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.
Totally disorganized defense structure, this doesn't need any coaching any body that's played the game at a decent level, as i'm sure many have on here, will absolutely know on auto what you have to do, Mcginn for a start should be standing in/on Xhaka boots, that tight, the ball is aloft its out the game, Watkins should be at Xhaka back so he can't go any further back, Xhaka is out of it, no goal, the back line should instantly be moving forward at pace pressing them back aggressively, it really is school boy stuff.
Also have to say I thought Emery's comments about laziness, true as it, is very very dangerous calling players out in front the camera, some players will shrug it off others will wait to the next game to show how they feel about that. Not good.
