Yep, as Huntington on iFollow after the game, we need to learn to kill games off. Said we should've seen it out better but should've been 3-4 up anyway and out of sight.
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Yep, as Huntington on iFollow after the game, we need to learn to kill games off. Said we should've seen it out better but should've been 3-4 up anyway and out of sight.
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Agree! Hunts was gutted in his post match interview and was really supportive of Maxwell, you could see how much the draw meant to him, it must have seemed like a loss at the time, but all the lads did us proud yesterday in my book, on-wards and upwards as Wise Men Say!
Browne should have made it 2-0 and Harrop should have played a simple 10 yard ball to Hugill for a tap in to kill the game.
Still, one place higher up the table. Think positive.
Still, one place higher up the table. Think positive.
Glad to see the positives on this post. Yes we should have won , Yes Maxmell made a mistake , but how many times has he made game winning saves ? We are progressing like fuck and other teams fear us. That WILL translate into wins. #teamslikePreston has taken on a whole new meaning under Andrew Neil.
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Just chilling in my comfortable chair after a long weekend in London.
Our fans were outstanding yesterday wow!
Our team of young players were outstanding until they run out of steam after running themselves into the ground.
Maxi is absolute class and had an outstanding game even with a dropped bollock factored in.
As for the thread - absolutely agree with the comparison in standing with Pickford. However I see different ends of the goalkeeper scale chalk and cheese these two.
For me maxwell adds significantly more to our team than Pickford ever did. The lad is fearless! He takes loads of risks and gets away with it consistently. He mistakes are minimal nothing more than any other keeper even those who take no risk and play safe all of the time.
He most definately create the confidence to let the boys play a high line and pressing game.
Our fans were outstanding yesterday wow!
Our team of young players were outstanding until they run out of steam after running themselves into the ground.
Maxi is absolute class and had an outstanding game even with a dropped bollock factored in.
As for the thread - absolutely agree with the comparison in standing with Pickford. However I see different ends of the goalkeeper scale chalk and cheese these two.
For me maxwell adds significantly more to our team than Pickford ever did. The lad is fearless! He takes loads of risks and gets away with it consistently. He mistakes are minimal nothing more than any other keeper even those who take no risk and play safe all of the time.
He most definately create the confidence to let the boys play a high line and pressing game.
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It was a bad mistake.
But, with North End under the cosh Maxwell actually made the right decision.
A clean catch from a keeper takes pressure off the team; takes up time; and, offers the chance for a long punt up field to see out more valuable seconds.
At any other time of the game a punch would've been the best option. But Maxwell knew that at punch would've invited more pressure.
So, for me, more brave goalkeeping from an outstanding keeper.
But, yes, a cock up nonetheless.
But, with North End under the cosh Maxwell actually made the right decision.
A clean catch from a keeper takes pressure off the team; takes up time; and, offers the chance for a long punt up field to see out more valuable seconds.
At any other time of the game a punch would've been the best option. But Maxwell knew that at punch would've invited more pressure.
So, for me, more brave goalkeeping from an outstanding keeper.
But, yes, a cock up nonetheless.
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Maxwells clanger at 2-1 up should be treated the same way as a striker missing a late sitter for us at 2-2.
Both situations let two points slip.
We take it on the chin and move on.
Both situations let two points slip.
We take it on the chin and move on.
Spot on jm
Oh yeah, I get it now...Maxwell made a mistake because Raefil started a thread about him at 3.57pm during the game.🙄
It wasn't the right decision but he had an otherwise excellent game.
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Of course it was the correct decision! He catches it for fun most of the time.. it was just unlucky for him that he dropped it and there happened to be a player in the exact spot ..
He had that far to come, we were discussing whether or not it was the right decision between him setting off and missing it.
I disagree
1) It was a long way to come and there were plenty of defenders there to deal with it. Stay on your line to save any shot if the defenders for some reason arent able to defend a routine ball lumped into the box which of course they would have!
2) Once he had decided to come, just punch the ball out of the danger area and into row z if possible. That kills the move and the ref blows up because time was up.
Ironically there was in incident in the first half where a clearance by Huntington cannoned off a Fulham player, went way high and came down a bit like a 'skyed' cricket ball in a sort of corkscrew motion that Maxwell caught securely first time. It happened - let's move on.
Rush of blood and he will learn not to do this in the 96th minute of a game.
The lad had balls to do what he did so I commend him for it, but have had nightmares over his execution.
If he catches it we would all need a change of pants and would wake up with sore heads on Sunday in celebration, win some lose some lets move on.
The lad had balls to do what he did so I commend him for it, but have had nightmares over his execution.
If he catches it we would all need a change of pants and would wake up with sore heads on Sunday in celebration, win some lose some lets move on.
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It's like missing a penalty and we've all seen miilionaire superstars miss em...........If he changes his style and approach because of this it will be a sorry day for the team...
I wonder if his mobility was hindered at all by that knock he got with 5 minutes to go?
I think his concentration probably was - but more to the point if he had not gone in to the challenge with their player then they might have equalised five minutes earlier.
If anybody deserves a roasting for us losing two points it should be callum Woods for the penalty incident, maxwell kept us in the game on many occasions, it could have been 5/2 but for his efforts, it was one mistake in a perfect performance the same amount of mistakes wood's made but maxwell got all the grief