Ange doesn't know how to play that way (hence my point of either unwilling or unable)
Look at the two Leicester goals
- First one everyone is struggling to get back? why, why the fudge does one pass have your backline and midfield scrambling?
- 2nd goal, neither the backline stepped up, nor a midfielder pressed the guy in open space right outside our box.
Yes, mid block requires intensity, but it also requires basics, you can't play midblock and leave the wings and far post open on every attack (that's is a compromise of an attacking system, not one intended to manage the game)
Part of it is formation, player intent, but I circle back to the biggest issue I see with Ange continues to be game management, you have to be able to fudging hold the line for the inevitable 10-15 minutes a game where even the bricktiest opponents will have some of the ball and some of the momentum. This is the mistake I made initially with Ange, I looked at games like our first game of season and went. oh, unlucky, had control of most of game, had more chances, they were just more clinical on the day, no .. that's not it, it's opponents are willing to be in don't lose mode for large parts of game, then attack when the momentum allows, while we fudging do it regardless, so the opposition is much more likely to get reward in their moments.
