It’s good to overperform expected points in the moment as it’s good for our current results, but we need to improve our underlying performances regardless, or the expected results that our performance warrants will look spooky

Since then we've got VDV, Romero, Porro (in terms of significant outlays) and all have been great, that surely can't be the reason (not to mention the other guys like Sarr/Udogie/Danso/Vic)

Bit concerned about the midfield, would've preferred Bergvall over Benta to aid ball progression against a team like Bayern (and presumably PSG, if this is the test run). Mainly just looking forward to some real Spurs games again, especially since both teams are going serious at it (lineups wise)

No one had a clue on our only new signing of the summer, feel like the Mbeumo links were mainly just put up because Frank was joining us and he's a prominent player from one of the mid-table PL clubs who's likely to transfer

Takai turns 21 in September, for what it's worth

Yeah, probably

Intrigued by the Kota Takai signing, think he'll be solid, just wonder what it means for Vusko/Dorrington/Phillips and whether we play more 3-back (in which case, picking up the Davies extension would be a bit more sensible). My other qualm with the signing is that it's another right-footed defender

We also have a bunch of guys who can play out on the left to cover Eze when he needs to play the 10 in case of a Maddison injury, so that should not be an issue either

I think a hybrid makes more sense for a few reasons, since we can afford a high quality player who can start alongside Maddison while being able to cover him, and I don't trust Deki too much as a 10 because I feel like he lacks certain qualities and fits better inverting from the right-hand side

Brentford above Spurs on the list, hope people don’t accuse Frank of causing injuries as well if something stupid happens next season too

Think that's one of the issues with manager turnover, it's hard to tell which players might fit into this category due to the system changing. This is compounded when you have 'adaptable' managers who theoretically could use these players depending on system, and might need a season to gauge them.

His xG + xA in 24-25 per 90 was up there amongst his best years, the only difference was not over performing his xG like usual (when was the last time we’ve seen one of his classic curlers from outside the box)? If he goes back to his norm in that regard, then he could explode again

Lange seems to be the main guy in charge of transfers, with Paratici coming back to support him now (plan seems to be for them to work together)

I respect the grind without paying for a blue checkmark to be honest

Don't think so, Mourinho's rep was on a different level before he even came to us as one of the elite managers on level w/ Guardiola, Ange wasn't that well-known since Celtic was the biggest club he was at. It might only seem similar because of what Ange has accomplished + Levy spotlight

Would there be an appointment that wouldn't be risky? Looking forward to Frank's tenure, my concerns over the football operations department have abated a bit after reading bits of the Telegraph article (wrt Lange and Paratici working together), so hope we can have a strong summer window like 23/24

Victor Froholdt

Here we go, Fabrizio's catchphrase for when a deal is done

When I think of good signings w/ experience, for Spurs at least we should be going for the Solanke/Maddison/Vicario types who are around 25/26 when we sign them, and have a good trajectory before joining us.

I think Grealish could be a good signing, but would prefer signings players who have an upwards trajectory, and in terms of players cast-out by bigger clubs, younger as well (Deki/Bentancur as examples).

I would think we still need a top 6 for helping our ball progression, feel like I've seen Maddison drop deep too many times to assist in build-up, and having a 6 take up that duty would allow him to take up advanced positions more often (and would help Solanke too). Bergvall can't be the only guy

Feel like I'd be too worried about that toppling off the cup to enjoy it

Yeah

Think Victor Froholdt is likeliest to be our first signing of the summer (not counting Tel/Danso)

We have limited registration spots for Europe and home-grown doesn't really matter anymore unless they're club-trained, so don't think Gomes made much sense for us, we should be aiming for better quality for the one experienced midfielder we'll likely buy

Looks fantastic honestly

This Sabalenka-Gauff game has been incredible so far

If it makes you feel better, buzz from Ornstein/Fabrizio/Hytner is all more positive towards Frank and little mention of Silva recently (1 from Fabrizio who said he was high on our list, and who also noted we made overtures to De Zerbi that were rejected)

Front-foot, progressive football, willingness to integrate young players (both the ones we buy and the ones from the academy), and strong man management skills are the 3 key ones for me. With regards to past achievements, if they had these at their last club at a top 5 league level it’d work for me

My qualms with this are that Nuno had a similar Goals For/Goals Against during the season Wolves were promoted from the championship compared to Brentford during their promotion season, so I’m not too keen on projecting that to a different level