What will work against us?

[Corky]

Get pass to a decent strikers running between the two centre backs.
Draw a foul off a corner.
Cross to the back post.
Long ball into the box to tempt the keeper.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

its nothing to do with tac tic's that will beat us it will be the ref even yesterday he was looking for anything to book the city players and could not wait to send of nolito and only book there player i can see teams coming to kick us of the park and getting away with it

I've thought for a good few seasons that there is the clearest disparity in the application of yellow cards between us and the opposition. We get cards often for the first offence whilst assassini get away with a series of tackles that had we perpetrated them it would have been a card. Fatty Moss yesterday was the latest in quite a long line of refs who just did not display the impartiality and even-handedness with the application of sanctions.

 

[big gaz]

The main thing that will work against us is Refs not protecting our players, then booking/sending off/retrospectively not seeing incidents.... Injuries and suspensions that result from poor refereeing will eventually fck us over.

I said this yesterday in the pub after the game, keep the refs out of the equation and we should be ok.

 

[aguero93:20]

I've thought for a good few seasons that there is the clearest disparity in the application of yellow cards between us and the opposition. We get cards often for the first offence whilst assassini get away with a series of tackles that had we perpetrated them it would have been a card. Fatty Moss yesterday was the latest in quite a long line of refs who just did not display the impartiality and even-handedness with the application of sanctions.

Wilshere getting away with an out of control lunge and then a blatant shove in the back in the space of 2 or 3 minutes yesterday was swiftly followed by Kolarov being booked for his first 'foul' of the game, a fair challenge in which he won the ball.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Sly sports and bt sports will continue to work very hard against us

 

[BigOscar]

Think we are there to be countered if we have Kolarov and Otamendi at CB like yesterday. Someone as quick as Joshua King, but not completely useless at football could have had Otamendi in real trouble three or four times yesterday with just fairly aimless balls in the channel. With Stones in then that will be harder, but either CB can be isolated because we push so many players forwards

 

[aguero93:20]

Think we are there to be countered if we have Kolarov and Otamendi at CB like yesterday. Someone as quick as Joshua King, but not completely useless at football could have had Otamendi in real trouble three or four times yesterday with just fairly aimless balls in the channel. With Stones in then that will be harder, but either CB can be isolated because we push so many players forwards

Bravo should sweep a fair portion of those balls up as he adjusts to the team and league.

 

[BigOscar]

Bravo should sweep a fair portion of those balls up as he adjusts to the team and league.

True, but it's the ones where they are able to clear the ball so the guy can race our CB from just inside our half that could be a problem, because we are so high up that there is always going to be a pretty large gap between our keeper and defence. King yesterday drove with the ball a couple of times from almost the halfway line only for Ota to get last ditch lunges in, but it's a risky tactic and even riskier if the player isn't some useless rag reject (jesus, just looked up his stats, a goal every 10 games in the Championship for a striker? Bloody hell)

 

[aguero93:20]

True, but it's the ones where they are able to clear the ball so the guy can race our CB from just inside our half that could be a problem, because we are so high up that there is always going to be a pretty large gap between our keeper and defence. King yesterday drove with the ball a couple of times from almost the halfway line only for Ota to get last ditch lunges in, but it's a risky tactic and even riskier if the player isn't some useless rag reject (jesus, just looked up his stats, a goal every 10 games in the Championship for a striker? Bloody hell)

Yeah I think against certain teams we'll have to keep Dinho or someone similarly pacy in the deepest line, if Vinny gets back fit he'll sweep those up all day against anyone that doesn't have Walcott style pace. It's a risk but every tactical system has them and a high line/possession system will always have some vulnerability to the counter attack.

 

[Metalartin]

So the true test of Pep is against Liverpool now? ;)

I do hope we beat the dippers we always seem to not play to our best against them while they save their best for us. They are beatable though and our best form trumps their best easily IMO.