In the second half we had much more possession and we needed to be patient. In this kind of game you need to avoid any mistakes and then wait for a good chance yourself, but we couldn't do that.
Just seen this in the 'Official Manger Email' that gets sent around.
Does this explain why there is a lack of urgency in our play sometimes? I don’t like the idea of staying patient, waiting for an opportunity and being so risk averse. It may also explain why he’s so slow to change things. I’ve seen him say this several times and I think this is where we’re going wrong. The slow paced back and forth passing won’t work if we’re not forcing the opposition to commit to a risky challenge and we’re always looking for the safe pass or clear and clean shot. His faith in a chances presenting themselves seems so flawed against this sort of opposition.