Match Thread: Liverpool v Wham

**Steveo** · 26th September 2023, 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by Nineteenx

So boring, go and watch the run of 15 games 19-20 when it was done to its highest levels and done expertly, it just isn't anymore intensive done right, it's actually less intensive, less running

I watched the Real v Atletico game the other night, they did more running than our lads on Sunday

If you don't have the press and counter press nailed down properly you do a lot more running than is necessary, on Sunday we did more running than necessary by having too many players making runs and not enough picking up through trying to play as you always talk about, that was our main issue that was so costly last season, losing it, too many players making runs and not enough picking up allowing teams to play straight through us

Even fucking baldy at City understands this now, it's why they barely get caught on counters compared to how they used to, balance of players making runs and players picking up

Yea - and they seem to be able to cope with such a small squad too

Baldy got himself a Jordan Henderson as-well.. Haven't you got some bells to go and ring>?

**justme** · 27th September 2023, 10:32 AM

good to see the lads smiling and being happy again. was lost last season.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vDtXtCNIzw

**Insidious** · 27th September 2023, 10:57 AM

Man City's midfield minutes when going for their Treble -

Rodri - 4,476
Gundogan - 3,856
De Bruyne - 3,684
B.Silva - 3,601
Foden - 2,660
Phillips - 593
Perrone - 20

This is where I feel 7 midfielders can potentially be enough, but injury records and style of play are massive of course.