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Post by hal9thou on Dec 7, 2020 16:49:53 GMT
For a long time now I've had the impression that we're very similar to Arsenal, but with about 10% of the talent.
AFC have loads of possession, but they slow up their own ball. That reliance on a slow, high possession style game is where we also keep coming unstuck, albeit against a somewhat lower level of quality.... AFC also tend to jog into position, soft press (which is worse than no press at all), turn their backs at critical moments and generally give the impression that they're there for the taking. Any of this sound familiar?
The Mourinho THFC doc was very revealing. Sort the defending, and then from your own box to theirs in three/four passes on the deck. No fucking about. You have to play heads up and the front players need to get on the bike and into space. Sorted. I hope someone other than the cleaner at LR watched it and learned.
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Post by hal9thou on Dec 9, 2020 22:59:33 GMT
Did it again vs Wall. Lateral passes around their box, plenty of time for them to get sorted. Very few balls to turn them, front players not finding space, just wandering around with a defender on them.
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Post by alanwycombe on Dec 10, 2020 8:08:58 GMT
One man sitting on a cool box who can't see it and will send them out to do exactly the same again on Saturday
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Post by gtleighsr3 on Dec 10, 2020 8:16:59 GMT
Its not that cool,needs to pop some colour on it.
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Post by James1979 on Dec 12, 2020 11:26:48 GMT
Basically what Warnock did to us. Solid defence and Derry, Faurlin to cover in front. Made us difficult to beat.
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Post by hal9thou on Jan 3, 2021 13:28:10 GMT
So Arsenal have turned it round. We still look clueless.
They did this by doing exactly what we've been begging for for years, ie speeding up the transitions and a co-ordinated press (see also THFC).
Obviously we don't have quality youngsters to bring in to help make this happen here, but you could still transform the way we play.
It won't happen under this regime, and that profoundly depresses me.
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