The problem as I see it is we were known as this fast, in your face team who harried the opposition as soon as they had possession and usually forced them into a mistake where we get the ball back. Press, press, press is what Peps teams are built on but it’s an impossible task when you have both Gundo and Rodri in the middle, two fairly slow CB’s a LB position without pace and if Mahrez is on the pitch then one less forward willing to do the dirty work.
It basically leaves us with only 5 players to put the graft in which results in them being too tired to do the things they excel at.
The team is too ponderous, or at least was last season.
If we don’t inject some pace and power in the team we will have a similar season to the last one.
Gundo isn’t our only problem but he’s certainly part of it.