Why wont AJ cross to the ball?

[california blue]

Numerous times AJ was in the perfect position to delivery an inswing cross for Edin to do his thing but chose to do his thing and dribble until he disappears up his own arse.

Edin was crying out for some kind of service from the wing but we ended up funneling everything through the center.

Id love Bobby to try out a 4-4-2 or a 4-4-1-1 against County with a full strength squad.

 

[Jumanji]

He's on the wrong flank. Its clear that he isn't comfortable with his right foot.

 

[inbetween]

Numerous times AJ was in the perfect position to delivery an inswing cross for Edin to do his thing but chose to do his thing and dribble until he disappears up his own arse.

Edin was crying out for some kind of service from the wing but we ended up funneling everything through the center.

Id love Bobby to try out a 4-4-2 or a 4-4-1-1 against County with a full strength squad.

We battered Villa when we started focussing down the right, don't think it mattered what AJ did though he isn't going to cross it on his wrong foot but it wouldn't of mattered, Dzeko is good in the air but he was marked by at least 2 players not like he would of got any clear chance on goal. They crowded their penalty area and just blocked everything. It was never really going to go in with that amount of people in the area, was the same against Everton.

 

[cleavers]

He's on the wrong flank. Its clear that he isn't comfortable with his right foot.

He's not on the wrong flank, its the one he chooses to be on, so needs to learn to cross right footed then, and quickly, should spend every session doing it, at speed, all week, for a number of weeks.

 

[wanderer72]

Numerous times AJ was in the perfect position to delivery an inswing cross for Edin to do his thing but chose to do his thing and dribble until he disappears up his own arse.

Edin was crying out for some kind of service from the wing but we ended up funneling everything through the center.

Id love Bobby to try out a 4-4-2 or a 4-4-1-1 against County with a full strength squad.

He was so desperate that he took on the winger position himself on both sides and even held it for a while... :) I've never seen him do anything as desperate as that, and believe me, I've seen him get really desperate for someone to score (and usually score himself in the end).

A good question, btw, I noticed the same and wondering what the heck is happening there... I have a theory about Tevez (several, infact), but don't get Johnson at all, unless he is now trying to mimick Tevez...

 

[mcfc_brazil]

Been thinking this all season, i reckon like jjeangi said he's on his unprefered foot but to be fair yesterday i think Collins and Dunne would of headed them away all day long even with Dzeko there.

 

[wanderer72]

He's on the wrong flank. Its clear that he isn't comfortable with his right foot.

Oh my god, where is all this crap coming from... Some facts wouldn't hurt at this point: he's a natural right-hander (footer), but has learnt to use his left foot just as well...

 

[PowderBlue]

He was probably right to do what he did ie dribbling in the box. A pen was probably our best chance of scoring.

That said, now with Jecko it should be 'beat the first man, then bang it across'

 

[cleavers]

For someone who doesn't like the right side of midfield, he has played all his career there.

 

[sweep]

Didn't he put one on Dzeko's head? Having said that I prefer him getting into the box cutting the ball back as his high crosses are generally poor whether from left or right.