Talking Tactics with Robbie Savage

[Lee]

Deary me.

Ray Houghton came out with a beauty on Saturday. Can't remember the exact phrase but it was something like "Your final ball, that is your delivery"

[kev776]

Robbie still thinks ProZone is a sponsor's drink.

[RedReet]

When I went to Old Trafford as a player, whether it was with Leicester, Birmingham or Blackburn, we always set ourselves up to try to stop United.

I have no stats to prove it but in recent years I would guess it’s teams that go at United, keeping the ball on the deck have had more success than teams sitting back. Fulham did this well under Hodgson (which fooled me into thinking he’s be a good appointment for us) as have a few smaller European teams that don’t show them the same respect as most English clubs. Obviously some teams will end up getting destroyed, but for years United have been a lot more comfortable attacking than defending, so unlike us they are more than happy for teams to sit back and try and soak up the pressure. Stoke are great at this style of play and look what happened to them recently.

[baitman]

when you think of how united got opened up by ajax and athletico bilbao... i could watch those two games over and over. fantastic play