Obvs you expend more energy if you don't have the ball.

I'd just like to us press higher up the pitch, take our defensive line up 30 yards. This makes you vulnerable to pace over the top and I'm sure SAMs got some stats on how you concede more goals with a high line. But if we started higher up, the midfield would be closer to Cole and we could get amongst their midfield.

Instead of filing back and gifting them the ball anywhere up to 10 yards outside our box. But there you go.

Downing looks to be a pretty crucial outlet in this system, he needs a good season for us to be half decent.