SouthStandUpperTier Posted 3 February 2019 Posted 3 February 2019 Happened again today. Rashford should even have scored before he actually did. It's beyond a joke now. Why do we keep conceding in the first 10 minutes? And how do we rectify it?
lgfualol Posted 3 February 2019 Posted 3 February 2019 Dont know but I dont buy this "Puel cant motivate them" point always being made. Our 2nd halves we always come out noticably better and more hungry.
StriderHiryu Posted 3 February 2019 Posted 3 February 2019 This is a very difficult one to solve. It happens so much now that it's creating a self perpetuating cycle. The players are thinking about it so much, that it's bound to happen. Take today for example, Ricardo who is normally very dependable with the ball had an absolute brain fart and played a suicidal ball into a dangerous area. I'm not sure as a coach you can do much about questionable decision making like that. If we just pump it long all the time, then we won't improve as a team. We do start slowly, so I'd suggest putting players like Albrighton and Hamza in from the start who have high energy, but we have still conceded early when we have tried this in the past. Maybe the way to sort it out is to be pragmatic at the start of games. Just concentrate on keeping the ball without necessarily developing attacking play until we get 20 minutes into the game or so. But I can't see this going down too well with the fans!
Corky Posted 3 February 2019 Posted 3 February 2019 Yet if Ndidi could've headed properly we might've been ahead after 2 minutes.
Guest Basildon Fox Posted 3 February 2019 Posted 3 February 2019 6 minutes ago, lgfualol said: Dont know but I dont buy this "Puel cant motivate them" point always being made. Our 2nd halves we always come out noticably better and more hungry. But that is because half the time we are losing so have to come out fighting. There has to be a reason for it as it is happening much. There has been comments about over training on here. Perhaps we are not warming up enough, however I think it is a motivational, switched on problem. The problem begins and stops with the manager. He seems unable or unwilling to change the way things are done and it is costing us.
Keiriel Posted 3 February 2019 Posted 3 February 2019 Start Hamza over Mendy. No explanation needed there. Kasper could also communicate with his backline more because Maguire was asleep when Rashford came close to putting them ahead before their goal.
Tuna Posted 3 February 2019 Posted 3 February 2019 Don't know but if you find the answer please tell Claude.
Vacamion Posted 3 February 2019 Posted 3 February 2019 Go out and warm up harder pre match. Make their bodies think they have started twenty minutes before kick off.
peach0000 Posted 3 February 2019 Posted 3 February 2019 We need to attack from the start rather than sitting back and allowing teams to come forwards.
Nicolo Barella Posted 3 February 2019 Posted 3 February 2019 Just now, Keiriel said: Start Hamza over Mendy. No explanation needed there. Kasper could also communicate with his backline more because Maguire was asleep when Rashford came close to putting them ahead before their goal. Maybe Puel doesn't feel Hamza is positionally strong enough to play in a midfield 2? I want to see him too but until we see him beside Ndidi alone we can't be sure there aren't valid reasons. Funnily enough, by the time it happens, Puel probably will have developed his weaknesses so he looks good in a two.
coolhandfox Posted 3 February 2019 Posted 3 February 2019 Start positive, we are too passive, leading to us playing to much our own final third, which results in mistakes.
don_danbury Posted 3 February 2019 Posted 3 February 2019 the goal was pretty much a gift form ricardo
SouthStandUpperTier Posted 3 February 2019 Author Posted 3 February 2019 Looks like Arsenal have the same problem. Silly mistake by Iwobi in his own final third. Maybe the answer is just to play safety first football until you're into the flow of the game.
Harry - LCFC Posted 3 February 2019 Posted 3 February 2019 Maybe the warm-up should be looked at. Not sure what else to suggest.
shilton_fox Posted 3 February 2019 Posted 3 February 2019 Think the lads are anxious about this first few minutes and it’s contributing to the continuation of the problem. So worried about starting badly that they do stupid things like Ricardo today. Needs addressing and fast
SouthStandUpperTier Posted 3 February 2019 Author Posted 3 February 2019 Just now, FLAN said: 3.10 kick offs? I like the joke, but it doesn't really work as we rarely have 3.00 kickoffs anymore.
The Doctor Posted 3 February 2019 Posted 3 February 2019 We always seem to need a goal in the match before we relax and get playing, and that to me is nerves. It's the players playing inside themselves due to fear, and only coming out once they've conceded. I think part is the atmosphere is utterly toxic, but from the clubs perspective it needs players who believe in themselves and the game plan, which is a combination of motivation and psychological preparation
Guest Posted 3 February 2019 Posted 3 February 2019 Perhaps the crowd could start singing LOUD starting 10 minutes before the kick off and then KEEP singing and making motivational and supporting sounds until the end of the game. I'd also tell the players to get into the opposition from the whistle but I think the crowd has a big part to play in the matches which it is failing to do.
Izzy Posted 3 February 2019 Posted 3 February 2019 Stringer asked Puel about this after the game and why it was becoming a trend. Puel's answer seemed to suggest that the players are giving the opposition too much respect and are therefore starting games on the back foot. Fvck all to do with the atmosphere, warm up, motivation or any of that. Just a young team who are lacking a bit of self belief and confidence to start games by taking it straight to the opposition.
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