- Jul 15, 2013
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This is the crux of things for me, and I think the problems we are facing at the moment are down to a couple of separate things. Our midfield is tired, and so they’re making mistakes. Meanwhile, other coaches have worked out a way to force these errors more often. They are packing the middle of the park and making things narrow, getting stuck in early on and getting lots of turn overs.The system we play means you can't afford to make mistakes. Even the best players fuck up, and every single player makes mistakes. With how we set up it's very difficult to control what happens after the mistake which is the problem.
Earlier in the season, Bissouma, Maddison and Sarr had tonnes of energy, and everything they were trying was coming off so they looked supremely press resistant. Now they’re all tired/ or coming back from injury and as a result those mistakes have crept in.
Like you say, we aren’t far off things imo. It’ll only take a couple of minor tweaks and/or players getting fitness back.