I'd also add: watch Man City. One of the things that makes them so hard to play against - aside from billions of petrodollars of blood money - is the way they spread themselves across the pitch. Yes, three players will close down the ball, but the rest hold positions ready to press the next person the ball might go to. So Marsch has looked at the most effective side in British football and thought, "let's do the opposite".
On Mon, 24 Oct 2022 at 12:32, nattan--- via Leedslist <leedslist@gn.apc.org> wrote: > We were discussing pre match how come Marsch was seen as the successor to > Bielsa. The claim from the club was it would be a natural progression with > an improved defence > However when we started analysing things it is different. Bielsa loved to > play with wingers, at least one of them ( often Harrison) would always hug > the touchline and was an easy 'out ball' , Marsch wants everything played > through the middle and in a narrow ( " penis" - copyright the square ball) > formation, to quote jesss " the goals are in the middle of the pitch" > Bielsa was all about possession and keeping the ball Marsch is all about > transition and turn over, letting the opposition have the ball and then > force them into errors / giving the ball up in dangerous areas. > The perfect Bielsa goal is after 10 or more passes, Marsch wants one or > two passes to score. > Bielsa all about man marking , Marsch all zonal, both at set pieces and in > open play, all move to the side of the pitch where the ball is. > Bielsa was all about integrity and never moaning at refs - Marsch the > polar opposite, get in the refs face and 'bully them into giving you the > next decision " > The only thing their teams had in common was the amount of running they > do. Under Bielsa and Marsch our players cover more ground and do more > running , generally speaking, than the opposition. This one factor does > not seem enough to make Jesse the natural successor in terms of style of > play. > Whatever, they need to make the correct decision now or we are facing more > years in the doldrums ( our 20,000 season ticket waiting list will > disappear overnight if relegated) They need to get " sack or back" correct > and if sack , make the right choice in replacing him. Bielsa was always > going to be hard / impossible to replace but they appear to have got it > very wrong > Dave > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > Rest in Peace Guy, and wear your hat! -- Ed Morrish e...@morrish.org | 07870657825 www.edmorrish.com _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ Rest in Peace Guy, and wear your hat!
