Glen Johnson and Jon Flanagan offered
width from their full back position when the team were attacking, and whilst they aren't always effective with their attacking and product, they do stretch the opposition defence.
The 21 year - old has scored five goals and provided six assists in Ligue 1 this season, illustrating his enormous
threat from the full back position.
Having seen Ravel Morrison and Paul Pogba reportedly both ask for big pay hikes, and Premier League action, now the Man United boss has to contend with more
distention from full back Fryers.
LP9 two beautifully taken shots denied but still showed what yo made of, chamberlain was fine today too, i think second best player on the pitch and two assists and a
goal from the full backs whooooooooooooooo perfect winding up of what i» de already declared my worst day
(Cazorla and Ozil)-- Kirch defended the back 4 but didn't have to drop between the CB's because the
runs from the full backs were rarer then when they played other formations.
Merson made it perfectly clear where he thinks our biggest problem lies, with the Arsenal defence and more particularly with the Spanish left back Nacho Monreal who has recently
gone from full back to the left sided one in a back three and even more recently as the central defender in that back line.
Egerton, who
moved from full back to his more customary position of scrum half when Charlie Marr was introduced at fly half, produced an electric display to be named man - of - the - match.
Andre Villas - Boas decided to revert to a 4231 formation, to incorporate Christian Eriksen into the side, playing Mousa Dembele and Paulinho as the holding midfielders, with Gylfi Sigurdsson and Andros Townsend as the inverted wingers, the width came
from full backs Danny Rose and Kyle Walker.
Perhaps the fact the Light Blues had to travel to «the other place» put them in the mood for a top - class exhibition and it was a familiar face that provided the fireworks in the shape of four
tries from full back Alice Middleton.
It is this ability to get forward in to advanced locations beyond his wide player and deliver good quality balls in to the box that Mauricio Pochettino
requires from his full backs.
Width has to come
from the full backs.
If you have Ramsey on the wings Chelsea have an easier job not only deending but playing onthe counter because Ramsey's tendency is to cut in, meaning the penetrative width has to come
from the full back.
From full back to full back.
All the creativity comes
from the full backs and Willian right now anyway, so wouldn't it be better to drop one of the midfielders who isn't producing, and replace him with a defensive minded player to try and shore up the leaky defence?
In the team modes, it seems that no matter which camera you tend to use it always seems to be pointing on the wrong angle unless kicking out
from full back or having a set shot at goal.