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Cantering. Both Dickie and Manning guilty of it on occasions on the little evidence here. We play such a ridiculously high line that if anyone gets in behind it there is no time to recover. Same mistake repeated and no use looking along the line when backtracking unless you are goal side. Otherwise you are dust. Indecision as to who is picking up who. Likewise our midfield still appears to be slow to close down players on a break against us or designate a player/players to do that.
Positives...
Dickie's positioning on occasions looks encouraging. Manning really should be much further forward as a playmaker. Looks so much more comfortable in that final third. Some very good touches later on from Smyth. BOS looking a bit more interested. Very unlucky second half with the well defended shot off the line.
For me the back 4 have to operate as a back 4. Put a holding player in front of them, an old fashioned sweeper. Only way to stop the rot. Play two wingers that use pace going forward but also track back and playmakers in the middle with a forward up front and your two central midfielder pushing on when needed in support. You still have a deeper line of 5 to handle any counter attack.
Yesterday's highlights/lights on 17:59 - Sep 6 by Toast_R
Thanks for that, good attack awful defence and Lumley still can't make a save.
Lumley doing his best impression of a giant traffic cone again. The reason “the only thing he had to do was bend over and pick the ball out of the net three times” is because he’s incapable of making a save. Absolutely hopeless.