Birdy
Senior Member
We were unlucky based on chances,
BUT didn't like the fact that he is not trying to instill pressing principles
It's ridiculous to play Osasuna and not have the whole team pressing high up the pitch to suffocate a technically mediocre side.
Of course when you have Pique and Umtiti (lenglet as well) who are these days as fast as my grandpa, you cannot play a high line without problems.
On the contrary, this 'conservative' approach protects these bums from getting exposed, but kills the whole team and the midfield, like under Ernie.
Today it was reminiscent of a typical Ernie afternoon with the only difference that 3-4 years ago MATS would have saved those shots, and the goals on the counter would have been scored by Messi
BUT didn't like the fact that he is not trying to instill pressing principles
It's ridiculous to play Osasuna and not have the whole team pressing high up the pitch to suffocate a technically mediocre side.
Of course when you have Pique and Umtiti (lenglet as well) who are these days as fast as my grandpa, you cannot play a high line without problems.
On the contrary, this 'conservative' approach protects these bums from getting exposed, but kills the whole team and the midfield, like under Ernie.
Today it was reminiscent of a typical Ernie afternoon with the only difference that 3-4 years ago MATS would have saved those shots, and the goals on the counter would have been scored by Messi
