posted 3 days, 2 hours ago
^ Yep, this.
It’s exactly how Amorim operated at Sporting, with what were effectively wingers at RWB and LWB, working with their ten and Gyokeres during buildup when the play was down their side, and otherwise hugging the opposite touchline and waiting for the switch.
posted 3 days, 2 hours ago
comment by BerbaKing11 (U6256)
posted 38 minutes ago
comment by Diafol Coch 77 🏴 JA606 Class Act (U2462)
posted 8 hours, 57 minutes ago
I read a stat earlier that all the goals we've scored in the PL under Amorim have come when an attacking player has been playing in a wing back position. We've scored none when it's been defensive wing backs!
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This doesn’t surprise me too much. The wing backs will offer an ‘out’ pass throughout the game because they will be very wide and in space. We’ve actually been quite good at the long switch of play out to a wing back. The problem is that unless that player is good one v one and can actually offer a threat in those situations, those switches of play and isolating a wing back against a full back become ineffective.
So if we have scored only when we’ve had that profile of WB on the pitch, it makes sense.
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If we had wing backs that could consistently beat their man I think we'd immediately look better and get better results.
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posted 3 days, 2 hours ago
^ Yep, this.
It’s exactly how Amorim operated at Sporting, with what were effectively wingers at RWB and LWB, working with their ten and Gyokeres during buildup when the play was down their side, and otherwise hugging the opposite touchline and waiting for the switch.
posted 3 days, 2 hours ago
comment by BerbaKing11 (U6256)
posted 38 minutes ago
comment by Diafol Coch 77 🏴 JA606 Class Act (U2462)
posted 8 hours, 57 minutes ago
I read a stat earlier that all the goals we've scored in the PL under Amorim have come when an attacking player has been playing in a wing back position. We've scored none when it's been defensive wing backs!
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This doesn’t surprise me too much. The wing backs will offer an ‘out’ pass throughout the game because they will be very wide and in space. We’ve actually been quite good at the long switch of play out to a wing back. The problem is that unless that player is good one v one and can actually offer a threat in those situations, those switches of play and isolating a wing back against a full back become ineffective.
So if we have scored only when we’ve had that profile of WB on the pitch, it makes sense.
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If we had wing backs that could consistently beat their man I think we'd immediately look better and get better results.
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