Playing a slow methodical style with Ibou at the back and even Virg causes us issues Brentford pressed us today and we just ended up coughing up long hopeful balls, as I wouldn’t call many passes.
I know Brighton concede a few but they do beat a press far better by trusting a pass into the midfielders feet, who then has the option to turn, play a return pass or an angled ball out to an open full back.
We ponderously pass it about between our goalie, CB’s and FB’s and get trapped if we are playing this style we have to be brave and play the ball into our CM’s feet or bypass them on the floor to our forwards or Wirtz, but the we need movement and lots of it.
I loved the idea of what Jonese said about wanting to dictate play and we did that for a whlie even though one down, then suddenly stopped playing.
Watching us the only players with lots of movement or our full backs, CM’s and Wirtz the others seem static, when Ekitike moves he is hard to mark and is a thorn but by the end we just hit long balls towards his head and Collins bullied him.
I feel that Ibou is a big problem on the ball for us as he lacks the composure in possession and variety, thats why I wanted Guehi.
If we are playing this current style Ibou isn’t the solution, especially as his defensive side is also off.
I think we should try Joe, who is a better passer in field to our midfielders but we have to understand that at times it will be cut out or intercepted.
What I want from us is bravery on the ball and that doesn’t mean you have to go forward, just cut out this playing the ball on the periphery, come inside to go outside or the otherway round and most of all movement.
I say all this but the biggest thing we need is some fight, but if we play the right way then we don’t have fight as much.
