And any semblance of defending
One follows the other mate in my view. It's precisely BECAUSE we can't convert our total domination into goals that we get jumpy at the back and make errors. Equally, we're in one of those runs at the moment that every time we concede a chance we concede a goal. Debuchy's header didn't have to ricochet off Skrtels head into the top corner anymore than Giroud's shot had to perfectly dissect Jones's legs yesterday, each and every error we are making is resulting in a goal. More to the point though when we start getting the goals which our general play deserved, you'll see teams much more reluctant to commit bodies forward against us and we'll win lots more matches.
The truth is though that playing three at the back, with the two wide midfielders being Markovic and Henderson, all the while encouraging Lucas of all people to get forward more to support the THREE attackers means that we are going to concede lots of chances, and probably lots of goals too.Brendan tightened it right up a few games back and although it dug us out of a hole, the style of play didn't really suit us. I've a hunch that we're about to return to a balls out "we'll score more than you" style, and I for one welcome it.
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