lukep_86
Club Legend
Our defence is suddenly terrible after conceding the 5th least points in 23' with the same personnel? The big drop-off in 2024 was defending stoppage - a lot of this is on the midfielders.
I attended a lot of games live and think our defence was actually really good in most games this year, especially considering the amount of entries the opposition had.
I do think that there are several layers to our issues though:
First, when teams flood the backline, we bomb it long and it comes straight back out. This is amplified when we play teams with good leg speed, or when our pressure drops off, or both.
When we move the ball slowly, we are quite predictable, which results in a turnover. Again this is amplified when our pressure drops off.
We often kick left coming out of defence. Again, turnovers lead to the ball coming straight back in.
Hopefully with a better run of injuries, tweaks to the game plan and a recruit or 2, we see some massive improvements in these areas.