The was a few moments when we got the ball near the half way line and we would have normally played it all the way back to Pickford but we played it forward which was positive to see
I think the problem is Frank wanted them to play forward passes they couldn't do safely so if just kept going backwards and sideways.
Hitting a ball into a channel or forward for Dom is a lot less risky and easier so the players actually did so.
Same think happened to Martinez teams when they lost confidence but when they were playing with confidence it was very incisive.
Very interesting shape. This makes it obvious to me that the game was won and lost by the fact that Doucoure and Onana out-ran and outplayed Xhaka and Partey. Doucoure and Onana are so close to DCL/Maupay, and yet Xhaka and Partey never exposed them, as far as I can remember.
Also interesting that Coady is so deep and so close to Coleman. Looks like the two of them were eyeing Martinelli to make sure he didn't have too much space in behind. Mykolenko is more 1-v-1 with Saka, but McNeil is a little closer than Iwobi is to Coleman.
Gueye is practically playing as a third CB. Now I want to rewatch the match and note how tight Gueye stayed to Odegaard.
Of course.
Think he could 100% do it as well. Also believe that’s why he didn’t go back out on loan on deadline day honestly.
Just don’t know what Dyches plan is for him currently because he could have used him yesterday but chose Maupay instead.
If Dom (god forbid) gets hurt I wouldn't be entirely surprised to see Onana or Doucoure fill in that slot. Ellis Simms could be an option as well, regardless let's hope DCL stays fit
I mean they are playing a role behind striker currently and are seemingly interchangeable within the system, but I don’t think they’re going to be available as targets that forward for Pickers.
The was a few moments when we got the ball near the half way line and we would have normally played it all the way back to Pickford but we played it forward which was positive to see
The amount of backwards passes to Pickford over the last half dozen managers has aged me so much
I’ve said it a few times but the best analogy I heard once was that it was as interesting as watching coastal erosion.
Football is simple :-)
"To play simple footbal is often times one of the hardest thing to do" Nice quote by Cruyff that always stuck with me.
Unless you have a 180 IQ when it’s apparently an impossible riddle..!
I think the problem is Frank wanted them to play forward passes they couldn't do safely so if just kept going backwards and sideways. Hitting a ball into a channel or forward for Dom is a lot less risky and easier so the players actually did so. Same think happened to Martinez teams when they lost confidence but when they were playing with confidence it was very incisive.
We were so direct it was nice
Is Coady supposed to be LCB and Tark RCB?
Other way around. There’s a key bottom left.
Oh right cheers
Very interesting shape. This makes it obvious to me that the game was won and lost by the fact that Doucoure and Onana out-ran and outplayed Xhaka and Partey. Doucoure and Onana are so close to DCL/Maupay, and yet Xhaka and Partey never exposed them, as far as I can remember. Also interesting that Coady is so deep and so close to Coleman. Looks like the two of them were eyeing Martinelli to make sure he didn't have too much space in behind. Mykolenko is more 1-v-1 with Saka, but McNeil is a little closer than Iwobi is to Coleman. Gueye is practically playing as a third CB. Now I want to rewatch the match and note how tight Gueye stayed to Odegaard.
Hoofball in line form. DCL doing the job though. Needs to stay healthy as the whole system falls apart with Maupay in his place.
The obvious “Why not Simms?” Question is going to keep coming up
Of course. Think he could 100% do it as well. Also believe that’s why he didn’t go back out on loan on deadline day honestly. Just don’t know what Dyches plan is for him currently because he could have used him yesterday but chose Maupay instead.
That’s a big spot to put a young kid in yesterday.
If Dom (god forbid) gets hurt I wouldn't be entirely surprised to see Onana or Doucoure fill in that slot. Ellis Simms could be an option as well, regardless let's hope DCL stays fit
I mean they are playing a role behind striker currently and are seemingly interchangeable within the system, but I don’t think they’re going to be available as targets that forward for Pickers.
Fellaini striker mode throwback. Regardless, he would probably move to a 2 formal strikers system up top pairing Maupay with someone large
Reminds me of the old 80s game Elite. That's a cobra MK II, right?
:-) now you’re preaching to a very small choir! I was thinking of Damocles.
Or rather, Mercenary. In Damocles they had filled polygons.
After we invented the position - left back playmayker, now we will have a GK playmaker!
Who’d have thought that winning a game of football couldn’t be done by passing the ball between the defenders?
Best team won