Forget possession and attacking intent. My biggest frustration with Jose is his inability to see the value of territory in games against teams like this. We consistently play too deep. They have zero threat in behind, and yet there is no concerted team effort to press and win the ball high up the pitch.
Allowing a team like Burnley to set up defensively before we attack is completely playing into their hands.
We may very well go onto win 6-0, but this game is reminiscent right now to Sheff U and Bournemouth after the season restarted.
If we’re going to do well in the league this year and maybe even mount a challenge, it’s not the games against City and Utd I worry about, it’s these.
Ps Doherty has been proper shit.
Allowing a team like Burnley to set up defensively before we attack is completely playing into their hands.
We may very well go onto win 6-0, but this game is reminiscent right now to Sheff U and Bournemouth after the season restarted.
If we’re going to do well in the league this year and maybe even mount a challenge, it’s not the games against City and Utd I worry about, it’s these.
Ps Doherty has been proper shit.