| Teams adopting the 'low block' or defending deep. 09:18 - Feb 15 with 838 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
They are well within their rights to do so, and it worries me when KM makes remarks that imply they are doing something they shouldn't.
Every team knows that we are slow and predictable in our play, and that defending deep will guarantee them a point which they are rightly happy with given their lower resources.
“We were playing tonight against one of the most attacking and aggressive and open teams in the league, who usually score a lot and concede a lot and their manager [Joey Barton], credit to him to his honesty, has apologised to me straight after the game for not being willing to give us a match tonight and not being willing to play their normal way.
“Credit that he has the self-awareness and the honesty to say that. I can understand from their position but that doesn’t help us that that’s, I don’t know if you want to call it the level of respect because we haven’t won enough games, but that’s the approach that teams are taking against us a little bit more lately."
He sounds like a manager who thinks its unfair, and doesn't have an answer. I hope he can turn it around, but the lack of tactical nous, the tinkerman line ups, and the predictable subs are all concerns at present.
I dont think making 5 subs per game is helping us. |  |
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| Teams adopting the 'low block' or defending deep. on 09:20 - Feb 15 with 821 views | hype313 |
Those changes on Saturday after we had pulled it back to 2-2 just killed our momentum. |  |
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| Teams adopting the 'low block' or defending deep. on 09:24 - Feb 15 with 767 views | JakeITFC |
It is a bit annoying if teams only do it v us though - I.e. they get slapped by Plymouth, Wednesday, Bolton etc. because they try to give them a game (literally no idea if this is the case btw, just theorising).
We are victims are our own early season success in that regard, and whilst it is right that we should have the quality and experience to break these low blocks down now, it doesn’t happen easily/every time. |  | | |
| Teams adopting the 'low block' or defending deep. on 09:26 - Feb 15 with 746 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| Teams adopting the 'low block' or defending deep. on 09:24 - Feb 15 by JakeITFC |
It is a bit annoying if teams only do it v us though - I.e. they get slapped by Plymouth, Wednesday, Bolton etc. because they try to give them a game (literally no idea if this is the case btw, just theorising).
We are victims are our own early season success in that regard, and whilst it is right that we should have the quality and experience to break these low blocks down now, it doesn’t happen easily/every time. |
Its probably annoying to most teams that we have personnel and a budget that they can only dream of. They have to try to find parity on an unfair playing field, and if that means defending deep then fair play to them.
With the squad we have, we should have the players to combat their tactics.
I imagine it happened in Burleys days too. | |
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| Teams adopting the 'low block' or defending deep. on 09:31 - Feb 15 with 730 views | 2-5-7 |
I think almost more worrying was KVY's assessment of the bodies behind the ball on co-commentary last night.
Rightly pointed out that it happens a lot, but almost said with a shrug and air of 'what can you do?'
No feeling that there is actually a plan B to combat it.
And he is training with the squad every day.
As you say Marshalls_Mullet all the teams doing it now know how to play us. So something needs to alter to make that change.
On top of that we dribble until the shot is 20cm away from defender or goalkeeper which just adds to the so-called block.
Not sure on stats, but being top of having most shots on goal (if that is still a current stat we own) I bet our blocked or saved opportunities is 100% top.
Start of the second half we had 2 shots from the edge of the area. Which I thought might then become something we'd see in that half more.
But settled very quickly into trying things as everything closed in front again - back to normal routine unfortunately |  | | |
| Teams adopting the 'low block' or defending deep. on 09:33 - Feb 15 with 707 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
| Teams adopting the 'low block' or defending deep. on 09:31 - Feb 15 by 2-5-7 |
I think almost more worrying was KVY's assessment of the bodies behind the ball on co-commentary last night.
Rightly pointed out that it happens a lot, but almost said with a shrug and air of 'what can you do?'
No feeling that there is actually a plan B to combat it.
And he is training with the squad every day.
As you say Marshalls_Mullet all the teams doing it now know how to play us. So something needs to alter to make that change.
On top of that we dribble until the shot is 20cm away from defender or goalkeeper which just adds to the so-called block.
Not sure on stats, but being top of having most shots on goal (if that is still a current stat we own) I bet our blocked or saved opportunities is 100% top.
Start of the second half we had 2 shots from the edge of the area. Which I thought might then become something we'd see in that half more.
But settled very quickly into trying things as everything closed in front again - back to normal routine unfortunately |
They can sit back safe in the knowledge that we are not a threat outside the box. | |
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| Teams adopting the 'low block' or defending deep. on 09:40 - Feb 15 with 676 views | FrimleyBlue |
| Teams adopting the 'low block' or defending deep. on 09:24 - Feb 15 by JakeITFC |
It is a bit annoying if teams only do it v us though - I.e. they get slapped by Plymouth, Wednesday, Bolton etc. because they try to give them a game (literally no idea if this is the case btw, just theorising).
We are victims are our own early season success in that regard, and whilst it is right that we should have the quality and experience to break these low blocks down now, it doesn’t happen easily/every time. |
Depends what the other big clubs do in those games tho.
Take wycombe. Catching us now. But recently played those at the top.
We went and lost.
Yet the plymouth fan came on and told us how they'd dropped that Mumba, changed formation to 4 4 2 for that game and came away with 3 points. |  |
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| Teams adopting the 'low block' or defending deep. on 09:47 - Feb 15 with 629 views | sotd78 |
Flood the penalty area with two strikers always in the box and two more arriving late, sling in crosses, pick up the second ball, shoot lots and eventually you score. Too much pat-a-cake football. |  |
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