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My main issue with zonal marking is the fact that you give the attackers a free run on the ball and an unchallenged jump, whereas you are jumping from a standing start (usually), the attacker is always going to have more momentum to win the ball. As a CB back in my sunday league days, when I went up for corners, I'd have loved it if the opposition were marking zonally and not man to man.
 
Tino said:
It is often said that the reason to go man to man is because when you concede you know exactly who was to blame. So it's not because it's better than keeping the ball out of the net in the first place?

I can't say I'm a fan of it but what do I know and it probably stems from how it looks before the kick is taken, for some reason it just doesn't look right, but I suppose it frees up our best headers of the ball to attack it every time rather than trying to mark an opposition player who may drag them out of the danger zone.
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BenPearsonIsGod said:
My main issue with zonal marking is the fact that you give the attackers a free run on the ball and an unchallenged jump, whereas you are jumping from a standing start (usually), the attacker is always going to have more momentum to win the ball. As a CB back in my sunday league days, when I went up for corners, I'd have loved it if the opposition were marking zonally and not man to man.
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You both make sense..... But whose right? 🙂 .............. I suppose the higher the level then the cleverer the opposition so they will plan to drag taller players away from the danger area if you man to man mark............ When I played on Sundays it didn't matter because most of us were that half cut from the Piper ( or wherever ) the night before we couldn't be arsed following them so just attacked the ball. 🙂
 
norfolk white said:
I think Manchester United fans might disagree with you.
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Good shout norfolk, also Chapecoense more recently, the Brazilian club. The trouble with Marsbars is he is so self opinionated he opens his gob before checking his facts, thus leaving himself wide open. He may of course do it on purpose as he has an EGO the size of the planet and an extremely large attention seeking nature.
 
wld said:
I would suspect our injuries (as a proportion of our first team squad) are a lot more damaging than any injuries at Manchester United.
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Woooosh. I think the MU remark is referencing a particular well known Air crash that devastated that club.
 
Mancunian White said:
Rudd - ?
Clarke - January
Cunningham - January
Davies - 2 weeks
Spurr - 4 months
Maguire - 3-4 months
Fisher - 2 weeks
Woods - 3-4 weeks
Earl - 3-4 weeks

Who've I missed? What are our guesses at lengths of absence for the ones I've left blank?
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Add Gallagher to that .... oh and Hughil banned for the next game.
 
pne_monster said:
What's the latest on the injuries, particularly defenders?
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Doesn't sound like anyone else is available.

Unless Neil just doesn't want to give anything away.

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"We're still down to bare bones. It's challenging. It's not been easy. We're still better than what we've shown in last couple of games."
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@pnefc said:
AN on team news: “We are still down to the bare bones with six or seven missing at the back still. We are missing Jordan too through suspension and Sean Maguire obviously, who has been a bit of a talisman for us.” #pnefc
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pne_monster said:
Not disputing that. Both looked a little off the pace from what I've seen, understandably, so can't judge their ability until they've played a few.
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Yes - from what I can tell neither Boyle nor O'Connor lack for effort but just need to become a bit sharper and faster. Arguably the opposite is true of Vermilj. We just have to hope that if Woods, Fisher, Davies and Earl are absent tomorrow that they can hold firm. Upfront we are obviously going to lack our normal cutting edge with the absence of Hugill and Maguire but with Pearson, Johnson, Browne, Barkhuizen, Gallagher I would expect and someone else then we have the ability to get a grip on the game and keep it in their half.
 
ernest said:
The only way Boyle and O'Connor will become reliable at this level is if they get some game time.
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I agree with this ernest, however it is my opinion that our team is weaker with both Boyle & O’Connor in the team together.
I think Boyle is good enough if he had Fisher, Huntington & Cunningham in the back four with him. Equally,I think O’Connor would be good enough in a back four of Fisher, Huntington & Davies. It’s unfortunate that we’re going to have to make do with them both in the team together.

I’m sure most other teams would struggle with so many key players out of the side at the same time.
 
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