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18 Oct 2020 14:26:09
Out of the back four and goalkeeper who started yesterday, only Chilwell would be in my preferred lineup. I'm more worried about our midfield, from a defensive viewpoint, than the actual defence.

Once Kante's press is bypassed we're very, very vulnerable, as neither Jorginho or Kovacic tend to take up good defensive positions. When we do get to the opposition our players tend to be isolated and give away dangerous / silly free kicks - much like the one that led to Southampton's third goal. Romeu was comfortably passing through our lines yesterday, and it's a problem which is only heightened by higher quality. Look at how Thiago picked us apart Vs Bayern last season and how well De Bruyne tends to do against us.

Poor midfield play puts our defence and goalkeeper under a lot of pressure. It's no wonder that those pressures lead to individual mistakes. Simply swapping Jorginho out for Kovacic isn't the answer, they both get their defensive positions all wrong and often let people run off them. We simply don't have an answer for this problem in our squad.

This isn't Champ Manager or FIFA, we weren't going to solve every problem in one window. But, for me, solving the midfield will go a long way to solving the defence, and that should be a priority over another CB.

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18 Oct 2020 14:59:53
I agree with every single aspect of your post “J”.

In the second half yesterday it’s was painful watching our central midfield getting the run-around. It’s a problem I hope we can solve in the next window but I think we have made up our mind about the player we want and I can’t see that happening until the end of the season.

Lamps has to find a way to resolve this issue but I’m struggling to think of a natural solution with the players we have.

18 Oct 2020 15:39:05
Agree with you both and fear that we may well need another window to get defensive element of midfield right.

18 Oct 2020 15:42:24
Look I'm a Kante fan but I ain't afraid to criticise a player that has given us so much success.

Tbh Kante has been so poor this campaign. Lost count of how many times he won the ball back only to misplace a pass within seconds and give it right back to them. It was a theme Vs West Brom and was also a theme at Southampton yesterday.

18 Oct 2020 15:43:07
Have posted longer comments on why I think we are where we are and what still needed on Discussion post page, for what their worth!

18 Oct 2020 17:33:27
What am i reading, kante is there to break up play. Press and chase and get back and make tackles, while he does that Jorginho stands with concrete boots and points, so when kantes pressing is bypassed ( press as a team or don’t press at all ) our defensive midfielder who’s there to protect the back four just gets bypassed at ease. His not mobile enough to get about or quick, this has been covered last year and this year, if kante is to be the DM then fine as his better than other options but he can’t do it alone, he pressed yesterday while others didn’t, least kovecic who offers little going forward is mobile enough to defend, ampadu would of been better partner than what we have too.

18 Oct 2020 17:59:41
Matt your missing my point mate. What's the point in breaking up play and making tackles when your giving the ball away instantly. He needs to raise his levels to a good standard and the one that we are used to seeing. No one is doubting his ability at all.

Your very quick to criticise J5, but I think you should appreciate what he does with the ball. Yesterday he was fantastic with the ball and he contributed massively in all of our attacks. I can't see Kovacic or Kante spray the balls all over the pitch like he does. yes they dribble but sometimes a lofted is all it takes i. e. Werner Goal. Give the man credit whilst his on good form for God sake.

19 Oct 2020 06:27:45
think we are top heavy and a higher line of defence will help . when there is a turnover. our top 4 are alwats running back but in vain . as our back line is droping at the same time and we can't crowd out the midfield.

dont see how we can continue to play like this . unless the option is to out score the opposition. else we need to move back to a 433.

19 Oct 2020 09:19:09
What a way to blame Kante,

19 Oct 2020 09:46:20
What a way to blame Kante, putting blame on him for Jorginho's lapses. Jorginho is only good when we boss the game but become a liability when we are being pressed. It's a tale of two halves where he was excellent in the first half but when Southampton came all out in the 2nd half, he became ineffective as he was breezed by. Kante can't do it all, remember the issue with fabregas and Kante too when we had similar pairing problem.
Jorginho is player in the defensive role (DM) without real defensive attributes but only by crafts. In that position, you must have defensive qualities to be able to excel.
In all Frank must address his defending in corners, setpieces and should not only stop changing the squad every match but also stop playing them out of position. The season is anybody's and I believe we can go all the way if we can address our issues quickly and have a settled squad.

19 Oct 2020 17:52:44
Nobody blaming Kante. His levels have dropped and we need him to raise it. Simple.





 

 

 
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