Our tactics makes us easy to play against. Even with 150-200-250m pounds starting line ups, we are not disciplined or organized at all tactically meaning especially when it comes to defendeding aka when we dont have the ball.
1.5 year still was not enough for Pelle to really organize a sound defensive system. Clearly so far tha arrival of Mangala/Fernando who were defensive powerhouses in the summer did not improve us much maybe they will bit later.
Simply teams like Burnley, Sunderland, Boro can come to us and score 2 goals easily and also they miss some good chances too on top of it. They can come to us and do it. Because we let it trough lack of sound defensive system.
If we maybe play well in defending their open play attacks then all they need to do is some corners ad mostly set piesc which we give away easily usually and thats it we concede again even if the arial ability of Kompany, Fernando, Demichelis, Mangala etc clearly very good but when a set piece ball coming in they turn into joke sometimes. One head smaller players can arrive and have clear header next to them.
Also the way we react to counter attacks. Another sign of lack of defensive discipline or basically tactics.
I think what we see is our defenders dont know what to do really, they are confused where to go, when to go, when they step into the action, when to stay, when to move, when to join attacks, what to do with the ball if they get it.
Its a mess, and for sure Pelle is responsible for it. Form of Zaba and Kompany this year is mediocre compared to their best form at City.
Clichy solid since a few months, Kolarov pretty bad since August. Sagna also not very good even tho thought he is actually one of thebest RB of the league. Pelle's system somehow turned him into a pretty awful player which is unfair on him imo.
Mangala is nervous many times, also price tag maybe really puts pressure on him, big potential but nowhere near consistent enough.
I think defending is what will stop us advancing and reaching the real big stages of CL, quarter or semis at least. The way we defend in our basic formation/tactics cannot be played in Europe. We need to be more conservative there, less agressive and open, more patient etc.
Roma away was a good example.
But I think this years Barca is maybe a bit better than last years and even that didnt give us many chance to go trough to the quarters. Not mentioning that this years title rival Chelsea also lot more stronger/consistent than last years rival in Pool.
1.5 year still was not enough for Pelle to really organize a sound defensive system. Clearly so far tha arrival of Mangala/Fernando who were defensive powerhouses in the summer did not improve us much maybe they will bit later.
Simply teams like Burnley, Sunderland, Boro can come to us and score 2 goals easily and also they miss some good chances too on top of it. They can come to us and do it. Because we let it trough lack of sound defensive system.
If we maybe play well in defending their open play attacks then all they need to do is some corners ad mostly set piesc which we give away easily usually and thats it we concede again even if the arial ability of Kompany, Fernando, Demichelis, Mangala etc clearly very good but when a set piece ball coming in they turn into joke sometimes. One head smaller players can arrive and have clear header next to them.
Also the way we react to counter attacks. Another sign of lack of defensive discipline or basically tactics.
I think what we see is our defenders dont know what to do really, they are confused where to go, when to go, when they step into the action, when to stay, when to move, when to join attacks, what to do with the ball if they get it.
Its a mess, and for sure Pelle is responsible for it. Form of Zaba and Kompany this year is mediocre compared to their best form at City.
Clichy solid since a few months, Kolarov pretty bad since August. Sagna also not very good even tho thought he is actually one of thebest RB of the league. Pelle's system somehow turned him into a pretty awful player which is unfair on him imo.
Mangala is nervous many times, also price tag maybe really puts pressure on him, big potential but nowhere near consistent enough.
I think defending is what will stop us advancing and reaching the real big stages of CL, quarter or semis at least. The way we defend in our basic formation/tactics cannot be played in Europe. We need to be more conservative there, less agressive and open, more patient etc.
Roma away was a good example.
But I think this years Barca is maybe a bit better than last years and even that didnt give us many chance to go trough to the quarters. Not mentioning that this years title rival Chelsea also lot more stronger/consistent than last years rival in Pool.