How in fucks name do they score from this?
It's a long way from that beautiful photo of all our defenders being in line and in sync.
Just the 6 x defenders + Martinez in our box v their one forward who scores. I had blamed Konsa initially, still think he's ball watching, but none of that matters if Mings steps out with the rest of them. We have Watkins and Buendia standing up to admire Xhaka on the first ball too.
The header they put off the crossbar was equally as bad with Martinez getting in the act dropping a cross in the middle of it.
The first decent forward line we come across is going to hammer us if we defend like that. I don't think we have defended well this season despite what the goals conceded column tells us.
Yea Id agree with this. We’ve played teams with limited attacking threat so far and even then Martinez earned us the points at Everton. There is so much wrong with that goal, the three around Xhaka just standing watching, giving him all the time in the world. Konsa and Cash between them getting done by the header, Mings seemingly not paying any attention at all to his position in relation to the forward or the rest of his team mates.
The whole shape of the team needs changing starting at the back. As things stand, with this squad, Torres and Mastsen have to be starting with Digne and Mings used to shore things up from winning positions , rather than us starting out not to lose.
