KEOWN TALKS TACTICS: If Fulham don't mix it up they will be eaten alive by Man City... they have been too predictable and must NOT copy Brighton's approach
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KEOWN TALKS TACTICS: If Fulham don't mix it up they will be eaten alive by Man City... they have been too predictable and must NOT copy Brighton's approach

Daily Mail  

When playing a team who press as insatiably as Manchester City do, you run the risk of being eaten alive if your plan of playing out from the back is too predictable. When analysing Fulham's last home game — a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace — there was a noticeable pattern emerging whenever they tried to play out from the back. Fulham face the ultimate challenge of taking on Manchester City this weekend and may need to change their approach Pep Guardiola's side are the ultimate passers and pressers and could eat the home side alive The Cottagers may need to go more direct than usual if they are to taste success on Saturday It was all too predictable and even Palace, who are not renowned for their pressing, enjoyed one of their most productive days when it came to winning possession. But when facing a team who are so superior at that side of the game — and City are the ultimate passers and pressers — you might be better served adopting an alternative approach, such as by going more direct into your forwards to lessen the possibility of losing possession near your own box, or at least varying how you play out from the back. Marco Silva will have spent this week making sure his players are fully focused on the game He is a hard taskmaster — as emphasised by the triple substitution he made after 33 minutes at Nottingham Forest — and will have made it clear he wants to sign off their last home game of the season with an impressive display.

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