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Jeeby wrote: ↑Thu Mar 04, 2021 10:55 am What was Ian Evatts mantra, something like if we lose the ball we should have it back in 6 seconds ?

Yep

One of the core principles of Baracelona https://soccer-training-info.com/barcel ... cond_rule/

A thing of beauty that will be a joy forever.

I don't think we press anywhere near the levels other teams do to us. Harrogate the latest team to do this and forced a few rushed errors when we tried playing it out from the back. Yet we seem to be happy to let teams bring the ball to the half way line, tracking and marking pass lanes.
My biggest observation in almost all the games we have played.

Jonty wrote: ↑Thu Mar 04, 2021 4:36 pm I don't think we press anywhere near the levels other teams do to us. Harrogate the latest team to do this and forced a few rushed errors when we tried playing it out from the back. Yet we seem to be happy to let teams bring the ball to the half way line, tracking and marking pass lanes.
My biggest observation in almost all the games we have played.

It was very noticeable with Harrogate. It really does seem odd why pretty much all season we’ve not changed that side of our game.

spirit of 1990 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 04, 2021 4:44 pm

Jonty wrote: ↑Thu Mar 04, 2021 4:36 pm I don't think we press anywhere near the levels other teams do to us. Harrogate the latest team to do this and forced a few rushed errors when we tried playing it out from the back. Yet we seem to be happy to let teams bring the ball to the half way line, tracking and marking pass lanes.
My biggest observation in almost all the games we have played.

It was very noticeable with Harrogate. It really does seem odd why pretty much all season we’ve not changed that side of our game.

It was obvious from the first 5 games that many teams operate with two high press strikers.

We did press v Oldham
Their centre halves were sick of the sight of Luke James and Scott Quigley by the end of the game

Vast improvements needed Saturday, hopefully a back 5 with wing backs who are encouraged to get forward and Devitt behind the strikers will do the job. We can’t afford to keep being beat or just picking points here and there. Need to start turning these into Wins which means actually having a go like we did at Oldham

I’d rather us go down trying to fight and win games than going down sitting waiting for other sides to make moves

Jonty wrote: ↑Thu Mar 04, 2021 4:36 pm I don't think we press anywhere near the levels other teams do to us. Harrogate the latest team to do this and forced a few rushed errors when we tried playing it out from the back. Yet we seem to be happy to let teams bring the ball to the half way line, tracking and marking pass lanes.
My biggest observation in almost all the games we have played.

One of my observations is that I don't think quite a few of our lads are mobile enough in terms of no spring in their step-sluggish, maybe not fit enough.
I'm not gonna mention their names but two or three look to me like they are not capable of a sprint and are more like carthorses.
The Harrogate players to a man looked really fit and 'agile'.