Football is a very easy game. To win a game of football you have to score more goals than the opposition. To do this you have to get the white round thing (called a football) between the three white posts (called the goal). As the three white posts (called the goal, remember) do not move, and are stationed at either end of the pitch ( an area of grass which the game is played upon) then it is usually a good idea that you do not keeping passing the ball between yourselves and try to get it going FORWARD.
In the words of that bl**dy meercat.............Simples !!
Golf, you seem to be forgetting that also on the pitch, between our team and the three white posts is another team which would very much like it if we did not get the ball in between the three white posts. We need to play the ball around them. Hoofing it forward can be too predictable and easy to defend against.
There were moments yesterday when we played backwards and it was the wrong choice, but it's very hard to progress forward on the floor when the opposition have their midfield sat right in front of their backline on the edge of their area for most of the match. They came to play that way and it worked for them in the first half, they showed very little desire to win the game and theres not really much you can do with that. Maybe we could have got Racon and Wagstaff running tight to the line to stretch them, then peppering their box with crosses but with the height disadvantage and the absence of a decent final ball in our squad that was always going to be hard. Then again, playing long ball wouldnt have worked either, because who's going to win it in the air? Benson and BWP? Keeping possession is a positive step forward and at times we did it quite well yesterday, cracking through the defensive, organised thug teams in this league is a bigger ask.
1. It can, and will work at this level. Remember Brighton in October? I thought their approach was ridiculous for the first half an hour before they started pulling us apart later on, we were chasing shadows.
2. It won't happen to our group of players overnight and movement is something we have to work on (as well as first touch imo) but it's definitely worth persisting with because when it clicks, it's great entertainment.
[cite]Posted By: Stig[/cite]There are (at least) three good reasons for passing the ball sidewise and/or backwards:
1. It allows you time and space to build a better attack where you have less chance of losing the ball and more chance of scoring.
2. It allows you to move the ball around, simultaneously building confidence in your own team whilst tiring the opposition who have to work harder trying to get it back.
3. If you're in the lead (I appreciate this isn't what we're discussing here) it its a good defensive tactic as they can't score if you're in possession.
There are two reasons for not doing it:
1. If you're running out of time and need to score, you might need a more direct approach.
2. If your fans are impatient idiots with the attention span of goldfish who think they understand the game better than the professionals who have spent a lifetime training to play it, they are likely to get impatient very quickly and start booing. Booing is a bad thing as it gives a slightly negative air to the match.
[cite]Posted By: Stig[/cite]There are (at least) three good reasons for passing the ball sidewise and/or backwards:
1. It allows you time and space to build a better attack where you have less chance of losing the ball and more chance of scoring.
2. It allows you to move the ball around, simultaneously building confidence in your own team whilst tiring the opposition who have to work harder trying to get it back.
3. If you're in the lead (I appreciate this isn't what we're discussing here) it its a good defensive tactic as they can't score if you're in possession.
There are two reasons for not doing it:
1. If you're running out of time and need to score, you might need a more direct approach.
2. If your fans are impatient idiots with the attention span of goldfish who think they understand the game better than the professionals who have spent a lifetime training to play it, they are likely to get impatient very quickly and start booing. Booing is a bad thing as it gives a slightly negative air to the match.
Sorry.........but thats just bollox.
Football is a very easy game. To win a game of football you have to score more goals than the opposition. To do this you have to get the white round thing (called a football) between the three white posts (called the goal). As the three white posts (called the goal, remember) do not move, and are stationed at either end of the pitch ( an area of grass which the game is played upon) then it is usually a good idea that you do not keeping passing the ball between yourselves and try to get it going FORWARD.
In the words of that bl**dy meercat.............Simples !!
Have you ever played football? If you have, you will realise that you cant go forward all the time (not if you want to keep the ball anyway). Like previously mentioned, sometimes there is a need to pump it forward, but in the main, keeping the ball and passing it around (even if it is backwards and sidewards) creates space, wears the opponents out and gives us more confidence.
golfaddick CommentTime 1 hour ago - and i quote! Football is a very easy game. To win a game of football you have to score more goals than the opposition. To do this you have to get the white round thing (called a football) between the three white posts (called the goal). As the three white posts (called the goal, remember) do not move, and are stationed at either end of the pitch ( an area of grass which the game is played upon) then it is usually a good idea that you do not keeping passing the ball between yourselves and try to get it going FORWARD.
In the words of that bl**dy meercat.............Simples !!
You cant move their players about and tire them out , if you can't do 3 consecutive passses before losing the ball. If teams want to play 10 behind the ball and pack defence, then why not score first,instead of taking six passes and then finding your'e not even over our own half way line ?? No constructive midfield...No heart ...No passion ...No desire... No drive...NO SKILL. YOU CAN'T POLISH A TURD !!!
I'm all for keeping the ball and passing it around if the eventual aim is a create a move leading to a goalscoring opportunity. Too many times it's backwards sideways backwards again without actually going anywhere and it isn't because of the opposition it's because of a lack of movement off the ball by our players and the inability of anyone, but the three central midfielders especially, of being able to play an incisive pass.
There's a difference between playing the ball to create a chance and just tapping it around for lack of a better idea, the latter is just as negative as punting it airwards and even less likely to result in a goal. Hopefully we'll see more of the former though!
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Golf, you seem to be forgetting that also on the pitch, between our team and the three white posts is another team which would very much like it if we did not get the ball in between the three white posts. We need to play the ball around them. Hoofing it forward can be too predictable and easy to defend against.
2. It won't happen to our group of players overnight and movement is something we have to work on (as well as first touch imo) but it's definitely worth persisting with because when it clicks, it's great entertainment.
It's a very easy game for spectators, isn't it Golfie.....?
Spot on..
Have you ever played football? If you have, you will realise that you cant go forward all the time (not if you want to keep the ball anyway). Like previously mentioned, sometimes there is a need to pump it forward, but in the main, keeping the ball and passing it around (even if it is backwards and sidewards) creates space, wears the opponents out and gives us more confidence.
Football is a very easy game. To win a game of football you have to score more goals than the opposition. To do this you have to get the white round thing (called a football) between the three white posts (called the goal). As the three white posts (called the goal, remember) do not move, and are stationed at either end of the pitch ( an area of grass which the game is played upon) then it is usually a good idea that you do not keeping passing the ball between yourselves and try to get it going FORWARD.
In the words of that bl**dy meercat.............Simples !!
LMAO!!!! and @ STIG - good point mate!
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It's not been that easy watching Charlton for several seasons!