2021/22 Frank Lampard

[Curtis]

Yep, Lampard got a bunch of struggling players to at least work together and fight as team. Something which a dour Benitez could not deliver. It does seem an ingrained trait of his was to always blame anybody but himself. The Digne episode sums him up.

I concur the digne row was textbook mismanagement. Frank seems generally respected by the players not just for his accomplishments as a player but the way he conducts himself as a manager.

 

[Parker]

You know whats funny, I reckon every permanent manager since Moyes (King Carlo aside) would've had us relegated after taking over from the fatman.

Each of them would've stubbornly stuck to their way of playing because thats their "philosophy".

Credit where its due, Tory Frank came in, tried to play how he wanted, realised these players cant do it and adjusted to get the most out of the players that he could.

Thats called good management.

Will he play like that from now on, most definitely not. But he temporarily compromised his own footballing beliefs to suit the situation, which is very Carlo Ancelotti. All while being personable and (I hate this phrase but...) buying into the club and its ethos.

 

[Axlswhk]

You know whats funny, I reckon every permanent manager since Moyes (King Carlo aside) would've had us relegated after taking over from the fatman.

Each of them would've stubbornly stuck to their way of playing because thats their "philosophy".

Credit where its due, Tory Frank came in, tried to play how he wanted, realised these players cant do it and adjusted to get the most out of the players that he could.

Thats called good management.

Will he play like that from now on, most definitely not. But he temporarily compromised his own footballing beliefs to suit the situation, which is very Carlo Ancelotti. All while being personable and (I hate this phrase but...) buying into the club and its ethos.

Fair point.

Look at the ultra philosophical brown shoe tonight, slow boring sideways football and succumb to quick counter and abysmal defending. How familiar.

Single handedly ruin Belgian golden generation.

Thank god we got Lampard. Belgium FA saved us.

 

[Eggsyblueskin]

Fair point.

Look at the ultra philosophical brown shoe tonight, slow boring sideways football and succumb to quick counter and abysmal defending. How familiar.

Single handedly ruin Belgian golden generation.

Thank god we got Lampard. Belgium FA saved us.

If Kenwright had got his way part time brown shoes would have taken us down and concluded his ‘unfinished business’ with us.
As you say , thank god for the Belgian FA.
(Although, worryingly, if Lampard has fumbled the ball by Christmas Bobby will be available full time).

 

[Axlswhk]

If Kenwright had got his way part time brown shoes would have taken us down and concluded his ‘unfinished business’ with us.
As you say , thank god for the Belgian FA.
(Although, worryingly, if Lampard has fumbled the ball by Christmas Bobby will be available full time).

Full mobilisation of the spray paint gang if that happen.

 

[Furey1878]

Frunk is the one boys

 

[bluestevon]

You know whats funny, I reckon every permanent manager since Moyes (King Carlo aside) would've had us relegated after taking over from the fatman.

Each of them would've stubbornly stuck to their way of playing because thats their "philosophy".

Credit where its due, Tory Frank came in, tried to play how he wanted, realised these players cant do it and adjusted to get the most out of the players that he could.

Thats called good management.

Will he play like that from now on, most definitely not. But he temporarily compromised his own footballing beliefs to suit the situation, which is very Carlo Ancelotti. All while being personable and (I hate this phrase but...) buying into the club and its ethos.

Spot on post mate

The first positive sign for me was pretty much the way Lampard instantly brought in with him a staff that has experience, Clement was someone I think he really needed and he got him, likes of Cole etc also really smart decisions.


Love the fact he tried it his way and it failed, so he altered to the reality. Shows he's actually pragmatic without too big an ego to listen and change.


Won't be easy or a quick fix, but if we stay behind him think he can turn this mess of a club around

 

[Uuuuuurgh plop plop]

You know whats funny, I reckon every permanent manager since Moyes (King Carlo aside) would've had us relegated after taking over from the fatman.

Each of them would've stubbornly stuck to their way of playing because thats their "philosophy".

Credit where its due, Tory Frank came in, tried to play how he wanted, realised these players cant do it and adjusted to get the most out of the players that he could.

Thats called good management.

Will he play like that from now on, most definitely not. But he temporarily compromised his own footballing beliefs to suit the situation, which is very Carlo Ancelotti. All while being personable and (I hate this phrase but...) buying into the club and its ethos.

Any manager that starts waffling about "philosophy" needs to be punted out of the door pronto. We can ill afford to pander towards a manager's ego and thankfully Frank seems pragmatic enough to understand that if his ideas aren't working then he needs to try something different

 

[Bigduke1234]

again: here is the ventolin molecule
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...and here is an adrenaline molecule
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...one can see why so many athletes are asthmatic lol

You don’t want adrenaline, this is Edgar Poe reference

 

[Simon baker]

You know whats funny, I reckon every permanent manager since Moyes (King Carlo aside) would've had us relegated after taking over from the fatman.

Each of them would've stubbornly stuck to their way of playing because thats their "philosophy".

Credit where its due, Tory Frank came in, tried to play how he wanted, realised these players cant do it and adjusted to get the most out of the players that he could.

Thats called good management.

Will he play like that from now on, most definitely not. But he temporarily compromised his own footballing beliefs to suit the situation, which is very Carlo Ancelotti. All while being personable and (I hate this phrase but...) buying into the club and its ethos.

Great post almost all of our managers lose there way and can’t find a way Out of it.
Frank did he may not end up being what we want him to be but he has shown a willingness to change which is very welcome

 

[Sharpattack]

Why did he play Gomes?

 

[edge]

Why did he play Gomes?

Don't know?

 

[Eggs]

Why did he play Gomes?

…..probably the same reason he played Kenny.

 

[Gilbert..]

Why did he play Gomes?

Played well against brentford 18 games previously.
Mr 1 in 20 was nearing another performance.

 

[Saint Domingo]

Can people stop calling him Tory Frank. There’s no richer game in the entire world than football. It takes wealth from fans all over the world and puts into the hands of a small group of players owners and agents. Aside from a few, most of them do nothing for their local communities (a grotesque expanded Anfield in amongst roads left to ruin is a prime example of this).

It’s probably the most Tory sport in the world so I really don’t know why people think our manager is any different to any other multi millionaire football manager just because he played for Chelsea