Jamesimus
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But it’s exciting isn’t it?
I think we select defenders who are good in attacking situations because of how we want to play. Or we select how we want to play because that’s the strength of our defenders. But it basically relies on the defenders not having to do any defending. Kitching is great when his rushes up the pitch work or his passes come off, Thomas is great at set pieces or throwing himself up towards the end. But these are not defending tasks. And we concede a lot for a team top of the league when it doesn’t work or we aren’t 100% on it IMO.
Only 4 teams have conceded less than us in fairness and thats with us playing kamikaze football
You cant deny the way we play means we can get caught , i dont think stoke have better centre halves than we do of it helps
But it’s exciting isn’t it?
Yeah it’s great but it doesn’t make Liam Kitching a good defender.
Yeah it’s great but it doesn’t make Liam Kitching a good defender.
We defended brilliantly at Southampton with 10 men, it's not as though the defensive skills aren't in the side.But it does excuse some of the defending when we're so gung ho.
When we played 5atb for a period of games last year we were far tighter defensively with the same players and a far worse keeper.
Just opened the door to "yeah but kitching didn't play in that one"We defended brilliantly at Southampton with 10 men, it's not as though the defensive skills aren't in the side.
We defended brilliantly at Southampton with 10 men, it's not as though the defensive skills aren't in the side.
Pretty sure he’s just doing what he’s told, which I’m happy about. He’s a good footballer and if we have to play in a way that suits the players we have, then that should be the way.
But it does excuse some of the defending when we're so gung ho.
When we played 5atb for a period of games last year we were far tighter defensively with the same players and a far worse keeper.
We defended brilliantly at Southampton with 10 men, it's not as though the defensive skills aren't in the side.
Don't need to, I was there.Might want to look up the lineup for that game
Not just that, but we are often guilty of giving it away very cheaply, either in advanced areas and getting caught on the break, or with poor, risky clearances.You cant deny the way we play means we can get caught
Check the xG for the games we played 5 atb. The strength of schedule wasn’t all that either. Ultimately, who cares if you concede just over a goal a game if you’re creating chances to score 2-4? We also scored considerably less goals back then too.But it does excuse some of the defending when we're so gung ho.
When we played 5atb for a period of games last year we were far tighter defensively with the same players and a far worse keeper.
But they don’t do either.To defend the box. Statistically crosses from wide are less likely to result in goals than balls into the space between fullback and CB.
100%. The other point is we’re committed to this ultimately now. Which is stressful and fun and the same time!This is the point. We're only ever going to get automatic promotion by winning a lot of games and taking risks. We were never going to be a Burnley (and nor would I want us to be).
That's why we play such a high line, with full backs bombing on. Until teams got used to it, it meant we completely blew lots of them away, especially at home. Now, they're getting wise to it. It still works, but it does mean we're vulnerable to decent teams who can break, particularly because we're asking Grimes to cover for the full backs, and he doesn't have the speed to do so.
All this is why having the best goalkeeper in the division is so important and why Rushworth is my player of the season so far. We need 8 more wins and a few draws to get to 85 points - and although it's not great for the old ticker, I'd say this is the best way to go about it.
Being a good defender is what makes Liam kitching a good defender.Yeah it’s great but it doesn’t make Liam Kitching a good defender.
But they don’t do either.
Lampard must be an incredible manager to have us on autos form throughout his tenure while starting shit defenders every week.Yeah it’s great but it doesn’t make Liam Kitching a good defender.
He didn't rate lampard as a manager eitherLampard must be an incredible manager to have us on autos form throughout his tenure while starting shit defenders every week.
Lampard must be an incredible manager to have us on autos form throughout his tenure while starting shit defenders every week.
I don’t even know what that question is supposed to mean sorry. What’s a minute of clean sheet?
We’ve conceded 4 fewer than Oxford and Portsmouth if that helps.
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