Walters_19_MuFc
Full Member
Following the game against Watford, one thing that stood out to me was when Ole mentioned our susceptibility to counter attacks.
"We created loads of chances [against Watford] towards the end, but every time we lose it, there's a counter-attack, so we need to lock it down more and be better at stopping the counter-attacks – that's where this team is going to learn and grow and I'm sure that we'll see an improvement over this season and hopefully for next year."
https://tribuna.com/en/liverpoolfc/news/3533047/
Even yesterday, despite coming back and getting a convincing win in the end, Newcastle gave us quite a few problems on the counter attack.
What can we do to ensure we're better at defending counters?
Do we need a specialist defensive midfielder, who will snuff out any potential counters? Do we need to press the ball better when we lose it and force the opposition into rush their passes?
Football is all about balance, and at the moment, we either attack well or defend well. It's very rare we've done both.
"We created loads of chances [against Watford] towards the end, but every time we lose it, there's a counter-attack, so we need to lock it down more and be better at stopping the counter-attacks – that's where this team is going to learn and grow and I'm sure that we'll see an improvement over this season and hopefully for next year."
https://tribuna.com/en/liverpoolfc/news/3533047/
Even yesterday, despite coming back and getting a convincing win in the end, Newcastle gave us quite a few problems on the counter attack.
What can we do to ensure we're better at defending counters?
Do we need a specialist defensive midfielder, who will snuff out any potential counters? Do we need to press the ball better when we lose it and force the opposition into rush their passes?
Football is all about balance, and at the moment, we either attack well or defend well. It's very rare we've done both.