JohnHold
First Team
OK I'm not a tactical expert, but our low press looks very passive. Watching other teams try it (or us last year under GON), they put the opponents under pressure once they get to 5-10 yards from the box, so they never have time to play it forward, put in crosses, or thread balls through. As the ball moves across and around the outside, they take it in turns for the nearest midfielder to pressure the ball.
On the basis of TV highlights, we don't do this, just jogging out to opponents and giving them un-pressured possession and time to pick a dangerous pass. I had thought we'd improved on this recently but it looked back to its passive worst yesterday.
Plus yrsterday we had 6-7-8 in a very deep back line, with only 1 or 2 on the front of the box doing the actual pressing.
On the basis of TV highlights, we don't do this, just jogging out to opponents and giving them un-pressured possession and time to pick a dangerous pass. I had thought we'd improved on this recently but it looked back to its passive worst yesterday.
Plus yrsterday we had 6-7-8 in a very deep back line, with only 1 or 2 on the front of the box doing the actual pressing.