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4 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

The tall defenders are going to be a worry with this run and gun system. Lever has brain farts, May gets nervous under pressure and the Tug Boat can’t move the feet quick enough to evade pressure, nor can he defend. 

Then they can get used to it if they are so good. 

What’s the point in having generational defenders if we are going to have a gameplan designed around protecting them?

Run.

Gun.

 
6 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

The tall defenders are going to be a worry with this run and gun system. Lever has brain farts, May gets nervous under pressure and the Tug Boat can’t move the feet quick enough to evade pressure, nor can he defend. 

whos tugboat

Just now, forever demons said:

whos tugboat

My guess is Tommo 

 
1 minute ago, rpfc said:

Then they can get used to it if they are so good. 

What’s the point in having generational defenders if we are going to have a gameplan designed around protecting them?

Run.

Gun.

I agree and there weren’t too many defensive errors, the problem was when they had the ball that still needs work 

Hard to judge with a team playing first touch of the year against an oppo in anger, but for a team with 6 or so best 22 sitting it out, when it clicked it looked great, but if the balls turned over we get knifed on the rebound. Personally I still have questions over billings, but that could just be my predisposed disposition


Teams seem to go end to end with such ease against us.

1 minute ago, Rigatoni Rigoni said:

Hard to judge with a team playing first touch of the year against an oppo in anger, but for a team with 6 or so best 22 sitting it out, when it clicked it looked great, but if the balls turned over we get knifed on the rebound. Personally I still have questions over billings, but that could just be my predisposed disposition

This was the knock on the Pies game style last year, hopefully the positives out weight the negatives

 

Just now, MrFreeze said:

This was the knock on the Pies game style last year, hopefully the positives out weight the negatives

Sweet, I look forward to us lifting the cup then

Yuck giving up quick goals that's five in a row. Our small backs and lever and may a year older are a concern


Trac looked a bit proppy after a contest a minute or so ago. 

I reckon you just have to ask what are we working on?  I see this as More of a test in anger rather than all cards on the table.  You will see patches of good and bad in such scenarios.


Gee the pressure or Gawn is already evident. Such a colossal error giving up so early on Grundy. Gave in to media pressure.

Pace is still an issue because structurally we play high pressure which is vulnerable on the turnover and doesn't let us take advantage of the pace we do have. No matter how quick you are, if you're playing a kick behind on the transition you'll never catchup. It's a Goodwin coaching speciality and has been since 2017.

Edited by praha

 

lol classic Kozzie non-mark.


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