Thought I would share this from the Sky Sports preview pre-Wolves:
“Bournemouth have had the most passes completed between the lines against them this season, which suggests their press isn't working as effectively as it should.”
To be fair we have played a good number of the stronger teams, and this is just one metric, but the it seems to me the players either aren't able to understand what AI wants of them (and what AI was known for when coming into the role) of or aren’t capable. Either way it’s the same outcome.
On the related Lerma topic I think he is a miss, however had he still been with us, I don’t think things would have been much different from what we have seen so far. For me his “cult hero” status exceeded what he did on the pitch - perhaps an unpopular opinion.
The Burnley game has to yield 3 points now else I fear for AI.
UTCIAD
“Bournemouth have had the most passes completed between the lines against them this season, which suggests their press isn't working as effectively as it should.”
To be fair we have played a good number of the stronger teams, and this is just one metric, but the it seems to me the players either aren't able to understand what AI wants of them (and what AI was known for when coming into the role) of or aren’t capable. Either way it’s the same outcome.
On the related Lerma topic I think he is a miss, however had he still been with us, I don’t think things would have been much different from what we have seen so far. For me his “cult hero” status exceeded what he did on the pitch - perhaps an unpopular opinion.
The Burnley game has to yield 3 points now else I fear for AI.
UTCIAD