The Footie Thread

[Neilds]

Has the art of crossing gone out of the game?
Who was the last person who was known as a winger who got to the line and whipped a ball over?
For me Trevor Steven was great at this (among others) the goals he created for Graham Sharp was amazing

Exactly as I was saying in my earlier posts. Lost art.

 

[PaulMdj]

I wrote a few weeks ago about the lack of crosses into the box for City. With Haaland in the middle they should be getting the ball into the box at every opportunity.

City avg this season is around 15 shots per game, they had 28 last night.

 

[Swango1980]

Has the art of crossing gone out of the game?
Who was the last person who was known as a winger who got to the line and whipped a ball over?
For me Trevor Steven was great at this (among others) the goals he created for Graham Sharp was amazing

TAA?

 

[irip]

TAA?

He was more a full back and his passing was lauded.
Maybe that type of full back has replaced the out and out winger.
I certainly don’t remember TAA getting to the byline and whipping one across for the big centre forward

 

[PaulMdj]

Has the art of crossing gone out of the game?
Who was the last person who was known as a winger who got to the line and whipped a ball over?
For me Trevor Steven was great at this (among others) the goals he created for Graham Sharp was amazing

Do you not think they way the game has developed there is no place for an out n out winger?

Absolutely we want players with the ability to cross a ball, but it’s more about tracking back and defending from the front, sadly.

 

[irip]

Do you not think they way the game has developed there is no place for an out n out winger?

Absolutely we want players with the ability to cross a ball, but it’s more about tracking back and defending from the front, sadly.

I agree to an extent. The wide players and a big forward has gone from the game.
Having said that I believe if a team that played that way now was in the premier league they would do well.
If you took Wimbledon as was with there formation style of play and attitude I think it would be such a change that teams would struggle against them.
Fashanu and Cork would scare the life out of today’s centre half’s.
Now everyone wants to play 20 passes in their own penalty area cause that’s proper football and their defence can’t tackle but can make a 60 yard cross field pass.