10-25-2017, 08:36 PM
Half time, 2-0. All things considered I think it's a good performance so far today. We're looking comfortable and are playing with a little more intent. I wasn't too pleased with Kalinic, though his flick on in the move for the first goal was vital.
We've not created huge amounts, but a lot of that is because Chievo have set up narrow, deep and making tactical fouls at any given opportunity. We did the right thing by moving the ball around them into wide areas and focusing on keeping the ball moving to look for opportunities to play through. Eventually, as they did start to open up, the first goal came and things have become easier since.
Now we just need to keep our heads. Manage the game and they will be forced to come out, at which point we can look to get more openings.
We've not created huge amounts, but a lot of that is because Chievo have set up narrow, deep and making tactical fouls at any given opportunity. We did the right thing by moving the ball around them into wide areas and focusing on keeping the ball moving to look for opportunities to play through. Eventually, as they did start to open up, the first goal came and things have become easier since.
Now we just need to keep our heads. Manage the game and they will be forced to come out, at which point we can look to get more openings.
