On the topic of long balls again - did anyone see the first PSG goal today? The safe option was just go long, but when I coached I hated the keeper just booting it long so I would split the full backs wide and have the CB ready in the middle on the edge of the box also - most of all I'd get the keeper to take the (short) kick as quickly as possible. I can recall seeing plenty of occasions last year when ZG just went route one, so Mosgiel advocated long balls in that respect. Perhaps it has changed this year.
On the topic of long balls again - did anyone see the first PSG goal today? The safe option was just go long, but when I coached I hated the keeper just booting it long so I would split the full backs wide and have the CB ready in the middle on the edge of the box also - most of all I'd get the keeper to take the (short) kick as quickly as possible. I can recall seeing plenty of occasions last year when ZG just went route one, so Mosgiel advocated long balls in that respect. Perhaps it has changed this year.