now there are two to three good happened at the weekend so instead of writing them separately i would try to summarize them in one post . i would cover these games and will take into consideration the games that had happened last week ( the game between man utd vs liverpool ) .
the first big game was between napoli vs inter . napoli had done very well in serie A and are at the top . while inter too had been playing some very decent football . spaletti had organised them well . while napoli's sarri had been getting all the praise because of the playing style . there is no doubt that napoli are playing well .they pass the ball well but the football is a constantly evolving game and i think that napoli are just stuck in that one gear from which they need to get out . let me tell you even last year napoli were playing this good and against juventus but came undone . why did i say that they are playing in same gear is because their offense can be readed . they pass of very good and that is their style but their offense can be read . first off for me mertens had been one of the revelations for me but for me he is not used that much . he is used the same way as gaurdiola uses jesus in man city to keep the back two occupied . so that it creats the space for insigne who tries to take on the fullback . second is that insigne comes deep inside and he tries to release callejon or mertens behind the back four .
about the game first spaletti had the chance that his team is ready to play a top notch opposition and he preapred for that . he tried to match napoli by pressing them high up the field but as soon as the ball was brought upfield he would retreat the team in a two banks of four and make them compact . inter played deep because they knew that little space behind the back four can be exploited by napoli . why do i say that napoli are stuck in one gear is because first off they just play in one gear or forward positive football but while doing that they are not making enough passes in the final third to pull the opposition out of shape or bambozzle them with their movement and passing . even in the game against juventus last season they dominated the possession but they couldnt find a way to put the ball in the back of the net . they need to change gears and need to vary their offense and open up opposition .
spaletti had organised inter very well . they just sat back and hit on the counter trying to exploit napoli and the spaces that are left being . now when you play on the counter attack you need your centre forward to hold the ball and release ball to runners that are going beyond him . his role is very important . in this match either icardi didnt do very well . first off he wasnt used much in the attack because whenever the ball was passed to him he passed well . inter failed to use icardi as well as valero and these two need to combine well if inter need to have more potency on counter . or that they can use somebody other in big games to have more pace upfront who could provide more movement . i just marcotti statement as to whether inter or napoli can be genuine contenders . well they can be if they cant loose against lesser teams and that juventus doesnt make that late surge as they did in the first season of allegri .
liverpool played against utd and spurs in two consequitive games . what can a coach do if the defenders makes mistakes . yes he choose him but then his faith is not repaid by the player who he trusted if they keep on making amateurish mistakes . liverpool rely more on counter or on mistakes by the opposition . they try to press and counter very quickly . lets see how liverpool faired against spurs .
spurs started the game with 5-3-2 formation with tippier and aurier as the fullbacks . aurier was shifted on the left side to counter salah's pace . while liverpool started with usual 4-3-3 formation . spurs had a very good game plan first off they played a bit high line and to counter so that they dont expose with run behind the back they played a back five so that they would have players to track diagonal run made by liverpool players . the second thing that why spurs played a bit high line was because that they know about coutiniho's quality . if you drop too deep and doesnt matters whether you man mark coutiniho he is good dribbler and he will find a little bit of space and has a good shot from beyond the box so dropping too deep would had been risky . spurs wanted to congested the middle because they know that liverpool can explore that little bit of space in that region . there are times when i do question opposition managers tactical acumen and here i have to question about kloop's . spurs played five at the back and three in the middle . spurs played the flat back five so both the full backs tucked besides their centre backs so opposition fullback had a decent amount of space to play . now here is the question liverpool fullbacks had decent amout of space to go upfield secondly they were not man marked unless they came near the box . thidly why didnt kloop spotted this that his fullbacks were getting the space and then start the offense from there . spurs had laid a trap for liverpool by playing a high line but at the same time taken the precaution of playing 5 at the back and playing tighter . liverpool dont have proper number nine and their offense relies on the movement of the players but mane and wijnauldum injured and can had to play in the back four liverpool midfield didnt had the quality to support liverpool's front line and that hampered liverpool's offense . kane played very well against liverpool and his link up play is just getting better .
last but not the least but utd lost to huddersfield and drew against liverpool . utd offense is based around lukaku and for that his passing and vision needs to be very good . he has runner like mikhitariyan , rashford and martial who run beyond him . in the game against liverpool he was just awful with his first touch . he needs to keep the ball to get them high up the pitch . the defenders are going to be tight on you and they are not going to give you any space and time on the ball and that is when you need to show your quality on the ball . against huddersfield he was very poor and casual one thing that he needs to avoid if needs to be taken seriously as a good striker . why dont mouriniho wants to get him lean . he already has the height . if he gets lean then he can have a little pace in his legs and that will help with his movement . against huddersfield united were very poor . the opposition could just read the script as to what was going to happen when the ball was brough around the box . utd need to keep the ball more around the box and need to pass the ball more around the box instead of just crossing it in . they need to have a little bit patient with their offense and hold the ball more . i think jose needs to have more one on one sessions with him and needs to have that offense tweaked more to be more effective against good teams .
the first big game was between napoli vs inter . napoli had done very well in serie A and are at the top . while inter too had been playing some very decent football . spaletti had organised them well . while napoli's sarri had been getting all the praise because of the playing style . there is no doubt that napoli are playing well .they pass the ball well but the football is a constantly evolving game and i think that napoli are just stuck in that one gear from which they need to get out . let me tell you even last year napoli were playing this good and against juventus but came undone . why did i say that they are playing in same gear is because their offense can be readed . they pass of very good and that is their style but their offense can be read . first off for me mertens had been one of the revelations for me but for me he is not used that much . he is used the same way as gaurdiola uses jesus in man city to keep the back two occupied . so that it creats the space for insigne who tries to take on the fullback . second is that insigne comes deep inside and he tries to release callejon or mertens behind the back four .
about the game first spaletti had the chance that his team is ready to play a top notch opposition and he preapred for that . he tried to match napoli by pressing them high up the field but as soon as the ball was brought upfield he would retreat the team in a two banks of four and make them compact . inter played deep because they knew that little space behind the back four can be exploited by napoli . why do i say that napoli are stuck in one gear is because first off they just play in one gear or forward positive football but while doing that they are not making enough passes in the final third to pull the opposition out of shape or bambozzle them with their movement and passing . even in the game against juventus last season they dominated the possession but they couldnt find a way to put the ball in the back of the net . they need to change gears and need to vary their offense and open up opposition .
spaletti had organised inter very well . they just sat back and hit on the counter trying to exploit napoli and the spaces that are left being . now when you play on the counter attack you need your centre forward to hold the ball and release ball to runners that are going beyond him . his role is very important . in this match either icardi didnt do very well . first off he wasnt used much in the attack because whenever the ball was passed to him he passed well . inter failed to use icardi as well as valero and these two need to combine well if inter need to have more potency on counter . or that they can use somebody other in big games to have more pace upfront who could provide more movement . i just marcotti statement as to whether inter or napoli can be genuine contenders . well they can be if they cant loose against lesser teams and that juventus doesnt make that late surge as they did in the first season of allegri .
liverpool played against utd and spurs in two consequitive games . what can a coach do if the defenders makes mistakes . yes he choose him but then his faith is not repaid by the player who he trusted if they keep on making amateurish mistakes . liverpool rely more on counter or on mistakes by the opposition . they try to press and counter very quickly . lets see how liverpool faired against spurs .
spurs started the game with 5-3-2 formation with tippier and aurier as the fullbacks . aurier was shifted on the left side to counter salah's pace . while liverpool started with usual 4-3-3 formation . spurs had a very good game plan first off they played a bit high line and to counter so that they dont expose with run behind the back they played a back five so that they would have players to track diagonal run made by liverpool players . the second thing that why spurs played a bit high line was because that they know about coutiniho's quality . if you drop too deep and doesnt matters whether you man mark coutiniho he is good dribbler and he will find a little bit of space and has a good shot from beyond the box so dropping too deep would had been risky . spurs wanted to congested the middle because they know that liverpool can explore that little bit of space in that region . there are times when i do question opposition managers tactical acumen and here i have to question about kloop's . spurs played five at the back and three in the middle . spurs played the flat back five so both the full backs tucked besides their centre backs so opposition fullback had a decent amount of space to play . now here is the question liverpool fullbacks had decent amout of space to go upfield secondly they were not man marked unless they came near the box . thidly why didnt kloop spotted this that his fullbacks were getting the space and then start the offense from there . spurs had laid a trap for liverpool by playing a high line but at the same time taken the precaution of playing 5 at the back and playing tighter . liverpool dont have proper number nine and their offense relies on the movement of the players but mane and wijnauldum injured and can had to play in the back four liverpool midfield didnt had the quality to support liverpool's front line and that hampered liverpool's offense . kane played very well against liverpool and his link up play is just getting better .
last but not the least but utd lost to huddersfield and drew against liverpool . utd offense is based around lukaku and for that his passing and vision needs to be very good . he has runner like mikhitariyan , rashford and martial who run beyond him . in the game against liverpool he was just awful with his first touch . he needs to keep the ball to get them high up the pitch . the defenders are going to be tight on you and they are not going to give you any space and time on the ball and that is when you need to show your quality on the ball . against huddersfield he was very poor and casual one thing that he needs to avoid if needs to be taken seriously as a good striker . why dont mouriniho wants to get him lean . he already has the height . if he gets lean then he can have a little pace in his legs and that will help with his movement . against huddersfield united were very poor . the opposition could just read the script as to what was going to happen when the ball was brough around the box . utd need to keep the ball more around the box and need to pass the ball more around the box instead of just crossing it in . they need to have a little bit patient with their offense and hold the ball more . i think jose needs to have more one on one sessions with him and needs to have that offense tweaked more to be more effective against good teams .
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