Original Dub wrote:We are without a doubt a possession based team. As was mentioned, it eventually tires teams out or frustrates them and that is why we score a lot of second half goals.
I wouldnt't say there has been too many matches where we have had less posession, home or away.
It's not very attractive at times but in fairness, our stikers are having a bit of a lean patch and when that sorts itself out we will be a machine again.
This. The longer the game goes on the more space we make. Teams come at us out of the blocks but tire by 60 mins.
The downside is teams pack the defence and rely on breaks. We play at the same tempo and dont get back to defend and close down fast enough so we do concede.
Possession football loses its purpose if we dont threaten or have shots. We are now starting to play a bit like Arsenal, fannying around in front of goal looking for a tap in. Our forwards are static because they have nowhere to go and are easily crowded out. When we go behind we up the tempo and go for goal. Otherwise we seem happy to sit back till late in the game in the belief we will snatch a winning goal or two.
