- Aug 30, 2010
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I think hes choosing the tactics due to the personnel available..
We cant overpress due to the lack of bodies out top...
Our forwards apart from "ice ice" stevie dont seem to have to strength to hold off opposing cbs and are better running at
We dont have that specialist dm to win the ball back immediately
Gio is the only one in the mf who can take on the ball and beat a man consistently
Ndombele can only last 20-30mins atm
Only tactics he can play atm are keeping it tight at the back going quickly on the counter with our pace and then going for the jugular with ndombele on during the last 30 when the oppostion tires
Not the most aesthetically pleasing way of playing.. but certainly the most effective
In addtion to this, im sure that this is an audtion of sorts for the players..he'll be ruthless and get rid of the players that arent a good fit of the system or give him their all in the summer
That was OK to start with when he was using Dier in CM and we had Kane up front. We now have Lo Celso, Winks, Gedson and sometimes Ndombele for CM who are all good passers and yet we're still launching bombs from the back without a target man or hold up player. He has to change the way we're playing and compensate for missing players. We need to get the ball down on the deck and play some football.