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Re: Goalscoring

By TucksToday 19:21Today at 19:21:55In response to Re: Goalscoring

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Keeping structure is more important out of possession than in possession. To be quick in transition doesn’t require much in the way of changing shape anyway. You can also change gears when in possession at any time, it doesn’t have to be pedestrian, one tempo football.

Win the ball, head up, hit a winger or the striker and go. If we lose the ball in that scenario we’re also not caught short at the back. It’s what we were doing at times earlier on in the season, the change to five at the back has perhaps hindered it somewhat, it has undeniably been a change that has kept us where we are though. All easier to write down than to implement of course.

There’s massive jeopardy if we change things now and it doesn’t work. You don’t mess with a winning formula this late on in the campaign. I’d be interested in seeing what Matt Phillips through the middle with Campbell and Phoenix either side of him looks like. Phillips being the fulcrum with the goal threat from the wingers (think Benzema, Bale, Ronaldo at Real Madrid or Firmino, Mane and Salah at Liverpool). I’d wager we won’t see anything like that until next season though (if all three are retained) if at all.

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