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Posted February 23, 2016 03:22 · last edited February 23, 2016 03:23

RR wrote:

ConanTroutman wrote:

I would say that Riera is a vital part of our defence too both in terms of screening them and covering for fullbacks when they advance, but also for giving them a secure outlet to pass to if they get pressed in possession by opposition strikers. And I think this year Riera has just seemed less mobile than last year, which has made our backline more vulnerable to counterattacks and pressing. Hopefully it's just him carrying niggles and not his age catching up with him.

Riera has been playing further forward this season rather than screening the back four as he has done previously. 

Has he? The way I've seen it is that he's still been playing as a DM but just isn't covering as much ground as he used to, so he's not at the back mopping up as much as he used to because he's taken longer to drop and cover. Maybe it is a tactical decision though. If so, I'd be curious about why that is, seeing as our defence often looks more exposed against counterattacks than it did last year.

I wish there was a touch map, heat map, or average position graphic on the Nix's stats page because I'd be interested to see how our shape has changed this year vs last year, especially the shape of our midfield

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ConanTroutman edited February 23, 2016 03:23
RR wrote:
ConanTroutman wrote:

I would say that Riera is a vital part of our defence too both in terms of screening them and covering for fullbacks when they advance, but also for giving them a secure outlet to pass to if they get pressed in possession by opposition strikers. And I think this year Riera has just seemed less mobile than last year, which has made our backline more vulnerable to counterattacks and pressing. Hopefully it's just him carrying niggles and not his age catching up with him.

Riera has been playing further forward this season rather than screening the back four as he has done previously. 
Has he? The way I've seen it is that he's still been playing as a DM but just isn't covering as much ground as he used to, so he's not at the back mopping up as much as he used to because he's taken longer to drop and cover. Maybe it is a tactical decision though. If so, I'd be curious about why that is, seeing as our defence often looks more exposed against counterattacks than it did last year.

I wish there was a touch map or average position graphic on the Nix's stats page because I'd be interested to see how our shape has changed this year vs last year, especially the shape of our midfield