You try to split 10 defenders lying deep in the penalty area from deep in midfield. It works if there's space, and you are hitting teams on the counter. In the games City have been playing at home, we don;t have a deep lying midfield. The opposition just retreats from in front of us happy to cede the midfield. If you look at the stats of City games, we have much more possession than any team in the Premiership - in part down to the way some teams choose to play against us. The park the bus route is dangerous, but has worked recently against us.
I know, but teams only get the chance to park the bus if you keep on passing & passing, building up until you reach the 18 yard line. It allows them to organize and set up the perfect defensive line.
Whereas if you have a player like KDB playing deeper, he can try to shock the opposition by a brilliant long ball through or over the top of the defenders, before they're compact and organized.
With players like Kun, Sterling, Nolito we definitely have the pace up front to beat the opposition in that way.
Get Silva swerving around the aforementioned players and I think you could potentially have a lethal weapon.
I'm mainly comparing to how Belgium played v Estonia, but it's similar. Belgium also always liked to be dominant, pass & pass until finally there's some small gap, win by the odd goal, or maybe 2-0. Belgium also had a lot of problems breaking down opposition that parks the bus. But on Sunday with KDB as a deeplying playmaker for the first time in 6 years we saw a totally different game. Belgium were ripping Estonia to pieces. Could've been 10 or 12 easily. Belgium's attackers are also similar to City's, except probably for Lukaku. But you could compare a Hazard to Silva, a Mertens to Nolito or Sterling. The key is to have quick players up front who can take on a defender one to one. Then De Bruyne will be the guy bringing them into those one to one situations.
I'm positive it would work for City. If only I could reach Pep with my message ;-)
