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Originally Posted by S/Side.Red
I don't think we have the best defenders tbh. Especially those at City and Spurs are better than what we have imo.
I'd expect United and Chelsea to be the best defensive sides as we have the most defence-focused managers out of the top six clubs. Both teams will base their tactics on not leaving gaps at the back and making few errors in possession.
It'll keep us pretty solid against most sides in the league, but perhaps the real standard of our defenders is exposed in the big games, especially away from home. For a team with the best defensive record, you don't back us to keep a clean sheet in a big game.
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As a group, not much in it imo.
You might cherry pick one or two over our own, but there's no one side you look at with defensive envy.
Certainly nothing like the standard in the league around ten years ago.
And if shows in defensive records and performances
There isn't a side in the top six I'd feel confident in keeping a clean sheet in a 'six pointer'.
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Originally Posted by S/Side.Red
Yes, you can argue that with the risks their defence takes, conceding just one more than the tightest defence is a great record. Given they are almost guaranteed to outscore everyone, for them having a defence within a few of the best is almost a title guarantee.
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Definitely.
The level of risk you're taking affects it too. Look at Liverpool. They purr about their football and scratch their heads as to how theu can't close games out.
Because that's the cost of your style of football.