joe jordans teeth Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 2 minutes ago, And Its Smith said: Finally some sense I’ve got one. Giving negative ninnies like you the time of day!! I’m a ninnie,love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 Kicking it out on purpose. **** me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 2 minutes ago, joe jordans teeth said: I’m a ninnie,love it I don’t even know what a ninnie is but it is a funny word! Cheer up mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe jordans teeth Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 4 minutes ago, And Its Smith said: I don’t even know what a ninnie is but it is a funny word! Cheer up mate We are all happy my boy,wouldn’t go round typing words in if you don’t know what they mean 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerly known as ivan Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 If things keep progressing as they are, then realistically MO’L is the weak link in the team. He is doing ok. Unfortunately I can’t see him being any better than ok. If we are to push on next season a new no.1 will need to be signed. Not sure if the keeper we signed in January is the answer. I hope we would be looking at someone like Cooper at Plymouth, although his injury might prevent any move soon. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leveller Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 37 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. Those were my thoughts too. It happened so often it had to be deliberate. If you kick up the centre of the pitch and we lose possession (which we frequently do) the risk is higher than conceding a throw in near the halfway line. And if it lands just inside the line, the full backs have a good chance of getting on the end of it. If the opposition win the header, it’s still less dangerous than in the centre circle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenkibby. Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 5 minutes ago, Red Army 75 said: Kicking it out on purpose. **** me Thing is when he kicks it wide it's always going to be long rather than short with the chance of their wide player picking it up and exposing our defence. Although it looks shit and gives position away i can see why we don't pump it up the middle, loose the ball and they have the width of the pitch to attack. Much better to concede a throw halfway line then get the opposition to try and break us down from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malago Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 TBF he finds touch on a much more regular basis than the Bears full back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl&Toby Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 **** me… Frankie F is back. Is he bollocks. Look at Deepdale 7 days ago. Max kept us in it. Several times. Again and again. And today? Like a sweeper at times. Far better than Capn Dan IMHO. And we’re sitting right behind him. At DD and BS3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidercity1987 Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 Defo always accepted it as a tactical ploy In the 94th min as we look to close out the game with a bit of head tennis, no wayy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 41 minutes ago, Davefevs said: 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. I thought the same Dave - he was definitely slicing in from his hands. Surely just booting up the pitch hands possession to the opposition. Far better to either throw or pass it to a defender and play out from the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McNasty Filth Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 19 minutes ago, formerly known as ivan said: If things keep progressing as they are, then realistically MO’L is the weak link in the team. He is doing ok. Unfortunately I can’t see him being any better than ok. If we are to push on next season a new no.1 will need to be signed. Not sure if the keeper we signed in January is the answer. I hope we would be looking at someone like Cooper at Plymouth, although his injury might prevent any move soon. Are you having a f****** laugh. Max is one of the reasons for our upturn in form and one of the reasons we are more solid defensively. Saved us in numerous games since he's come in (have you watched all the away games?). His command of the box is so much better than Bentley. His shot stopping and reflexes are equal if not better than Bentleys. You can see that the centre backs have confidence in their keeper in terms of their postive body language when defending, and that calmness translates to the stands. I'll admit in the first couple of games when he came in, things did look a bit shaky, but that's down to the back line and keeper working through their issues, since then I've seen nothing but improvement (bar the spilled shot against Preston, but for me that was an extremely difficult shot with the ball bouncing just in front of him and at pace). Definitely not a weak link, but hey ho, we all see things differently I suppose! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl&Toby Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 8 minutes ago, Robbored said: I thought the same Dave - he was definitely slicing in from his hands. Surely just booting up the pitch hands possession to the opposition. Far better to either throw or pass it to a defender and play out from the back. Bollocks. As so often. Did you get to Deepdale! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Always red Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 No good Max kicking ball up middle of park to our forward line of small players. Be creative. He'll get there PS he's better than Bentley for me, who never commanded his area and albeit a good shot stopper was poor at crosses into the box 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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