Our attack - what's off?

[Cheeky Txiki]

 

[r.soleofsalford]

What’s wrong with our attack is big guns firing blanks .... It’s staggering how many chances we squander in virtually every game we play ... is it....
Lack of ability - No
Lack of technique - Fuckin hope not at this level
Lack of confidence - Maybe
Lack of atmosphere in stadia- Maybe
Whatever it is, it needs fixing sharpish...!!!

Playing against a packed defense almost every game. It`s been proved, it works.

We there for have to occasionally get the ball faster the the front men. There`s less chance of this happening when the midfield is made up of two defensive players out of the three.

 

[Semper aggressus]

Seems to be a general lack of confidence and decisiveness in fromt of goal. We create chances but how often do you feel Sterling or anyone will slot home a one-on-one with the keeper, or bury a ball bouncing in the box? It hardly ever happens. We need someone to just hit it at goal every time, a poacher, a killer.

Apart from an ageing and injured Aguero we have no natural, greedy finishers.

 

[wolviedinho]

Seems to be a general lack of confidence and decisiveness in fromt of goal. We create chances but how often do you feel Sterling or anyone will slot home a one-on-one with the keeper, or bury a ball bouncing in the box? It hardly ever happens. We need someone to just hit it at goal every time, a poacher, a killer.

Apart from an ageing and injured Aguero we have no natural, greedy finishers.

A fox in the box? Franny Jeffers. Arsenal used to have this problem.

 

[spiny]

A big problem is our forwards running into the box and the wide player pulling back so forwards are static when the cross comes so defenders have the advantage. Sterling and Mahrez rarely put in an early cross and nearly always pull back onto their strong foot.

Same with pullbacks from the goal line. Forwards need to be running forward, which is what Sergio was good at. Holding back then getting in front running towards goal.

David Silva was the master of one twos around the box and we have lost that.

 

[bugsyblue]

Bump

 

[onceabluealways]

Playing against a packed defense almost every game. It`s been proved, it works.

We there for have to occasionally get the ball faster the the front men. There`s less chance of this happening when the midfield is made up of two defensive players out of the three.This is the main reason for me but Pep isn’t playing for players. Sterling can be shire he still plays 90 mins every week

 

[Bayblue]

Anyone else hear Pep just say this:
“Our quality of players in the middle is completely different”

 

[Don Karleone]

Probably worth posting here aswell.

 

[simon23]

Anyone else hear Pep just say this:
“Our quality of players in the middle is completely different”

which middle - upfront or midfield.....Id agree if he is talking about midfield and its noticeable that sergio is on the pitch for 15 mins and gets away more shots than jesus