Tav! Mark the guy out wide!

[Papa_bear]

And here is an article by Beale on defending and it shows the very situation we're discussing

https://michaelbealecoaching.com/2017/06/07/do-the-maths-when-defending/

Interesting read but I’d remove this post mate , you don’t know who’s on here and could end up seeing what we do. Better safe than sorry

 

[dapper dado]

At least 'Tav' is easy to pronounce for them. It's not just Tav that gets it either. Joe Ariba, Glen Camera, Borna Brassic and Fashion Salaka get abuse too.

 

[Alex Venters]

I’ll flip the question, how many times have we seen Alfie or Hagi hit a diagonal across to Tav in acres of space and we get a goal from his cross or play? Or Goldson over to Kent running in behind his fullback?

I’m not saying there’s nothing wrong with being compact as a back 4 but there needs to be an acknowledgment that there is a risk you let someone in behind.

It's a balancing act.
We do play narrow, and in effect give up the wide areas when not in possession.
I felt we afforded them too much time and space in midfield last night, thankfully they weren't good enough to take advantage.