Posted by Sandbach Hatter on 3/1/2021, 1:03 pm, in reply to "Re: Going forward "
Jim's comments seem to suggest that yesterdays defensive mode from the Rooney goal onwards was not in the script.
At 2-0 up we should be looking for another so that conceding a deflected goal becomes a consolation and doesn't put us on the back foot for the rest of the game fighting off a reinvigorated opponent in search of an equaliser.
The Defensive Midfielders are key for me. They need to be closer to Rooney and further from the back 3. they should be a "line" of defence and not a part of a central defensive 5. I'm sure that's not the intended structure but one we see frequently.