03-10-2025, 10:07 AM
How on earth can a professional manager set his teams up defensively like that then repeatedly do it? I have purposely stayed quiet on Ange as I actually like the fella as a person.
But he tactically is probably the most naive manager I have seen in some time. Football isn't just about attacking it is about defending too.
That zonal marking setup is a joke, an absolute embarrassment. If you are going to go zonal then you have to block the runners to stop them getting a run and a free head at the ball. Our static defenders are not out jumping anybody with a run. It happens time and time again. Why on earth does he not use blockers if indeed we continue to go zonal.
Then when were static for the second ball they are already on the move do of course they are going to be the quickest to react for the second ball.
Ange famously said he does not work on set pieces and boy can we tell.
No way back from here when a ground turns like that. It was horrific to see and be a part of. I was just as embarrassed by that as I am the set piece defending. A total shambles.
But he tactically is probably the most naive manager I have seen in some time. Football isn't just about attacking it is about defending too.
That zonal marking setup is a joke, an absolute embarrassment. If you are going to go zonal then you have to block the runners to stop them getting a run and a free head at the ball. Our static defenders are not out jumping anybody with a run. It happens time and time again. Why on earth does he not use blockers if indeed we continue to go zonal.
Then when were static for the second ball they are already on the move do of course they are going to be the quickest to react for the second ball.
Ange famously said he does not work on set pieces and boy can we tell.
No way back from here when a ground turns like that. It was horrific to see and be a part of. I was just as embarrassed by that as I am the set piece defending. A total shambles.