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Can Anyone Explain the last 10 Minutes Tactics?
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Tricky_Trev
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It makes sense to try to see the game out taking no risks, which Gundogan didn’t seem to grasp. Why he’s swinging dead balls into the box and lofting a deep free kick forwards I don’t know. We could have kept it from them for the rest of the match.
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It worked well. Last thing we needed was to lose the ball with 6 players in the wrong half.
Only team that would benefit from a basketball game at that stage in the game was Burnley.
Only team that would benefit from a basketball game at that stage in the game was Burnley.
Bill
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Terrible tactic. It wasn't genius it was lucky.
Another goal towards our GD would have helped too.
madness.
Another goal towards our GD would have helped too.
madness.
Blue Hefner
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It was the last 10 minutes of an exhausting run of fixtures. Burnley weren’t interested in winning the ball, they ran past our players on numerous occasions to get back in position rather than challenge
The only way they were going to get the ball was if we gave it to them. That ridiculous Gundogen freekick aside, it worked perfectly well
The only way they were going to get the ball was if we gave it to them. That ridiculous Gundogen freekick aside, it worked perfectly well
r.soleofsalford
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Never seen anything like it.
Heart attack material. Lol!.
Thanks Pep. :-/
Numerous chances to break away and to score, only for the players to stop dead, stand still, walk with the ball, and to pass the ball back and forth between themselves. I've seen game management before, but nothing ever like that. Pep you crazy f***ing genius of a Manager, but please don't put me or other City fans through that again.
I was saying exactly this while watching in the stand.
HolisticJim
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I wanted them to be even more concervative. Just play keepball. Especially with that last free kick; just bloody pass it backwards.
Burnly can't score when they don't have the ball.
Burnly can't score when they don't have the ball.
TheRemainsOfTheDave
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Thought Burnley were playing Kabaddi at times. There were some really odd passages of play and I was yelling at them to keep passing the ball to Eddie and around the back four. Burnley weren't bothered, just didn't want a hammering.It was the last 10 minutes of an exhausting run of fixtures. Burnley weren’t interested in winning the ball, they ran past our players on numerous occasions to get back in position rather than challenge
The only way they were going to get the ball was if we gave it to them. That ridiculous Gundogen freekick aside, it worked perfectly well
Bill
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So you think we were not in danger of a sucker punch?Can someone confirm, we did win the game yesterday?
Reading some comments here I may have missed something.
I like this site but there is a reason others call it Bluemoan
A pen or deflection etc. Cos i did.