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Offline Monty

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1425 on: July 30, 2023, 05:42:57 PM »
For those of us not able to watch, what is the defensive configuration like?

Offline villadelph

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1426 on: July 30, 2023, 05:43:26 PM »
For those of us not able to watch, what is the defensive configuration like?

3 at the back!

We’ve been great since Brentford’s second goal.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1427 on: July 30, 2023, 05:43:48 PM »
For those of us not able to watch, what is the defensive configuration like?

Seems to be Torres as LB and Cash as RB

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1428 on: July 30, 2023, 05:43:55 PM »
I get the feeling not many of our games are going to end 0-0 this season.

Offline Ads

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1429 on: July 30, 2023, 05:44:17 PM »
Torres conventional in defence, doesn't get forward though and tucks in to allow Konsa to push on. Didn't get tight enough for their second, but we've not done more than a minute or two worth of defending all half.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1430 on: July 30, 2023, 05:44:45 PM »
For those of us not able to watch, what is the defensive configuration like?

3 at the back!

We’ve been great since Brentford’s second goal.

Three at the back when we are going forward but generally 4 when defending. Torres looks accomplished although I am looking forward to Moreno coming back. 

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1431 on: July 30, 2023, 05:45:15 PM »
McGinn having a blinding game

Offline AV84

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1432 on: July 30, 2023, 05:45:35 PM »
We are absolutely smoking going forward

Makes the keeping Olsen news a bit easier to take. We'll score as many as we concede at least.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1433 on: July 30, 2023, 05:45:42 PM »
For those of us not able to watch, what is the defensive configuration like?

3 at the back!

We’ve been great since Brentford’s second goal.

Three at the back when we are going forward but generally 4 when defending. Torres looks accomplished although I am looking forward to Moreno coming back.

Yeah, should’ve clarified. Glad we are experimenting.. we are well and truly on top of them now.

Offline SoccerHQ

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1434 on: July 30, 2023, 05:45:58 PM »
McGinn's going to have a storming season, look at his confidence when he receives the ball now.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1435 on: July 30, 2023, 05:46:08 PM »
Not sure what Unai tweaked in the drinks break, but it's certainly working.

Demonstration of what a top coach he is?

Sees a problem.
Analyses it.
Diagnoses what's wrong.
And implements a change.

3 goals on the bounce.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1436 on: July 30, 2023, 05:46:09 PM »
I liked how the commentators were going on about Thomas Frank’s cooling break team talk and how you couldn’t ask for better… 10 mins later, they’re losing  ;D

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1437 on: July 30, 2023, 05:47:05 PM »
Not a fan of CB's playing as FB's

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1438 on: July 30, 2023, 05:47:09 PM »
I used to really criticise Douglas Luiz.  These days he is brilliant. Really good player, good passer and makes us tick.

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Re: Pre-season 2023/24
« Reply #1439 on: July 30, 2023, 05:48:19 PM »
I get the feeling not many of our games are going to end 0-0 this season.

They didn't last season under him either. TBF we only had one 0-0 all season under both managers. Just we usually lost under one and won under the other. .

 


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