- Nov 18, 2007
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We need to be doing more with all the possession. Too often everything breaks down in the final third.
Surprised Villa's is even that high.
We need to be doing more with all the possession. Too often everything breaks down in the final third.
every team we play against now switches to a back 5 and keeps 9 behind the ball because they know we can get hit on the counter and pretty much every team barring city has a hard time breaking down a low blockReally not sure what has happened to us. Gone from some fairly kamikaze football to slow and ponderous.
Very positive first 20 mins then Villa reverted to a low block balls over the top etc. Not all bad just very boring.How have we played?
Villa actually had chancesThink we'll be happier than Villa
How have we played?
NBC commentators mentioned Werner carrying a slight knock - so, I won't expect him until 70+ minutes.Kulusevski is having a poor game, would bring Werner on
Sure but with City it’s usually coupled with relentless possession and attacking. Our front players being sloppy is forcing the defense into these last ditch situations.that's like saying walker bails out city, it's how we play.
Exactly this. IMO Ange's system needs fast dangerous players as wing forwards who can take on their man. Kulu is a talented player but I don't think he's a natural fit here. Just slows everything down more often than not.For me Kulu is a big blank spot on the wing. Without an overlapping FB he just doesn’t look comfortable. I know he’s a hard work and not even criticising him as a player I just don’t like him on the wing in this system.
I completely agree. The amount of times ive seen our players wimp out of 50/50 challenges is mind boggling. Im not saying we should clatter through them like Romero has on occasions, but fuck me sideways lets show a bit of determination in the challenge at least. Son, Bissouma and Udogie all guilty of it this match.Bissouma had the ball in space 20 yards from the goal and had know intention of attacking, Lol !
these modern day midfielders make me sick to the stomach
We need to be doing more with all the possession. Too often everything breaks down in the final third.
I would really like to see Gio alongside Maddison as I think that could open up more attacking options for us but I get that it would probably be too risky from a defensive perspective.Maddison is definitely working in tighter spaces compared to earlier in the season.
That's when the other midfielders need to step up cause they can take players out of the game.
Bidsouna isn't really taking that second line out like he was earlier in the season. Whether that's cause he isn't playing as effectively or cause the opposition have adapted.
Also need our wingers to beat their full backs and create space for underlaps/cut backs