We play a pressing and counter pressing game, when it's played properly, our players are supposed to be all very astute and consistently well positioned to be able to 'nick' the ball of the opposition, without going to ground, mostly block tackles and holding players up for a team mate to nick it off the opponent, either taking it on themselves or toe poking it to another of our players
When it's done properly it's brilliant, and it is a good system for us especially because it's very well known that we play to a different set of rules to all other teams and if we give officials any excuse whatsoever to give something against us, they almost certainly gleefully will, so staying on our feet unless the press is broken and we have to go to ground makes absolute perfect sense
We do need to be better in our block tackling and positioning to support the ball, we've been too weak in a few block tackles so far this season, and if we did what Brighton players do expertly, have a player effectively supporting the ball so another can be a lot firmer in the tackle knowing if it gets away from them and the opposition player, it will go to the player supporting
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