You’re almost waiting for it now aren’t you.It has been increasingly evident even back to last season (when only a few teams set up to do it) that if you get the press on us right, we struggle to break it, and now teams are getting tighter on it it's forcing more errors from the poorer players currently having to start for us.
Wow that is quite a stat esp v a side as shot shy as stokeI was reading somewhere Barlaser was dispossessed 16 times against stoke
That is what teams appear to be doing, they've stopped pressing our back 4 so much but as soon as a midfielder goes short to collect the ball they're on them in a flash.I'd be more saying 'press our midfield' . The majority of issues start with them giving the ball away inside our own half. Usually after a ball out from the back.
Every week it happens. Usually Barlaser. Although lost count the amount of times O'Brien failed to find a Boro shirt with a simple pass yesterday.
To be fair everything is wrong at the moment. Defence / CM / No width or pace. Oh and no CF. I think the large part of it is down to zero confidence.
Hopefully improved the GK department by finally bringing Dieng back
Absolutely right, Hackney is brilliant at receiving the ball in tight areas on the half turn and setting things off. Barlaser likes the game in front of him, it's no good giving him the ball facing his own goal....it's asking for trouble !It's easy to do with players out there at the moment. When jones, howson, Hackney and coburn are fit I'd argue that we'd beat the press alot more.
Don't be so stupid it was a camikazi pass, even Messi would have struggled to do anything with that !Darbo's defence there being that Barlaser doesn't know what is coming. Maybe don't turn in to it if you don't know and maybe even the revolutionary concept of looking behind you to see what is there before you you get the ball
Barlaser is a joke. Simple.
Messi would have the awareness to know exactly what was behind him and would pass straight back to the keeper. Barlaser failure is hes completely oblivious the attackers closing him downDon't be so stupid it was a camikazi pass, even Messi would have struggled to do anything with that !
Don't be so stupid it was a camikazi pass, even Messi would have struggled to do anything with that !
This is utter rubbishDon't be so stupid it was a camikazi pass, even Messi would have struggled to do anything with that !