serghei
Senior Member
I'm also not sure new defenders would make a difference as we need fast, tall, technically gifted, high IQ defender...I mean if we pick best 11 on all position then this is a computer game not reality.
Again, our mids and attackers also looked poor with all the managers before Flick as they were always 1 against 2 or 3 thanks to our sloooow build up. Now they look good. Of course, that doesn't mean they are all the best in their position but all look capable. I think our defenders would look the same with the game that suits them. Since, we are always going to be attacking team, and that's good, we just need some pragmatism during the march.
It's not like that man. Araujo vs Acerbi there is a level of defending you see at Valladolid. You don't have to be a top defender to position yourself between the marker and the ball and don't leave him a clear path to get to the ball first.
He's a 37 year old defender lol, not Cristiano Ronaldo.

Not all defensive problems Flick ball causes will miraculously vanish, but a good portion of those will be solved by a good defender with the right mentality.
Araujo cooked two managers already. A simply mediocre defender. If there's a player Flick ball is a nightmare for, that's it, a clueless defender that sucks on all these 3 areas: on the ball, in terms of positioning and reading the play, and in basic 1 vs 1 marking.
At this level there is simply no room for bums. Especially for a manager who doesn't take any precautions defensively even when he should.
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