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We didn't try to break them down.
I posted a pass map the other day proving we barely got into their box. It was dreadful.
We barely got in there because they barely got out of there.
People have to get into their heads that a game of football lasts 90 mins.
When you are playing against a team who are setup to do one thing - defend and counter when they win the ball back - the way to frustrate them is to not give them the ball and wear them down physically and mentally.
We did that vs Palace as can be seen by the result.
We were excellent in that second half against Palace. Almost as excellent as you could be against a low block team. Three goals, post hit, probably could have been more. Anyone who can't see that is just being a moaning cunt for the sake of it really.
Weird.
Second half
That really isn't what happened. We had PLENTY of opportunities to speed up the play and get at them, but we flat out refused to do it.We barely got in there because they barely got out of there.
People have to get into their heads that a game of football lasts 90 mins.
When you are playing against a team who are setup to do one thing - defend and counter when they win the ball back - the way to frustrate them is to not give them the ball and wear them down physically and mentally.
We did that vs Palace as can be seen by the result.
That really isn't what happened. We had PLENTY of opportunities to speed up the play and get at them, but we flat out refused to do it.
Palace didn't even have to defend well to stop us. We let them get into their shape and we didn't bother trying to do anything about it.
No, I'm no having it. We took 20 passes to do what 2 or 3 would have done better. And we did it fucking relentlessly until we went 1 down and changed it.Youre being so hyperbolic. We did bother, we just were not successful in drawing them out and finding/making space.
No, I'm no having it. We took 20 passes to do what 2 or 3 would have done better. And we did it fucking relentlessly until we went 1 down and changed it.
The only highlight of the entire first half was a bounce that sent Werner through. The rest of it was like watching a training game where they'd been told to practice passing and not to score.
If our game plan is to wear teams out by passing around them for an hour, I'm not happy with it. At all. That's boring and likely to end up with losses we didn't expect.
We didn't try to break them down.
I posted a pass map the other day proving we barely got into their box. It was dreadful.
That's like saying we play the same every match, which has evidently not been true for months.
Their performance against us at WHL was completely different to the way they played at home to City for example.
Villa at home, outside of Newcastle, was probably the last time we played proper Angeball and not just given flutters of it. And it was what? 3 months ago!?
No, I'm no having it. We took 20 passes to do what 2 or 3 would have done better. And we did it fucking relentlessly until we went 1 down and changed it.
The only highlight of the entire first half was a bounce that sent Werner through. The rest of it was like watching a training game where they'd been told to practice passing and not to score.
If our game plan is to wear teams out by passing around them for an hour, I'm not happy with it. At all. That's boring and likely to end up with losses we didn't expect.
It’s not the first time this season either
You're talking about the performance, I'm talking about the defensive setup
They setup the same way when they defend in literally every match, that's how Emery plays and that's how he's always played his entire managerial career, he's not going to change his tactics for us because he's never done that before.
Fair enough.
Then tbh I'm expecting a better performance from them. They'll press the shit out of us, which we know as a team we don't like and theyll overload our wings because we're useless at defending them.
I said before I'd be amazed if we won and I don't think a draw will ultimately be good enough for top four. I think both Villa and Emery have our humber. So my expectations heading into this one are low anyway.
Werner,Sonny and Johnson can give any of their back 4 a few yards and still beat them for pace. There’s no excuse being offside against such a high line. Even Udogie,Porro and Sarr making runs from deeper will destroy them. A straight run from deeper and a diagonal pass should get you in behind. It’s what you do once you get there and how good the opposition are at recovering. We have the best in VDV at recovering and we will get away with it more than most that play that way.Whilst their high-line is certainly the way to exploit them (and we have the players to do it now too) no team in the PL has "won" more offsides than Villa. I've not spent any time at looking specifically what they do but whatever they do they are the best in the league at playing their oppo offside.
You’d be amazed if we won at Villa? I honestly don’t understand thatFair enough.
Then tbh I'm expecting a better performance from them. They'll press the shit out of us, which we know as a team we don't like and theyll overload our wings because we're useless at defending them.
I said before I'd be amazed if we won and I don't think a draw will ultimately be good enough for top four. I think both Villa and Emery have our humber. So my expectations heading into this one are low anyway.
Far from it. Was just as bad against West Ham, Wolves, Sheffield United, and I'm sure others.It’s not the first time this season either
We had 2 shots in 45 minutes. 1 on target.What are you on about mate - We had already created numerous chances in the second half before they scored.
I agree. We found a way to win the game but it’s not good enough for some. We can’t just go out and walk over teams and create loads of chances and win easily every week.We were excellent in that second half against Palace. Almost as excellent as you could be against a low block team. Three goals, post hit, probably could have been more. Anyone who can't see that is just being a moaning cunt for the sake of it really.
Weird.
You’d be amazed if we won at Villa? I honestly don’t understand that