VALÉRIEN ISMAËL POST-BRENTFORD Interviews Speaking after our 1-0 defeat at home to Brentford on Tuesday, Valérien Ismaël believes his side struggled to make the most of their opportunities with the ball. Continue reading on the official site...
After watching his interview after the match did leave me a little concerned in relation to his tactics and his take on the match. We seemed to lack the high press allowing the back three of Brentford time on the ball and not really pressing them until they were nearly on the halfway line. Time will tell
Agree with not pressing high and putting pressure on the high balls we didn`t gain as many second balls like we have been getting, he sounded as though we were putting to much thought into what the oppos were going to do. Possession is all abart what you do with it when you have it Saturday we used it well in a more open game last night we wasted what possession we had in a close game space wise.
Yes we allowed their back three to pass the ball sideways - If we had pressed and lost out then we would have left ourselves more open at the back. One to one we lost too many individual battles, they held the ball well and showed skill. Their passing was much better too - especially in the first half there were far too many misplaced passes from Barnsley.
