Motherwell In Possession
I've been so impressed by Motherwell's performance and style this season. After watching back their 5-0 win from Saturday, I noticed a few key themes/principles of their play in possession:
• Principle 1 - attackers occupy the spaces between FBs & CBs. This keeps opposition FBs pinned back and allows for moments to exploit opposition miscommunication.
• Principle 2 - the "tapered box" in deep build-up: 2 CBs with wide positioning; 2 CMs with narrow positioning. Allows M'Well to comfortably progress the ball forward using diagonal & bounce passes. Attracts pressure from St Mirren, creating lots of space between defence & midfield to exploit.
• Principle 3 - the use of 1-touch play to change the tempo. 1-touch passing disoriented St Mirren at times and didn't allow them to get appropriate pressure on the ball.
It was also evident, especially on the left, that only 1 player needs to hold width (Longelo), Slattery was given a licence to roam inside and create overloads in the midfield, making it difficult for the St Mirren midfield.
I genuinely believe if they had a proper goalscorer in the 1st part of the season M'well would have been top of the league as they have consistently been the best side.
If you are able to get your Fir Park next week, please please do it. We are in the midst of a title race, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise! Let’s go for it Motherwell!
@Browning84Greg@MotherwellFC that’s expecting way too much from the players, it’s just too fatiguing. we’ve had to adapt differently to this fixture as it was originally supposed to be played on the 7th. so the team may have been more familiar if aberdeen had their pitch in order to start with.
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