- Jul 7, 2012
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The goals we conceded were nothing to do with going out on the front foot though. One from a set piece and then two as we sought to close the game out. I’m not saying I think we will be anything other than tight in our approach, but it simply isn’t true to say we conceded goals because we were cavalier. We conceded theee goals due to a) poor marking at a set piece b). A defensive error and c) a freak finish after a poor clearance in made up time after a made up foul. The players responsible for this errors aren’t likely to be on the pitch Sunday
It isn't just to do with the goals we conceded, we were playing on the front foot pretty much for the whole match, or at least with less caution. For example West Ham kept getting in in the full back areas and kept overloading our flanks or Jose bringing on Bale who didn't contribute anything defensively, the goals came as a result of being careless defensively. Since then Jose has changed the gameplan by defending with a 6 at the back in a low block hence why we are picking up all these clean sheets.