Licha-Vidic
Last Man Standing 2 finalist 2023/24
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This is actually a bit of a suprise to see (suprise not being the right word, I think, we are relatively high up in this particular stat since the 2nd or 3rd matchday). It would be interesting to see a stat about what happened shortly after those high turnovers. If we lost the ball again after 2 or 3 seconds or if we "just punted it forwards". Because, as you say, we haven't really made anything of note from those situation. To a point, that I seemingly didn't even notice that we win those relatively often which also means, we are paying the price for the tactic without reaping the rewards...
On the other hand, who knows, maybe this number is also a possible reason for some of the issues we are seeing. Namely the often mentioned void in between our front players and back players. If the front players engage in trying to win the ball high up the field but the defenders aren't really pushing up, then counter pressing can be very effective AGAINST us. Which would explain some of the "ball carriers really hurt us" stuff we have seen in the first few matches. Yes they hurt us but because they often had an easy game due to us leaving acres of space... Our opponents might have just done to us what we often did to Leeds and which fueled some myths about McTominays carrying qualities...
Dont over think alot mate.
We win the ball high then lose it again. The difference being the other team doesn't lose the ball cheaply.
Thus we spend huge amount of energy to win the ball, then lose it very easily. Then 20 minutes later we are shot in energy then with no plan. Wonder why we can't come back from behind.. Our only tactic is win the ball early, when the concede a goal this tactic becomes very fragile.