Rafa has a tactical headache

Rafa feels that we are currently struggling to implement his tactics. He has said the players need to be more aware tactically and be able to adapt to different situations:

"The first priority is to improve defensive tactical play because it is less complicated than the attacking side and is important for success,'' wrote Benitez in a Uefa newsletter.
''The most important thing for me is to be organised. I work on a lot of patterns of play and, of course, as the statistics prove, counter-attacks and set-plays are very important.''

Rafa has explained that when he was at Valencia his players took all of his tactical requests onboard and this brought them the success they achieved:
''It was a team that worked very hard and had been together three years,'' he reminisced.
''We were therefore able to talk about where and when to do the pressing. They knew what to do, and we could change tactics quickly.
''This was a team which understood our style and what we were trying to do."

Surely it is Rafa's job to ensure the players understand exactly what he requires from them.

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