Damien Delaney

We covered the Man City-Wolves game on the weekend.

I was at commentary for Premier.

Like, I don't know if anyone saw it.

textbook how you beat a low block the way man city played they're so used to it the tempo the energy that they have you know arsenal don't have a problem at low blocks because what i just said earlier about the sheer weight of the team right they're pinning them in sustained periods of pressure i think teams that are defending against liverpool now getting out way too easy you know one long ball one scuffed clearance and all of a sudden it goes into the number nine he holds it he sets it for a midfield player and then you know the back four get a breather

You can't underestimate what a 20-second breather as a defender gets you, right?

I mean, even if you go into statistics point of view, like your heart rate could be screaming in the red zone.

If you get 20 seconds, it's down to the point where you are recovering.

You're getting maybe 150 beats per minute, which is, you know, you can operate at that level.

What you want to do is get defenders in the red zone and keep them there, keep their heart rates, because that's where mistakes happen.

And that's, you know, when you're operating at a high intensity like Arsenal, your heart rate's screaming and it cracks.

That's why, because players can't stay on that rev limiter for too long.

Whereas at Liverpool, they just seem to get out.

Again, I don't like the way they play.

It's too slow.

I mean, you said I played no blocks, right?

And you said to me, what was tough when you played against teams and you're in low block against one of the top teams?

The intensity, they never let up.

And it was that, like, you go down one side, right?

And just to get into the bones, the opposition go down one side, right?

Everyone has to adjust.