Pre Match - Real Madrid - CL FINAL - Sat 20:00

[StevieM]

But did we not do this in2011 with Sebastián Coates...?

You know that example doesn’t strengthen your case in any way, shape, form or manner at all…. right?

 

[RedStar]

Robertson was pressing Modric, and not very well, wasn't he?

Yeah, there is a problem with that sort of intensive pressing by fullbacks. It doesn't work if you press on your own.

We saw the same thing happen when we played a hapless Utd at Old Trafford and as soon as someone pressed they got pulled out of position and everybody has to scramble cover. That's what Robbo did, he abandoned his position by about 30 yards chasing Modric back. Nobody else was in a good position to press and so Madrid easily worked the ball out of danger and into the space he left behind leaving us 3v3 with Trent caught in no man's land between Benzema and Vinicius. He's as much at fault as Trent