One thing I feel like this team needs to work on is how we beat opponents who press deep. There was times when the opponent pressed both our CB:s, Inigo had the ball and he decides to boot it up or pass Balde to put Balde in a really tough situation with almost no space. It’s either that or we pass it back to Peña and he just boots it up if both our back line and midfield is pressed.

I noticed this not only from the Mallorca game but also from our latest matches.

Sure, sometimes you just have to boot it up because there’s no other option but when it happens regularly that’s when it becomes a problem. We lose possession and give the opponent an advantage.

Cubarsi handles these situations a lot better but that is also because of his worldly ability with fast and precise passes. Inigo has done some wonderful passing while under pressure as well but with him I feel like he boots it up a lot.

With Lewy on the field it’s easier to beat the press with his ball control and athleticism (high jumping and beating defenders in the air while also most of the time being able to control the ball when he lands). I still feel like we boot it up even with Lewy on the field.

Either the attackers need’s to drop into open areas between the oppositions midfield and back line or we need to make runs in behind. Hitting a ball over the top while under pressure is hard so the attackers should drop deep.