by Snowflake Royal »
17 Jul 2019 12:48
Hound Stranded Hound It looks even more risky now the keeper doesn’t have to play it outside of his area
I’m a big defender of playing out from the back but even for me it looks too much
It looks too much as it is new and you need to get used to it. Back passes always looked risky when that rule first came in.
Possibly true. I get the idea to create as much space as possible in the midfield, and in theory it sounds good, but they were literally passing it across their own 6 yard box - absolutely no margin for error.
My problem is it's just so brainless. We were playing out when there were six opposition in our third and everyone was tightly marked. We gave the ball away endlessly because of it and had no purchase on the match.
Yes, the aim is to play out, but if the opposition press high you have to adapt. Mix your game up, as they all push up to press l, all run out and hit it long, set up a few for long kicks.
Make them worry about being caught out over the top if they press high so it disrupts them doing it and their effectiveness.
Instead we play a rigid way, passing each other into trouble until we lose it or have to desperation clear, which gains less ground and guarantees a turnover.
Teams are most vulnerable when they turnover possession and it's like we're deliberately increasing that risk.