It's because the midfield is entirely crowded and probability of intercepting a pass is much more. You need the wing backs to make a run, which unfortunately we didn't do it today.This happens numerous times every game.
Our entire team is devoid of ideas, everyone tightly compact and standing still.
Then a risky pass gets intercepted and we get countered.
That's the problem. No else is even asking for it, they all just stand there expecting him to pick a 60 yard pass instead. Pathetic.I screamed out of frustration. Its as if we're waiting for Xavi 2.0 to pull off a magical pass. Just pass the ball on to somebody better mate.
I was wondering where that 72% possession stat came from. Now it makes senseProbably had the most time with ball in second half.
This. Zero movement and I’ve been banging on about how absolutely abject our off the ball movement is compared to our rivals for years and years.Nobody moves up front. I'm the last person to excuse him but our movement is shocking.
Completely agree. It's frustrating to watch and Maguire doesn't help himself because he's slow, but there was no link up between midfield and attack and zero movement. It was no different when Varane had the ball and Bruno was just booting it to the keeper from the same position.Nobody moves up front. I'm the last person to excuse him but our movement is shocking.
It’s not even the midfield that was the problem, because we barely had one, everyone was higher up.It's because the midfield is entirely crowded and probability of intercepting a pass is much more. You need the wing backs to make a run, which unfortunately we didn't do it today.
Cut Maguire some slack. It's not his problem.
This.Nobody moves up front. I'm the last person to excuse him but our movement is shocking.
The movement is abysmal but the fact he thinks somehow holding onto the ball for 10 seconds is going to magically lead to a pass opening up is ridiculous. He only makes the passing choices worse doing what he's doing.Nobody moves up front. I'm the last person to excuse him but our movement is shocking.
Pass it to the full backs.Everyone loves to bash Maguire, but if there's no movement in front of him then what can he do?
To add to that, Lindelof, seems to have an easier time of it, playing vertical passes. At least as far as the eye test can tell.The movement is abysmal but the fact he thinks somehow holding onto the ball for 10 seconds is going to magically lead to a pass opening up is ridiculous. He only makes the passing choices worse doing what he's doing.
They'd often bombed ahead and then joined the rest of the team in just standing still.Pass it to the full backs.
This is the issue. He isn't good enough for this and in his inability to do so, ruins all attacks and moves.Has it been considered that perhaps he does this for a reason? I'd love to see the game from Maguire or any of our defenders point of view. I think that'd be extremely instructive.
Do we seriously think Maguire is stood there contemplating life with loads on? Of course he's not! He wants to play a progressive pass, that's part of why we bought him and he knows that's what we want to do, play out. So that leads to him looking for a pass and then it never materialises. So it looks like he's taking an age to do something basic but that's because there's bugger all else to do I would imagine.
Look, maybe he could speed things up now and again but it's very far from being mostly his fault. All of our team struggle to work the ball forward. Perhaps part of the struggle is we have 3 or 4 players stood up front doing nothing, completely isolated from play.
I disagree. Some of the consistency of his long passing, his forward passing suggests to me he can do it. If there is movement and a better understanding tactically from our midfield and forwards.This is the issue. He isn't good enough for this and in his inability to do so, ruins all attacks and moves.
Our movement is poor but players like him and Fernandes constantly freeze and opt for 60 yard punts. Nobody wants to give and go. It’s mentalNobody moves up front. I'm the last person to excuse him but our movement is shocking.
