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Their first goal yesterday.

edited December 2008 in General Charlton
Almost 'identical' to the one that Weaver 'let in' recently...except the one that went past Weaver was an even better strike than yesterday....it clipping the inside of the post and being totally 'unstopable'.
Funny how he got a shed load of stick for what many called a blunder and yet Elliot is getting off largely stock free?
I'm not getting into the Weaver/Elliot debate here, just pointing out that Weaver was given a lot of undeserved stick at the time.

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  • Agree with that.
  • He should never have been on his post with the ball only 20 yards out and central. Made some very good saves/punches as well though
  • Personally, I wouldn't attach any blame to Weaver or elliott for those two goals. Both accurately taken free kicks, IMHO. Just before Cook scored yesterday, I said to the people around me that he'd score on the basis that he took so many pony free kicks when he played for us, the odds were that he'd get one right at some point.
  • Can someone enlighten me as to why the free kick wasn't indirect? The free kick was given for a high foot by Bouazza wasn't it? Surely that is indirect but the ref never raised an arm. ???
  • BDLBDL
    edited December 2008
    We were saying that too.

    Typical inconsistent refereeing. Two banged on penalties in the second half for handball - Far worse than the one given against us for Semedo's brush with the Ball against Derby.

    I think that was why PP was sent to the stand.
  • Mind you it was a rather enjoyable "West v East London" derby wasn't it Dave. Tuts!!!
  • What I can't understand is when making a wall at freekicks, we don't bring back the wall closer to the goal. The easy bit when taking a freekick is to get the ball past the wall, the hard bit is to get back on target. The closer the wall is the freekick, the more distance & time for the ball has to get on target, by reducing this distance it becomes a lot harder.

    I think I've had too many mince pies.
  • [cite]Posted By: bc_addick[/cite]Mind you it was a rather enjoyable "West v East London" derby wasn't it Dave. Tuts!!!


    Mate,that drove me fcuking mad yesterday!!!!! I actualy belive that is more of a crime than the way we have been playing this season. Pardew went for not doing his job, weaver is going the same way lets just hope the same happens to him either that or someone shoves that microphone up his arse!!!!!
  • [quote][cite]Posted By: SoundAsa£[/cite]Almost 'identical' to the one that Weaver 'let in' recently...except the one that went past Weaver was an even better strike than yesterday....it clipping the inside of the post and being totally 'unstopable'.
    Funny how he got a shed load of stick for what many called a blunder and yet Elliot is getting off largely stock free?
    I'm not getting into the Weaver/Elliot debate here, just pointing out that Weaver was given a lot of undeserved stick at the time.[/quote]

    Difference is Weaver had been shit for two months and was 'comfy' in his place and didnt look like improving.

    Elliotts distribution pisses all over Weaver,and as for that first half save, well...
  • Weaver got some unjustified stick and as for Rob yesterday it was only his 4th first team start!

    Somebody should have advised him better. Hopefully he will learn from that.
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  • I thought the Cov free-kick that went past Weaver was a lot further out then Cook's one yesterday
  • I don`t actually blame Elliot for the goal yesterday but I do find the comments that it is his lack of experience that might have cost us. Positioning is a fundamental part of goalkeeping especially from set pieces. That is a skill that can actually be learned and is not like other aspects of goalkeeping purely instinctive. imho any goalkeeper anywhere near a championship 1st team should know where to position himself for a set piece.
  • Picking up the 'West London v East London' comment. Yes, I heard the announcer say that yesterday just as I was taking my seat - and it seemed so nonsensical that I thought I must have misheard it !!!

    May be our geographical realignment is no bad thing, though. Does it mean next season we can be second in East London after West Ham, instead of third in south London after Palarse and newly-promoted Millwall?
  • [cite]Posted By: ShootersHillGuru[/cite]I don`t actually blame Elliot for the goal yesterday but I do find the comments that it is his lack of experience that might have cost us. Positioning is a fundamental part of goalkeeping especially from set pieces. That is a skill that can actually be learned and is not like other aspects of goalkeeping purely instinctive. imho any goalkeeper anywhere near a championship 1st team should know where to position himself for a set piece.

    Shaun Bartlett would have stopped that on the post in the Curbs days.


    I don't think a rookie keeper can be blamed for defensive disorganisation. That is down to the management or captain.
  • ]Can someone enlighten me as to why the free kick wasn't indirect? The free kick was given for a high foot by Bouazza wasn't it? Surely that is indirect but the ref never raised an arm. ???[/quote]

    An indirect free kick is only given for offside or obstruction, A high foot would be dangerous play ie Direct free kick
  • [quote][cite]Posted By: Glass half empty[/cite][quote][cite]Posted By: bc_addick[/cite]Mind you it was a rather enjoyable "West v East London" derby wasn't it Dave. Tuts!!![/quote]


    Mate,that drove me fcuking mad yesterday!!!!! I actualy belive that is more of a crime than the way we have been playing this season. Pardew went for not doing his job, weaver is going the same way lets just hope the same happens to him either that or someone shoves that microphone up his arse!!!!![/quote]

    same here, that bloke drives me mental....can't stand him and when he said 'East London' yesterday that was the final straw..
  • [cite]Posted By: LenGlover[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: ShootersHillGuru[/cite]I don`t actually blame Elliot for the goal yesterday but I do find the comments that it is his lack of experience that might have cost us. Positioning is a fundamental part of goalkeeping especially from set pieces. That is a skill that can actually be learned and is not like other aspects of goalkeeping purely instinctive. imho any goalkeeper anywhere near a championship 1st team should know where to position himself for a set piece.

    Shaun Bartlett would have stopped that on the post in the Curbs days.


    I don't think a rookie keeper can be blamed for defensive disorganisation. That is down to the management or captain.



    The keeper organises the wall defending a direct free kick.

    Always, whatever level of football.
  • edited December 2008
    [cite]Posted By: Colin in Thailand.[/cite]]Can someone enlighten me as to why the free kick wasn't indirect? The free kick was given for a high foot by Bouazza wasn't it? Surely that is indirect but the ref never raised an arm.

    An indirect free kick is only given for offside or obstruction, A high foot would be dangerous play ie Direct free kick

    have to disagree colin (though i have been known to get these things wrong), if the free kick was given by the ref interpreting it as dangerous, then it is an indirect free kick.
    i'm sure one of our resident ref's (spankie & cfw i think) will put me straight.
  • I don't blame either keeper for the goals from direct free kicks I blame the boss, we should put someone on the line as has been mentioned by a few of us before.

    As per Elliot & Weaver I personally think we should stick with Elliot for the time being he seems to command the goal area better and his handling seems assured and certainly better distribution than Weaver.
  • BC is correct that dangerous play is an offence the results in an indirect free kick. I mentioned this to AFKA at half-time. Shame half the players don't know the laws or they may have protested at the time or even before the kick was taken.

    Indirect Free Kick
    An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a goalkeeper,
    inside his own penalty area, commits any of the following four offences:
    • controls the ball with his hands for more than six seconds before
    releasing it from his possession
    • touches the ball again with his hands after he has released it from
    his possession and before it has touched another player
    • touches the ball with his hands after it has been deliberately kicked
    to him by a team-mate
    • touches the ball with his hands after he has received it directly from
    a throw-in taken by a team-mate
    An indirect free kick is also awarded to the opposing team if, in the
    opinion of the referee, a player:
    • plays in a dangerous manner
    • impedes the progress of an opponent
    • prevents the goalkeeper from releasing the ball from his hands
    • commits any other offence, not previously mentioned in Law 12,
    for which play is stopped to caution or send off a player
    The indirect free kick is taken from the place where the offence
    occurred (see Law 13 – Position of Free Kick).

    However, if questioned the referee would almost certainly say he gave the free-kick for Kicks or attempts to kick an opponent.

    Direct Free Kick
    A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a player commits
    any of the following seven offences in a manner considered by the
    referee to be careless, reckless or using excessive force:
    • kicks or attempts to kick an opponent
    • trips or attempts to trip an opponent
    • jumps at an opponent
    • charges an opponent
    • strikes or attempts to strike an opponent
    • pushes an opponent
    • tackles an opponent
    A direct free kick is also awarded to the opposing team if a player
    commits any of the following three offences:
    • holds an opponent
    • spits at an opponent
    • handles the ball deliberately (except for the goalkeeper within his
    own penalty area)
    A direct free kick is taken from the place where the offence occurred
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  • Did anyone else notice that a second or two before the free kick was taken Elliott whipped off his cap and threw it into the back of the net. Although he stayed facing the right way when doing this, surely it doesn't help concentration. Also the ball did come out of the sun.
  • difference is weaver made a lot of mistakes - elliot makes one and you highlight it!
  • elliot didn't get near the ball and, as mentioned, it wasn't as near to the top corner of the goal as weavers one was. poor positioning in my opinion, especially once he would have realised which of the players was taking the free kick - it's usually quite obvious if someone is running up to the ball to kick it or running over the ball.
  • I thought it should have been indirect. If I had been reffing it I would have given an indirect. Playing in a dangerous manner i.e. high foot is indirect...ho hum...
  • IMHO Elliot should have been off his line quicker for the second goal. From the hi-lights I have seen on the box it didn't look like he narrowed the angle at all.

    Still blame Hudson more though.

    Elliot does not fill me with any confidence.....Weaver was having a rocky spell, that might have been down to the injuries he was carrying.

    His history with us is always going to make him a soft target. IMHO he is a better keeper than Elliot or Randolph. I suspect we will see him back in the team sooner rather than later.

    Having said all of that, he'll be gone at the end of the season.
  • [cite]Posted By: LenGlover[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: ShootersHillGuru[/cite]I don`t actually blame Elliot for the goal yesterday but I do find the comments that it is his lack of experience that might have cost us. Positioning is a fundamental part of goalkeeping especially from set pieces. That is a skill that can actually be learned and is not like other aspects of goalkeeping purely instinctive. imho any goalkeeper anywhere near a championship 1st team should know where to position himself for a set piece.

    Shaun Bartlett would have stopped that on the post in the Curbs days.


    I don't think a rookie keeper can be blamed for defensive disorganisation. That is down to the management or captain.

    That is the key observation in all this Len. With the speed that the ball travels (and swerves) it is ludicrous to expect one man to be responsible for a full eight yards of goal. In the old days we always had a man (frequently two) on the line and we never gave away soft free kicks like that. You can't blame that on the keeper;that's not about positioning a wall, that is a tactical decision and the manager has to take the blame.
  • How many freekicks has Weaver faced from a whole manor of quailty players, therefore enabling him to have a better idea on his postioning.

    it is called experience folks the one thing young Elliot doesnt have at the moment, but do you know what ? fuk it he is Charlton he is Trying and he will make mistakes but stay with him as he is one of us.

    What if Shelvey gets a run will we say his passing is not as good as Hollands or ZZ or Bailey, His Shooting is not like Kinsella or jensen

    we need our players to come through to try hard and give us a chance.

    we are in the position we are in

    because of players like Weaver,Gray and hudson

    We need Shelvey,Elliot,Wright and co to get used to playing with freedom and not have people being critical over their first couple of errors


    FFS if you cant stick with them you may as well give up
  • nth london...if only it were 'that' simple!
  • Weaver didn't move fast enough for the Coventry goal but then again he was carrying a well publicised injury and Coventry just took full advantage of his limited mobility so we can't really blame him for that goal, Parky's more at fault for letting it be known that he was carrying the injury in the first place
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