Standard of defending in the PL

[stan bowles]

Is Gary Neville right when he says that this season we've gone beyond the tipping point and that too often the standard of defending in the PL is just not good enough ? Loads of goals attracts fans for sure but has it become just too easy to score these days ?

 

[LoveCity]

It is atrocious. We're still one of the best defences of the bunch and even our defending has loads of flaws that, as we have already seen, gets exploited at the highest level.

 

[Bob Hope]

QPR's defending is that bad it's comical

 

[Unknown_Genius]

And some say that Messi wouldn't cope in this league.

 

[jimharri]

Is Gary Neville right when he says that this season we've gone beyond the tipping point and that too often the standard of defending in the PL is just not good enough ? Loads of goals attracts fans for sure but has it become just too easy to score these days ?

He is correct. Most defending is piss poor these days. Look at our defending yesterday (granted, with an extra body back at set pieces missing); it was comically bad at times. And the league leaders are letting in goals like crazy.

 

[Bazzmand Show]

Who really cares...? More goals = more entertainment as far as I'm concerned.

 

[ali benarbia's studs]

its a case of quality attacking..... somethings got to give. the standard has dropped as no team stands out as perfect or even close.

 

[Mayor West]

Who really cares...? More goals = more entertainment as far as I'm concerned.

Exactly this. Who wants world class defending?? Not very exciting to watch is it. Much rather have 7-3, 4-3, 3-3 than 0-0 or 1-0.

 

[Ducado]

It's better this year than last year!

 

[Deleted member 52846]

I think the standard of defending in this league at times is atrocious. Then when teams try and defend well - with ten men in the box - the standard of football in that game is atrocious as its just attack v defence and not good to watch.