| Lack of attacking width 09:55 - Feb 4 with 562 views | cartface07 |
One thing I've been thinking for a while now is how our lack of attacking width means we are unable to capitalise on promising attacking situations.
Game after game we have promising attacking situations (Omari, Broadhead, Delap breaking away) and we really struggle to turn into a meaningful attack. Against Southampton, there were a couple of occasions where all 4 of our attackers were within 10 yards of each other - both Omari and Broadhead naturally come inside, alongside Delap and Encisco. From a defensive POV, all the S'ton players were within the same 10 yards, meaning there's no space, chaotic play and it get's broken up easily.
Last year in the Champ, we would have Davis and Burns/Axel providing much needed width, however they are too penned back and unable to reach the attacking third in time. Even Omari would stay a lot wider last year.
I can't work out why this is - I have no doubt it's a tactic, but I don't think it's working. A great example of how width in a similar system can be deadly is Forest. Elanga and Hudson-Odoi start so wide in an attack, and they're able to move the ball quickly and break the back line, creating excellent crossing opportunities for Chris Wood, or a pull back to MGW.
Have other people noticed this? I don't know if I'm missing something, or it's just to do with the level of the Premier League, but seems deliberate to me.
(Fwiw, not questioning McKenna here at all, just desperately clinging onto hope that with some tactical changes we can stay up)
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| Lack of attacking width on 11:57 - Feb 4 with 441 views | bsw72 |
More attacking width leaves more space for opposition to exploit.
So to your point I am assuming it is down to leaving us less exposed against a much higher standard of opposition. |  | | |
| Lack of attacking width on 12:12 - Feb 4 with 406 views | FrimleyBlue |
I think it's more about players not naturally moving to better positions rather than actual KM tactics.
We've seen even when Hutch was the playing the '10' role, he would make his own way to the right and become a threat down that side. Really we have at the moment 4 10's on the pitch in the attacking third as delap likes to drop back so we've got a bunch of players who are all looking for the ball in the same area. and when we do break, again the same players are moving into the same spaces as others.
It'll get better with time of course, but I think i read somewhere we've used the most number of players this season of all efl clubs, so at some point we will fall upon our ideal lineup and I think at that point we'd start to see a bit more of a natural progression up the pitch when we have the ball. |  |
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