Popular Post BLRed Posted February 11, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 I don’t really want to put a negative post following a fantastic win and performance by the team but one area that does concern me is the serious inability of max when it comes to kicking a ball. Game after game on numerous occasions he kicks it straight out of play under pressure or not, which then puts us back under pressure by conceding possession. if he’s going to be our number 1 long term, he really needs to improve in this area. Am I the only one that has noticed this? Thought it was worthy of discussion. 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloudyThatchers Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 Agree - there must of been 6/7 occasions whnn he punted the ball straight out for a throw in When he first came into the side his distribution was so much better than it is now. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikeysrobins Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 (edited) No you are not the only one that thinks this. Max has done a great job establishing himself as Number 1(well 12…actually) and is a good stopper and catcher of the ball. However, please please Max kick the ball forward not sideways. You are asking far too much from our wide players to keep the ball in play. We give away possession again and again. Aim for the opposite corner flag is more likely to stay in and play to our strengths. That aside soooo proud of the team today. Played their hearts out. Pring reminds me of the kind of players we had back in the 1980s90s. No messing, aggressive play - gives 150% and leaves the pitch looking like he’s been on a battlefield. Edited February 11, 2023 by pikeysrobins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe jordans teeth Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 1 minute ago, CloudyThatchers said: Agree - there must of been 6/7 occasions whnn he punted the ball straight out for a throw in When he first came into the side his distribution was so much better than it is now. His commanding of the area has improved so it’s horses for courses i spose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBW Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 It became a bit of a sad joke by the end of the game today. Was celebrating every time he kept it in play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.J.Thribb Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 Just now, joe jordans teeth said: His commanding of the area has improved so it’s horses for courses i spose Agreed. He was totally in control of the box today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 Frankie got absolute pelters and his kicking was miles better. I also think his decision making on catching/punching is also a bit iffy, but he’s not long been number one, so plenty of time for improvement. Good Keeper but room for improvement. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Dante Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 This was something I flagged a couple of times before. And I agree Max’s general command of his area has got better but his kicking is dire. It’s either a floaty one wide which is easy to attack or a slice. He also plays people into trouble a bit on the floor at times. It’s a major question mark and will be exploited by teams. He thinks he’s Ramsdale. He’s nowhere near that level distribution wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 Imagine if he was perfect…then we could sell him 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 It was poor today, no doubt. Otherwise he did well and clean sheet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 O’Learys kicking today was shocking. I can’t remember the last time I saw a City keeper out it out of touch so often. Probably FF was the last No doubt he’ll be very aware of how awry his distribution was and work to rectify it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynriley Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 Happy with Max. Better keeper overall then Bentley for me. Not glued to his line and deals with crosses much better. Shot stopping improving as well. Keep it going Max 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin96 Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 Shocking today, a number of times his kicks were to nobody in particular. Norwich win a free header in the middle of the park and broke onto our back line, invited avoidable pressure on numerous occasions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOXO Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 25 minutes ago, BLRed said: I don’t really want to put a negative post following a fantastic win and performance by the team but one area that does concern me is the serious inability of max when it comes to kicking a ball. Game after game on numerous occasions he kicks it straight out of play under pressure or not, which then puts us back under pressure by conceding possession. if he’s going to be our number 1 long term, he really needs to improve in this area. Am I the only one that has noticed this? Thought it was worthy of discussion. 10 minutes ago, joe jordans teeth said: His commanding of the area has improved so it’s horses for courses i spose Yes we are so much less likely to concede from dead balls than we were. Without doubt everyone noticed some wayward kicking today. I think max has kicking practice in his future! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1t_ref_again Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 Max kicking today was poor and worse than normal, but he is forced to try and hit a difficult ball out to the wings as we are small up front and would be easy win for the centre backs, with Pring particularly we have more chance of winning the header. Overall very happy with Max Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 He kicked it out “for no apparent reason” once, that was it. It is obviously a tactic to kick to the touch line and on most of the kicks that went out of play it was Pring getting eased out of the header. That tells me Max is literally a yard or two out with his distribution. Something to work on definitely but nowhere near as bad as Frank who kicked it 5 yards over peoples heads and out. Bit of rewriting history I think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe jordans teeth Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 14 minutes ago, And Its Smith said: Imagine if he was perfect…then we could sell him Or get someone in and have him as a decent backup,not rocket science 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 It is the only negative of the day. His kicking is shocking and puts the team under pressure. Frustrating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 Thought he had a very good game, positive at claiming the ball & when to choose to punch. His kicking did get worse as the game progressed & two particularly poor ones weren’t when he was really under pressure, but I’d take a keeper who looks secure but is struggling with his kicking over the reverse, any day. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy1968 Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 38 minutes ago, CloudyThatchers said: Agree - there must of been 6/7 occasions whnn he punted the ball straight out for a throw in When he first came into the side his distribution was so much better than it is now. It was. Which makes it all the more baffling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie BCFC Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 35 minutes ago, Fordy62 said: Frankie got absolute pelters and his kicking was miles better. I also think his decision making on catching/punching is also a bit iffy, but he’s not long been number one, so plenty of time for improvement. Good Keeper but room for improvement. Disagree around the catching and punching, I personally think every cross that came in he dealt with superbly. The ones he punched went long and out of danger which impressed me. As for the kicking, I’m torn on it. He clearly is good with the ball at his feet showed by his ability to go short but too many times he goes for the full backs and asks a lot of them to keep it in play and get possession. It has worked a few times which constitutes to a great attack but a lot of the time we lose possession in many ways 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.G.Red Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 3 minutes ago, GrahamC said: Thought he had a very good game, positive at claiming the ball & when to choose to punch. His kicking did get worse as the game progressed & two particularly poor ones weren’t when he was really under pressure, but I’d take a keeper who looks secure but is struggling with his kicking over the reverse, any day. Thought he'd got that out of his system so was surprised that it started to return as the game progressed. However seems to be more assured at collecting the ball and not punching it away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC RISK77 Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 He has stepped up to the plate and a reliable enough keeper but can’t help thinking long term we will see someone else come in and at this level he is a number 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 Conceded 7 in 9 games and at fault for just one of those goals. Find a keeper at this level without one fault in their game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe jordans teeth Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 8 minutes ago, And Its Smith said: Conceded 7 in 9 games and at fault for just one of those goals. Find a keeper at this level without one fault in their game That’s a stupid question because you can’t find a goalkeeper in the world that hasn’t a fault,does that mean we can’t critique them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, joe jordans teeth said: That’s a stupid question because you can’t find a goalkeeper in the world that hasn’t a fault,does that mean we can’t critique them Every player has at least one fault. Edited February 11, 2023 by And Its Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob k Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Robbored said: O’Learys kicking today was shocking. I can’t remember the last time I saw a City keeper out it out of touch so often. Probably FF was the last No doubt he’ll be very aware of how awry his distribution was and work to rectify it. I can - Max O’Leary, away to Swansea in the FA cup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 It was awful today, even out of his hands, where he seems to be kicking it with slice. Those drop kicks just ask for your opponent to attack it. I get the tactic of kicking it wide, but it’s pretty clear it just concedes possession. Just aim 10 yards infield. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe jordans teeth Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 10 minutes ago, And Its Smith said: Every player has at least one fault. No shi Sherlock,every human has apart from you of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 23 minutes ago, Percy Pig said: It is clearly a tactical ploy. And it makes sense generally, too. The design is to ensure that when we cannot play out from the back because the opposition press has been good we have a higher percentage chance of retaining possession by chipping it into the fullbacks. Thats because we either win the header or the opposition defender wins it and likely heads it out for a throw. Execution was slightly off today, but its a very small margin for error with that kick. Max has been brilliant since coming in. He's kept a cleansheet against one of the best forwards to ever play this level, he's dominated his box and he's getting better at knowing when the pressure needs to be averted by going longer. If he whacked it down the middle we'd lose the ball and be right back under pressure. If he plays short when it's not on, pelters. He's been TOLD to do this, and its obvious why. Finally some sense Just now, joe jordans teeth said: No shi Sherlock,every human has apart from you of course I’ve got one. Giving negative ninnies like you the time of day!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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