I don't think his role changed markedly but i think he played a little deeper and more

narrow, as they all did.

The biggest difference was his work rate which is interesting given Sexy Bennett's tweet about Farke having a little rant at certain players during the week.

We all played narrower when they had the ball, especially the full backs. The tactic was obviously to make them go wide and make them put crosses in to their small forward rather than play through the middle of us and it worked (except when we left Aguero unmarked). Man City put 32 crosses in. Their per game average is 13.5.

We also kept our shape a lot better but that is easier to do of course when you don't have the ball. Its when we have more possession and start pushing forward that we sometimes get caught out of shape with the full backs up the pitch.

Posted By: Jim on September 17th 2019 at 09:44:58

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I'm crap at analysis, formations and all that (NCFC) - Azteca, Sep 17, 09:29:29
- Apparently Farke laid down the law in week prior to match... (NCFC) - Pixelman, Sep 17, 10:23:23
- Read the comments about trybull and tettey but have to say I suspect that if anything it (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 17, 10:19:46
  - I think it *is* that simple, it’s nothing to do with Leitner. (NCFC) - APB, Sep 17, 10:39:34
    - Probably needed a bollocking too (NCFC) - duke of york, Sep 17, 10:46:30
      - maybe he's better suited when argos is in the side? (NCFC) - Tombs, Sep 17, 11:38:26
  - Ball, not bad (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 17, 10:20:19
- I don't think his role changed markedly but i think he played a little deeper and more (NCFC) - Jim, Sep 17, 09:44:58
  - And the main reason for that is because Trybull doesn't (NCFC) - duke of york, Sep 17, 09:47:35
    - Agreed and in that respect Farke having no option but to play Tettey for a few games (NCFC) - Jim, Sep 17, 09:57:55
- Same here. I thought it was like last season when Emi was often our best defensive player (NCFC) - bird table, Sep 17, 09:41:47
  - Can anyone explain to me the logic of (a) subbing off Emi at all and (b) replacing him (NCFC) - Old Git, Sep 17, 10:16:07
    - suppose he could have put mcgovern on (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Sep 17, 10:25:22
      - This... (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 17, 10:26:23

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