13-05-2015, 07:30
The two biggest things that we need to address compared to last season are:
1) More flexible tactics - other managers find us easy to play because we only have two in CM so by playing three in CM, teams can dominate possession against us
2) Pace throughout the side - we lack pace, most noticeably up front. We need a player like Antonio. It is not just the 25 goals & assists, it is the fear of pace that forces teams to defend deeper that creates more & better opportunities for other players. Also, we lack pace at CB. While Lees & Loovens worked well together, they we often vulnerable to pacy strikers & relied on Westwood to bale them out.
Maybe playing 352 would help both our problems by playing a pacy CB alongside Lees & Loovens.
1) More flexible tactics - other managers find us easy to play because we only have two in CM so by playing three in CM, teams can dominate possession against us
2) Pace throughout the side - we lack pace, most noticeably up front. We need a player like Antonio. It is not just the 25 goals & assists, it is the fear of pace that forces teams to defend deeper that creates more & better opportunities for other players. Also, we lack pace at CB. While Lees & Loovens worked well together, they we often vulnerable to pacy strikers & relied on Westwood to bale them out.
Maybe playing 352 would help both our problems by playing a pacy CB alongside Lees & Loovens.
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