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Bar the goal and the synchronised sliding from Bailly and Telles it was a poor performance, we just don't look like we can pick a well drilled defensive team apart.
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We've played our best football by far since SAF under Ole, in my view. So no.Are you not getting fed up with the football at show? It's actually painful for me watching us under Ole...the football is pure crap in all honestly.
Not how I saw it.Sort of my point?
Yup.I feel I did after the Everton game. Completely fecked off because it was definitely an avoidable result that we brought on ourselves. Why do they insist on playing it out from the back when the opponent are pressing really high and forcing mistakes? Just hoof the fecker upfield and bypass half their team. But no, keeper passes it to a defender who has someone bearing down on him who then does the same to another player and in the end either lose possession or concede a corner or a throw in. They got away with against Citeh but not tonight. They only have themselves to blame.
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We have the commentator of the game here on the caf guys.The worst thing about this is Milan also had a correct disallowed goal due to a handball that didn't exist.
This is a bloody good point. What was McTominay doing crouching and not jumping with the bloke who headed the goal? What kind of defensive action was that?Yes he should save it but why was the clear header allowed in the first place?
It was a strange performance today. We insisted on playing out from the back. The problem was that at times you could have thrown a bedsheet over 5 of our players, they kept bunching up so we were easy to contain. Milan were trying to press us into constantly giving the ball away in the middle and had much more energy, and had us under the Kosh most of the game. Kessie was motm for me. Any time we broke out they would just sit deep. I thought at many times we needed our lads to spread out and just play keep ball to stop that Milan momentum.The contrast between tonight and Sunday was immeasurable. On the front foot, even when defending, breaking forward with pace, and with four or five players sometimes attacking on Sunday, tonight we had all our forwards coming deep, getting the ball to their feet, and then playing it back to our defenders. Even when we get an overload on one side, we don't go past the player with the ball, we tend to stay behind them, receive the ball and then play it back to a CB. Why???
Our opponents have plenty of time to set up their defence, so there is no space for us to attack.
Tonight we dropped deeper in defence to cover the many long balls over the top, which gave them more space in midfield to exploit, as they had three against two most of the time.
The tie is not still in the balance. We need a score draw at least. A 0-0 draw and we are out even if we do not lose.Was keeping tabs on the game whilst working.
Pleased to come out of the game with the tie still in the balance, set's it up nicely for the second leg.
I'm getting tiresome of Ole's oh so predicatable tactics of bringing on all our full backs and completely changing our shape and/or playing players out of position when it's tight.
However, him hauling Bruno off at 1-0 should be a clear statement of where our priorities lie...
i think Matic also let him run free in the end.This is a bloody good point. What was McTominay doing crouching and not jumping with the bloke who headed the goal? What kind of defensive action was that?
Yes he should save it but why was the clear header allowed in the first place?
It's the angle and the slowed down replay that makes McTominay look silly. In truth, and by other angle, nothing McTominay could do here. Kjaer was far apart from McTominay for him to challenge. The flight of the ball is much higher than McTominay could jump if he tried.This is a bloody good point. What was McTominay doing crouching and not jumping with the bloke who headed the goal? What kind of defensive action was that?
I can kinda see what you're saying. It's a peach of a corner kick. I think Telles goes out to it, jumps and misses it. However, McTominay is 6'3. I'd like him to do the same as Telles... run out and jump for it. If he did that, he'd either get the ball, or be jumped into by the guy who scored and get a free kick. He'd at least prevent a free header.It's the angle and the slowed down replay that makes McTominay look silly. In truth, and by other angle, nothing McTominay could do here. Kjaer was far apart from McTominay for him to challenge. The flight of the ball is much higher than McTominay could jump if he tried.
The ducking motion is the usual reaction where you saw GKs did when getting well beaten.
The issue with our defense is marking. Too much space in McTominay zone for him to defense, and Matic lost his man.
It's the tactic. McTominay is being tasked with zonal defending, while Telles doing the man marking. So different task leads to different action. The corner kick was very good, away from our line of zonal defending area, it's the job of man marking to follow their men. It happens very fast in real time. On first watch, I couldn't see what happened. There is no time for reaction in this kind of situation, especially Kjaer coming from McTominay blind sight. It relies on everyone fulfilling their duty to have a chance to prevent the goal. Matic didn't with his man marking.I can kinda see what you're saying. It's a peach of a corner kick. I think Telles goes out to it, jumps and misses it. However, McTominay is 6'3. I'd like him to do the same as Telles... run out and jump for it. If he did that, he'd either get the ball, or be jumped into by the guy who scored and get a free kick. He'd at least prevent a free header.
Yes, Matic lost his man early and is no-where near the guy, but I'd like McTominay to at least attempt to run and jump.
And the most expensive by a distance.Lots will be blind to it because of the city game but we are in absolutely shite form since mid January.
1 good performance for every 3 shit ones.
We can't get knocked out of this. We are the bloody best team in the tournament player for player.
We were pushed back and defended against City.We just saw at the weekend how we performed better as a defensive unit when we push up further. This is a goal we've conceded against Everton, Sheff United etc. Its a tactic which invites pressure.
Jesus. I mean, am I meant to apologise here or..?The tie is not still in the balance. We need a score draw at least. A 0-0 draw and we are out even if we do not lose.
We aren’t so far behind or ahead that the second leg is a formality. That’s what being in the balance means.The tie is not still in the balance. We need a score draw at least. A 0-0 draw and we are out even if we do not lose.
Oh Ok got your point. I do think that they will have some of their players back from injury and we do have to score while they do not. It may look like we are playing against a low block team and we will have to open them up and they would counter attack us.We aren’t so far behind or ahead that the second leg is a formality. That’s what being in the balance means.
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