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Yet again we started slow and needed a half time pep talk from slav to get us moving...we were second best for the first 15mins yesterday and only after ayew was rightly sent off and villa sat back did we get into the game.....still unsure as to why its happening maybe playing song and noble as holding midfielders could be the reason..away from home when countering your opponents that's fine but home you need to be on the front foot more...how many square passes and back passes did we do yesterday and that was after villa went down to ten men.....yes a packed defence is hard to break down but passing quicker and making the pitch wider is surely what you need to do when that is the situation....still unconvinced about song and hopefully we will have someone fit to lead the line soon because Valencia is not the answer as it is just not his game......one more thought payet needs to be moved inside as he is proving ineffective out wide.
Think Payet
Is suffering out wide to accommodate Song. Personally I thought the whole team was set up wrong from the start against a team like Villa. As for Valencia's petulance at being subbed, the sooner he realises he ain't all he's cracked up to be, the better.
Backside
All this back and side passing does my swede. Ginge is the worst culprit, he does tend to pass back then point forward. I'm now resigned to being an arm-chair fan and I think the whole of Andover can hear me shouting 'THE GOAL'S THE OTHER WAY!' When the goalie does get a pass back, he hoofs it back down the pitch and nine times out of ten it goes to one of the other team anyway. Still, glad to be where we are, fear no-one and always confident.
Yes I have to say I was at
Yes I have to say I was at the Wolves game the other week and I did think it was a case of deja vu - Thank God for half time team talks and pies..!!
Funny i was going to post on
Funny i was going to post on all this passing around the back 4 ,reminds me a bit of Spanish football ,even barca when Puyol would endlessly pass it back and fourth ,back and fourth yarn yarn