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[Albion] Plan B (Counter Attack)



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sussex_guy2k2

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Jun 6, 2014
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Weststander said:
Genuinely, I haven’t seen your post and wasn’t commenting about your opinion.

I’m talking about a 6 year obsession on nsc of to beat the low block … we need more width and put in the mixer. Totally disagree. Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Saliba, Gabriel and the Brentford team love that. They’re coached day in day out to destroy teams trying that ancient routine. We haven’t the strikers.
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You don’t need big strikers to use width effectively. This isn’t the 1970s.

You’re trying to create space. You do that laterally or vertically. When a team is sitting deep, you can’t create space vertically as, like Everton yesterday, they’re not intending to move from the 18 yard box, so there is no vertical space. So you create space by using width. You’re trying to disorientate them. You’re trying to drag them out of position.

You’re never going to do any of these things by staying narrow as we did yesterday.

But, and again I want to emphasise this as it’s tactical 1o1, you don’t need to lump balls high into the box just because you’ve created width.
 




Weststander

Weststander

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sussex_guy2k2 said:
You don’t need big strikers to use width effectively. This isn’t the 1970s.

You’re trying to create space. You do that laterally or vertically. When a team is sitting deep, you can’t create space vertically as, like Everton yesterday, they’re not intending to move from the 18 yard box, so there is no vertical space. So you create space by using width. You’re trying to disorientate them. You’re trying to drag them out of position.

You’re never going to do any of these things by staying narrow as we did yesterday.

But, and again I want to emphasise this as it’s tactical 1o1, you don’t need to lump balls high into the box just because you’ve created width.
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But Tarkowski and Branthwaite stay glued in position. Supported by an army of everyone, to mop up 100% of danger in the box. Drilled into them, no matter what issues arise out wide. Essentially ten players + Pickford are working it.

The first key to beating these teams is never, ever go a goal behind. It’s game over.

Then in the rare opportunities, instinctive first time passing. So often this season you’ll see Welbeck, Pedro or Rutter make a great run. But Baleba or Gruda or MO’R make a 5 yard pass to their CM team mate. Seconds later the low block is fully in position.
 






GT49er

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Feb 1, 2009
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sussex_guy2k2 said:
You don’t need big strikers to use width effectively. This isn’t the 1970s.

You’re trying to create space. You do that laterally or vertically. When a team is sitting deep, you can’t create space vertically as, like Everton yesterday, they’re not intending to move from the 18 yard box, so there is no vertical space. So you create space by using width. You’re trying to disorientate them. You’re trying to drag them out of position.

You’re never going to do any of these things by staying narrow as we did yesterday.

But, and again I want to emphasise this as it’s tactical 1o1, you don’t need to lump balls high into the box just because you’ve created width.
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Absolutely not, not when you can stop and pass it back to your midfield, who will either work it out to the opposite wing, or in a series of inspiring passes work the ball back to Verbruggen to roll it out to Dunk and start it all again. All without losing possession (unless someone slips or has a brain fart or isn't concentrating and they nip in and score)!
 




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