EyeInTheSky
Full Member
Finally the voice of reason. At first, I was going to give the benefit of the doubt to all those "why weren't we doing that" blah, blah proponents thinking they were joking. Then I remembered where I was.Jeez people, just because they've mentioned us working on these things doesn't mean we never did before. We've probably just focused on it above all else in pre-season to try and fix perceived issues.
Specifically concentrating on something more so than usual is a normal process in any team under any manager depending on the given situation and players available. This does not mean that they don't do it normally or have never done it before.
You would think the caf einsteins would understand that but...
I would love it if Martial was used in the "get in behind" strategy because I don't know from what I have seen how good he is in the quick passing scenario since he likes to carry the ball and try and beat people. He has the pace for it in terms of both the getting in behind and giving and going but I don't remember him showing any great movement or making a consistent or effective effort to run into space and give options.