Pressing

streeky · November 5, 2016

ilikecheese said:
The question though was why can't we cope with being pressed?

Because our 2 central midfield players are not comfortable showing for it in tight positions. teams push up on our fullbacks and it's job done.

BigDunc'sFod · November 5, 2016

Poophouses that's why

banno · November 5, 2016

Chelsea had all the space and room out on our flanks. The amount of balls spread out wide was alarming. We defended to narrow but the disappointing thing was the stupidity of our players rushing out to the wide man only for them to pass it into a big vacant void. If our players didn't rush out then it was basically do what they want. Our players haven't the brains to be better than average footballers.

kenada_blue · November 5, 2016

It's not a pressing squad.

Seathestars · November 5, 2016

We haven't got the players to press, you need energy, and lots of it.

Blue Cheese · November 5, 2016

ilikecheese said:
The question though was why can't we cope with being pressed?

Same reason we cant win anything, too many of these players cant play when under pressure, they have no composure.

ilikecheese · November 5, 2016

Blue Cheese said:
Same reason we cant win anything, too many of these players cant play when under pressure, they have no composure.

Is that coaching or talent?

hktoffee · November 5, 2016

Think the players do not have the mobility to press. They ain't quick enough to recover once the tackle was unsuccessful.

Blue Cheese · November 5, 2016

ilikecheese said:
Is that coaching or talent?

I'd say mentality more than anything, they can all play, we seem to be full of confidence players and none of them are confident

ToffeeDoug · November 5, 2016

ilikecheese said:
The question though was why can't we cope with being pressed?

Because we are not one thing or the other....not brilliant footballers who can get out of trouble and not strong, muscular, pacey types who can repel pressure.

JLW · November 5, 2016

We pressed for the first 60 minutes against Spurs and haven't done it since why????? Speechless about today's performance

blulouie · November 5, 2016

We do not press.

tonyhorne · November 5, 2016

streeky said:
Because our 2 central midfield players are not comfortable showing for it in tight positions.

It's not just them. There seems to be a general lack of movement off the ball regardless...

banno · November 5, 2016

You can see the attempt from players now and again to press but they are not doing it as a team so if only a few players press and the others don't fill gaps then its more damage than good. It opens too much space for teams that can move the ball quickly. Our players cannot cope with being pressed either for 2 possible reasons....no one has created space to receive a pass and the player on the ball expects too much time. The only player I see move the ball quickly for us is Gueye. We don't have enough players with speed of thought to be a fluid team hence the sideways and back passes.

Saint Domingo · November 5, 2016

You have to relieve the pressure and you either do that by playing round the press or by resisting it. When Davies came on at one moment Kante rushed him but Davies shrugged him off, held possession and slipped it behind him. The next time Kante didn't bother. Barkley Barry and Cleverley simply don't have the application or aggression to do this and sadly we are a million miles away from having players who can play around a team pressing as quickly as Chelsea.