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Zonal Marking

Discussion in 'Celtic Chat' started by Blantyre Bhoy, Aug 26, 2015.

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  1. Blantyre Bhoy

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    Again last night it brought back to our attention the obvious flaws in this system, no one is actually accountable for the goal scorer. Once the opposition works out that you deploy this system, its so easy to overload a particular area of your goals and totally ignore the other areas.

    Whats wrong with deploying your best defensive players against their major threats at set pieces, it seems pretty obvious to me and a great many more of the Celtic support.

    If our manager cannot see the flaws then I have to question his tactical awareness, even in Scotland against many of the so called inferior teams we concede stupid goals from corners and set pieces.

    Time to dump this system and bring back accountability, our players are well enough paid to shoulder the blame if they are continually to blame for losing their opponent and they score.
     
  2. AJ Styles Moussa Dembele's eyes Gold Member

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    Remember Rafa Benitez used to get slaughtered for Zonal marking at Liverpool your best defenders pick up there best attackers that all there is too it
     
  3. PaulM1888 Moderator Moderator Gold Member

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    Zonal, man for man, whatever.

    We are simply * at defending set pieces. Nervous, panicky, unorganised and ultimately *.
     
  4. Blantyre Bhoy

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    Players need to made accountable for marking particular opponents, perhaps we could then start to call them defenders.