Super Joey Hart?

His pass to Fern has to clear the box and the space Ibra had to make up was tiny and took literally a second, as shown by the goal.

It was a stupid pass.

The space wasn't tiny? Look at the pitch markings, it's almost 10 yards. Cavani was 12 yards away from Otter.
 
The space wasn't tiny? Look at the pitch markings, it's almost 10 yards. Cavani was 12 yards away from Otter.

How long does it take to make that space up at this level?

As i said, Fern had to also wait for the goal kick to clear the area and as soon as Joe hits it, Ibra is on the move.

Ferns control is non existent, its a terrible mistake to make but he should not have been put in that position because Joe had easier passes on that put nobody under pressure or danger.
 
With 2 mins to go till half time away in the CL 1-0 up, you don't make that pass. You muller it upfield. Just some basic game management to learn from that's all.
 
How long does it take to make that space up at this level?

As i said, Fern had to also wait for the goal kick to clear the area and as soon as Joe hits it, Ibra is on the move.

Ferns control is non existent, its a terrible mistake to make but he should not have been put in that position because Joe had easier passes on that put nobody under pressure or danger.

What easier passes? If he plays it to Otter then Cavani pins him in the corner at which point Ibra has Nando covered.

If he plays it to Manga then Ibra closes that space down as quickly as Nando was closed down.

All Nando had to do was play the ball first time to Otter who then switches it to Manga who is in acres because Ibra is pulled across.

I don't know why I'm bothering, this is simple, basic stuff. Like I said earlier I'm gobsmacked that Joe is getting any of the blame on this.
 
What easier passes? If he plays it to Otter then Cavani pins him in the corner at which point Ibra has Nando covered.

If he plays it to Manga then Ibra closes that space down as quickly as Nando was closed down.

All Nando had to do was play the ball first time to Otter who then switches it to Manga who is in acres because Ibra is pulled across.

I don't know why I'm bothering, this is simple, basic stuff. Like I said earlier I'm gobsmacked that Joe is getting any of the blame on this.
Gobsmacked insinuates there's not even a question to be asked. As we conceded I think it's more than acceptable to query who was at fault and to what degree. You clearing Hart of all blame is as bad as those trying to pin the whole thing on him. Mistakes were made. Fernando's ultimately cost the goal but Hart doesn't escape without some blame.

Had the ball gone to Otamendi he had a player ahead in space who he could have passed it to fairly easily. The Fernando option was the riskiest of the two.
 
Gobsmacked insinuates there's not even a question to be asked. As we conceded I think it's more than acceptable to query who was at fault and to what degree. You clearing Hart of all blame is as bad as those trying to pin the whole thing on him. Mistakes were made. Fernando's ultimately cost the goal but Hart doesn't escape without some blame.

Had the ball gone to Otamendi he had a player ahead in space who he could have passed it to fairly easily. The Fernando option was the riskiest of the two.

That is what I'm insinuating. Keeper plays simple ten yard pass to midfielder who drops to the edge of the box and is in plenty of space. It's the obvious ball, it's why the centre backs go out to the full back positions to allow the holding mid to drop deep centrally to receive it. It happens all the time with teams that play out from the back. Like I said, basic stuff.
 

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