London_Boro
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I actually thought we played well at times. But ultimately, too many mistakes and up against a very good team.
Oh well. Who's next? Back to league football.
Oh well. Who's next? Back to league football.
Was reallly good that and the touch inside from Rogers to create the chance was great.Speaking of nice football, I thought the corner that led to Rogers chance just after they went 1-0 up was really well worked, looked slick as f*ck. Hope we try more stuff like that tbh, lord knows we need a switch up on corners with how little we ever get from them.
Not just us. I heard the other day corners overall have an xG of 0.02.Speaking of nice football, I thought the corner that led to Rogers chance just after they went 1-0 up was really well worked, looked slick as f*ck. Hope we try more stuff like that tbh, lord knows we need a switch up on corners with how little we ever get from them.
They certainly pressed very well.I think what you saw last night, and it has happened in games not involving the Boro as well, is that coaches have got wise to how you stop this playing out from the back.
They will now know the players in each team who aren’t comfortable with it or always turn a certain direction and the spaces to squeeze where the normal passing outlets are being used.
It’s the next evolution, the next thing is that teams will stop doing it and do something else.
But nearly every top club plays that way now. Even non league clubs are doing it so it needs to be understood why not giving away needless possession by lumping it is important. Of course the irony is if you aren't comfortable or quick enough ( as we were last night) then you will concede possession in more dangerous positionsThe playing out from the back baffles me at the best of times, but against a team like that is mental!
It was footballing suicide last night, and we continued with it.But nearly every top club plays that way now. Even non league clubs are doing it so it needs to be understood why not giving away needless possession by lumping it is important. Of course the irony is if you aren't comfortable or quick enough ( as we were last night) then you will concede possession in more dangerous positions
In a way lumping it up front to non existent forwards only for it to keep coming back would have been equally depressing.Lets face it we were humped, good and proper.It was footballing suicide last night, and we continued with it.
They've been wise to it for years, but it's easier said than done.I think what you saw last night, and it has happened in games not involving the Boro as well, is that coaches have got wise to how you stop this playing out from the back.
They will now know the players in each team who aren’t comfortable with it or always turn a certain direction and the spaces to squeeze where the normal passing outlets are being used.
It’s the next evolution, the next thing is that teams will stop doing it and do something else.
Yes I agree you will start seeing tactical variations to it, maybe involving more chipping over the press to space beyond in the midfield, you need players capable of that though otherwise it will just be the mini long ball which, let’s be honest, is easily dealt with in this day and age at all levels.They've been wise to it for years, but it's easier said than done.
I remember us beating West Brom when Darren Moore was manager. I hate Pulis but he got it spot on. Blocked off all the passing options but their centre back who was weakest on the ball who, after passing it back and forth between defenders for a bit they inevitably just hoofed it up the pitch.
They had loads of possession but created nowt. Then Ayala scored a winner late on. Moore claimed they "controlled the game" afterwards.
There'll always be ways to counter tactics and in this day and age with all the tech and analysis available coaches will work it out quicker and learn from other sides.
I don't think the approach of playing out from the back will change now, but there'll always be tweaks and tactical variations to it, just as there'll be tweaks to how teams try to counter it.