how to play football. After watching yesterday's match between city and pool i was thinking to myself how easy is it for city to pass the ball around. There was a moment when toure passed the ball forward to silva when he had 2 pool players around him, another moment when there were 2 city players playing shot passes even though there were 3 pool players around them. Although, they didn't need to play the pass they still did, this shows confidence.
When i was watching utd play with sunderland, our cm couldn't pass to mata, rooney or rvp even though they had one player marking them. It's either our players are too scared to pass the ball to technical/skillful players or they just don't trust them to handle in that situation.
If we were to look at stats, our defenders and cm pairing had more tyouches than any of our attackers. Even though, we are signing ADM, i hope we switch back to 433 which will suit ADM and januzaj. i will be over the move if we sign another cb and cm.
We need to learn from city
posted on 26/8/14
comment by M.U.D.D (U9612)
posted 10 minutes ago
Our passing game has improved somewhat everywhere else but the final third.
Even against Swansea, we moved the ball around well but looked bereft of ideas in the final third.
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im sure you saw how many time fletcher/cleverly either slipped or lost possesion at opposition box for them counter us
posted on 26/8/14
We are going 4-3-3 now, just need one more midfielder
posted on 26/8/14
People are too desperate to accodate both rvp and rooney.. for me its gotta be one or the other.
Playing rooney on the wing is a waste of time nowadays.
We should be looking at 4-2-3-1
with something like this.
Herrera - new player
Januzaj - Mata - Di Maria
rooney/RVP
we have sqaure pegs for square holes now. we dont need to try and fit players where they dont belong.
posted on 26/8/14
comment by Stretty - VidalsBarnet (U3123)
posted 5 minutes ago
People are too desperate to accodate both rvp and rooney.. for me its gotta be one or the other.
Playing rooney on the wing is a waste of time nowadays.
We should be looking at 4-2-3-1
with something like this.
Herrera - new player
Januzaj - Mata - Di Maria
rooney/RVP
we have sqaure pegs for square holes now. we dont need to try and fit players where they dont belong.
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4231 and 433 are very similar really. Especially with Mata in the team, as he will hang back behind the wide players and use them as the out ball.
posted on 26/8/14
Liverpool were far the better team in the first 35 minutes, but City were able to soak up the pressure and turn on the style.
They kept the ball with ease, 30/40 passes being strung together at time, ridiculous.
The truth is though, the way the knock the ball about in the middle third isn't to different to us. The knock it about in front of the defence, side to side and wait for the defence splitting pass, our problem is we currently have nobody to change the pace of the game.
posted on 26/8/14
comment by Busbybabes (U9083)
posted 20 minutes ago
Liverpool were far the better team in the first 35 minutes, but City were able to soak up the pressure and turn on the style.
They kept the ball with ease, 30/40 passes being strung together at time, ridiculous.
The truth is though, the way the knock the ball about in the middle third isn't to different to us. The knock it about in front of the defence, side to side and wait for the defence splitting pass, our problem is we currently have nobody to change the pace of the game.
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im hearing you BB but that's the difference they take the ball forward and if they cant find a way to go back and don't hoof it, they restart the process again. we bring the ball forward and once one of out attacking players touch the ball and gives it back to cm they go all the way back to def who hoof it
posted on 26/8/14
Yeah but wait and see how City fare when they come up against this team:-
.............De Gea..........
Rafael..Jones..Rojo..Shaw..
............Carrick.........
..Herrera...Vidal...Di Maria..
..............Mata...........
..............Rooney...........
We just need Ed to sign "King Arthur" this week and we'll have the best starting 11 in Manchester again
Got to admit though City look very impressive at the moment. Got to be looking to go very deep in the CL this season surely.
posted on 26/8/14
Last night, we changed our tactics quite a lot and it was only in the second half that we looked to keep the ball more. Liverpool set up against us to play counter attack and rely on the pace of Sturridge and Sterling. To negate that, we matched up counter attacking too and didn't allow them the space behind our back four that they exploit. The upshot was due to them having the ball more, they came out and that created the space for all three of our goals.
To me, we were spot on last night. Sometimes, you don't need to have the ball to still be in control of the game.
posted on 26/8/14
If want to learn something from Man City how about the importance of players that can get stuck in but also show remarkable amount of skill and pace. Thats what city is, a team with all round players
posted on 26/8/14
comment by It's time!! - Winter is coming.... and that means Premier League football!! (U6852)
posted 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
Are you Moyes?
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Thats what I was gonna say