Which left back is fit for next week?
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 8:47 am
I am hoping someone other than Garrido?
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aristation wrote:I am hoping someone other than Garrido?
MaineRoadMemories wrote:Despite the great result yesterday when looking objectively at the passing and movement, a team like U***d and Arsenal will get alot of joy out of us down the right wing if we don't position ourselves better.
Birmingham had freedom to pass and move in the middle as Barry and de Jong dropped deep to cover the pass to a stiker. In itself this isn't a bad tactic and snuffs out the pass forward. The downside is that more space is afforded to their winger when the ball was moved out to the right wing.
The real issue we had was Garrido dropping too deep into the box and almost treading on Kompany's toes in the centre back position. This left our winger (Bellamy or Johnson) to defend on their own, we failed to double up allowing Birmingham to pass without pressure but they didn't have the ability or skill to pick out a cross on most occasions. Valencia and Nani will be different.
The right wing looks our weak spot when Garrido plays and I think its because he isn't confident enough in this own decision making. Quite often Bellamy, Kompany and Toure were telling him what to do rather than him just doing it.
Bringing Bridge back is a big ask though for his first game in months especially as he seems to be a player who takes about 5 or 6 games to get the rust off his legs.
Hopefully Barry will be given the mandate to double up on the right wing and become a second left back to whoever plays that position next Saturday.
Bingo Lewis wrote:aristation wrote:I am hoping someone other than Garrido?
He had 1 lapse for their goal. Other than that he played really well.
Bridge should be back though.
colonel_muck wrote:Bingo Lewis wrote:aristation wrote:I am hoping someone other than Garrido?
He had 1 lapse for their goal. Other than that he played really well.
Bridge should be back though.
valencia will tear him apart
lets all have a disco wrote:If Bridge is fit,him.
If not, Spanish didnt do much wrong for me yesterday.
ryanmjo wrote:I wouldn't be shocked if Zabaleta was put there.
Dubciteh wrote:colonel_muck wrote:Bingo Lewis wrote:aristation wrote:I am hoping someone other than Garrido?
He had 1 lapse for their goal. Other than that he played really well.
Bridge should be back though.
valencia will tear him apart
he didnt in the league cup, i thought he did well against him in both legs....
Douglas Higginbottom wrote:I reckon Bridge was fit for yesterday but Mancini took the sensible decision to give him another full week's training and let Garrido play in a game where the oppos don't have an obvious right wing threat. Had it been a different team yesterday or THE key match of the run in maybe Bridge would have played.
MaineRoadMemories wrote:
Birmingham had freedom to pass and move in the middle as Barry and de Jong dropped deep to cover the pass to a stiker. In itself this isn't a bad tactic and snuffs out the pass forward. The downside is that more space is afforded to their winger when the ball was moved out to the right wing.