Didsbury Dave said:
ManCitizens. said:
I'm the same. IMO were playing a basic 442 with Fernandinho sitting and Yaya pushing on. When Nasri attacks on the right Silva comes over and sits deeper than the 2 cm's whilst Zaba attacks the wing. It's the same on the other side vice versa with Clichy bombing forward. Each player has 3-4 options at all times.
Pellegrini has our attack spot on.
With regards to Nasri, you've hit the nail on the head. He doesn't need to keep checking back because he's always got options finding space around him. Even if our attacking players haven't really made space, they are looking for little balls in to feet, and Nasri is playing them. And they are all so good that they can make things happen even when tightly marked.
It's an absolute joy to witness. And by Christ, silva is playing so well that he makes everyone around him look better. Sergio too.
I love the way we advance up the pitch towards our ultimate goal of being camped in the opposition half. Sometimes you don't even think there is any space, but since Nasri, Silva, Yaya and Aguero all WANT the ball when marked, they don't even need that much space. In the blink of an eye they are slicing through the centre of the park, playing perfectly angled passes, cutting out 2 or 3 players each time. It's fucking awesome to watch. The problem comes when we put someone like Milner in there, as he doesn't have the technique to keep the ball when tightly marked, nor does he fully appreciate that our world class players WANT the ball in those situations. There's nothing more infuriating than when there's a ball on to Silva or Nasri, but the player in possession opts to pass backwards because he thinks they are too tightly marked, even though they are not. But when we don't have any of these basic players in the attacking positions, we are unplayable.
