by bigblue » Thu Nov 26, 2015 12:06 am
Our passing looked extremely sloppy at times, even with no pressure on us. Passes around the back or deep in midfield are missing the target by 5/10/15 yards, others are being chipped up in the air unnecessarily. The result is us having a good deal of possession, but never looking actually settled because we're always under pressure by the time they control the wayward pass.
Just play 1-2 touch and pass the ball with speed on the ground to feet ffs. Look at how much sharper Barca's passing is than ours.
Movement off the ball was also shit. So many times when we had the ball we looked down a man because we aren't working as a team to make space off the ball. We just look so predictable at times. Play the ball across the back line, into Fern/Yaya, out to Sagna, up to Navas, back to Sagna, over to Fern, then to Yaya, wall pass with KDB/Sergio, back to Otter, over to Clichy, into Fern/Yaya, back to Demi, out to Sagna.....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....Sometimes you could defend us with your eyes closed. Possession is nice, but there needs to be more purpose and desire.
We look miles better when on a fast break (which we have the perfect players for) because we push forward with a purpose. Also looked a bit better once Delph came on, but he also strangely played left wing as much as Gael. We only lost by a goal away to Juventus, but we need to get that spark back asap. Maybe at the moment, Silva is just that important to us though