the key to moving upfield quickly is not entirely route one. It very much depends on where we regain possession and how we force the opponent to commit passing error higher up the pitch. Any turnover will likely trigger a 4 on 4 or 3 on 3 counter and we do have the players with enough pace to counter with speed. That is the only way and the easiest way we can play now and that requires a lot of tactical discipline and coaching. I’m not sure if Lampard is capable of.
The current approach requires Gray/Gordon/McNeil/maupay to regularly get pass a solid defensive shape(2 banks of 4)before they even had a chance to shoot, they can’t, and any of the players we’re link with can’t do that either.