Playing out from the back.....

Originally Posted by Cream

Thought it worked well and provided the lads with much needed confidence in their abilities.

Matic was perfectly suited to it.

Did you watch the game ? It constantly put us under their press and should have had us 4-2 down (Agg)

Originally Posted by believe

I’ll give you ten minutes and will accept an apology via rep.

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

Did you watch the game ? It constantly put us under their press and should have had us 4-2 down (Agg)

We were still doing in the 89th minute when we needed a goal...

Just hoof the thing ffs.

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

Did you watch the game ? It constantly put us under their press and should have had us 4-2 down (Agg)

Aye but I watched it live, not on MOTD.

Check the match thread, I'm all over it.
#committed.

Originally Posted by believe

I’ll give you ten minutes and will accept an apology via rep.

wow move to Beef thread 'i'll give you ten minutes'....

Originally Posted by believe

I’ll give you ten minutes and will accept an apology via rep.

You must spread etc...

I don’t mind it per se but when you’ve got players who aren’t technically great doing it then the problems start.

Phil Jones pinging it around like Pirlo ? What a joke.

Everybody does it and it makes sense when you've sold Fellaini, Lukaku etc who can't hold it up. But it was £#%&!ing suicidal last night. My lad was fuming at them. Do at at home to Bournemouth, not away to City

Originally Posted by Switching Off

Everybody does it and it makes sense when you've sold Fellaini, Lukaku etc who can't hold it up. But it was £#%&!ing suicidal last night. My lad was fuming at them. Do at at home to Bournemouth, not away to City

Looks like me and your lad know our football pal...

Originally Posted by Switching Off

Everybody does it and it makes sense when you've sold Fellaini, Lukaku etc who can't hold it up. But it was £#%&!ing suicidal last night. My lad was fuming at them. Do at at home to Bournemouth, not away to City

Tbh, I think you have to do it at times against City and the dippers, with their high aggressive press, in an attempt to get round it and draw them onto you. The problem with too many more direct balls is the turnover in possession and the risk of just giving it straight back to them and then you're not seeing the ball again for 5 minutes. The weakness is getting the ball through midfield, and has been for 5 years+, Fred has come on a bundle, but the rest are horrific in possession and with their passing when under any sort of pressure. Occasionally it works and we spring through and we look rapier like. Improve the quality through the middle and in wide areas and it would be the way to go.

We definitely need a plan B though. We should've been forcing them back and bombarding them last 10-15 last night..

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

Looks like me and your lad know our football pal...

Top reds

Originally Posted by dunk

Tbh, I think you have to do it at times against City and the dippers, with their high aggressive press, in an attempt to get round it and draw them onto you. The problem with too many more direct balls is the turnover in possession and the risk of just giving it straight back to them and then you're not seeing the ball again for 5 minutes. The weakness is getting the ball through midfield, and has been for 5 years+, Fred has come on a bundle, but the rest are horrific in possession and with their passing when under any sort of pressure. Occasionally it works and we spring through and we look rapier like. Improve the quality through the middle and in wide areas and it would be the way to go.

We definitely need a plan B though. We should've been forcing them back and bombarding them last 10-15 last night..

What happened to ours by the way? I thought that was what we were planning to do this season. Haven't seen it yet - although granted with Matic in the middle, it ain't gonna happen. Fred I can see adopting that style and McTommers too but, even when fit, never really saw evidence of it.

Originally Posted by dunk

Tbh, I think you have to do it at times against City and the dippers, with their high aggressive press, in an attempt to get round it and draw them onto you. The problem with too many more direct balls is the turnover in possession and the risk of just giving it straight back to them and then you're not seeing the ball again for 5 minutes. The weakness is getting the ball through midfield, and has been for 5 years+, Fred has come on a bundle, but the rest are horrific in possession and with their passing when under any sort of pressure. Occasionally it works and we spring through and we look rapier like. Improve the quality through the middle and in wide areas and it would be the way to go.

We definitely need a plan B though. We should've been forcing them back and bombarding them last 10-15 last night..

We were a man down by then tbf

It's hard enough to do 11 v 11

Originally Posted by andyroo

We were a man down by then tbf

It's hard enough to do 11 v 11

We were doing it ALL game, even in the first half ...

It was causing us problems from the off...

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

We were doing it ALL game, even in the first half ...

It was causing us problems from the off...

Long ball Larry.

Originally Posted by windy waffles

What happened to ours by the way? I thought that was what we were planning to do this season. Haven't seen it yet - although granted with Matic in the middle, it ain't gonna happen. Fred I can see adopting that style and McTommers too but, even when fit, never really saw evidence of it.

You have seen it, or you haven't been watching tbh.

Originally Posted by andyroo

We were a man down by then tbf

It's hard enough to do 11 v 11

Yeah true. £#%&!ing Matic

Actually, £#%&!ing ref I saw the first yellow and it was barely even a £#%&!ing foul. That @#%&! Rodri maliciously pulled Lingard back to prevent a 3 on 2 and got the same punishment :£#%&!er: £#%&!ing shit rules that benefit cheating.

Originally Posted by Cream

Long ball Larry.

Sometimes it's applicable....

Bunks - FA coaching badges

Cream - failed Swimming badges.

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

Sometimes it's applicable....

Bunks - FA coaching badges

Cream - failed Swimming badges.

Don't forget my ABA badges. Might have to apply the high press to your snotter if this carries on.

Originally Posted by Cream

Don't forget my ABA badges. Might have to apply the high press to your snotter if this carries on.

Originally Posted by believe

Bit difficult to say it doesn’t work when we beat city (twice!)

Originally Posted by believe

I’ll give you ten minutes and will accept an apology via rep.

Waffles - you couldn’t make him up

i don't like it as it puts you under immediate pressure near your goal. it might work in la liga where teams stand off and let you play in your half, but it doesn't work here.

it's obviously some noncery that is being taught on coaching courses. hopefully it won't last long.