Problem is playing Rice & Phillips removes a creative option in the midfield.The amount of times that there was a creative link up player ahead of Rice was telling. Same for the fullbacks, they were missing that option, something that the likes of Foden, offers when he plays centrally.Secondly, team is set up defensively, how many times was the overlapping fullback an option? Very rarely.Thirdly, too many touches.. players do not seem fluid or aware of each others movements and take too many touches.. not many one touch moments, also look at the times when Grealish was on the ball and played it into space, but no player was there. He would have expected that type of movement and fluidity.
If you're going to play Rice & Phillips, then it's a counter-attacking tactic with speedy players that's needed.
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Problem is playing Rice & Phillips removes a creative option in the midfield. The amount of times that there was a creative link up player ahead of Rice was telling. Same for the fullbacks, they were missing that option, something that the likes of Foden, offers when he plays centrally. Secondly, team is set up defensively, how many times was the overlapping fullback an option? Very rarely. Thirdly, too many touches.. players do not seem fluid or aware of each others movements and take too many touches.. not many one touch moments, also look at the times when Grealish was on the ball and played it into space, but no player was there. He would have expected that type of movement and fluidity.
If you're going to play Rice & Phillips, then it's a counter-attacking tactic with speedy players that's needed.