H2Owl Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 2 games now in Stoke and Forest where we’ve been reluctant to press high up. We seem to give the opposition all the time in the world on the ball at the back allowing them to play at their pace and dictate play. Both these teams tried to play out from the back from goal kicks and we simply let them. Press the opposition high up and force them to go long where we at least stand a chance of winning it back. I can only presume this is tactical from Jos, but it’s infuriating. We struggle to get a foothold in games because through large spells we aren’t dictating play at our pace, we’re playing at the oppositions. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shetland Owl Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 First we need to get the ball up from Dawson rather than play short balls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WatfordOwl Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 15 minutes ago, Shetland Owl said: First we need to get the ball up from Dawson rather than play short balls Forest covered us playing the ball out from the back well tonight. More than one occasion when Dawson had to go long with it because they were pressing so high when he had it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Down South Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Unable to press high with Nuhiu in team, he makes most centre backs look like Franz Beckenbauer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreshOwl Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 I just don’t think we’re good enough to press and keep that intensity up, we’ve never been a pressing team even before the last couple of games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRightSide Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Talk of pressing is becoming really tedious. On here last week I saw someone even talking about how we applied a ‘false press’ Another person talking about someone chasing a through ball as a ‘high press’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazowl55 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 1 hour ago, McRightSide said: Talk of pressing is becoming really tedious. On here last week I saw someone even talking about how we applied a ‘false press’ Another person talking about someone chasing a through ball as a ‘high press’ And today it was 'No press' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomtheOwl95 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 The amount of times we allowed Michael Hefele to stand there and pick out a pass or Jack Colback to wait and see what to do next before we saw a blue and white shirt appear was massively frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costello 77 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 There's loads of basics that weren't happening tonight. Forwards not harassing their backline.. players left on the park when they should have been subbed.... I will drone tomorrow after work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgmetcalf Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 It's all about player positioning, move square and forward to keep the pressure on. If we are pressured, it should go long into space with strikers running onto it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggoisgod Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 its all about running hard, getting stuck in, keeping shape, movement and then passing to someone in blue FFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Claw Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 forest were pressing high. when we had the ball we were retreating....................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesteel Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 First half I thought there was very little in it. Most of the football was rattling around the midfield with neither side really getting much rhythm. First goal would be key and they only got that from a set play. Problem was we just didnt even really respond and put them under sustained pressure as we couldn’t keep the ball. Nuhius pass to no one before the second goal typified this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred mciver Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Atty has neither speed nor stamina to press a button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgmetcalf Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 10 minutes ago, fred mciver said: Atty has neither speed nor stamina to press a button. No but he can hold it up, he’s like a tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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