Yeah exactly. It might have worked better if we hadn’t had such a defensive crisis

In the first season but we will never know.

Second season they completely lost the plot trying to do something different

Posted By: Knitted Jesus on September 15th 2022 at 09:05:38

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Winning games against a high press/ on the break / when under pressure (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Sep 15, 08:59:13
- We would have got completely destroyed against any Premier League team if we played like (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Sep 15, 10:02:14
  - Fortunately we have a proven ability to buy Prem-ready reinforcements (NCFC) - CWC, Sep 15, 10:15:14
  - We actually have the 2nd highest possession stats in the division (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Sep 15, 10:06:17
    - In this division, yes. I am talking about the Premier League. (n/m) (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Sep 15, 10:09:02
      - Yeah but my point is that Smith does want us to keep the ball (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Sep 15, 10:27:28
- You could be right.Obvs we were all hoping our beautiful style of play under DF would work (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Sep 15, 09:01:23
  - I don’t particularly care about the style of play but I do want to see us control games (NCFC) - Jim, Sep 15, 09:45:18
    - Ball retention was noticeably better when Gibbs was in CM and not Kenny (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Sep 15, 09:47:40
  - Yeah exactly. It might have worked better if we hadn’t had such a defensive crisis (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Sep 15, 09:05:38
    - I think it could have worked, and agree with crises, but also we simply never had (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Sep 15, 10:08:26
- (We will fall out of the prem again, if we get back up again) (NCFC) - Old Git, Sep 15, 08:59:59
  - Yeah probably but would be nice to do it with a bit more dignity (n/m) (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Sep 15, 09:01:44
    - falling with style (with apols to buzz lightyear) (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 15, 13:09:36
  - But we’ll also piss everyone off if we get back up again (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 15, 09:01:11

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