Playing out from the back (The 'Ederson' Factor)

[Bigga]

Besides the obvious teams that have played this style (better...??) before us and with Ederson's ability helping out the team; this is what "total football" truly looks like, in my opinion.

 

[NorCalBlue]

It's even spreading to the lower leagues, with varying results. There are definitely no Edersons down there.

They're doing it so that they can sell us their players for big money at some point. We're turning the English leagues into a City Academy :-)

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

In defence of goalkeepers (I am one), many of us are not shit footballers who can't pass. You need a system that suits to make use of this though. Which is what Pep has done. His whole philosophy is about stretching the pitch. If you play saturday and sunday football though the centrebacks play about as far apart from each other as Jedward, so the threaded ball to the midfield isn't on.

Fantastic, skilful player Eddy tho. All looks completely natural and not contrived like Neuer.

 

[aguero93:20]

In defence of goalkeepers (I am one), many of us are not shit footballers who can't pass. You need a system that suits to make use of this though. Which is what Pep has done. His whole philosophy is about stretching the pitch. If you play saturday and sunday football though the centrebacks play about as far apart from each other as Jedward, so the threaded ball to the midfield isn't on.

Fantastic, skilful player Eddy tho. All looks completely natural and not contrived like Neuer.

Finding it very hard to imagine a penguin in goal...

 

[Vienna_70]

Finding it very hard to imagine a penguin in goal...

They’re great on the ground, but they struggle in the air.

 

[aguero93:20]

They’re great on the ground, but they struggle in the air.

I'll stick with Billy the fish in that case.

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

They’re great on the ground, but they struggle in the air.

I'll stick with Billy the fish in that case.

Penguin-ists

;)

 

[goalmole]

They’re great on the ground, but they struggle in the air.

Very good at diving too.

 

[blue roo]

I always say it’s like the difference between rugby league and rugby union.

In Union the ball is in play for an average of 30% of the game. There are many instances in the game where players are stood around for minutes at a time. In rucks it can go on for twenty phases of fat forwards running two metres from the last one. When a team gets the ball near their own line they hoof it as far up field as possible to get the ball as far away from their own in-goal as possible.

In League the ball is in play an average of 72% of the game (that’s more than football). There are something like nine times as many passes compared to Union. There are very few instances where everyone is stood around doing nothing for ages. When a team gets the ball near their own line they play it out from the back and take it forward with passing rather than by hoofing it.

As a League follower , I like your analogy.

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

Very good at diving too.

Correct. And you can p p p pick up one for next to nothing. I'll get mi coat !