andrewjohnsmith wrote: ↑Sat Sep 19, 2020 5:00 pm
Agree. I think what's lost in "Phillips playey well" and "Klich was great" is the tactics. Phillips was thrown in and overrun. It came off as a bad game but he stuck to it well. Klich had a great game because of all the space that was left further up. Bielsa's tactics and even though it looked like a bad game for Kalvin, he was doing the job of two men.
Have to agree with this. I noticed it at Liverpool aswell, i was surprised Liverpool didn't make the space count more. There is a gaping hole in Midfield at times, Phillips needs more help in their for me. We have the 2 wide men and Klich playing forward of Phillips. Its almost a front 5 and a back 5 with nothing in between at times. I guess that's why its entertaining.
SG90 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 19, 2020 4:13 pm
I thought Koch played well. People will mention the penalty, but will say nothing about the block from Hector when he had a free header.
Agree On Koch, his colleagues around him looked ragged at times
faaip wrote: ↑Sat Sep 19, 2020 4:05 pm
Defences take a lot longer to build than attacks, it's all about understanding and teamwork and that takes time.
mothbanquet wrote: ↑Sat Sep 19, 2020 4:26 pm
Yeah 40 total should do it.
You know, folks, we have to remember that every game we play is going to be tough. Expect heart surgeons to be in high demand until survival is guaranteed.
I did say after our promotion to the PL we have to expect more defeats than last season
8 Liverpool FC Liverpool FC 1 1 0 0 4:3 1 3 9 Leeds United Leeds United 2 1 0 1 7:7 0 3
10 Burnley FC Burnley FC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 0
11 Manchester City Manchester City 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 0
12 Aston Villa Aston Villa 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 0
13 Southampton FC Southampton FC 1 0 0 1 0:1 -1 0
14 Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur 1 0 0 1 0:1 -1 0 15 Manchester United Manchester United 1 0 0 1 1:3 -2 0
16 Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion 1 0 0 1 1:3 -2 0
17 West Ham United West Ham United 1 0 0 1 0:2 -2 0 18 Sheffield United Sheffield United 1 0 0 1 0:2 -2 0
SG90 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 19, 2020 5:13 pm
KP was poor because he was against both Anguissa and Reed. When we play Roberts at 10, we get no help in midfield. That's why we struggled first half until Pablo came on after the restart.
I made that point too. I think Klich played fairly far forward. Definitely Bielsa's tactics. He kind of let Phillips get overrun a little in the DMC role, while Klich was further forward taking advantage of all the extra space. Klich could have sat back, but Bielsa saw an opportunity in not doing that.
Cjay wrote: ↑Sat Sep 19, 2020 6:48 pm
Feel sorry for Koch, thought he played well, best of the back 4 imo.
Our left hand side was poor today and imo Meslier should have done better for all of the goals.
Costa looks every inch a Premier league player and Paddy to based on today, both of them were superb.
Klich was good to but imo we were to open and as part of that midfield he has to do better.
We are really clinical atm but we must ne harder to beat (same as last season) we cant concede at this rate.
All agreed
I think Koch is fine. The only reason I fell sorry for him is when the fans who don't see the whole picture start knocking him for a single mistake. He was fantastic today. Anyone who really watches the game sees that. We've got a quality defender there. Better than Maguire, Stones, Ake for a fraction of the price
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1964white wrote: ↑Sat Sep 19, 2020 6:21 pm
Like a new signing for me, a excellent start to this season for our coffee boy
Last year I was convinced Orta misunderstood Bielsa when he said "I want Costa" I thought he was ordering a cup of coffee. This year it's starting to look like he did mean Helder Costa after all.
