For instance, in the build up to City's first goal, Ozil could have made it a little more difficult for Debruyne if he had
run into the space ahead of Debryune but he was standing flat.
Not exact matches
Matip and Klavan were struggling marking both Agüero and Jesus, whilst a bank of three midfielders
ahead of them should provide protection and the capacity to track
runs into the half
spaces.
Those guys are at their best when they have a target man
ahead of them providing knockdowns for them to latch onto and working the channels, pulling defenders out of position to create the
space for their late
runs into the box.