Our ball retention and passing was abysmal though otherwise I’d agree. I want to see my two wingers CONSTANTLY forward attack the RB and LB rather than check back but I get by checking back you are keeping the ball and edging up in yardage.
Saka does it a lot and I’m not if it’s him or an instruction. He checks back a lot. Yet when he takes the man on he’s brilliant at it.
Agree about our ball retention the other night, it was awful and I’m not just talking about Ipswich, more that by always going to hold off defender like a CF he gives himself less options ie unless he’s got an overlap then it’s a lay off. It also allows defender to just stay tight which furlong did very well. The one time I can remember EMC trying to take it on the half turn/get in behind second half furlong ended up on his arse and ref gave a soft free kick.
EMC Is a nightmare when running at defenders as he can go both ways and impossible to muscle off the ball, I’d just like to see more of that and less of ball shielding etc (which he is excellent at, probably better than our CFs, but gives less options/slows things down)