Quote:Quinky Kin
Where other teams rush up and apply pressure, we seem to hang back and let opponents build up a head of steam these days. Surely they weren't coached that way?
Completely agree with this. It has been a real feature of our play since the turn of the year and I can't fathom why. The players aren't scared nor do I think they are disinterested. However, in attack we often only seem to have tight spaces to work in and are held up by the first tackler, whereas our opponents are dragged down by two or three of our defenders after making good ground.
It can't be a tactical decision (like defending deep in football), it wouldn't work! Maybe it is poor tackling technique - always wanting to rip the ball rather than taking the man down? Just can't work it out!