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Pete53 Hassocks 25 Jan 20 3.54pm | |
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Originally posted by Charlie Croker
This maybe covered in another thread (and if so, sorry Mods), but Tuesday night was another in a number of games this season where players - who can shoot/score from distance - have passed up the opportunity. We seem to have a mentality of needing o pass the ball into the net rather than occasionally taking a shot - even if it leads to a corner, it's a better result than running into a defender and them clearing the ball. Hopefully with Luka back (assuming he gets back in the team AND ups his performances) he might try a couple, but WTF won't McArthur or Kouyate have a pop? We seem to practice a lot before the game and then lose the will once in the heat of the action. Whilst generally agreeing with your sentiment, I have seen Kouyate have pop on a few occasions and I don't think any were on target - better left to others.
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dreamwaverider London 25 Jan 20 4.36pm | |
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Yogi v Sheffield utd. Goal of the season no?
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Teddy Eagle 25 Jan 20 4.43pm | |
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Originally posted by dreamwaverider
Yogi v Sheffield utd. Goal of the season no? Yogi’s was a cracker. John McCormick belted one in that game too.
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peterg Anerley 25 Jan 20 5.23pm | |
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Speaking of which, Jimmy Mac keeps missing chance after chance, usually from inside the box. He can't even get in a decent shot. Did it again v Southampton in second half. True, he wasn't outside the area, he was somewhere near the six-yard box. Edited by peterg (25 Jan 2020 5.25pm)
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NEILLO Shoreham-by-Sea 26 Jan 20 10.05am | |
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Originally posted by PZ Eagle
John "Yogi" Hughes, Colin Taylor, Cliff Holton. The safest place to stand was right behind the goal because those three could really hit a ball and if it missed the goal watch out. Ct once scored a screamer from 40 yars out against Leeds. I didn't see Holton play, but the other two could certainly strike the ball. However, the balls used then and those used today are vastly different. Today's are like beach balls in comparison - I wonder how they would have got on with them....
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Pete53 Hassocks 26 Jan 20 11.35am | |
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Originally posted by dreamwaverider
Yogi v Sheffield utd. Goal of the season no? The goal against City was a cracker, but I also think Andros's strike away at West Brom last season was superb - he ran from our own half, cut in and delivered a fantastic shot from outside the area. Obviously, because of the context, not remembered in the same way as the City goal.
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Uphill Bedford 26 Jan 20 11.43am | |
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Originally posted by Pete53
just noticed who laid it on - the much maligned Sorloth
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Spiderman Horsham 26 Jan 20 12.10pm | |
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Originally posted by pssguy
The team have scored an open play goal from outside the area in only one league game since the beginning of calendar 2019. Zaha and Townsend v Cardiff Coutinho's available Didn't Townsend score from outside of box against Norwich this season? or was it just inside?, can't remember
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Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 26 Jan 20 12.33pm | |
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I might be a tad awry with the figures but a while ago I perused some stats concerning where goals are scored from on the pitch. I believe some 20-25 yards from goal in a central position about 3% of shots result in goals and further back the figure is 2%.
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CT Charlie 27 Jan 20 11.53pm | |
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Two edges of the sword. Because we earn so few chances near the edge of the box, the players are probably wary of "squandering" them by shooting from distance. But because we earn so few chances near the edge of the box, we fans wish we would fire away.
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