Can Lampard

comment by Sideshow (U11809)
posted 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
I don't think a defensive coach would help.

Our defensive frailties are the result of an imbalanced attacking set-up. When we're organised and playing a low block we can defend relatively well as a team. What we've looked hopeless this season defending is transitions. Whether Lampard can amend this or not will ultimately decide his future at the club, but he deserves next season to find out.
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I don't see how a defensive coach wouldn't help. Do you think these players are playing at their max potential? Do you see our set pieces as being "as good as it can get"?

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The system is flawed because of the lack in ability that we had this season. Probably couldve been defensively more solid if we were less Gung ho in attack. The numbers we threw forward always meant we would leave the defense exposed. So it was a matter of choosing between sitting back defending well and likely not being able to score so ending up with boring draws and uninspiring matches OR what we saw this season. And what we saw brought us CL football for next season.

We did have many individual errors as well and that shouldn't be discounted. But in bringing in someone to shore up set pieces, which is just pathetic and seemingly worse each game, we could figure out who the weak link in defense really is. We do not look organized. We don't seem to have a clue. That shouldn't take more than an entire season to figure out.

Next season the pressure will be on. With each signing the expectations will rise. Lampard needs to show us he has learned from this season.

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Very true. Once we get into the final 3rd we lose all ability for creative thought and become very static. Sideways, backwards, sideways, hold onto it allowing defenders to compose themselves, hopeless cross, nobody near it, give up cheap goal on the counter.

Who thinks this playing out from the back at all cost will bring success. we keep playing our defenders into costly mistakes in dangerous areas. sometimes a boot into touch should be preferred. I would love to see us attempt to bring bak Steve Clarke to fix our defence, it was him not JT behind our defensive stability for years.

Another good point. Attempting to play it out every single time drives me crazy. We don't have the players for that obviously.

The counter argument though is that we have the worst headerers ever in the team and basically only Giroud and Tammy can bring it down. Tammy barely. So we entirely just give up possession every time we lump it up. Albeit in a less dangerous poison.

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Vava,
A good point about Steve Clarke,he would make a difference I'm sure.Something drastic has to be done ,I don't know if my heart could take another season of defending like we've just had !

comment by Sideshow (U11809)
posted 3 hours, 5 minutes ago
We were good at it under Sarri
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Helped having a ball playing CB - Luiz. The current lot are not the most comfortable in possesion. Plus Jorginho played nearly every game under Sarri and he's pretty decent at playing from the back also.

We don't really have a target man next season if Werner is leading the line so they're going to play from the back more regularly.