Thirsty Lizard 3,183 Posted April 29, 2019 An interesting article outlining some of the ways that the game has changed in the Premier League over the last 10 seasons or so. https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/english-soccer/ken-early-football-s-new-age-neutralises-philosophies-of-the-past-1.3874358?mode=amp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thirsty Lizard 3,183 Posted April 29, 2019 Having read this I've come to the conclusion that the best thing we can do is just.................... Get ut forwoooooood City!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Christoph Stiepermann 1,155 Posted April 29, 2019 (edited) Watching Match Of The Day it looks like most bottom 14 teams in that league play kick and rush football with teams full of 6ft plus athletes and one or two superstar 30m+ attackers who are devastating on the counter attack. I was watching West Ham v Spurs the other day and West ham looked just as agricultural as when under Allardyce. Aside from Bournemouth and Leicester they all seem to play the same way. Camp in their own half all game and run/dribble to ball on the counter, very little short or square passing, any quality passes are longer, there's a huge emphasis on set pieces, crosses and individual strikes from range. Seriously, watch some PL football coming up, not featuring the big teams. They all play like Allardyce teams but with one or two superb, pacy, attackers with excellent dribbling skills to create all their chances that mask how basic and negative their playing styles are. What worries me is I can see us playing most teams off the park next year, only to consistently get done on the counter or from a corner against the run of play. Many repeats of the Stoke home game basically. That's the most gutting and frustrating way to get beaten imo. I don't mind getting outplayed. Being suckerpunched is hard to take. I hope my worries are unfounded! Edited April 29, 2019 by Christoph Stiepermann Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Surfer 1,547 Posted April 30, 2019 Reading that article, it could just as well have been a description of how we have played, with the exception that we don't immediately foul the opposition if we lose the ball - Buendia just niks it back off of you instead. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
