Madsen and Andersen together in midfield. Both go missing. Both passengers. Both inept off the ball in the tackle. Makes Field’s job impossible and undermines the back four. Can only see a Derby win as a result
Sorry to say but i think you may be right mate We have a weak link and this formation is the one
HT and 0-0 still. Frey, Dembele and Andersen have worked their socks off, but sadly with no goal to reward their efforts. On the left we have problems because Saito does not mark his man close enough, allowing their passing to continue around him; Dunne is doing his best in a difficult role; and Madsen makes a minimal effort at defending and then walks..... Has to be Chair for Saito, Fox for Dunne, and anyone else for Madsen....
btw I set off from Slit, Croatia at 6am and made it into the house with just 12 mins to sign up and watch!
15 mins gone... 2 s@#t teams playing shit football 🙄
Indeed it stayed that way for 45 minutes.
As predicted beforehand it's cagey and tight and two teams trying not to lose rather than trying to win.
Saito not having the same impact (I did say he looked spent when he came off on Wednesday), Andersen having little impact, we need Chair and Smyth on for them.
HT and 0-0 still. Frey, Dembele and Andersen have worked their socks off, but sadly with no goal to reward their efforts. On the left we have problems because Saito does not mark his man close enough, allowing their passing to continue around him; Dunne is doing his best in a difficult role; and Madsen makes a minimal effort at defending and then walks..... Has to be Chair for Saito, Fox for Dunne, and anyone else for Madsen....
btw I set off from Slit, Croatia at 6am and made it into the house with just 12 mins to sign up and watch!
Madsen has been poor and needs to be taken off. He's a liability and lacks any urgency to chase back or get forward, he just stands around in midfield doing nothing.
15 mins gone... 2 s@#t teams playing shit football 🙄
Indeed it stayed that way for 45 minutes.
As predicted beforehand it's cagey and tight and two teams trying not to lose rather than trying to win.
Saito not having the same impact (I did say he looked spent when he came off on Wednesday), Andersen having little impact, we need Chair and Smyth on for them.
Apart from the Dembele effort weve offered very little and as you say Saito hasn't provided any impact. The same can be said of Madsen who IMO needs a kick up the backside because at best he could be described as languid and if I'm being really critical I find him just lazy.
Madsen clearly has to play as a 10. I know Colback being injured and Varane being suspended has forced him to play deeper but he has no dynamic movement/doesn't cover ground quickly so just doesn't work deeper. He needs to play where Andersen is finding pockets of space to then be creative.
Agreed... If Marti has a grand plan for Madsen then the rest of the team need to pass to him and/or he needs to get into space to receive a pass!
I mean, what is his role!?
I think you've hit the nail on head because I'm not sure if Madsen knows what he should be doing. At times in that first half, it seemed as though Field was trying to tell him where to go and what to do.
