Quote Originally Posted by LaxtonLad View Post
At our level the fewer passes made the less likelihood there is of one of them going astray. Vice-versa, passing out quickly or even a big boot cuts out the enemy's attackers and confuses their midfield, the answer is to mix it up a bit. Bromley's manager knew that pressing a high line can rush the other team's defenders into errors, especially if that other team are trying to play 'out from the back.'

We succumbed to that high press many times in the last two seasons, I had hoped we had learned to cope with it.
We did mix it up throughout the night. Bromley came at us in spells. They would sit for a while and we would play from the back, then they would press us and we went long.