Attacking football without goalscorers..can it work?

[TRon]

 

 

Just makes me laugh reading through these threads tonight, seeing people calling KK a cunt for playing Smith and saying he should 'fuk' off. Anyone who watched us batter Blackburn led by the supposed up and coming Mark Hughes shouldn't have failed to be moved. These are players low on confidence who don't know where their next win is coming from, yet they went at Blackburn all guns blazing, even if the sights were off. Testament to KK's motivational skills. Just imagine what he could do with real quality players to work with.

 

I'd agree that the spirit in the side looked good. Where the pressure told a bit was the finer points of decision-making - players taking another touch instead of hitting the ball first time (eg Duff), and then at the end, throwing everyone forward when a draw would have been better than nothing.

 

You quote Duff there - he's a prime example of what this thread is about. An attacking player with no end product, and also looks the type to fail under pressure. His early corner-taking was woeful as well, failing to clear the first man on all three occasions. Zog should be starting ahead of him if only on the basis we know he can score goals when played further forward.