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Gloves89

Gloves89

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I’ve lost count of how many times we’ve lost possession from our own throw-ins. It’s utterly baffling how often it happens - we either give the ball away straight away or within 10 seconds of taking the throw.

It’s laughable how bad we are. It’s got to the point where we’d be better off throwing it to their player and trying to close them down and battle for the second ball. Beyond incompetent!
 
Gloves89 said:
I’ve lost count of how many times we’ve lost possession from our own throw-ins. It’s utterly baffling how often it happens - we either give the ball away straight away or within 10 seconds of taking the throw.

It’s laughable how bad we are. It’s got to the point where we’d be better off throwing it to their player and trying to close them down and battle for the second ball. Beyond incompetent!
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Been going in for years, very vulnerable from our own throw ins.
 
There was one in the first half when Hughes threw it to Whiteman in their half, he kicked it almost straight in the air, they took it and won a corner within seconds.
 
Can learn a lot from throw ins. Shows you how up for the game the team is!

Let’s not get started on set pieces. Might as well have a piss break when we get a corner. Arsenal scored another 2 today, we score 2 a season.l!
 
Like everything else about our team, our approach to throws and set pieces in general is slow and ponderous. Reach the ball quickly, get in position quickly, throw it or kick it quickly and the defence hasn’t had chance to set themselves properly. Not all the time obviously but try a bit of variety, a bit of speed, a bit of fight with them.
 
A big problem with the throw-ins is the naturally wide system we play. For a team playing a 4-2-3-1/4-4-2 system, you can expect the deep midfielder, wide midfielder, no. 10, striker and nearest centre back to be recieving the throw from the fullback and the players on the other flanks moving in narrow to accept further passes infield.
With our 5-3-2 or 5-2-3, the wide centre back of that side typically takes it (Hughes, Storey, Offiah), or the wingback of that side depending on how advanced it is. The middle centre back usually comes really wide to the touch to give an easy option back towards our goal then two midfielders, wingback/wide CB, and sometimes the attacking midfielder will be recieving from the throw leaving all the opposite flank players out of play just waiting to defend a counter. There's never any switches of play from them and we're constantly outnumbered in midfield.
This has been a symptom of the system we've played under Hecky, Lowe and McAvoy. More intent on defending a loss of possession than advancing from the set play.
A bit of a ramble really but it's another reason I can't wait for us to revert to a more attacking back 4 formation.
 
Genuinely, like I said, throw ins were a huge issue with Lowe. They just aren’t now.

What happens, as with a lot of things, is we will see something once or twice, and then convince ourselves it’s a huge reoccurring issue.
 
I’ve been banging on about this for ages. 🤓

If we get a throw in their half, you can bet that we will either lose possession or it will end up with our Centre Halves or keeper within a few seconds.

There’s no movement, no one looks like they know what they’re doing and it eventually ends up with someone jogging forward then volleying it back to the thrower who gets rid under pressure.

Our ‘long’ throw merchants just try to put it in the mixer but all too often hit the first man.

It’s amateur hour every week and I can’t understand why PH/SM, two experienced guys, can’t get these basics sorted.

If in doubt, put it down the line ffs.

To use the old cliche, what do they do in training? 🤯
 
Neil Kilkenny was always good at receiving throws-ins, quick movement behind the defender's shoulder and a nice lay-off to feet. It's a skill.

That said, I think we're too worried about losing possession from a throw-in in a dangerous area, than trying to use them to build an attack. Just part of our overall cautious setup. I don't think it's a case of us not being able to take throws-ins.
 
The tactic is throw it to Ben and he'll hook it wide then hope for the best.

it's absolutely tragic.
 
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