Have Premier League teams forgotten how to defend?
The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast
The Impact of Transfers on Football
I think players end up developing or having shorter playing relationships with teammates. And we shouldn't see it as much in defense where you need often times benefit from a larger stable back line. There's been a bit of some new classes actually this season that Dan Byrne, Fabian Cher, and so Bottman and Kieran Trippier in most of their games together. I think once you've got more players coming in coming out, that will again, destroy up the flow. It makes it more open for everyone because you probably build up worse, but you're probably also going to be more open defensively.
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