Quote Originally Posted by Tuerto View Post
But we have to start somewhere, this kind of play needs ironing out, it takes time. It's about drawing the opposition out, creating pockets of space to be exploited. In my opinion it's the right way to play, although i have no problem with those who hate it and who would prefer the keeper to whack it long. There's never likely a point where a club like ours will have all of the things in place for this style of play to be successful, but it has to start somewhere, and whether we like it or not, it isn't going away. Knocking the ball 60 yards onto someones head is basically conceding possession. Attempting to play out and create angles with movement and quick passes while drawing the opposition in is at least constructive. It may never come to fruition, but i think that we should try these things. Forwards don't initially commit either, they wait until the third pass as they know that if they over commit the ball can be played through them.
But this is what I’m getting at, unless we lose the ball after the inter passing we inevitably do whack it long, so if our defenders do keep possession after a few passes it’s only delaying the whack forward. Our midfield aren’t switched on enough to find pockets of space for the passing to move up the pitch. Robinson did come back looking for a chance to link up with the defence when he came on. Perhaps you can understand our less skilful players fighting shy of the possibility of being caught out by demanding the ball but players like Colwill, who some see as a ray of light, fights shy as well.

Were obviously missing Ramsey linking up between front and back and it seems we have no other player capable of the role, Colwill, for me, just lets the game pass him by, perhaps it’s because he looks permanently knackered. It’s a position that needs addressing in January because, at the moment, we’re stuck in a hole playing both systems. No midfield guile to find space in the passing system and a 6ft 4 pussycat of a centre forward if we play long ball. It seems, lately, that we’re a dream to play against, so easy to suss out.