If we ever get fans back the boo boys will only be going after pundits the total crap I’ve heard this season so far is a joke
he[I need a good kick up the arseQUOTE="ristac, post: 14425460, member: 1011549"]Hope you’re keeping well ?[/QUOTE]
Agree wholeheartedly. I was going to post much the same once the euphoria had died down. Every team worth their salt knows how to stop us attack. It's simple - match or overload our wing overload & rigidly space out across the pitch to stifle our passing. The difference, as you say, is that whilst it rarely worked for teams in the Championship, many teams in the PL are more than capable of executing that plan. Reason? Quality of manger & players. Simple as that. Doesn't help that they're generally fitter than Championship teams too. It's no coincidence that the teams that generally make us suffer are the ones with the more expensive squads. It's not about the money, it's about the quality your money buys. And that is the future in the PL, and hopefully we'll always be a part of it. On another note, I'm a little puzzled. It's my impression that in most matches this season, our pressing has been poor compared to last year. And yet, the possession stats indicate that I'm talking a load of pish, as we still dominate most matches. Any thoughts on this?
And another thing ..... were our 3 yellows justified or is just my bias showing? I couldn't believe them!
Also, the teams that beat us didn’t do what the toon did by having their wingers track back on our full backs who get very advanced (both scored. Newcastle poor in tracking but had lots in their own penalty area when we scored the first couple of goals). Palace left Zaha in the space and trusted their defenders to do the job. One stray pass and the counter was on dragging the CB wide and out of position. Leicester did pretty much the same except Vardy had our defence scared ****less.
What Vardy did to us was what Pablo did last night, he looked up. Pablo saw 3 players wide open in the box and passed to them. I think Raphina has this vision too. I've seen Klich thread a pass before also. It's the composure that Harrison definitely lacks, he snatches at shots inside the box. Maybe he should try more from outside. He's not the only one and if we could somehow find that composure in the box not many teams would be able to deal with us.
