I agree, its as much about the midfield as the defence

And the lack of midfielders showing for the ball in some games is a problem. The opposition know it and go man for man on them but rather than adjust we keep trying to play the same ball.

I also think Hanley and Gibson are playing a few more square passes than they used to and thus moving the ball out slower which allows the opposition to close down the passing options.

I don't think anyone wants us just to lump it. There is nothing wrong with playing it out per se, they just need to move it quicker and adapt a bit when its clear the opposition are onto us.

Posted By: Jim on March 14th 2023 at 11:26:52

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Mobray spots the obvious (NCFC) - Jim, Mar 14, 06:40:04
- would we be better with Lungi at CB, to have a ball player to break the press? (NCFC) - usacanary, Mar 14, 14:50:56
- I’m often reminded of NCFCMIKEWALKERVERSION2 at the moment (NCFC) - Nelsons final flanel, Mar 14, 11:42:08
- Sargent and Idah provide one of the best opportunities to bypass and win possession (NCFC) - MonkeyPuzzle, Mar 14, 09:31:19
  - You just want to hoof it up to the big lads? (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Mar 14, 09:32:30
    - I think we’d enjoy more possession in the final 1/3 so yes (NCFC) - MonkeyPuzzle, Mar 14, 15:35:03
- When did a team playing a different way last win the league? (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Mar 14, 09:17:52
  - There's nothing wrong with it - it's how you set about breaking a press (NCFC) - jamesward, Mar 14, 09:19:15
    - I know i'm a broken record on this but the lack of a holding midfielder doesn't help (NCFC) - Jim, Mar 14, 11:28:53
      - I think even more important…. (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Mar 14, 11:57:19
    - ✅ (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Mar 14, 11:28:50
- Got away with it because we scored so many. (n/m) (NCFC) - canary_wharf, Mar 14, 09:15:08
  - And because Emi would drop deep into central areas (NCFC) - jamesward, Mar 14, 09:18:22
    - Is that true? (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Mar 14, 10:03:37
      - Sara isn't number 10. Nunez is, who spends his time on halfway (NCFC) - jamesward, Mar 14, 10:10:53
      - I think the difference is that (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Mar 14, 10:07:33
        
        I agree, its as much about the midfield as the defence (NCFC) - Jim, Mar 14, 11:26:52
- And yet this is exactly the same back four that played that way (NCFC) - jamesward, Mar 14, 09:03:41
  - They made a lot of mistakes doing it then too. We got away with most of them and I think (NCFC) - Jim, Mar 14, 09:04:52
    - Also, not that many teams pressed us then - they were too scared of us (NCFC) - jamesward, Mar 14, 09:06:33
      - When you beat a press like that goal at Man City it's incredible (n/m) (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Mar 14, 09:27:54
- If we all know it (NCFC) - paulg, Mar 14, 07:20:05
- Yep. When playing out from the back, we often resemble Bambi on ice. (NCFC) - Under soil heating, Mar 14, 06:55:12
  - I’m all for it, but sometime it does seem to be overly risky. They don’t seem to tailor it (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Mar 14, 07:13:25
    - We have conceded a few from it and we’ve conceded masses of chances from it (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Mar 14, 07:55:31

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