07 Dec 2017 08:07:26
Question for ed001, when we play like we did last night do we force defences into errors or is it fear that they make the errors.

i can't tell if its us cuasing that or if they cause it themselves.

thanks.

{Ed001's Note - both. We forced some of the errors, some they made themselves because they expected to be closed down so rushed their passes.}

1.) 07 Dec 2017
07 Dec 2017 08:34:48
Mane won the ball back for 2 of our goals.

2.) 07 Dec 2017
07 Dec 2017 08:58:14
thanks for the quick reply ed.

I no our defence get a lot of critisism and a lot of the time rightly so, but there are so few top quality defenders around now a days that with our attack we could be competative in both the prem and cl. With every new generation there seems to be an obsession with being a new way of playing and im not sure its for the better this time. Most fullbacks are no longer full backs but second wingers, and most centre backs are now just deep lying playmakers.

countless times i see cb's look surprised that a ball is played in behind and there is no one there, like it wasnt there job to be there and defend that. Its like the old motto for the back 4 was defend 1st support the attack if you can, the new motto is attack 1st defend if you can.

{Ed001's Note - it worries me too mate, people have forgotten that there are more ways to win than having the ball. You can defend by actually defending, rather than keeping the ball. It is about time people took a more balanced approach.}