by Sunnysideup » 07 Aug 2014, 07:50
madgull wrote:Yeah, THAT was our problem, those stupid full backs! If only they had converted all of those chances that came our way in their roles as primary goalscorers, then we'd have been fine!
All of those chances??
The one thing that will remain long in the memory from last season, is the distinct lack of good chances created in open play for the strikers to get on the end of.
Some games I watched last season (too many to be honest), we didnt even have one clearcut chance around the penalty area.
Back to the full back side of things, it was plain to see that as soon as someone like Cameron or Bodin got the ball to try and run at the opposition fullbacks from midfield, they had two opponents on them straight away (usually the opposition wide player with the fullback 3 or 4 paces behind in case they got past the first player). In contrast, our fullbacks got virtually no support when dealing with the opposition.
Some will say the fullbacks should be able to deal with opponents on their own.
Its pretty clear though, if the opposition are making sure their fullbacks dont get exposed, yet we offer little support from midfield for ours, who has the right tactic? Clearly given the results last season and the number of times the fullbacks were exposed, it sure as hell wasnt us.
[quote="madgull"]Yeah, THAT was our problem, those stupid full backs! If only they had converted all of those chances that came our way in their roles as primary goalscorers, then we'd have been fine![/quote]
All of those chances??
The one thing that will remain long in the memory from last season, is the distinct lack of good chances created in open play for the strikers to get on the end of.
Some games I watched last season (too many to be honest), we didnt even have one clearcut chance around the penalty area.
Back to the full back side of things, it was plain to see that as soon as someone like Cameron or Bodin got the ball to try and run at the opposition fullbacks from midfield, they had two opponents on them straight away (usually the opposition wide player with the fullback 3 or 4 paces behind in case they got past the first player). In contrast, our fullbacks got virtually no support when dealing with the opposition.
Some will say the fullbacks should be able to deal with opponents on their own.
Its pretty clear though, if the opposition are making sure their fullbacks dont get exposed, yet we offer little support from midfield for ours, who has the right tactic? Clearly given the results last season and the number of times the fullbacks were exposed, it sure as hell wasnt us.