McEwan's Lager 30,524 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 I blame Steven Davis. .Williamson. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeparateEntityMyArse 53,724 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 1 minute ago, TMB said: Our crossing is excellent we just don't have anyone that can head the ball in the next. If we had someone like Jelavic up front for our full-backs to fire balls at it would be one of our most dangerous weapons. I've seen many excellent crosses this season. But I've also seen games like yesterday where the crossing was dreadful, really abysmal. Like our overall play, it's a lottery what we're going to see. TheCutch 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMB 14,167 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 5 minutes ago, SeparateEntityMyArse said: I've seen many excellent crosses this season. But I've also seen games like yesterday where the crossing was dreadful, really abysmal. Like our overall play, it's a lottery what we're going to see. Would good crosses have made a difference yesterday? Who's going to head it in to the net? Defoe's looks tiny. Having a striker who can head the ball might make the most of those full-backs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeparateEntityMyArse 53,724 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Just now, TMB said: Would good crosses have made a difference yesterday? Who's going to head it in to the net? Defoe's looks tiny. Having a striker who can head the ball might make the most of those full-backs. Good crosses arent only in the air though are they? Many of our best crosses have been low and accurate with pace. We'll never find out about how he'd have done yesterday as the crossing was so abysmal and often didn't pass the first man or went out of the park. Del and HG5 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILLYBOY50 1,638 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 2 hours ago, EatDolphins said: This thread could easily be Our passing Our shooting Our tempo Correct mate but don't forget our desire and our will to win, pride in the jersey ect. something that has been missing most of our games this season. In a nut shell we are not a very good football team. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del 667 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 3 hours ago, .Williamson. said: It's really really bad. Anytime we get the ball down either wing I never feel like anything will come from a potential ball into the box. Same goes for when we get a free kick near the box or a corner. It mightn't even be our crossing as such and could be that we have absolutely nobody in our team that is good in the air. How bad Lafferty is in the air for the height he is actually beggars belief. Think I made a similar thread to this last season but it has came back into my head after we spent the entire game yesterday kicking the ball over the head of Defoe I think the latter part of your post is spot on, but I think we do cross the ball, in general, very well but I think we rely on it to much at the moment! I also think that whilst Tav and Barasic are good at crossing, Candeias/Kent/Halliday etc are very hit and miss, but it doesnt help when we are punting balls into the box in the air for Defoe. As for Lafferty hes just a booking waiting to happen, he throws his arms all over the place whenever a ball is put in the air! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Williamson. 82,216 Posted February 17, 2019 Author Share Posted February 17, 2019 32 minutes ago, McEwan's Lager said: I blame Steven Davis. Good point well made ForeverAndEver 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMB 14,167 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 9 hours ago, SeparateEntityMyArse said: Good crosses arent only in the air though are they? Many of our best crosses have been low and accurate with pace. We'll never find out about how he'd have done yesterday as the crossing was so abysmal and often didn't pass the first man or went out of the park. If you look at the assists that Barisic and Tavernier have gotten this season you would see most of them are balls in the air. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee-irvine 53 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 We are crossing the ball in constantly when it’s probably the weakness of all our strikers, we need a target man as a plan b, that being said I don’t know how you can be 6’4 and be that bad in the air. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoopsLaud 4,186 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Middleton is a cracking crosser of a ball. Hopefully he can push on a level soon and maybe end up being our regular corner taker/crosser into the box. Barasic is also a decent crosser, when on form! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blumhoilann 6,712 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 8 hours ago, TMB said: Would good crosses have made a difference yesterday? Who's going to head it in to the net? Defoe's looks tiny. Having a striker who can head the ball might make the most of those full-backs. Get young Rudden back from loan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooblue 1,973 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 11 hours ago, EatDolphins said: This thread could easily be Our passing Our shooting Our tempo He's not alone, but McCrory's shooting is woeful for a professional footballer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueKnight87 17,286 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 We keep playing high ball crosses. As if we have a big centre forward to put them away. We need to try and play to the strengths of the strikers we do have. Even trying to get low crosses across the ground for our forwards to run and latch onto. siddiqi_drinker 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothianbear 361 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Crossing is terrible espicially from Candias and Tav of late, wish we had a training centre where these things could be worked on Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eejay the dj 31,964 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 12 hours ago, G.E.C. said: Barisic is good at crossing himself. He is not good enough for me and will be punted I think SG now knows this He is also powderpuff in a challenge OP is right though For me the very worst part of our game and it's scandalous that 2 legends can't see it or address it The scum always sign players that can whip a free kick in causing havoc We offer up very little surprises when we are on set plays HG5 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddiqi_drinker 14,635 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 12 hours ago, sausagetrunks said: our midfield is fucking shocking, we dont have players who run beyond the forwards, with one two passes etc, its a backwards sidewards pass, no penetration. 4-3-3 and defoe is terrible. Who the fuck do posters feel are capable of being on the end of crosses. Defoe or Morelos are hardly towering giants..... Wish barisic had a DJ or a DP to aim for. Was thinking back to the Warburton days with balls fired across the box just begging for s poacher that's the type of service JD needs TMB 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaka 1,674 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 It's not just the crossing. It's just the general predictability of what we do. Defenders pass it to the midfielders, they pass it out wide and an aimless ball is put into the middle. If it's the full backs a nominal run towards the byline before they cross to no one and if it's Candeias then it's an early ball into the middle with most of them hitting the first defender or areas where he hopes a forward will be rather than picking someone out. Only Kent will on occasion run at the opposition, try something different and cut inside to shoot. The biggest problem we have is the confused nature of our play. The wingers and full backs are generally playing as though they are expecting a target man to be in the middle. The forwards are all looking for ball to feet, short quick passes or through balls and the midfielders are generally guys who are up for a battle but then desperately looking for someone to take control of the ball from them and create something. We really should've signed a proper number 10 attacking midfielder and not Davis who is now just used to doing the same role as Jack but in a far inferior way. I'm hoping Jamie Murphy comes back soon and then either him or Kent can play in the middle behind the forward. We don't need 3 defensive midfielders. Negri's lovechild 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeparateEntityMyArse 53,724 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 16 hours ago, TMB said: If you look at the assists that Barisic and Tavernier have gotten this season you would see most of them are balls in the air. If youre saying most of their assists are scored from headers, prove it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sausagetrunks 6,022 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 teams are playing 5 at the back and strangling our wing play, they know this is our strong point and how we play, we're going to have to adapt a different system where we can get in behind them, midfield players linking up with the forwards and getting in behind them thro the middle. our midfield passes sidewards and backwards, no one taking on responsibility of trying to get in behind the opposition. teams are choking our wing play and hit us on the counter. SG should have changed that on sat at half time imo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumbGER 24,518 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Always found it baffling that people just assume because players are tall they should be good in the air and heading, just being tall doesn't make your timing, jumping, reading of the game and heading any better. A pin-point cross to a good striker will have a better chance of a goal than a hopeful lump in to the box for a big lump to jump at or a wee lump to get caught underneath. We have a lot of work to do. Negri's lovechild 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Williamson. 82,216 Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 1 hour ago, plumbGER said: Always found it baffling that people just assume because players are tall they should be good in the air and heading, just being tall doesn't make your timing, jumping, reading of the game and heading any better. A pin-point cross to a good striker will have a better chance of a goal than a hopeful lump in to the box for a big lump to jump at or a wee lump to get caught underneath. We have a lot of work to do. Being tall gives you an instant advantage on shorter players at winning a ball in the air. The fact he has reached the age he has in his career and clearly has never tried to improve this skill is ridiculous. He's a fucking waste of time Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amato 3,016 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Our shooting is also attrocious. How many times do we see the ball being blazed over the bar from inside or just outside the box. 😫 SeparateEntityMyArse 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bydo 3,215 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 We haven’t had a consistently good corner taker in seven years IMO. Davis used to be fantastic at it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
docspiderman 1,228 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Our one attempt on target was a header on saturday,crossing is not the proble; movement and the basic ability to take a shot is. TMB 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bears r us 30,798 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Is very poor and has been for a while. I sit in the East Enclosure about in line with the 18 yard box and so get a good view of what happens with crosses from the right side and it is not good to watch most of the time. 😟 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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