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Old 08-09-2024, 17:21   #20
Lord Stiffupperlip
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Re: Versus Notts County

Alas, this is nothing new.
Here's part of my post from the game against Bristol Rovers on the 12th Jan back in 2019:
'The obvious instruction for the whole team to retreat faster than the speed of light into our own half as soon as any attack breaks down, leaving the opposition unmolested to build attacks from their own half.
Every player can make errors, but you only need look at our present dire goal deficit (the worst in the league) to realise that there is something far more fundamental to blame.
Is it fair to blame individual players for every goal we concede, or does the blame lie in the way our team are instructed to defend?
I've always believed that attack is the best form of defence and this should start in the opponents half when they have the ball.
It's too late to start defending when they're already in your box.
Until Stanley learn to press & harry opponents as soon as they've lost possession, the faster our 'goals against' tally will mount.
Ultimately, the end result will only guarantee more misery.
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