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Everything posted by OTF
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His movement and confidence on the ball have been impressive.
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His consistency may be similar but he has changed a lot as a player under Howe. With Bruce he was allowed to do what he wanted and the ball was consistently funneled to him hoping for some magic with no expectations on his outside attack. Under Howe he knows he has to fit in the team, which means contributing defensively and passing. He could have easily had a couple more assists in this and the pass that was converted by Willock you could have previously seen him somehow instead trying to score himself.
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It's also clear that the reason we have the lowest amount of time with the ball active on the pitch is nothing to do with time wasting and everything to do with the tempo we play at, it forces corners and free-kicks which take time. When we don't have the ball we still maintain that high tempo and put pressure on the opposition at every chance which leads to more balls into touch.