Ratings v Swansea (4 Viewers)

shmmeee said:

I was wondering if some of our players are used to Marosi who tends not to come for crosses, then I remembered that we did it to Marosi the other week too (get in his way).

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It's a deliberate tactic from opponents & a difficult one to counter. They put players directly in front of the goalkeeper, we naturally decide we need to mark said players & all of a sudden there's upto half a dozen bodies a keeper needs to get through if he is to claim the cross. Couple that with excellent delivery from someone like Hourihane & it's very effective.
Surprised we don't try something similar from time to time, mix it up a bit.

Years ago we would position a big defender right beside the keeper for corners and play to the near post where he couldn’t get past the defender.
This was common when George Curtis and Neil Martin played together.

Johhny Blue said:

Years ago we would position a big defender right beside the keeper for corners and play to the near post where he couldn’t get past the defender.
This was common when George Curtis and Neil Martin played together.

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Yes and in 1837 we used footballs made out of pigs bladders.

Johhny Blue said:

That doesn’t answer the question. What should he have done differently?

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Ah. He moves to the near post and then the ball flies over him.. he got in a poor position

Sky Blue Pete said:

Ah. He moves to the near post and then the ball flies over him.. he got in a poor position

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He was where the ball went

Otis said:

Yes and in 1837 we used footballs made out of pigs bladders.

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Sunderland are still mad about that