Quote from: CT on October 25, 2020, 03:33:15 PMQuote from: Bobby Boy on October 25, 2020, 03:30:37 PMHope Dean is watching Southampton today. Their intensity is not a million miles away from Leeds'. Can't allow our midfield to be so open otherwise we'll be asking for trouble. They look really decent don’t they?! Plus they beat us easily twice last season too. Hopefully we’re up to the challenge on both sides of the touchline.I think the secret is do not concede first.
Quote from: Bobby Boy on October 25, 2020, 03:30:37 PMHope Dean is watching Southampton today. Their intensity is not a million miles away from Leeds'. Can't allow our midfield to be so open otherwise we'll be asking for trouble. They look really decent don’t they?! Plus they beat us easily twice last season too. Hopefully we’re up to the challenge on both sides of the touchline.
Hope Dean is watching Southampton today. Their intensity is not a million miles away from Leeds'. Can't allow our midfield to be so open otherwise we'll be asking for trouble.
apart from the media 6 there is a lot of teams this season who are all capable of some decent football and results Leicester EvertonSouthampton LeedsCrystal PalaceBrightonWolvesand I’m adding Villa into that mixThat’s 14 teams out if 20 all capable of upsetting the odds and playing winning football I think the Prem is as strong as it’s ever been in terms of quality in depth
Why are we shitting it because a team has "looked decent" in one match? We've looked world-beaters at times this season.
We’ve probably improved since then, CL.Going by the last 9 matches.
Against L'pool we seemed to play a 4411 formation with McGinn left of Luiz as dms and Barkley just behind Ollie with no defensive or tracking back duties, just attacking responsibilities. This seemed to suit him better.Against Leeds particularly after Traore came on we seemed to revert to a 433 with Mcginn on the right of the midfield 3 and Barkley on the left (obviously required to track back and defend).Within a minute or so we had conceded a second goal courtesy of a misplaced pass by Barclay and an absence of making up from his error (tracking back).If we're going to play Barclay it needs to be as an attacking force only because imo I don't think he's got the discipline to be any other kind of midfielder. In our own half he could be the liability we can ill afford.
Almost regardless of tactics, what the last few games have proved is you have to have everbody fit and focussed.The performance of Mings and Berkley were the key problems against Leeds.