As a big fan of high pressing I totally agree I would like to see more of it...

but what I can tell you from watching Chilean football for the past 2 years where this tactic is applied at different levels to varying degrees of success is that it doesn't make it any more likely to keep clean sheets really unless you have a couple of world class players in the holding role and at centre back.

Also worth noting that most teams that play high pressing game are capable of keeping the ball for long periods themselves. I am not convinced we can do this. You can't high press the opposition when you are only averaging around 40% possession in games, we'd be f**ked after 70mins.

Posted By: Brandonio on December 21st 2011 at 20:05:13

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Wolves Analysis and stuff (NCFC) - holtamania, Dec 21, 18:59:40
- Fantastic stuff and re your last paragraph (NCFC) - loz, Dec 21, 19:25:07
  - Isn't it a bit contradictory to say the problem is the midfield for giving the ball away, (NCFC) - Vivid Data Shark, Dec 21, 19:54:54
    - I should amend that to say midfield and fullbacks. Ta. (n/m) (NCFC) - holtamania, Dec 21, 20:01:31
  - yeah I think it's a lot clearer now... (NCFC) - Brandonio, Dec 21, 19:45:54
    - Whitbread is no better than Barnett (NCFC) - holtamania, Dec 21, 19:53:27
      - As a big fan of high pressing I totally agree I would like to see more of it... (NCFC) - Brandonio, Dec 21, 20:05:13
        
        Indeed (NCFC) - holtamania, Dec 21, 20:10:21
  - I think he should (NCFC) - holtamania, Dec 21, 19:28:17
    - Thanks again for taking time to do this (NCFC) - loz, Dec 21, 19:36:52
      - Tactics (NCFC) - holtamania, Dec 21, 19:54:34
- Hmm that's got to be wrong. (NCFC) - Stringy Bob, Dec 21, 19:18:16

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