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Ekwah played much higher up and looked better for it
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And if we took ours we could have won by more.
Hmm I didn’t think he was all that remarkable today.Clarke was back to his great form
Mad what happens when we play the ball forwards
To be fair, Ba scored one & assisted two. For all his erratic legs & brain, he’s not doing too bad.It's obvious really; play your goal threat up front!
I say this fully aware that it could’ve been different if stoke could score in a brothel and given there position. That is the most positive I’ve seen them play for months!
Clarke was back to his great form. Ba looked better with a faster ball to him. I was getting so sick of the kill the ball and pass to the next man from a static position under Mowbray. We even saw a good old goal kick!
Every pass seemed to have the intent of moving the ball forward instead of back to the keeper.
Stoke left Gooch one on one which is naive say the least. Hull were trebling up at times, but we also didn’t have anybody on the right, which I though was very poor from us.He did the same in the second half against Hull as well but the tactics obviously didn't work so well then.
Massive difference today in the high pressing and moving the ball forward quicker with 1 and 2 touch passes. Also nice to see us turn a defence around with ball over the too for a charge too.
It’s the amount of games seeing no change that was frustrating me. Still. More of this play please.Clarke back onto form?
Or was always 1v1 and never trebled up on as similar of late. In addition to continually looking for others todays, his unselfishness today was something we’ve yet to see for him.
That coupled with clear instructions to move the ball forward created more positive play across the board. Only taken Beale 8 games.
Shape was changed again. Played 4141 a couple of times since he came in, 442 against Ipswich and that was more a 433. Clarke and Ba were as high as Burstow more often than not when we didn't have the ball.
Think that might have been Clarke's best performance in open play this season. He was so good, went past Gooch down the wing whenever he wanted and skipped inside past everyone else whenever he wanted. Bet some of his numbers look ridiculous today.
'If' we replace Pritchard with a cdm with similar experience it would make such a difference to the team. Today showed how good we can be playing a traditional 433 rather than with a No.10. Add a natural left footed left back who's not afraid to get forward & of course a proper cf & we all of a sudden look like a very good team again.Both wingers instructed not to drop in and mark the full back when they went forward. Instead the midfield drifted across to pick them up. Noticed it a lot with Ba, he stayed high and Ekwah covered. When we won the ball back Ba was available behind their full back. It opened up a lot of space.
The downside playing like that is we can be too open but I'd rather us play that style than the dull stuff we've been served up more recently.
Out percentaged in possession and passes today..a definate switch up today.Today we got bodies into the box to give the player on the ball option noticeably the wide players
Played well in best position shocker. Hopefully lesson learned.To be fair, Ba scored one & assisted two. For all his erratic legs & brain, he’s not doing too bad.
While we seem to have given up on the idea of playing out from the goalkeeper…Mad what happens when we play the ball forwards
Well spotted. The 3 of them tucking in also gave us runners for balls through the channels when we won the ball back. Neil, Ekwah and Jobe were all unlucky with quick balls down the channel.. didn’t come off today but it better to watch than being hemmed in on the touchline for 20 minutesBoth wingers instructed not to drop in and mark the full back when they went forward. Instead the midfield drifted across to pick them up. Noticed it a lot with Ba, he stayed high and Ekwah covered. When we won the ball back Ba was available behind their full back. It opened up a lot of space.
The downside playing like that is we can be too open but I'd rather us play that style than the dull stuff we've been served up more recently.
Excellent post couldn’t agree more.'If' we replace Pritchard with a cdm with similar experience it would make such a difference to the team. Today showed how good we can be playing a traditional 433 rather than with a No.10. Add a natural left footed left back who's not afraid to get forward & of course a proper cf & we all of a sudden look like a very good team again.
Seen a lot of improvement with Ba in last 4 games. Hes got some good close in skill. and good in the air Just about comfidence imoTo be fair, Ba scored one & assisted two. For all his erratic legs & brain, he’s not doing too bad.