Pennington and Rufer were not able to stop attacks through the center. Two or three times a bit of a mess
In my opinion, in this match nobody ever dribbled past Pennington. They passed the ball past Pennington which is different. The problem was that the opponents attack was able to be much too available to receive. This was because of either a breakdown in Zonal marking or in man marking.
Pennington will never be a Develin. He's not a hard tackling midfielder. He's cunning and nicks the ball away from opponents, generally without giving fouls away. Very little goes past him either (I mean man and ball).
In my opinion, in this match nobody ever dribbled past Pennington. They passed the ball past Pennington which is different. The problem was that the opponents attack was able to be much too available to receive. This was because of either a breakdown in Zonal marking or in man marking.
Pennington will never be a Develin. He's not a hard tackling midfielder. He's cunning and nicks the ball away from opponents, generally without giving fouls away. Very little goes past him either (I mean man and ball).