Shaelumstash
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There is a time and a place to pass the ball sideways and backwards. But ALL the time isn’t it.If passing the ball forwards was a sign of a great player, Ederson would be the best player in the world. You are using your disapproval of a player to say he cant do things, when evidence says he can. Just recycling the ball is one of the most important parts of the Pep way of playing. His role is to recycle, keep the ball moving and if that is sideways of backwards there is a point to it, it stretches defences, it works defenders, when the ball is moving, the other teams players have to move with the ball, your own players don't. That creates space for the likes of Kev who can find the magical pass.
There is a whole room to argue politics, I will not argue it here.
We’re at our best when playing at a high tempo. Gundogan slows us down, both in possession and out.
Lee Cattermole can plod around the centre circle and play no-risk percentage passes square and backwards all day. It’s not difficult to do.
You also completely side-stepped Gundogan making tackles. Rather like the man himself.