I know someone else has been posting about the midfield being 10-15 yards further up the field, meaning CMS won't have to come back so often, I don't know if that was Stat Brother, or someone els.
One of the frustrating things last season was that our rapid counter attacks were rarely all that rapid. This is due to the qualities of our defence and midfield. Whether it is directly because a particular player is poor, or because he dropped back to compensate for a poorer team mate e.g...