Carsons Dog 9,878 Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Week after week we see goals which would have been avoided if there had been a defender on the postWtf are managers thinking about?Don't they watch motd? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HG5 11,077 Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Something which is currently bothering me, along with leaving the posts unguarded, is when centre backs are more bothered about grappling with the guy who's out jumping them to score - a la Rio Ferdinand last week & our own Lee Wallace v Hertz. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carsons Dog 9,878 Posted August 24, 2014 Author Share Posted August 24, 2014 Something which is currently bothering me, along with leaving the posts unguarded, is when centre backs are more bothered about grappling with the guy who's out jumping them to score - a la Rio Ferdinand last week & our own Lee Wallace v Hertz.Wallace does it every week Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.E.C. 18,711 Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Mind Jig scored near post at the Piggery, they had no one covering. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HG5 11,077 Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Wallace does it every weekI don't wish to pan Lee specifically (tho' that was a good example), the number of times you see a goal and say ' why didn't he defend the ball, not the man' is getting beyond it, these days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HG5 11,077 Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Mind Jig scored near post at the Piggery, they had no one covering.Was a good header, though - could well have gone in even if they had a man on the post. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jelavic191 4,398 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Is it a new thing to have just one man on the far post expecting the keeper to cover the near one?I noticed it when Sunderland scored yesterday and then again when watching the highlights of our game at the weekend when Jig scored. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Jela 20,360 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 I can only assume its to have everyone available for the quickest possible beak. That and corner takers unable to beat the first man are 2 things that currently piss me off about football. The latter seems to be a growing trend in the modern game as well. Strange. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
West_Side 1,571 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Not having them means two extra men man marking. I reckon that saves more goals than not having men on the posts lets in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeparateEntityMyArse 53,613 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Hate:1. Having no one left up as an outball when defending corner2. No one on post3. Main CF ( ie Rooney / RVP ) taking corners.Rant over Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rankin1873 69 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Hate:1. Having no one left up as an outball when defending corner2. No one on post3. Main CF ( ie Rooney / RVP ) taking corners.Rant overAgree with points 1 and 2 but I completely disagree with your third point. Why shouldn't your striker take corners if he's the best at them? Especially like a Rooney who isn't the tallest and therefore can get another taller lad in there. No point having your best striker in the box if the person who would be taking corners is worse at them. Id agree if Shearer was taking corners considering his heading ability but not someone like Rooney or RvP. I appreciate the reason it annoys you is because a striker has quicker reactions if the ball ends up on the ground or something but that doesn't happen too often. Using Man Utd as an example, Rooney/RvP taking corners and Chicarito in front of the keeper waiting for a sniff of a chance to poke the ball or scoop it home is a great idea in my opinion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKingObv 10,639 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 As mentioned above, the extra men marking could well stop more goals from being scored...Same thing applies with zonal defending. It's always highlighted when it goes wrong, but not really the same for man marking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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