Had we pressed the Hudds defence from the start ....

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  1. Mr Badger

    Mr Badger Well-Known Member

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    We'd have won today.
    They were faffing and fannying around at the back in the first half just like we do and had we pressed them I believe they would have crumbled.
    Instead we held back and allowed them to play out comfortably.
    The players should be discussing these things with the coach.
     
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    Hoping the coach is discussing them with the players.
     
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    Well, he clearly is. The players haven't just started standing off defences on their own accord, they're doing it because Poya has instructed them to.

    For the first time today I gathered an inkling of why - it allowed us to get in positions to pinch the ball in midfield and counter. It worked a few times in first half, less so in the 2nd.

    There was a bloke behind me going ballistic every time he saw our forwards stand off their defenders, screaming "put a foot in you lazy ****'. It's as if he hasn't club clocked that's what's happened since the very start of Poyas first match.
     
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    No pressure on defenders makes it so easy for them to clear their lines. There were a number of times yesterday in the first half pressure would have caused udders problems but did we ………………..?
     
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    We might also have been knackered for the last half hour and conceded two or three more. We’ll never know.
     

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