SchlandGooner wrote:ivän itchybüm wrote:So much positives from this game yet people acting like it was a horror show. Before the red card (stupid rule) WE were the better team.
We were the better team
in the first 20min because we highly overpaced.
No way we could have played like that for 90min they would have killed us cause of tired legs in the 2nd half.
Disagree, or at least with the tone of your post. It's quite a common tactic these days to press and play with incredible intensity for periods of the match then recover, then up the intensity, then recover etc. Sure, we couldn't keep that up for 90 minutes...but you don't need to, that's not the point of it.
Don't forget that you hit 45 min and you get a rest as well.
The key was to score when we were on top and then when you have your recovery period keep the game tight until your next intensity period. We failed in that we missed the pen but having said that Bayern's period also lacked a goal.
In fact, I was very impressed and think we should play this way ALL the time.