... port of call as of now? We still have decent to good pace in defence, if we press up, press up with the whole team at the same time! If not, we leave massive gaps and a easy out from "the press" (wich hardly excists in the first place). Just don't get our setup atm 🤷
... individual players/positions. And with how vunerable we are between the lines atm, and with how much space we leave between defence to midfield and midfield to our attack.. It's a recipe for disaster when we open up. Can't for the life of me understand how keeping more compact is the first...
... the mid block from Klopp's CL & title winning season. Many think we were relentless pressers all over the pitch back then, and of course, to a certain degree that's correct. But we funneled teams to play into the middle of the pitch, setting traps and pressed space as much as we pressed...
.. theory further up the pitch, as he's our best presser. But in reality, he is more or less a one man press more often than not. So no matter how much he runs for us in that position, it's futile at times. Would honestly say we need him deeper instead to help progress the ball. And look towards...
... it comes to ball progression from the back, has left teams so much more comfortable stepping up against us. With our wingers and CF as of now, all more or less dropping deep to recieve the ball to feet, it makes it so much easier to defend against us as well. Yes we need Szobo's energy in...
We lost so much energy in the team from last season, fighters and pressers went, and was mainly replaced with "finesse players". And losing TAA, who at times almost alone pinned teams back deeper on the pitch with the ability to pin point passes behind defences. And not having addressed that when..
Some of these issues has actually been evident from early on last season, especially when it comes to being so vulnerable from passes thru the lines at times during games. Combine that with selling/losing our only natural pressers up front over the summer, it's now a massive issue against any team.
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Hamstrings like cheese, for the most part used to play in a relatively low block with not that much space in behind in general. A good player no doubt, great passer from deep. But would not pay anything close to that price with the gamble he represents in a couple regards for me.
... som skal benytte seg av disse reglene som er den største utfordringen. PGMOL gjør en helt forferdelig jobb, det er en helt annen grad av arroganse fra den organisasjonen. Som til stadighet fokuserer på hvordan den skal beskytte sine representanter, istedenfor heve nivået innad organisasjonen.
.. er det ikke sammenlignbart med hvor dårlig nivået er i PL. Ikke bare er implementeringen av VAR i PL vesentlig (!) verre! Men nivået på dommerne i PL er i henhold til nivået på ligaen for øvrig, blant den verste av de større europeiske ligaene med god margin! Regler kan hjelpe, men det er dem...
Som vanlig bra skrevet av @kasperwikestad.bsky.social. Joda, det kreves potensielt endringer av regler og implementering av dem. Men jeg ser genuint jevnlig fotball fra 6-7 ligaer i løpet av en sesong. Og selv om det finnes dårlig dømming andre steder, og problemer med bruk av VAR innimellom. Så...
Just another example of the horrible squad planning last summer for me. Not only did we walk away from parts of why we were able to win the league last season. But Hughes & Co really didn't catch the direction the league was going with who and how they recruited.
Personally think it's as much about the type of players we bought compared to the type of players we sold. It's not as much the fact "they're softer" in essence, it's that's it's never been their game in the first place. For me we sold several "grifters" and brought in "finesse players".
What I can't seem to have seen been mentioned after tuesday's debacle, was the fact that Edwards actually started with somewhat of a weakened side that day. Several of those players that came on and really caused us issues, will probably start tonights game 🤪😬 Yeah not confident! #LFC #Redsky #ynwa
So do I, and probably most of us. We had diffucult periods under him between the sucsess for sure, but you always felt there was something good coming in the horizon. One thing with Klopp, even at the worst of times, he generally trusted his squad even if they weren't the best options possible.
Of course, I agree with you there. Of course there are probably more of "the normal fans" amongst the Spurs fanbase than there are "screamers". And they deserve sympathy for sure. But in general, being as said, way too much online, fans of London clubs in general do my head in at times 🤪😂
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... parts of the stadium booing their team as the team came out from the break last night, and from the start of the second half... How is that in any way helpful? Get that they're frustrated, but the WH and Forest fans are behind their team, Spurs fans are not atm.
Sending too much time online (especially on YT), I have a somewhat different impression of Spurs fans personally. Of course some individuals don't represent all of one fanbase, but at the same time, rarerly seen so many fans of a club that's acheived so little, being that entitled. And hearing...
And... It left us with far more control in midfield especially, and the only space the opposition were left with in the end, was out wide and hail mary passes in behind VVD and Gomez/Matip who picked up those balls with ease. Now the area we struggle the most with is centrally all over the pitch.
... We weren't as expansive in our press as many think (at least not all the time). We set traps, forcing teams to play the ball centrally, with us pressing space as much as we pressed certain players. That gave us far more space in behind the oppositions defence to transition into.
... can't completly give up pressing from the front. But, when it's this poorly executed, I feel the solution in some way or form should be setting up in a mid block. Press the wide areas first and foremost, lure teams playing into the middle of the pitch and pounce. Our best period under Klopp..
Get the press from the front will probably be even worse if Szobo plays deeper. But it's awful in general even with him in the 10 and pressing from the front. Simply because the press is not in sync anyway, and more often than not leaves him running as a headless chicken on his own. Og course we...
... well, and most defenders, even of a lesser quality will tell you that's far easier to defend. One easy solution that's amazing has not been used to mitigate the issue with ball progression from deep, is play Szobo as one of the two deeper in midfield with his passing ability. 🤷
... makes it far easier for teams to step up and press us instead. The fear of leaving space in behind the defence has gone, and without that tool in our tool box. Most teams step up and press comfortably now compared to last season. Most of our current forward come deep to show for the ball as..
... problems has made this far more prevalent this season. Both losing thru tragedy (Jota), and also selling our best pressers from the front, has meant we're in many cases don't have a functioning press at all in large parts of games. And not having the ability on the ball from deep from TAA...
That's parts of it yes. But the issues go far beyond that sadly. We can't create when we control games, and we have no control if we let loose and create to score goals. But how easily we get both run thru or passed thru the lines centrally, has actually been a issue since last season. But other..
As usual @adamclery.bsky.social have made a great video. As a #LFC it's sadly a scary watch, even if many have "clocked" parts of the mentioned problems for quite some time now. Honestly, even last season, parts of the problems we struggle badly with now were visible. youtu.be/sO3Q7bYkumM?...
Hope I'm wrong! Would really love for him to be the coach stil against us next weekend! 🤞🙏
