I’ve seen very few teams in the premiership
With a strong enough defense that they find it feasible to start their build up from the back
Arsenal’s strength is in midfield, yet other teams can have a greater and better attacking play with focus on their final third only (their striking force)
This too is great but let’s start from the back to win it all
It’s not surprising that the first two runners (Man City and Liverpool) are the best defensively
Well they may have worked hard to strengthen their defenses, despite an average midfield or striking team at first
That is the starting point, however
Having a good midfield pack is good, if you can quickly find the ball to them
Or a pretty neat arrangement of forwards, needs the same, passing the ball right to them before anything else, even if lofted
You’ll find that you’ll be more lucky if you play to your strength
Let the managers do the rest
Go Team
With this said, it seems Man City have found success in playing to their strength
Which is sometimes, or maybe most their midfield
But their defence, has probably benefited from them playing to their strength
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