into their game easily.
 

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Seemed quite agitated yesterday .......various spats with Villa bench .....especially McGinn.
 

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Anyone know why there's no post match interviews on Facebook? The club usually post a TF one and a player one.
 

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w7 bee said:
Seemed quite agitated yesterday .......various spats with Villa bench .....especially McGinn.
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I’m not surprised, he knows the efforts that go into each game, and he then sees them brining on the likes of Rashford whilst we bring on JI-Soo, he must be tired of working miracles
 

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w7 bee said:
Seemed quite agitated yesterday .......various spats with Villa bench .....especially McGinn.
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We were fined by the premier league after last season’s home match due to the way our back room team behaved towards Villa’s. Shame this hasn’t rubbed off on the players!
 

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maddogging said:
I’m not surprised, he knows the efforts that go into each game, and he then sees them brining on the likes of Rashford whilst we bring on JI-Soo, he must be tired of working miracles
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My view is that kind of disparity inspires him. He has always revelled in the importance of togetherness, our ability to hurt the big boys and the ‘project’ at BFC. He is part of a management team that looks beyond the current situation addressing the bigger picture. Next season has to be on the leaderships agenda and I would say he is thinking about a squad with fit dynamic full backs , Thiago fully firing and 1 or 2 additions.
 

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Isleworth_Bee said:
His lack of subs before 70-75mins frustrates the hell out of me.
Freshen up the game FFS. Trust the bench.
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Apart from Jensen There was nothing on the bench to improve or freshen up what we had. Be realistic with your comments. Give it a few weeks and we might be there for PL games. That's why I say any hope of a Europe place is just a stupid fantasy until we have a much deeper squad of first team players.
 

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ruislip bee said:
Apart from Jensen There was nothing on the bench to improve or freshen up what we had. Be realistic with your comments. Give it a few weeks and we might be there for PL games. That's why I say any hope of a Europe place is just a stupid fantasy until we have a much deeper squad of first team players.
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I agree that the current squad is not deep enough for Europe (it's not even deep enough for local cups!). But a manager needs to work with the pieces he has available, and TF has earned a reputation of getting a lot of out his players. This year he has been much more conservative, while previous years people like Baptiste or Ghoddos, even Olakigbe were getting minutes (and contributions too), with the club in a more risky place in the table.
In the first two PL sessions TF uses to do the 5 subs, the first ones normally at the 60 minute mark. This year the substitution pattern is very different, he subs less players, and much late in the game.
If things are not going well, like last weekend, that's a bit frustrating from a fan point of view.
 

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rebus said:
We were fined by the premier league after last season’s home match due to the way our back room team behaved towards Villa’s. Shame this hasn’t rubbed off on the players!
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Villa's backroom team are a bunch of arses. The fourth official spent most of his time telling Emery to keep within the lines and they regularly had two or three people in that area including that long blond haired idiot who regularly walked into the Brentford coaching area last season and was told to leave by Zanka. It's a bit like the Newcastle twins. Of course, no ref will do anything to a "big" club.
 
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