Yeah maybe that was my fault in that last post maybe I should have said milner and Gini instead of the front three.
The point still stands though most of the time he makes a negative pass when he could choose someone in an advanced position.
I mean we could have virtually everyone in the opponent's half and he will still collect the ball and pass to VVD.
In my opinion it wastes a few valuable seconds and allows the opponent's a bit of time to reset.
Where a quicker forward pass could easily catch them off guard and out of position giving us a chance to score.
The pass to VVD is all about creating angles and opening up passing lanes, as well as creating space and resetting our attack.
Take the picture that was posted allegedly showing 3 passing options.
In 2 of those options we were outnumbered 4 to 2 with a considerably higher risk of losing the ball on the press, once the ball goes to VVD he has a clear passing lane down the left flank to Robertson, who is one of our primary attacking options.
2 of our 3 midfielders are primarily defenders.
We play 5 or 6 attacking, with 4 defending.
So, we have 3 forwards, 1 or 2 fullbacks and one midfielder attacking.
The other 2 MF and the 2 CB are defensive, but when play is compressed enough in the opponents half, 1 will join, but the other always stays back closer to the CB, and the one who joins further up, is primarily there to press and win the ball back.
What we lack is a runner in the forward MF position.
Ox did it last season, Keita was bought to do the job as well, but hasn't been brought in yet, for whatever reason.
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