Does it boil anyone's else's piss when we pass it about under pressure in our own 18 yard area. It won't be long before we fuck this up and the opposition gets gifted a goal.Why this has become vogue I really don't know.
what was the score ?
Quote from: steamer on July 31, 2022, 08:00:26 AMwhat was the score ?2-1 us
I didn’t see the match so my conclusion from reading the comments on here is that:We are very shaky defensively to almost useless.We have no pace and are one dimensional.Kamara is waste of space but slightly better than Luiz. We need 3 more central defensive midfielders. We need 5 free scoring strikers to insure we have cover for all eventualities.
Quote from: Hookeysmith on July 30, 2022, 07:59:00 PMDoes it boil anyone's else's piss when we pass it about under pressure in our own 18 yard area. It won't be long before we fuck this up and the opposition gets gifted a goal.Why this has become vogue I really don't know.I agree. Since this tactic has become permissible it seems that virtually every football team in the land, at whatever level and no matter how hopeless they are, are of a mind that it is now compulsory to fanny about in your own 18 yard box from a goal kick.
A team is more likely to retain the ball and find space to move into attacking positions by doing it. An aimless hoof up the pitch has no guarantee of anything.
Quote from: olaftab on July 31, 2022, 09:44:13 AMI didn’t see the match so my conclusion from reading the comments on here is that:We are very shaky defensively to almost useless.We have no pace and are one dimensional.Kamara is waste of space but slightly better than Luiz. We need 3 more central defensive midfielders. We need 5 free scoring strikers to insure we have cover for all eventualities. We started slowly but were the better team once we got up to speed.One or two decent performances, some players looked rusty.Gerrard’s style will not be universally popular with fans.We won.
Quote from: Drummond on July 31, 2022, 10:40:13 AMA team is more likely to retain the ball and find space to move into attacking positions by doing it. An aimless hoof up the pitch has no guarantee of anything. Yep. I think it's part of the reason it looks like Mings isn't going to be starting the season as first choice. We clearly want to pass the ball out more, and the other defenders are more comfortable on the ball than he is.
Quote from: Risso on July 31, 2022, 10:45:11 AMQuote from: Drummond on July 31, 2022, 10:40:13 AMA team is more likely to retain the ball and find space to move into attacking positions by doing it. An aimless hoof up the pitch has no guarantee of anything. Yep. I think it's part of the reason it looks like Mings isn't going to be starting the season as first choice. We clearly want to pass the ball out more, and the other defenders are more comfortable on the ball than he is. I'm a mere layman on this matter, no expert*, but for me the most crucial element of beating the press is the ability of whoever receives the first ball into midfield to play it out again first time. If you take a touch there, you will be swamped. *tongue in cheek, obviously I am an expert and anyone that disagrees is wrong.