As a Spurs fan, I couldn’t agree more. Ange wants to control games through relentless attack. It works well when we have our first XI (player quality) and the players are fresh (they make better decisions). And it falls apart otherwise as it’s not a very effective means of control. A team like Ipswich controlled the match away by making a low block, reserving their energy, and then counter attacking fast up the wings. Angeball is dependent on the extreme energy levels to recover and press from chaotically distributed player positions. His frustration though has been the final third decision making. We lose the ball easily, create a lot of low quality chances, and a few big chances.. if we don’t convert them we’re constantly at risk of dropping a goal or two.
As a Spurs fan, I couldn’t agree more. Ange wants to control games through relentless attack. It works well when we have our first XI (player quality) and the players are fresh (they make better decisions). And it falls apart otherwise as it’s not a very effective means of control. A team like Ipswich controlled the match away by making a low block, reserving their energy, and then counter attacking fast up the wings. Angeball is dependent on the extreme energy levels to recover and press from chaotically distributed player positions. His frustration though has been the final third decision making. We lose the ball easily, create a lot of low quality chances, and a few big chances.. if we don’t convert them we’re constantly at risk of dropping a goal or two.
Very interesting, and much to agree with
Great reading! Thanks