Swarles Barkley Posted 2 January 2013 Share Posted 2 January 2013 Was watching MOTD and they were talking about how last year was the most goals ever scored in the premier league. Then some commentator pointed out that(obviously) this also means that its most goals conceded. So has defending become less vital and rather tactics are now simply score more than them. Even leicester who have the best defence in the league have fans moaning about our defending at times like whitbread being a liabiliity,poor defending from set pieces etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 2 January 2013 Share Posted 2 January 2013 It's become too dangerous to tackle anyone as it more often than not leads to a free kick/yellow card/penalty so teams tend towards closing players down, cutting off channels and steering players into less dangerous more crowded areas, something that Kingy does rather well but then gets accused of being anonymous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deucalion Posted 2 January 2013 Share Posted 2 January 2013 The job of a fullback used to be to defend the flank. Now a fullback is expected to get forward and overlap the winger. Gary Mills was an attacking fullback but in the early 90s this was unusual. Although, to be fair, I prefer defenders to try to play a bit rather than just hoofing the ball over the stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnegan Posted 2 January 2013 Share Posted 2 January 2013 Is it really a bad thing to be having more goals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corky Posted 2 January 2013 Share Posted 2 January 2013 Match of the Day is far more interesting when you have 30-odd goals in a day like last Saturday. Defending isn't as good now but for a neutral that can't be a bad thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc_star Posted 2 January 2013 Share Posted 2 January 2013 The job of a fullback used to be to defend the flank. Now a fullback is expected to get forward and overlap the winger. Gary Mills was an attacking fullback but in the early 90s this was unusual. Although, to be fair, I prefer defenders to try to play a bit rather than just hoofing the ball over the stand. Yeah, but he was prone to a lofted diagonal rather than always overlapping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acooling08 Posted 2 January 2013 Share Posted 2 January 2013 Attacking players in the Premiership are the best they've ever been. Sergio Aguero vs Clint Hill, mmm no wonder we're seeing record goalscoring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnegan Posted 2 January 2013 Share Posted 2 January 2013 Attacking players in the Premiership are the best they've ever been. Sergio Aguero vs Clint Hill, mmm no wonder we're seeing record goalscoring. Jamie Mackie versus Nemanja Vidic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webbo Posted 2 January 2013 Share Posted 2 January 2013 Jamie Mackie versus Nemanja Vidic? That probably proves that the top 6 are so far in front of the rest that that's why there are so many goals now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGLCFC Posted 2 January 2013 Share Posted 2 January 2013 The speed and intensity of the game has increased added to the fact that too many players go to the ground too easily means defenders shield rather than tackle. However, it's what we all go to see on a Saturday, games with loads of goals, so long as they are at the right end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicesterseddon Posted 2 January 2013 Share Posted 2 January 2013 It's also the state of the pitches and the weight of the balls - two things that have changed quite a bit since the 70s/80s. Most of the football you see in the Premier League now would simply not have been possible in the majority of British stadiums a few decades ago. Heavy, quagmired pitches made passing more difficult and made players tire more easily. At least it's one thing that 'modern football' developments have changed for the better.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry - LCFC Posted 2 January 2013 Share Posted 2 January 2013 I think people have become a bit obsessed with goals, they aren't the only good thing about football. Of course I enjoy watching them fly in from thirty yards but I'm a big admirer of goal-saving tackles that the commentators won't get as excited about. When a game ends 4-3 I end up thinking someone hasn't done their job properly - a game with seven goals in was probably not of the highest quality. One of my favourite games was Inter Milan losing 1-0 at the Nou Camp despite so many people accusing them of being boring and negative. Far too many 8-0's these days, the gap between the top and the bottom mid-table is too big in the PL. Plus, you're not allowed to tackle anymore so defenders almost have to let attackers through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acooling08 Posted 2 January 2013 Share Posted 2 January 2013 I think there's a lot more penalties given now which obviously results in more goals. Penalties given for very minimal contact, hard tackles that win the ball fairly, or clearly unintentional handballs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatness_Since_1884 Posted 2 January 2013 Share Posted 2 January 2013 For me it's a combination of worse defending but largely better attacking play. Another factor I'd throw which hasn't been mentioned is the sort of 'Barcelona effect' whereby it's now become fashionable for teams and managers to play more open attractive football due to possible demands from fans, owners or a new approach from the younger coaches in today's game now. Even NP is an example of a manager who has changed his approach tactically. But football is cyclical in its nature and I don't think it'll carry on like this for ever. Managers will change their ways and adapt tactics and football will evolve again. Teams like Stoke this year are examples of where good, solid defending can get you. Although the attacking football is very good to watch at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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