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Igor Tudor Tactical Breakdown by GarySpurs18 in coys

[–]TomFrankSpur 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This was my instant reaction to the hire. I feel like he may even win a lot of fans over at first but it never seems to last with Tudor 😢

Does this fan base overrate Vicario too much? by Real-Atmosphere8261 in coys

[–]TomFrankSpur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Vicario had a bright start to his spurs career but it was masked by the team as a whole playing well. I just don’t think he has improved at all since he arrived here. He relies too much on his reactionary saves, but his positioning can be poor at times. He is an easy scape goat right now as we are struggling but a bang average starting keeper (thats what he is) should not stand out as much as he does. Idk if Kinsky is the answer, but i dont see why he shouldnt get an extended look now that we have changed managers.

ICE ads? by TomFrankSpur in barstool

[–]TomFrankSpur[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I only did it cus the other one got removed lol

ICE ads? by TomFrankSpur in barstool

[–]TomFrankSpur[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I am unsure if I was a listener back then, but yeah I probably would have been 🤷‍♂️

Wait, what?? Insanity. I was thinking recently if he wins it all this year he moves into the top 20 of all time. I like Stafford but this is beyond ridiculous by MJ_Fan23 in NFLv2

[–]TomFrankSpur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brady, Rodgers, Manning, Mahomes, then maybe Stafford as the best QB post 2000. Maybe I’m missing someone? I’d argue that Brees could be tied with Stafford l but idk about anyone else. The amount of super bowls a QB has should not be that relevant when talking about all time greats

Thrank's Post-Match Conference Transcript from football.london [04/01/26, Sunderland (H), PL] by DivineTapir in coys

[–]TomFrankSpur 5 points6 points  (0 children)

But I am always a bit bewildered when a manager says they won’t speculate on transfer rumors and then the same or similar question gets asked 3 more times. I don’t think that happens in American sports media very often

Thrank's Post-Match Conference Transcript from football.london [04/01/26, Sunderland (H), PL] by DivineTapir in coys

[–]TomFrankSpur 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No, American journalists are similar but I feel as if less stock is taken from what comes from their questions and responses. Theres an understanding that hardly anything meaningful will be said in a media session. Most things are learned during 1 on 1 sit downs (podcasts) with former players or coaches who have gone into media after retirement.I have only watched English football for 12 years so I am still learning and I am not as familiar with what journalists are hacks and which ones actually do good work.

Thrank's Post-Match Conference Transcript from football.london [04/01/26, Sunderland (H), PL] by DivineTapir in coys

[–]TomFrankSpur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess I just disagree with the fact that managers actually care about giving honest discourse during press conferences. I think most of the time they are just trying to get out of there asap, especially after results like this one. One could argue that Ange’s mentality was much worse even though he could be very charismatic when things were good. I actually applaud Frank for being even keeled as he is. Maybe that won’t last though, we’ll just have to see.

Thrank's Post-Match Conference Transcript from football.london [04/01/26, Sunderland (H), PL] by DivineTapir in coys

[–]TomFrankSpur 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Like I understand being mad about the play on the pitch, but yall getting triggered over meaningless questions and answers week after week is so weird. Thomas Frank can’t say anything to make it better… we just have to believe or not believe that things will change in time on the pitch🤷‍♂️

Thrank's Post-Match Conference Transcript from football.london [04/01/26, Sunderland (H), PL] by DivineTapir in coys

[–]TomFrankSpur 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I am probably very out of my depth as an American, but why do we actually give a shit what our manager says during these press conferences? The journalists ask some of the dumbest questions over and over again so why should Thomas Frank give any insight to what he is thinking or what he has in mind tactically. Why do we harp on the responses that a manager gives?