The recent spuds performances show that they are playing a high line, and a determined pressing game. Just like saints used to, trying too win the ball in opponents half of the field, and attacking quick. A lot like we have done under Brendan. I think it will come down to who concedes first. Then the others will have to open up a bit. They haven't looked bad to be fair, but they have had a euro game mid week. Their individuals look like they are playing together a bit better now, and we have a couple of lads yet to gain a fluent cohesion. They will certainly be confident, so we need to get that all important goal and set them back on their heels a bit.
What we don't want to do, is drop back to deep at the first sign of pressure. They are at home and we can expect them to come at us a bit at the start. Just need to be fully concentrated, and don't let them get a hold in midfield. Then we catch them on the break, as their high line won't contend with our pace, as long as we can get a better service forward than we have done so far. 2 up front is a must. To be fair, Coutinho needs to sit on the bench for a game following his poor performance last time out, but I thought Allen had a decent game. that is how it has to be, play your form players first, as long as you don't have to play them out of position, to accommodate them. Going for 3-1 to the red men, with spuds getting late consolation. But it aint gonna be easy.
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