[Albion] counter attacks

[Cordwainer]

Don’t know how we could get anybody one on one with a defender when they pretty much always had at least 5 players behind the ball.

Maybe..Steele seems to go long now and again with a pass and picks out a runner? Just would have been nice to see something different tried!

 

[willalbion]

Good to see there’s an NSC whipping boy/scape goat. Adam Webster. FFS.

 

[One Love]

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Estepunian at fault for the third as much as anyone in my opinion

I imagine he was caught out somewhat when Webster just didn't bother to do basic defending against Benrahma.

 

[One Love]

Good to see there’s an NSC whipping boy/scape goat. Adam Webster. FFS.

Did you watch the game?

 

[macbeth]

Good to see there’s an NSC whipping boy/scape goat. Adam Webster. FFS.

well he had a terrible game. are you expecting everyone to pretend like it didn’t happen? nothing said has been overly harsh or untrue imo

 

[willalbion]

well he had a terrible game. are you expecting everyone to pretend like it didn’t happen? nothing said has been overly harsh or untrue imo

Thought he was exposed because Milner is no right back, think it’s harsh to put it on one player. Not his best game for sure, but then Antonio will destroy a few centre backs this season. Also from my position, lower north - it looked like Antonio gave him a straight handed shove in the back to win possession that led to the first goal. Opinions innit. I never enjoy one player singled out. But that’s just me.

 

[METALMICKY]

I imagine he was caught out somewhat when Webster just didn't bother to do basic defending against Benrahma.

Come on. Yes we love Pervis and Webster did have a shocker. However, as the MOTD pundits pointed out Pervis did switch off and failed to check over his shoulder.

 

[zefarelly]

Don’t know how we could get anybody one on one with a defender when they pretty much always had at least 9 players behind the ball.

There wasn't much space to play with.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

We were always at risk from counter attacks under Potter, and then he tweaked something and suddenly we weren't. From that point on we were amazing, and this is the thing i miss most about GP as conceding from counter attacks has become our biggest achilles heel once again. I wish i could put my finger on what exactly that thing was, maybe it was as simple as 'moises caicedo'

 

[tigertim68]

We lost because:

- their defence was outstandibg
- their breaks were very good
- the ref was biased

With one of those we would have won, all three no chance.

Don’t think the ref was biased he was crap

 

[Hugo Rune]

But we had a holding midfielder (or two) against Everton, It could have been 0-5 today. There is an area of deep concern but I have no idea what else we can do…. Let’s see if De Zerbi can suss it.

This was the Everton team. For some reason, Caicedo was utterly useless in that game.

But - it was our system/formation that was found out and smashed by Dyche.

My view of the ‘faults’ for each goal.

Goal 1: Dunk missed challenge. Webster marking space instead of a player. Groß missing. No right back.

Goal 2: Estupinan covering the missing Caicedo. No left back.

Goal 3: Groß slips over. Webster does not cut the ball out. Freak deflected own goal.

Goal 4: March goes down injured. Iwobi now has freedom to run at defence. Caicedo useless in challenge. Enciso not tracking McNeil. Dunk dives in like a lunatic. McNeil sidesteps and scores.

Goal 5: The ball breaks out wide to McNeil. Groß has just not got the pace to get anywhere near him. Dunk has not got the pace to cover.

 

[ElectricNaz]

Personal opinion - if we're gonna play attacking football, we're gonna get hit on the counter.

We can't afford £50million defenders so it's just part of the life.

We're gonna lose some games, rather lose this way than lose playing dire defensive football

 

[Doc Lynam]

Of course another way of countering the counter! Pace, at the back that’s the one thing Dunk doesn’t have and he needs that next to him. It’s also hard because Wet Sham wouldn’t press, I mean at all! And we left ourself over exposed in the fullback positions being too high up the pitch, trying to overload.

I’d look at Veltman next to Dunk, not the fastest either but I think he’s more streetwise and has better anticipation than Webster.

 

[ChickenBaltiPie]

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Spot on! Aside from Pervis and particularly down the right we have zero pace which was exposed badly today.

We also need to improve our set pieces as corners were woeful today. That's importantly because as nice as our approach play might be you end up trying to thread it through the eye of a needle when they pack the defence and put two on Mitoma.

Having said this their keeper was brilliant and Webster had a mare particularly with the crucial first goal.

Mitoma more often than not had 3/4 on him. They entirely nullified him. He still had a few very classy moments however!

 

[mothy]

Come on. Yes we love Pervis and Webster did have a shocker. However, as the MOTD pundits pointed out Pervis did switch off and failed to check over his shoulder.

& also as they said it was a brilliant pass, 1st touch & finish. V Webster giving it away & then an attempted & failed back passed gifting them a goal