No. He does not press well, but he is only 20 years of age, and he has a lot to learn. The problem is that your pressing players are done after...
We had 28% of possession, mainly because every time we regained possession, we gave it straight back. Chelsea had 72% possession, but for most of...
Do not give up. Explain it to me, just as I take the time to explain my beliefs to you. You seem either unwilling or incapable of explaining...
You are absolutely correct. 3-4-3 did restrict Chelsea. My point is not that 3-4-3 is inefficient at destroying what the opposition is doing....
I like 4-4-2 when not linked to the press. I like 4-3-1-2 as use by Gerhard Struber last season. Now why do you like 3-4-3, the long ball and...
Well, Mowatt takes the majority of our dead ball kicks. He connected with no-one. Mowatt had 2 shots at goal, both off target and both badly...
Why was 3-4-3 a massive part of it. Why is 3-4-3 superior to a different system, say 4-4-2.
I readily accepted in my last post that the system makes us harder to break down. However, It also makes us very dull going forward. We create...
By all means defend 3-4-3. Tell me what you like about it. I have explained my dislike in detail, especially when it is linked to the long ball....
When I was a kid, I used to love watching the Reds play the giants in the FA Cup. My very first memories of football are of being taken to...
The Beautiful Game was an expression used to described the way that the Brazil team of the 1970's played the game. In my view, that is when the...
I have to say that your description is not how it looks to me.
I wrote the following piece a few weeks ago, never intending to publish it on the BBS. as a result of The Athletic article, I have updated it....
I enjoyed reading that article, very much. What is more, I still have a lot to learn if I am to understand the whole of Ismael's pressing system....
Had the Astra Zenica / Oxford one today. So far, no reaction, but you do get warned about potential reactions as your body starts creating...
Those who run the club have to take all factors into consideration when making their decisions. As I said, they would have looked at James and...
Did Matty James make as much difference as he did on his previous loan. I think not. That is not necessarily his fault. He was playing in a...
I think that Schmidt would be a very good finisher in the right system and with the right colleagues beside him. Unfortunately for Schmidt, VI is...
If the business model that covers the running of a football club was just about what happens on a Saturday afternoon, then Barnsley Football club...
The EFL could have appealed the decision of the independent panel. They did not do so, and their reasoning can only be assumed. It is my opinion...
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