Review The Controlled how do we fix it thread

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Now the latest version over the past 18 months is the Saints (and now Freo) with the rolling zone plus full-on frontal pressure which is suffocating the opposition but requires supreme fitness, commitment, and understanding to execute.

With respect to the Crows we have failed to respond - either offensively or defensively - to these changes (particularly the latest model) and have therefore been left behind.

With the ball in hand we lack the skills, pace and confidence to take on the high pressure zone and hence look slow, go backwards, and/or turn the ball over far too much. The result is a scoring average below ten goals a game.

Agree here. There has been a lot of focus on our game plan and whether it is up to scratch but equally we seem to be lacking the type of player to successfully deal with the defensive pressure that is being placed upon us.

Teams that are prospering at the moment are the ones with precise foot skills, who can work their way through a zone, kick over the top if necessary and make the most of their scoring chances. Our foot skills are poor by comparison with the league leaders.

We're still a team that relies on a high volume of F50 entries to generate any score.