Zonal marking ..

[PeregrineT]

Honestly dont know if its still zonal or not, since we stopped conceding stopped paying attention to it. They rarely disect plays where a player just cleanly heads away.

 

[SpongeBob brown shoes]

As Silva said, if zonal marking is done right it works, hes obviously finally drilled it into them, all the top sides play this way so at least he's finally got them up to the task

 

[ste d' indica]

I've never doubted that it can work, just whether this Everton side can make it work.

 

[Darth Toffeeman]

Defending much better. If it wasn't for that freak Spurs result we would be in the top 5 defences.

 

[Connor]

Honestly dont know if its still zonal or not, since we stopped conceding stopped paying attention to it. They rarely disect plays where a player just cleanly heads away.

Still very much zonal.

Players have just finally gotten to grips with it.

 

[Muggins]

I think we’ve just been fortunate against the sides we’ve played recently.

 

[The binman chronicles]

Threads don't affect results. ...

Just have a look at the prediction threads to see how that is untrue!

 

[blue to the bone]

Just have a look at the prediction threads to see how that is untrue!

Set one up so say we will lose every game next season.. we will win them all then sur!

 

[The binman chronicles]

Set one up so say we will lose every game next season.. we will win them all then sur!

In the last one going around I posted we would get 5 points till the end of the season. This was before the Cardiff game. I'm doing my bit.

 

[degsy]

Anyone would think it just took a while to get used to.

Yeah and that all it is is fancy coach speak for not getting pulled out of position, aka, this is your space/position/zone now defend it, dont let the forward drag you out of position and leave a gap
We used to call it decent defending

 

[degsy]

In the last one going around I posted we would get 5 points till the end of the season. This was before the Cardiff game. I'm doing my bit.

#metoo

 

[fandjango]

I think we’ve just been fortunate against the sides we’ve played recently.

Yeah amazing how fortunate Bernard and Digne were being so often in exactly the right place at the right time

 

[Eggs]

....it’s not as much about systems as it is about footballers, constant practice and desire to defend.

 

[granter79]

Finally coped on that we need to be alert to the 2nd ball. Amount of times it dropped and we had 2 or 3 players ready to clear it.

 

[blueloon]

Great credit must also go to the guys working their socks off to protect our defence, which is just about every player ahead of the defenders. Three different CB combinations in 3 games so Silva has started to get his message across, and ironically all four recent CBs have been slated on GOT at some time this season.