The Footie Thread

[Arthur Wedge]

Does any team play with proper wide players anymore? By that, I mean a right footed player on the right, and vice versa, who will beat his player, get to the goal line and put in a cross. Just about every team I have watched recently has players playing on the wrong side who try to cut back inside and end up passing backwards, loosing all momentum. Getting very boring and monotonous.

All depends on the forward

Newcastle played with those two wingers looking to feed Isak

Forest also

Over the years Liverpool have played with a false 9 so two wide forwards cutting in , it’s certainly helped them score a lot of goals

Man City have those that are looking at times to go on the outside

 

[Neilds]

Deffo the last

to be honest that post is a bit 80,s. It’s on getting to the by line but the best players are two footed. They will
Get to the by line or cut inside. Doku and semenyo being good examples.

They still went backwards more times than they crossed it - and with a big lump like Haaland waiting in the middle, they should be getting the ball across.

 

[Tashyboy]

They still went backwards more times than they crossed it - and with a big lump like Haaland waiting in the middle, they should be getting the ball across.

Am sure they did and O’Reilly scored.

 

[AmandaJR]

I was a bit bored. Match stats say City had 22 crosses yesterday. Looked back at a few premier league and champions league matches and that was by far the highest.

So maybe it's a perception of how City play rather than the reality of it. Erling certainly had some chances but not his best heading performance yesterday.

 

[Neilds]

I was a bit bored. Match stats say City had 22 crosses yesterday. Looked back at a few premier league and champions league matches and that was by far the highest.

So maybe it's a perception of how City play rather than the reality of it. Erling certainly had some chances but not his best heading performance yesterday.

I would say that a lot of those ‘crosses’ were from quite a way back from the goal line and by the full backs rather than the ‘wingers’. I hanker for the days of a flying winger going round the outside and putting in crosses.

 

[Tashyboy]

I would say that a lot of those ‘crosses’ were from quite a way back from the goal line and by the full backs rather than the ‘wingers’. I hanker for the days of a flying winger going round the outside and putting in crosses.

A flying winger. That will Be Jimmy McCaffrey of the mighty stags back in the mid 70’s

 

[nickjdavis]

Seems that Leeds just need to play down the wings and get the ball across the 6yd box quickly. Should be 2-0 up.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Seems that Leeds just need to play down the wings and get the ball across the 6yd box quickly. Should be 2-0 up.

Simple football, it will never catch on

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Watching the goal I’m surprised they didnt call a foul or DCL for his arm up when jumping making contact with the CB

 

[Billysboots]

Saw the starting line up and feared the worst. Casemiro and Ugarte as a pairing is an absolute non starter. But all round, probably the worst half hour of football since Carrick came in.

 

[Swango1980]

Looks to be very much the end of Carrick's honeymoon period. I think Utd's worst performances have been after having a 2/3 week break. Looks like they are turning up for the start of pre season.

 

[nickjdavis]

Looks to be very much the end of Carrick's honeymoon period. I think Utd's worst performances have been after having a 2/3 week break. Looks like they are turning up for the start of pre season.

It seems strange how some clubs fail to respond well after a mid-season period of inactivity. Newcastle also have habitually failed to turn up after mid-season breaks...and I'm going back to the early 90's and can recall numerous times where we've turned in sub-par performances. Its like they need to constant train, play, train, play routine to keep them sharp.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

The could be 4 at least , heck of a challenge/block by Martinez at the end


Ugarte turns slower than an oil tanker

 

[4LEX]

Poor stuff from Carrick. Sesko might've scored a few off the bench but his all round game is so poor and the team suffers when he starts. It clearly wasn't working with Ugarte too and he failed to make any sort of tactical move or sub. He's very lucky Leeds aren't 4-0 up because they deserve it on the basis of that first half.