Lower Westladida_gunner_grahamLower West
Seems as if the front 5 are intentionally pushing high up the pitch to create space . That's why Stam is looking for technically good defenders that are comfortable with the ball.
OK, but the point of creating space is so that you can exploit it. If there are no players IN that space, it's just space.
Early days have patience. Still coming together.
Agreed, and not losing patience for sure. The point is though that when we have the ball at the back we seem to adopt a 4-1-5 formation, which seems strange. It leaves the defence with few viable forward looking options (hence the endless passing between them) and the service to the strikers is less measured than it could be.