There's a massive difference between having a go at home to Liverpool and having a go away at Chelsea. If we had a go yesterday by playing attacking players we would have been torn apart by Chelsea.
Look at the first half hour of the match, we were defending very deep and they were still able to get through. Now imagine us playing higher up the pitch and having a go. They would have got through even easier and would have probably put 8 past us. We would receive plaudits for trying to attack but the players confidence levels would be shot to pieces.
I admit that yesterday was terrible but away at Chelsea, you have to defend deep and hope to soak up as much pressure as possible. It is the same in Spain when playing Barcelona and Real Madrid. Rayo Vallecano always have a go at both teams and most of the time get battered because of it. For example last week Real beat Rayo 5-1 because Rayo had a go at them. Last season Barca put a total of 10 goals past Rayo in the 2 matches that they played. In both matches Rayo had a go at them too.
Look at the first half hour of the match, we were defending very deep and they were still able to get through. Now imagine us playing higher up the pitch and having a go. They would have got through even easier and would have probably put 8 past us. We would receive plaudits for trying to attack but the players confidence levels would be shot to pieces.
I admit that yesterday was terrible but away at Chelsea, you have to defend deep and hope to soak up as much pressure as possible. It is the same in Spain when playing Barcelona and Real Madrid. Rayo Vallecano always have a go at both teams and most of the time get battered because of it. For example last week Real beat Rayo 5-1 because Rayo had a go at them. Last season Barca put a total of 10 goals past Rayo in the 2 matches that they played. In both matches Rayo had a go at them too.