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Winks is poor at breaking down teams that park the bus. City is City and our tactics really limited him.He was that good yesterday that you wonder how he could of been that bad in the other 3 games
Winks is poor at breaking down teams that park the bus. City is City and our tactics really limited him.
I think that’s really all it is.
Tactics effect players, that’s kind of the point. What may work for the team or the matchup may not be great for certain players. Winks needs to correct these issues the best he can, but outside of a handful of super elite talent, tactics can negatively impact player performance.Doesn't excuse him, all good sportsmen should find a way to adjust to conditions that don't necessarily suit them , if he's shit against City and all teams that park the bus he's gonna have a lot of shit games and should leave.
I don't buy that theory.
Disagree. Would you see Fabinho, Rodri/Fernandinho, Wanyama back in the day dragged out of position constantly as Winks is? Absolutely not. The DM is a position that there shouldn't be much fluid movement. Break up play, protect the back 4.He's being covered. Football isn't a game of chess with the pieces only allowed to move in certain directions. When a CB gets pulled out wide, someone else should be dropping into the position to cover it. Same with almost every position, you want your forwards rotating, Kane spinning wide and/or dropping deep. It's these movements that break-down teams and makes them hard to track. It's exacly what we should be doing.
Fernandinho was always linking and building attacks as did Dembele and Wanyama (less so). In a 4-2-3-1 the double pivot exists so that one can drop off while the other can progress. Some players are limited to what they can do, so Dier, for instance, will predominantly sit the deepest and remain in this position. But when you have a player that has the ability as Winks has, as Dembele has and who I believe Ndombele has, they can and will be heavily involved in building attacks. When we are in possession the back four do not need protecting, if we are pushed up then it's likely we have only our two CB's back.Disagree. Would you see Fabinho, Rodri/Fernandinho, Wanyama back in the day dragged out of position constantly as Winks is? Absolutely not. The DM is a position that there shouldn't be much fluid movement. Break up play, protect the back 4.
Fernandinho was always linking and building attacks as did Dembele and Wanyama (less so). In a 4-2-3-1 the double pivot exists so that one can drop off while the other can progress. Some players are limited to what they can do, so Dier, for instance, will predominantly sit the deepest and remain in this position. But when you have a player that has the ability as Winks has, as Dembele has and who I believe Ndombele has, they can and will be heavily involved in building attacks. When we are in possession the back four do not need protecting, if we are pushed up then it's likely we have only our two CB's back.
We have in theory, on paper, very exciting midfield options with Winks, Ndombele, Dele, Eriksen, Locelso. All of these players excel with the ball to feet, all break oppo press, all have played in deeper midfielder positions. We need them fit and the new players settled and fuck me that is a serious midfield with numerous options. It's all about time for this to click, or if in fact, it will click.That Is how we played when Dier was behind Dembele, but he slid to the right of Toby, giving us a back 3. I’m not sold on the makeup of a Winks and Ndombele double pivot. Both enjoy moving up the pitch and if possession is lost, we are overexposed. That’s why we need to be more of a flat 433 IMO and let Winks just sit with Toby and Jan and let the fullbacks get more involved in the build up. Gives us width and gives us three in back to win second balls and break counters.
Disagree. Would you see Fabinho, Rodri/Fernandinho, Wanyama back in the day dragged out of position constantly as Winks is? Absolutely not. The DM is a position that there shouldn't be much fluid movement. Break up play, protect the back 4.
Fernandinho was always linking and building attacks as did Dembele and Wanyama (less so). In a 4-2-3-1 the double pivot exists so that one can drop off while the other can progress. Some players are limited to what they can do, so Dier, for instance, will predominantly sit the deepest and remain in this position. But when you have a player that has the ability as Winks has, as Dembele has and who I believe Ndombele has, they can and will be heavily involved in building attacks. When we are in possession the back four do not need protecting, if we are pushed up then it's likely we have only our two CB's back.
He was that good yesterday that you wonder how he could of been that bad in the other 3 games
Tactics effect players, that’s kind of the point. What may work for the team or the matchup may not be great for certain players. Winks needs to correct these issues the best he can, but outside of a handful of super elite talent, tactics can negatively impact player performance.
That Is how we played when Dier was behind Dembele, but he slid to the right of Toby, giving us a back 3. I’m not sold on the makeup of a Winks and Ndombele double pivot. Both enjoy moving up the pitch and if possession is lost, we are overexposed. That’s why we need to be more of a flat 433 IMO and let Winks just sit with Toby and Jan and let the fullbacks get more involved in the build up. Gives us width and gives us three in back to win second balls and break counters.
We have in theory, on paper, very exciting midfield options with Winks, Ndombele, Dele, Eriksen, Locelso. All of these players excel with the ball to feet, all break oppo press, all have played in deeper midfielder positions. We need them fit and the new players settled and fuck me that is a serious midfield with numerous options. It's all about time for this to click, or if in fact, it will click.
This happened against Newcastle aswell. Their midfielder had so much time to pick the right pass for their striker.gundnouzi had 10 hours to execute the pass without obstruction, a midfielder has to be tighter closer to him do something not leave him to play a pass freely. Eriksen?
This happened against Newcastle aswell. Their midfielder had so much time to pick the right pass for their striker.
Both Sisoko and winksSissoko
Both Sisoko and winks
Yeah but v Arse it wasn’t him.Sissoko
Yeah but v Arse it wasn’t him.
First goal was on Rose lolI didn’t say it was. He was shit v Arse though, and it was his stupid foul (and failure to clear) that contributed to the first goal clusterfuck
First goal was on Rose lol