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Absolutely no idea why we persist with playing the ball so deep every time. At best, we have to send the ball back across goal and hope that it reaches one of our players, because more often than not the angle doesn't favour a direct attempt at goal. A bit of variety wouldn't go amiss. If you can't deliver as well as Gallagher, and to be fair not many can, then you've got to be a bit more inventive rather than trying the same thing again and again.

It's not just the attacking set-pieces though, we really do need to stop bringing everyone back for corners. The ball comes straight back every time we clear it. I know we've not got quickest or most skilful attackers, but surely we could put someone like Robinson, who isn't good in the air, to the halfway line and force a couple of the opposition players to stay back. Why invite more pressure than we need to?
 
PNEFC_2004 said:
Absolutely no idea why we persist with playing the ball so deep every time. At best, we have to send the ball back across goal and hope that it reaches one of our players, because more often than not the angle doesn't favour a direct attempt at goal. A bit of variety wouldn't go amiss. If you can't deliver as well as Gallagher, and to be fair not many can, then you've got to be a bit more inventive rather than trying the same thing again and again.

It's not just the attacking set-pieces though, we really do need to stop bringing everyone back for corners. The ball comes straight back every time we clear it. I know we've not got quickest or most skilful attackers, but surely we could put someone like Robinson, who isn't good in the air, to the halfway line and force a couple of the opposition players to stay back. Why invite more pressure than we need to?
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your last point is kids football stuff.
leave one up and they leave two back
not rocket science........
 
PNEFC_2004 said:
Absolutely no idea why we persist with playing the ball so deep every time. At best, we have to send the ball back across goal and hope that it reaches one of our players, because more often than not the angle doesn't favour a direct attempt at goal. A bit of variety wouldn't go amiss. If you can't deliver as well as Gallagher, and to be fair not many can, then you've got to be a bit more inventive rather than trying the same thing again and again.

It's not just the attacking set-pieces though, we really do need to stop bringing everyone back for corners. The ball comes straight back every time we clear it. I know we've not got quickest or most skilful attackers, but surely we could put someone like Robinson, who isn't good in the air, to the halfway line and force a couple of the opposition players to stay back. Why invite more pressure than we need to?
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I'm more surprised you think DJ has any clue where he is intending the ball to go
 
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