Quote Originally Posted by Shute View Post
What I saw was their players thinking two passes ahead and the 3rd man moving into space. Our lot were taking each pass like it was an isolated single intention.

We seem to ask our players to basically stick to their positions and not lose shape. Don't get me wrong, it does work in certain situations, but not yesterday.

We couldn't get a tackle in and Swansea broke up our promising moves with tactical fouls. Man City do it all the time.
I agree with this.

Those teams that you mention. seem to be a pass ahead or working to a flexible plan and comfortable in possession, whereas our players seem to pass it to each other and once they get the ball think ‘what am I going to do with it now?’