Passing it out from the back taking unnecessary risks thread

2.02 for the clanger




it's not enough to concede within a minute...for 2nd week running...suicidal. you then try again at 0.46. a near miss this time.
this is Southampton managed by Russell Martin..possession-obsessionist..... the Green party supporting Vegan from Brighton. which sums him up
he just has to do everything different to the old conventional wisdom, just for the sake of it. contrarianism !!

Some great examples here RTF showing this Barcelona Pep ball up for what it really is.

I hate this style of football I really do

I tried to watch the Big Sam & Mick McCarthy video but I’m struggling.
All I can see is a reflection of me in that woman’s forehead

thanks for that one, one2many. good to see the team that did it lost. that's the only way we might get this madness stopped,
when teams start realising it's costing them games. not one of the examples i've listed so far did the team win the game, in fact most
times they lost it. only the Brighton v Liv game did they avoid defeat, but fittingly as they both dropped a clanger.

this one above only from yesterday...a near miss from Arsenal. at 0.32. Citeh only had one shot on target all game, created very little.
biggest chance from clangers. there's a stat used in tennis...." UNFORCED ERRORS" that i always like. eliminate errors and just get the ball back over the net.
don't hit it out, don't hit the net. make the opponent play and make them beat you. don't hand it to them on a plate.

Brian Clough's rule to success. stick to the basics and get specialists for the job. get keepers who make saves, not good with their feet. if they can do both well fine, but don't prioritise the latter. i.e Crellin !
Defenders head it and kick it. no emphasis on passing despite Cloughie's own reputation for good footie. the footie can come from other areas.


and this next vid, is his attitude to unnecessary risks being taken by one of his players.



back in the 1st vid above, re Cloughies rules....wingers beat your man and get crosses in ....but does this still work in modern football. of course it does.
here's Atletico Madrid beating Real madrid from 2 weeks ago.

3 crosses and 3 headers. goals at 0.30 , 1.35 & 5.35. how many headers do we have from open play ( in the lge ). 0 is the answer !
the more and more dopey managers prioritise centre backs who can play rather than defend, the more you can exploit their weakness. just look at the hopeless defending on that last goal at 5.35.
freeze it at 5.32 Alaba is 2 or 3 yds behind his own defensive line playing everyone onside. then he zooms forward for about 2 secs, vacating tons of room to his man ,Morata. then changes his mind again & suddenly decides
to mark him closer, then he still manages to lose him and hilariously blame someone else !?

just 0.04 secs in
from just 2 weeks ago. another mindlessly stupid shocker. you could see that one coming a mile off.
just kept creeping forward and you could tell he had no clue what he wanted to do with it.
he's not shaping his body to protect the ball .


maybe the managers who love these crazy risks could start getting their keepers to adopt Rene Higuita style methods.... keeper vacates his goal
to dribble into opposition half .
main dribbles at 1.19, 1.43 , 3.08 , 3.30 , 3.44 & 5.30.