by Hoop Blah »
30 Mar 2013 15:42
Mike Hunt Serious questions here friends. Why is it that when Arsenal have the ball, Reading sit back and let them pass it around. There is always a person free. When Reading have the ball, Arsenal are pressing, putting pressure on the ball, and the players around the ball? Why can't Reading do this?
Coaching and lots of practise. It means they're both much better at retaining and moving the ball, which makes our pressing and chasing a lot harder and less effective (so we might've taken the choice to stand off and try to keep them out through bodies in the way deeper) plus they're also well drilled on hunting in packs and working together to press.