Paddycripps wrote:
The midfield isn't great, I think we all acknowledge this.
But our failings extend way beyond the midfield.
Our players are consistently allowing the opposition to run free with extra numbers once they get their hands on the ball down back. And from there they waltz the football forward and score under little to no pressure. The ease with which opposition teams move the ball against us is mind blowing.
Our players seem to be all at sea. They have no idea what they are doing and no plan to stop the flow of ball the other way. While a mediocre midfield plays a role in this, the main issue is the lack of game plan and defensive mechanisms.
Given we have a mediocre midfield Teague would have been far better implementing a more defence oriented game style, that way we would likely have been in contests more often and the players would likely be less distraught as things wouldn't have gone so pear shaped so often.
Duh - one hand you say midfield isnt great then on the other hand you say opposition players are running free... like duh.
If we cant win the ball in the middle and butcher the ball against top four sides you're gonna get spanked.
Defensive game plan is not going to win us flags....
Richmond and now Melbourne are playing attacking football and is the type you need to play to wiin flags.
Geelong plays vanilla typical football and Melbourne will maul them. Teague needs to drill a side thats always out there to win.
So if Melbourne are playing Richmonds brand of football, doesn't that make them behind the curve?
I'm so confused....
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