Reasons to be cheerful - our defending!
Dec 18, 2019 0:08:58 GMT
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Post by gretschgas on Dec 18, 2019 0:08:58 GMT
And I include the keeper in this but how good is our defence??!! Even without Davies, Hare, Little and Tariq we are so strong at the back!
So this is a thread to appreciate the art good old fashioned defending at it's best!
I started watching the gas in the early 90s when big Andy Tilson was marshalling us and probably havent seen as good an individual defender since but this unit we have built is probably the best in the 25 or so years since then and our league position reflects this. Even with 2 kids back there we just look so solid. Theres something so good about seeing defenders celebrating blocks with each other almost as much as they do goals!
If you look at the squad as a whole not many would say its top 6 but have a good defence and you only need the odd goal to win games and that's exactly what were doing. If the new manager knows of a couple of creative players with a bit of pace then I can see us surprising one or two in the next 4 or 5 months I really can.
So big Tone, Alfie, Rollin, Lukey and Anssi keep it up because without you guys we would probably be a good 10-15 positions lower!
Anyone think of a better or more effective rovers defence than this one? Or one that enjoys defending as much? The only one that comes close for me was the one Ollie assembled of Tilly, Fozzy and Thommo as a back 3 in the 'nearly' season.
Up the defenders!!
So this is a thread to appreciate the art good old fashioned defending at it's best!
I started watching the gas in the early 90s when big Andy Tilson was marshalling us and probably havent seen as good an individual defender since but this unit we have built is probably the best in the 25 or so years since then and our league position reflects this. Even with 2 kids back there we just look so solid. Theres something so good about seeing defenders celebrating blocks with each other almost as much as they do goals!
If you look at the squad as a whole not many would say its top 6 but have a good defence and you only need the odd goal to win games and that's exactly what were doing. If the new manager knows of a couple of creative players with a bit of pace then I can see us surprising one or two in the next 4 or 5 months I really can.
So big Tone, Alfie, Rollin, Lukey and Anssi keep it up because without you guys we would probably be a good 10-15 positions lower!
Anyone think of a better or more effective rovers defence than this one? Or one that enjoys defending as much? The only one that comes close for me was the one Ollie assembled of Tilly, Fozzy and Thommo as a back 3 in the 'nearly' season.
Up the defenders!!