Now this is a pet hate of mine. It has been something that has bugged me for a while now. A number of players such as Arshavin and Szczesny have spoken about the team working hard this summer on set pieces (which was going very well until Blackburn) and implementing a pressing game. It looked crystal clear during the Asia tour. When not in possession we have the defensive line pushed up the wide
I am no tactical genius so the answer could be quite simple and could be slipping past me but from the evidence that I have seen over the last few seasons, when we fight to win the ball back and hem the opposition back then we are at our best and can beat anyone but when we switch that off