Bergen Blade
Well-Known Member
1-2: Bristol City have a free kick that swung into our box. Carey beats Davies in the air and scores.
2-2: City chip it into the box from a central position. After some havoc in the box Saborio pokes it in.
At this point it's been said that we defended very deep. Fortune had been put on, and we'd made some changes to our midfield. Defending deep isn't dangerous in itself, but if you lose aggression and organisation as well, it is.
As the photo shows, we look pulled out of position centrally. You'd ideally want your five man midfield to form a defensive wall in front of the defence, but it seems we are going for the unorthodox wide rectangle.
Fortune misjudges the flight of the ball, and may be confusing our centre halves more than helping them out. If Fortune hadn't been there, I think one of them would have challenged the chipped ball. Fortune then looks to have control of the ball, but loses it and Saborio can get his toe poke in.
City have a bit of luck of course, but it may also prove that it's not always enough to just put another centre back on. Concentration and organisation must still be right.
2-2: City chip it into the box from a central position. After some havoc in the box Saborio pokes it in.
At this point it's been said that we defended very deep. Fortune had been put on, and we'd made some changes to our midfield. Defending deep isn't dangerous in itself, but if you lose aggression and organisation as well, it is.
As the photo shows, we look pulled out of position centrally. You'd ideally want your five man midfield to form a defensive wall in front of the defence, but it seems we are going for the unorthodox wide rectangle.
Fortune misjudges the flight of the ball, and may be confusing our centre halves more than helping them out. If Fortune hadn't been there, I think one of them would have challenged the chipped ball. Fortune then looks to have control of the ball, but loses it and Saborio can get his toe poke in.
City have a bit of luck of course, but it may also prove that it's not always enough to just put another centre back on. Concentration and organisation must still be right.