2020/21 Season: Could We See A Change In Playing Style?

[Marinakis Red]

First and foremost I believe we have to better at executing plan A. This for me starts with the defensive structure and pressing that needs to be spot on if we are to evolve as a counter attacking team. With a better defensive structure, movement and pressing we should be able to create more counter attacking situations (forcing the opposition into making errors). Enforcements are required most notably in midfield I would say.

Karanka red, I would say that you are definitely in the "change playing style" camp. I think I can see where you are coming from and I believe many share this belief that if Forest only start playing possession football and attack teams then all will be well. The best form of defense is attack and all of that. Being good at defending is considered negative even though it should be obvious that the current tactic Sabri has implemented is focused on creating the best possible counter attacking opportunities thus maximizing the probability of a successful outcome. Branding this as having a negative mindset is far off the mark IMO.

I think the mindset of setting up not to lose and setting up to win are 2 very different things and can affect confidence of people and I firmly believe we sit in the setting up not to lose camp and I don't not believe that will ever get you promoted. 

I'm wanting a tweek in how the mindset is, we should of attacked the final 6 games rather than setting up not to lose, when it came to the stoke game I believe the mentality of our players had been shot, i do not think they believed they could win the game. 

Barnsley told me a lot about where we are at, that needs to change if you want to get out of this league. That came from the manager and the set up of trying not to lose rather than win. That has a negative impact on confidence of humans, and not trusting them to win a game. Psychology is massive in football now whether we like it or not and that is where the mentality comes from, you have to be full of confidence to get the best performances, I'm not sure our setup gives that to our players. 

You have to defend well as a team absolutely Leeds proved that, but if you spend more time defending than attacking you get mentally tired it's a fact. That then affects your attacking game when players are tired from running in our own half rather than an oppositions. 

We will see next season. Let's hope that tweek in mentality happens.