At heart, Ted Lasso is about a man from a broken family who leaves everything he knows for an adopted home (England) that is alien and hostile. Using orphan girl novels to study Ted Lasso brings certain themes into sharper focus – particularly its concern with fatherhood. How Ted Lasso Reimagines Classic LiteratureThe comparison also works in reverse – using Ted Lasso to look at orphan girl stories afresh. In other words, Ted Lasso takes moral suasion and asks whether it can be a strategy of power. Belonging and Outsiders in Ted LassoAgain, Ted Lasso confronts this half-truth, particularly through the character of Sam Obisanya.