grim up north said:Chris in London said:grim up north said:Please explain where the width and pace go against a team defending the 18 yard box with 8 players
If you get wide and behind them (with pace) you turn defenders and get them facing their own goal. A ball whipped across the face of the goal when you are running back towards your own goal is very very difficult to defend - you do very well to avoid giving away a corner, and there is a good chance of an own goal as well as a blue shirt bing on the end.
When you try and play through that many players it is very difficult because there are so many of them in a small space - very little room to thread through balls for runners
Not arguing that point. How do you get in behind a team defending the 18 yard box with 8 defenders
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oakiecokie said:Chris in London said:If you get wide and behind them (with pace) you turn defenders and get them facing their own goal. A ball whipped across the face of the goal when you are running back towards your own goal is very very difficult to defend - you do very well to avoid giving away a corner, and there is a good chance of an own goal as well as a blue shirt bing on the end.
When you try and play through that many players it is very difficult because there are so many of them in a small space - very little room to thread through balls for runners
Think back to Shreks second goal against us,exactly as you say.
we dont park the bus at home
burnagelane said:.
There is no game plan.
They have to fiddle with the ball around 40 metrs out, while the opposition gets eight or nine back. They won't shoot. Zabaleta and Tevez have shown what happens when you do actually shoot.
dadnlad said:burnagelane said:.
There is no game plan.
They have to fiddle with the ball around 40 metrs out, while the opposition gets eight or nine back. They won't shoot. Zabaleta and Tevez have shown what happens when you do actually shoot.
i like this one your wasted in your job
oakiecokie said:dadnlad said:burnagelane said:.
There is no game plan.
They have to fiddle with the ball around 40 metrs out, while the opposition gets eight or nine back. They won't shoot. Zabaleta and Tevez have shown what happens when you do actually shoot.
i like this one your wasted in your job
Trouble is as fans we can all see this,apart from the manager and the players !!
Marvin said:Small point, but two players central to the winner were Milner and Dzeko - Mancini subs
dadnlad said:oakiecokie said:dadnlad said:i like this one your wasted in your job
Trouble is as fans we can all see this,apart from the manager and the players !!
i must say "i prefer big sam's/pullis tactic's hoof it in the box and hope" ;)
Chris in London said:Marvin said:Small point, but two players central to the winner were Milner and Dzeko - Mancini subs
Fantastic ball from Milner in the build up to the goal
Very fair point would like to see some stats on thisKompany is King said:Important 3 points to keep us in touch at the top.
Mancini needs to look at the tempo of the team. For me we do not move the ball quick enough across the pitch and are too pedestrian too many times in the game. We moved the ball a lot quicker last season and this helped to open defences up.
Ducado said:Very fair point would like to see some stats on thisKompany is King said:Important 3 points to keep us in touch at the top.
Mancini needs to look at the tempo of the team. For me we do not move the ball quick enough across the pitch and are too pedestrian too many times in the game. We moved the ball a lot quicker last season and this helped to open defences up.
The pundits seem to be saying that the cross for Barry was made by Silva,at the game I thought it was Sinclair.Chris in London said:Marvin said:Small point, but two players central to the winner were Milner and Dzeko - Mancini subs
Fantastic ball from Milner in the build up to the goal
Because we were playing against a back 9.Millwallawayveteran1988 said:Ducado said:Very fair point would like to see some stats on thisKompany is King said:Important 3 points to keep us in touch at the top.
Mancini needs to look at the tempo of the team. For me we do not move the ball quick enough across the pitch and are too pedestrian too many times in the game. We moved the ball a lot quicker last season and this helped to open defences up.
We also moved the ball a lot quicker against united and Newcastle but for some reaso yesterday went back to the old slow Predicitble pace. Why?
bennyboy said:The pundits seem to be saying that the cross for Barry was made by Silva,at the game I thought it was Sinclair.Chris in London said:Marvin said:Small point, but two players central to the winner were Milner and Dzeko - Mancini subs
Fantastic ball from Milner in the build up to the goal
Great win at the end of a long day.
Reading are not a big club There were more than I expected to be honest given the time of yearJuan King said:Wasn't the best game to watch but we got the three points which were vital. It's good to grind out results in games like this to keep us challenging at the top.
There was a guy sat a few seats from me who muttered "I'm bored watching this" in the second half, which made me smile thinking back to some of the shit games under people like Pearce. We've come a long way.
On another note, that must be one of the worst turn outs of away fans I've seen since we moved to the new stadium. How many did they bring with them, about 300?
CELTICRORY said:Just shoot!