I think the lack of so called creativity in our team is not Lucas' fault though.
It is the way we play, the way we move or the way we don't have great movement (off the ball movement) that is designed by the gaffer.
All of our so called creativity exist only in the head of Torres+Gerrard. It is pure reactive creativity, that is not taught by the manager.
Our team is based a rigid organization, a tight unit with a determined distance between players. We want to be compact, we move as a unit, but as a rigid unit, which eventually limit the movement of the players.
In the final third, our method is predictable, bring the ball out wide and then at the edge of the penalty box, send a hopeful highball for Torres to bounce and expect someone from us to pounce the second ball.
People can easily blame the players, but the same players, the same way of play, more or less the same results, whether you accept it or not, this is the way we're going to use to win the title, not Arséne Wenger's way, neither it is Pep Guardiola's nor Alex Ferguson's way.
Well said. We've been playing games in an extremely slow pace stroking the ball as if we're playing a friendly, even at 3-1 down. No imagination, speed nor aggression to break down the opposition defence. Yes, we've no Arséne Wenger's way, Pep Guardiola's nor Alex Ferguson's, now carlos Ancelotti's way, simply because we don't have the players to do that and the gaffer's tactics is not an aggressive and creative one, sad to say. We pass and pass and pass the ball until the oposition defense locked all doors and threw away the keys. Look again at the scums, arse, chelsi tactics, they're all about aggression and creativity. The scums are playiing the same way as we played in the 70s and 80s. Why Rafa needs to do something very different here, I'm lost. Kenny was at the box in the last game, maybe he go tell Rafa a thing or two.
In summary, we don't have the players to play great football coupled with the tactics deployed by the gaffer is not helping. A total revamp of the tactics is needed if we want to play catch up now. I really hate to hear what the gaffer has got to say like .... oh they're difficult opponents, there're still many more games to go, the season is still early, the pace setters will drop points. I'd say sheer nonsense, concentrate more on our own game, lets move 10x faster in our game, improve our passing 10x better, more creative, close down the opponents at every given opportunity and be more aggressive. Lastly, our passing and positioning is pathetic, one just wonder what they do on the training pitch, just some warm up exercise?
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