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Calmed down after the initial head loss from that snooze fest last night… SEVEN WINS 🟢 FIVE DRAWS 🟡 SEVEN LOSSES 🔴 Mid-table form. But we have mid-table players. What is actually the issue at #thfc right now? I think Frank makes some fair points post-match. Defensively we were absolutely solid, they never really looked like scoring. Going forward we were horrific, non-existent, slow and unadventurous. 2024/25: 6️⃣ clean sheets (38 games, PL rank: 16th) 2025/26: 7️⃣ clean sheets (19 games, PL rank: = 5th) It’s going forward which, as Frank said, is where we are having the issues. If the style he wants to implement is the same at Brentford - defensively solid, back to front quickly - then he doesn’t have the players for that. ❌ We have a goalkeeper who can barely kick the ball over the halfway line. We currently have no left-footed full back available, we’ve looked far better offensively with Destiny Udogie at left back. Richarlison has had a good season imo, but he doesn’t hold the ball up or link play like, for example, Ivan Toney did for Frank at Brentford, or Kane did under Conte for what it’s worth. ❌ Maybe Kolo can, but how does he start up front at the moment when he can’t find the back of the net and Richarlison is doing just that. ⚽️ We also have no wingers who are going to run in behind off the flick ons, like Mbeumo/Schade, where Brentford scored A LOT of goals under Frank. ❌ We’ve sold Sonny, Brennan Johnson is heading out the door but couldn’t get a game anyway, and Kudus isn’t that player. Neither is Wilson Odobert, nor Mathys Tel. REMINDER: This is still largely not Frank’s squad. I look around the current, available, squad for a glimpse of quality to win games like last nights, and I don’t see it at the moment. I don’t see a match-winner who can just turn it on and produce a masterpiece. ❌ Jose - “under-coached and fitness neglected” ❌ Nuno - “training devoid of intensity” ❌ Conte - “tired of intense regime” ❌ Ange - “intensity causing injuries” When things get tough, we hear the same old sob story from the players with every manager. I heard someone say last night that the players don’t want to play this football. If that’s the case then they shouldn’t be at the club, simple. Go elsewhere, we’re at the beginning of another project, it’s going to be a bumpy ride. I think our biggest issue right now is the players we have. There’s a number of positions we can upgrade on, and there is no “strength in depth” within the squad. Having players who can fill in and having players who can fill in and provide the same quality are two very different things. We’re also missing a shedload of goals from last season: 👋 Brennan Johnson: 17 ⚽️ 8 🅰️ 🤕 Dominic Solanke: 16 ⚽️ 8 🅰️ 🤕 James Maddison: 12 ⚽️ 11 🅰️ 👋 Heung-Min Son: 11 ⚽️ 12 🅰️ 🤕 Dejan Kulusevski: 10 ⚽️ 11 🅰️ A combined 116 goal contributions between them and it’s all gone. Yes, we’ve signed Mohammed Kudus, Xavi Simons and Randal Kolo Muani, but we’re asking an awful lot of them to pull those numbers and replace FIVE players’ worth of goals. MY OPINION: The main issue comes down to the mismanagement of the squad over a string of years. We have players who simply aren’t good enough. And until we get our best players back, I’ll reserve judgement on the manager.

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