![]() ![]() Or the other is to draw the press on even tighter so you’ve got the space to pop the ball around or through it.” “One way is to go directly over it and have a ‘fight ball’, another is to clip it to someone further up the field. “There is more focus on how teams press and how they ‘lock on’, so the reverse of that is asking how you beat the press,” said Paul Clements, Norwich City goalkeeping coach. We know this to be a well-established part of elite teams’ build-up in recent seasons - particularly placing studs on top of the ball - ultimately to maximise their ball progression upfield. Crucially, they were always in control of the situation, with three passing options - two centre-backs and a dropping midfielder - invariably outnumbering Palace’s two forwards. ![]() Spurs were winning, and in no hurry to get the ball upfield. Then after 72 minutes, 81 minutes, 88 minutes, and 91 minutes. With Spurs in the lead, Vicario simply waited before making a simple pass to Cristian Romero. With Palace maintaining a rigid 4-4-2 out of possession, neither Will Hughes nor Odsonne Edouard is willing to close down Spurs’ goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario.Įven Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg’s hand gesture gives a direction to “relax” on the ball. It occurred after 65 minutes during Tottenham Hotspur’s recent 2-1 victory against Crystal Palace. ![]()
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