Yeah tell the owners of Southampton how stupid they were to fall for all that "beautiful football crap".

Similar to Swansea, Southampton did it from the 3rd tier. Keep with the ball, 2 CB's go near the corners of the box and full backs hug the touch line a bit further forward.

Oh and they assembled the squad to do it, whereas Frank decided to do it before assessing if it was possible.

Really? Support their team? The abuse I read on Franks Instagram account after the Huddersfield game is the complete opposite of support. Booing the team at Selhurst who are trying their best to adapt to a completely new system whilst consciously undermining any attempt of success within it is the complete opposite of support. Writing off a manager after 3 PL games who has showed the fans respect in his interviews, adapted his system against Liverpool to be more defensive and also doing his best to make us a better club is the complete opposite of support. "Having an opinion" as you put it is your right as a paying fan, but don't give me the bollox that you're a supporter when you seek nothing but to use your opinion to completely undermine the attempt of progress after 3 premier league games. That is different to an opinion and it does nothing but diminish our prospects of any success even further and that is, again, the complete opposite of "support".

Edited by Mstrobez (28 Aug 2017 8.44pm)

That's all well and good but if his idea of showing the fans respect is going back on his word to 'change things gradually' or 'results over style' then I'm sorry but that's not respecting the fans, club, or the point.

Saying the fans are loud and sing a lot is one thing and fine, but pitch one thing when ready in an interview and then shoehorn players into a formation they're unsuited to isn't showing us any respect and actually shows naivety, lacking any respect or preparation for this league.

He still may have time if the meeting has gone okay but the way he's gone about this and been shown up could've been avoided if he'd been as humble as he allegedly was meeting with parish when he was looking to get into this division.

I suppose you won't see this either.

So you don't think he didn't fundamentally change his style when we played Liverpool away? Played more long balls than when we went their win Big Sam from what I was watching!

It was more promising than Huddersfield that's for sure.

But at Liverpool I was surprised of their instructions not to high press. Instead they timed the moment to kill our moves dead and win the ball back with ease just at the start of their 3rd. It was a decent away performance but that was helped by the mediocre Liverpool team on the day.

Versus Swansea I noticed how when a move broke down it was not in dangerous areas but 25 yards from their goal. What I heard were Spurs types 'ohhhhs' 'arrrrghs'. I don't expect us to score on every move but where I think we might be going a bit wrong or limiting our effectiveness is only getting an attack together when there's 10 opposition behind the ball. This is unnecessary in any formation and shows a significant slowing down in play. Compare this to the 2nd half and the up in tempo.

Where I got Frank's comment on courage was when there was either an obvious space for a player to move into and receive a pass and where also a player was standing waiting for it. This was often Wardy waiting for it high up but team knowing he's limited, or PVA being a frustratingly useless Dutchman in a 3 at the back formation, unable to pass it or show for it.

So I am watching and seeing it's not only leaving us vulnerable at fullback defending if not all behind the ball but also not using the spaces made out wide, mainly because we don't have the players out wide on the right or PVA has a problem in his head or body.