The Art of defending

I don't think there's anything wrong with the defending.
ok, for us (Liverpool) we're conceding more than last season, but I think that's mostly down to other teams learning to exploit the gaps our full backs leave.

the problem is no-one's allowed to really tackle anymore. any hint of a touch on the attacker and they hit the deck like a sack of s p uds (no pun intended) and then the ref gives them a free kick.
(and s p uds is a banned word? really? seems like you lot are even more sensitive than the players)

the players, and especially the refs, need to remember that this is a contact sport. not every contact (or appearance of contact, yes. looking at you harry kane) is a foul.

we'd see more effective defending and quite a lot less goals if defenders felt they were allowed to make some proper tackles without being penalised for it.

comment by 19th title coming soon. (U12879)
posted 7 minutes ago
I don't think there's anything wrong with the defending.
ok, for us (Liverpool) we're conceding more than last season, but I think that's mostly down to other teams learning to exploit the gaps our full backs leave.

the problem is no-one's allowed to really tackle anymore. any hint of a touch on the attacker and they hit the deck like a sack of s p uds (no pun intended) and then the ref gives them a free kick.
(and s p uds is a banned word? really? seems like you lot are even more sensitive than the players)

the players, and especially the refs, need to remember that this is a contact sport. not every contact (or appearance of contact, yes. looking at you harry kane) is a foul.

we'd see more effective defending and quite a lot less goals if defenders felt they were allowed to make some proper tackles without being penalised for it.
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Liverpoo(l) is banned as well

comment by 19th title coming soon. (U12879)
posted 7 minutes ago
I don't think there's anything wrong with the defending.
ok, for us (Liverpool) we're conceding more than last season, but I think that's mostly down to other teams learning to exploit the gaps our full backs leave.

the problem is no-one's allowed to really tackle anymore. any hint of a touch on the attacker and they hit the deck like a sack of s p uds (no pun intended) and then the ref gives them a free kick.
(and s p uds is a banned word? really? seems like you lot are even more sensitive than the players)

the players, and especially the refs, need to remember that this is a contact sport. not every contact (or appearance of contact, yes. looking at you harry kane) is a foul.

we'd see more effective defending and quite a lot less goals if defenders felt they were allowed to make some proper tackles without being penalised for it.
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You should look at Mane and Salah as well to be fair

Leicester have the best defence in the league, just saying.

comment by ArroinLestah (U22188)
posted 1 hour, 18 minutes ago
Leicester have the best defence in the league, just saying.
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Got slated on here for saying that your defence would improve when you got rid of that donkey mcguire.

Ive now been proved correct.

comment by New Magnum. The Mild Drover (U16400)
posted 34 minutes ago
comment by ArroinLestah (U22188)
posted 1 hour, 18 minutes ago
Leicester have the best defence in the league, just saying.
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Got slated on here for saying that your defence would improve when you got rid of that donkey mcguire.

Ive now been proved correct.
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At least you're right about something. You're not the only one though, I didn't want him to get back into the team following his sending off at Burnley last season, Soyuncu came in away at Huddersfield and was outstanding. I knew then he was better than Maguire but I was on my own, now pretty much everyone agrees.

Football has always been a cyclical game.

We used to promote a cynical and brutal approach which favoured hatchet men at the expense of creative talent.

Then we gradually switched tastes in favour of attacking players.

But the funny thing is that the tide appears to be turning in favour of defenders thanks to VAR. Quite a few people may have noticed that defenders have started diving/simulating as a last ditch resort in order to have a certain goal

^^ .....ruled out.

Maybe there's been a shift and teams are now focussing more on offensive football whereas previously there was more focus on defensive aspects of the game.

These things happen in cycles.

"Art of defending"??
Didn't the Italians take that to the limit of total boredom a few years ago?