I remember the great Barcelona sides their tactics to protect their defense was to play as many players in their lineup which are comfortable in possession, the lesser the ball is with other team the less chances they will create.
Or any side which wanted to protect their defense is to play compact and pack the middle with 4-5-1 like SAF used to do in tough away matches.
What is concerning me is that, we have been bombarded with shots and have allowed every team so many chances but there has been no change in approach. Either he is delusional or he is tactically inept that he does not understand these basic tactics. LVG changed his tactics after Leicester Debacle, Mourinho used to do it, SAF aswell, I don’t understand why he is soo stubborn in the approach which is clearly not working.
we could easily play this lineup which will consist of our mostly possession based players and I am 100 percent confident it will keep the ball better that what we are currently doing.
Backfour will remain the same, it is based on availability major changes will be in midfield and attack.
Casemiro Eriksen Mainoo
Amad Hojlund Mount
This team except Casemiro has most players which are very comfortable in possession and will happily keep the ball to keep the other teams away, why not try this lineup what do we have to lose.