“It's difficult to leave Marassi with a 0-0, so our only option is to go in without fear and attack. We must rediscover our aggression, as attack is the best form of defence.” -Edy Reja
Ya I can see this tactic so clearly on the field
I liked the tempo and intensity for most of the half. To be honest, I'm not completely sure we did, after all, 'sit back' after the goal. More over what happened was that Samp woke up and our midfield got raped. Guberti and Poli are having a field day, they got all the space in the world they want to pin the ball around. How many times did Ledesma touch the ball actually?
No doubt where the blame lies for me - defence. Every single individual in the back 4 has fucked up. Radu, Siviglia, and Stendardo tried to close down Guberti but failed, and he still got a shot in. Diakite, or 'Rory Delap' as the commentary said (although I have to say Delap is better. Enough said) got nutmegged in a seriously embarassing fashion, and has generally been pwned down the right side.
Midfield sucks but without doubt, our defence is worse and it's for that reason that we cannot play deep. The defence has to push the fuck up, like the first 20 minutes. I think a draw is possible, and I'd take it, but 4-3-3 doesn't work for me at all. We have to play 4-3-1-2 and I've seen enough of Zarate to be convinced that him playing as treq behind Floc and Roc would work.
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