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PneIntervention

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An untrained eye would deduce their goalkeeper has had a world-ie today, indeed the stats would also suggest he’s played out his skin. However when watching closely, you’d argue that any keeper should be making those saves.
Now obviously we hit the bar and Johnson came close albeit wide. However we simply aren’t deadly enough in front of the sticks. We should have been 3-0 up in the last 10 minutes and thus could’ve allowed us to take the foot off the gas a little. Instead the players were still giving everything they have - subsequently they looked physically dead on their feet at the end.
Now don’t get me wrong, the title thread would suggest that shooting practice is needed but obviously we carry out shooting practice, so I don’t know what the answer is, - how does a team become more clinical, and convert more of those shots on target into goals? It worries me because it seems like an ongoing problem we’ve had for the last 3 seasons, if it was a one off you’d just say luck.
 
PneIntervention said:
An untrained eye would deduce their goalkeeper has had a world-ie today, indeed the stats would also suggest he’s played out his skin. However when watching closely, you’d argue that any keeper should be making those saves.
Now obviously we hit the bar and Johnson came close albeit wide. However we simply aren’t deadly enough in front of the sticks. We should have been 3-0 up in the last 10 minutes and thus could’ve allowed us to take the foot off the gas a little. Instead the players were still giving everything they have - subsequently they looked physically dead on their feet at the end.
Now don’t get me wrong, the title thread would suggest that shooting practice is needed but obviously we carry out shooting practice, so I don’t know what the answer is, - how does a team become more clinical, and convert more of those shots on target into goals? It worries me because it seems like an ongoing problem we’ve had for the last 3 seasons, if it was a one off you’d just say luck.
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TBF there Keeper did make some good saves, as a striker the main thing is to get it on target and if it doesn't go in its because the keeper has made a save or a block.
DJ should have scored late on but pulled it wide, it will never go in if not on target and maybe Riis for instance will learn over time just to take that split second to compose himself before getting his shot off.
In the case of Potts he should put his laces through it, then it would take a really good save to keep it out.
Things to work on by the coaches to be sure but the good thing for me today was that we looked more dangerous and on a different day may have got at least 4.
 
PneIntervention said:
An untrained eye would deduce their goalkeeper has had a world-ie today, indeed the stats would also suggest he’s played out his skin. However when watching closely, you’d argue that any keeper should be making those saves.
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Aye, most of them were basically straight at him.

He didn't look that convincing to me though, and it seems that Posh fans don't rate him too highly. Personally if he was our keeper and a big centre half was nodding the ball home from about 4 yards out like Bauer was, I'd be asking why he was glued to his line.
 
Yeah I didn’t think any of the saves were anything special, just poor finishing. Was surprised with Sinclair in the first half, was almost a carbon copy of his first goal vs Mansfield where he dinked the keeper, needed the same today.

Riis was a bit closer to the keeper for his one on one, DJ should have scored his late on that he put wide, Hughes’ header was in the only place the keeper could save it. Bit more clinical finishing and we could genuinely have had 7 today. I’d much rather be creating the chances and missing them than not creating them at all though, the finishing will come with more confidence.
 
jumping mouse said:
Riis was back to the player we signed. Wow, is he direct. Posh defence simply couldn't handle him. He looked devastated at the final whistle. Stick at it Emil. You were immense today.
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I groaned when he took that heavy touch and had to chase it to the touchline, but then he cut inside, beat 2 defenders and got a shot away.

Such a fun player to watch when he's playing well.
 
Its not always that the shot is straight at the keeper, more that the keeper has made the right decision and is in the right place to save. Sometimes it is credit to the keeper.
 
It comes down to being relaxed and being confident. It's the ability to be able to make a decision in 1 or 2 seconds whilst they pick their slot. That's the difference between an andy Saville and a tony lormor. One just knows whilst the other needs 20 seconds
 
PneIntervention said:
An untrained eye would deduce their goalkeeper has had a world-ie today, indeed the stats would also suggest he’s played out his skin. However when watching closely, you’d argue that any keeper should be making those saves.
Now obviously we hit the bar and Johnson came close albeit wide. However we simply aren’t deadly enough in front of the sticks. We should have been 3-0 up in the last 10 minutes and thus could’ve allowed us to take the foot off the gas a little. Instead the players were still giving everything they have - subsequently they looked physically dead on their feet at the end.
Now don’t get me wrong, the title thread would suggest that shooting practice is needed but obviously we carry out shooting practice, so I don’t know what the answer is, - how does a team become more clinical, and convert more of those shots on target into goals? It worries me because it seems like an ongoing problem we’ve had for the last 3 seasons, if it was a one off you’d just say luck.
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Can't discredit there keeper mate. You can downplay our finishing all you want, and yes we should of scored more.

The main reason we didn't score more is there keeper played brilliantly.
 
jumping mouse said:
Riis was back to the player we signed. Wow, is he direct. Posh defence simply couldn't handle him. He looked devastated at the final whistle. Stick at it Emil. You were immense today.
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Yeah he wanted a goal. He wanted to shoot before he cut it on a plate for potts 🤦‍♂️

Riis has a great left foot too!
 
Shooting practice is most definitely required. We were stood right behind the practice goal at Mansfield when they did their pre-match shooting practice and it was dire. I'd estimate that 70% of shots (and this is with no defenders) went high or wide, or both.

If what you do right before the game sets the bar for what you do in the game, and I think there's a lot in that, then it's no wonder we can't hit the target in the game.
 
deepdaledreamer said:
TBF there Keeper did make some good saves, as a striker the main thing is to get it on target and if it doesn't go in its because the keeper has made a save or a block.
DJ should have scored late on but pulled it wide, it will never go in if not on target and maybe Riis for instance will learn over time just to take that split second to compose himself before getting his shot off.
In the case of Potts he should put his laces through it, then it would take a really good save to keep it out.
Things to work on by the coaches to be sure but the good thing for me today was that we looked more dangerous and on a different day may have got at least 4.
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A strikers job is to score goals, not have shots on target. Yes a keeper can make a brilliant save or anticipate well. But at times a striker may have had a poor shot, albeit on target.
 
To me they got in great positions but looked almost too knackered to shoot. It was like running power 10 shooting power 2.
 
We need to take our chances. Something we haven’t done for a few seasons now.
We most certainly won’t get chances like that against the decent teams and we will get punished for the mistakes we make in the centre and at the back.
The only time we had a striker on the pitch was when Riis came on.
Hopefully Hemmings could see this too, though I am doubtful 🤨
 
SlaminSam said:
Can't discredit there keeper mate. You can downplay our finishing all you want, and yes we should of scored more.

The main reason we didn't score more is there keeper played brilliantly.
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It’s not that I am discrediting their keeper at all… there is no doubting he had a good game and earned his weekly wage because he carried out his job and did what was expected, but non of the saves were exactly Pickford-esque tbf mate. Admittedly he did well to keep out Hughes header and he also closed the angle on Sinclair extremely quickly when Sinclair was through on goal. I suppose he did have a good game, i just worry that if we need to create 7 shots on goal to score one goal then there’s only one half of the table we will be in, come the end of the season, and it won’t be the top half believe me!
 
jumping mouse said:
Riis was back to the player we signed. Wow, is he direct. Posh defence simply couldn't handle him. He looked devastated at the final whistle. Stick at it Emil. You were immense today.
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Yes I really like Riis! He still has lots to learn and you can tell His decision making/ end product could do with some refinement but there is, 100% a very good player in there somewhere! 🙂 the Riis situation reminds me a lot of when we signed a certain Hugill - I.e an uncut diamond and just needs some polishing. Let’s face it, he’s quick, good at dribbling, and 6ft 2/3 so there’s no doubting his athletic attributes. Let’s just see if he can improve his end product. It took Hugill about 2 seasons of coming off the bench and starting the cup games etc before all of a sudden he was a 15 goal a season striker being sold for 10 million to West Ham. I have a feeling the same will ring true for our danish speed merchant.
 
If we actually signed a striker/attacker who has a record of scoring goals then we would have won 4 nil yesterday.

I never want to see Brad Potts play upfront ever again.

In fact I'd have rather he brought on Rodwell Grant, even better the owner could actually provide some funding so we can play players in their correct positions.
 
JK said:
If we actually signed a striker/attacker who has a record of scoring goals then we would have won 4 nil yesterday.

I never want to see Brad Potts play upfront ever again. I fact I'd have rather he brought on Rodwell Grant, even better the owner could actually provide some funding so we can play players in their correct positions.
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Said the same yesterday. Potts has his moments but a striker he is definitely not.
 
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