Lordshola Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago Just now, Dr Venkman said: You know we intentionally didn’t press them today, don’t you? We haven’t been intentionally pressing anyone. ”Intensity is our identity” and all… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 1 minute ago, mouldy_uk said: People just assess everything based on the last 10 minutes we’ve played. Probably a symptom of modern day short attention spans. I don't think we've played well since we qualified for CL tbh and I've said that before. Our football is nowhere near as fluid as back then, although obviously injuries have played a big part last season. But at least we are picking up points when we aren't playing well so can't grumble, really happy with the return on that score. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago Just now, Zero said: I suspect Howe intentionally cut down the press level in order to avoid injuries. Then we need another identity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago Just now, Dr Venkman said: You know we intentionally didn’t press them today, don’t you? Yes but we haven’t played our pressing game all season. And if that’s going to be a thing then we need to become much better with the ball, but that feels like a harder problem to solve. Schar back will help loads though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago My man. What a diamond. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago Just now, Lordshola said: We haven’t been intentionally pressing anyone. ”Intensity is our identity” and all… What's your point, Jackie? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 1 minute ago, Dr Venkman said: We limited them to poor quality chances, that’s the game plan along with hitting them on the break. They only score from two consecutive individual errors. That was a textbook ‘how to beat Spurs’ set up today. I mean the last 2 times we played them we hammered them from start to finish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago Just now, Stifler said: I mean the last 2 times we played them we hammered them from start to finish. Teams change and evolve, generally. Whilst we didn't execute it perfectly, it was absolutely the plan to hit these on the counter and it absolutely worked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 1 minute ago, The College Dropout said: Then we need another identity. you can say so. We probably just pressed 3-4 times today, and this is our home game before the break. The days of pressing opponents to death might have gone already Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidAK Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 3 minutes ago, The College Dropout said: I don’t think he did. We rode our luck at times. Last season he played Ange. This time he was a bit Moyes-esque. So glad you're back Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 3 minutes ago, timeEd32 said: Yes but we haven’t played our pressing game all season. And if that’s going to be a thing then we need to become much better with the ball, but that feels like a harder problem to solve. Schar back will help loads though. Correct. That’s also why we need Trippier and Tonali back on form asap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago I don't think we played particularly great again tbh, but still beat a top 6 side. This is the resilience we need. Hopefully we grow into the season and become more refined. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago (edited) 2 minutes ago, Zero said: you can say so. We probably just pressed 3-4 times today, and this is our home game before the break. The days of pressing opponents to death might have gone already Then how do we regularly win football games? Sit deep and hit teams on the counter? Build from the back in a possession based system? Im happy we won. and the points return. Edited 6 hours ago by The College Dropout Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Green Balls Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 1 minute ago, Zero said: you can say so. We probably just pressed 3-4 times today, and this is our home game before the break. The days of pressing opponents to death might have gone already 1 minute ago, Zero said: you can say so. We probably just pressed 3-4 times today, and this is our home game before the break. The days of pressing opponents to death might have gone already FFS do you ever feel joy? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago Murphy sub was the perfect tactical change. He was ropey when he first came on but sticking him at RWB with freedom to get forward won us the game. Shutting down the noise and moving onwards and upwards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 2 minutes ago, Vinny Green Balls said: FFS do you ever feel joy? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago Hope they train a little bit more with the ball, because our ball play is really concerning Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago He needed that result and got it. 2 weeks to address a few festering issues, even if he gets 2 or 3 sorted then it should be enough to kick start the season. Priority is sort Gordon's head out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidAK Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 1 minute ago, Yorkie said: Murphy sub was the perfect tactical change. He was ropey when he first came on but sticking him at RWB with freedom to get forward won us the game. Shutting down the noise and moving onwards and upwards. Yup, individually he was quite poor but it was the correct decision tactically and got us the winner Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago Just now, nufc123 said: Hope they train a little bit more with the ball, because our ball play is really concerning Lads don’t have the ability. Schar return and Tonali back will help. But Joe, Kelly, Burn aren’t possession based players in the pl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 3 minutes ago, Vinny Green Balls said: FFS do you ever feel joy? what da fug are you on? I am defending Howe! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago Murphy did great for the goal. And that got us the points. He was largely awful though. Super bad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago Didn't everyone want him to be less tactically predictable last season? Seems like he's managing a few things that stop us from trying plan a, so we've gone for something else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 1 minute ago, LiquidAK said: Yup, individually he was quite poor but it was the correct decision tactically and got us the winner Someone suggested it in the match thread I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mighty__mag Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago International break, then three away games before our next home game vs City. Eddie needs to galvanise the group, bring back nasty Newcastle, the aggressive pressure, pressing in your face, the team winning photos, smiles on everyone's faces, big energy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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