by ferrarilover » 25 Mar 2014, 17:39
Maybe it's just at home, but Tongue does do a lot of overlapping, particularly late on. O'Connor does more attacking than half our midfielders. Nico doesn't do it so much any more, but he's about a thousand years old, so that's understandable.
We are a bit predictable. The first goal against Rochdale was a bloody brilliant bit of football, all stemming from someone bothering to run off the ball. We saw an almost identical setup at Wombles, for the Stockley header at the far post.
I went to watch the youth game today (lost 3-2 to Exeter, our third single goal loss in a row). Our first goal was a peach. Keeper short to Odofin, Odofin long pass to the head of the winger, flicked header to a rapid overlapping LB who knocked a ball inside to the rapid centre forward who rounded the keeper and slotted home with aplomb. It was un-defendable. So much pace and movement that I'd like to see even a Premier League academy side deal with it. It all happened too quickly to be prevented. The ball went from our keeper to the back of their net in about 8 seconds and in not more than about 6 touches. The flicked header was beautifully judged, rather than simply being the fault of some clown getting too far under the ball. The little ball inside was perfectly weighted, the striker didn't break stride. The touch round the keeper would have graced Eden Hazard and the finish, although into an empty net, was from an angle which required some talent and the kid managed to find a finish to match the rest of the move. Had that been the first XI, the long ball from dofin (Downes) would have been flicked on for an Exeter throw by Showumni, because we wouldn't have had the runner to pick up the pass. It's bloody stupid that our nippers can manage it, but the "professionals" can't.
Matt.
Maybe it's just at home, but Tongue does do a lot of overlapping, particularly late on. O'Connor does more attacking than half our midfielders. Nico doesn't do it so much any more, but he's about a thousand years old, so that's understandable.
We are a bit predictable. The first goal against Rochdale was a bloody brilliant bit of football, all stemming from someone bothering to run off the ball. We saw an almost identical setup at Wombles, for the Stockley header at the far post.
I went to watch the youth game today (lost 3-2 to Exeter, our third single goal loss in a row). Our first goal was a peach. Keeper short to Odofin, Odofin long pass to the head of the winger, flicked header to a rapid overlapping LB who knocked a ball inside to the rapid centre forward who rounded the keeper and slotted home with aplomb. It was un-defendable. So much pace and movement that I'd like to see even a Premier League academy side deal with it. It all happened too quickly to be prevented. The ball went from our keeper to the back of their net in about 8 seconds and in not more than about 6 touches. The flicked header was beautifully judged, rather than simply being the fault of some clown getting too far under the ball. The little ball inside was perfectly weighted, the striker didn't break stride. The touch round the keeper would have graced Eden Hazard and the finish, although into an empty net, was from an angle which required some talent and the kid managed to find a finish to match the rest of the move. Had that been the first XI, the long ball from dofin (Downes) would have been flicked on for an Exeter throw by Showumni, because we wouldn't have had the runner to pick up the pass. It's bloody stupid that our nippers can manage it, but the "professionals" can't.
Matt.
