He tried early on, before realising he had to be pragmatic mate.
He still has to be pragmatic.
The squad has got worse, significantly since he was appointed with Richarlison leaving.
Going into a back 4 because fans are crying about 5 at the back is wrong.
Setup deep, low block - hope to nick a goal on the counter.
That's all we have with this team.
As much as I loathe Benitez - he was right to spend the pennies he had on two wingers/with a bit of pace for counter attack.
Until we have better players, we can't play expansive.
We need to go a more ‘back to basics’ start and then we can try to gradually play more expansive football through the season.
It just seemed basic issues last night, no positional sense, full backs exposed, wingers high up the field not getting back.
It was a 433 and you could tell we don’t play the system much, as they were all over the place. Lampard has said about it being the players and the style not the system, but we need consistency and a solid foundation.
Gordon more of a free role alongside DCL, he's played there for u23s and done well and I don't think him and Gray should both start as they always look for the shot and don't assist.
Would like to see a number 6 come in to be the playmaker, potentially Gilmour and the bodies around him making up for his lack of strength.
