It was interesting as the producer kept a wide view of the pitch so we could follow what Neville was saying.
He was saying that our two defensive midfielders mark man to man, so when the opposition drop our two DM move up the pitch.
Liverpool had a thrown in, and Mainoo went with McAlister, who droopped back a bit, and Neville points out that Mainoo is now further up the pitch than the ball and should remain defensive and let McAlister go.
Then a few moments later Casimero comes charging up the pitch to press, his man, deep by Liverpool's box, Mainoo is already there as McAlister is there and immediately there is a thirty yard space between our front 6 and our back 4 -- which of course Liverpool run into and play through.
So if the two players that our DMs are marking stay deep basically our defenders go up the pitch in front of the ball, putting themselves completely out of the game, rather than staying back and defending.
Clearly it is what they are told to do by ETH but as Gary said, " Get behind the ball" is what you've learnt by 12 years old - but it's not how we play.
It was instructive as I could clearly see it happening as he was talking and it explains why we constantly have been overrun this season.
Ultimate conclusion.; ridiculous tactics.
