[Albion] First half injury time risky passing

[Seagull Stew]

I get why we pass the ball around at the back to try to draw in the press, which opens up space in midfield for us to “counter-attack”. However, today we did this with 30 seconds left of the one minute of injury time in the first half.

Surely, there is no benefit to playing this way when there is not enough time to play through the press get the ball up to the front players and score. Playing this way with so little time can only increase the risk of conceding with no benefit of getting a goal ourselves.

Knowing that there are only seconds left on the clock, and with the ball in our own penalty area would this not call for a good old fashioned hoof up field, just in case?

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Trust the process, trust Roberto.

 

[Berty23]

I get why we pass the ball around at the back to try to draw in the press, which opens up space in midfield for us to “counter-attack”. However, today we did this with 30 seconds left of the one minute of injury time in the first half.

Surely, there is no benefit to playing this way when there is not enough time to play through the press get the ball up to the front players and score. Playing this way with so little time can only increase the risk of conceding with no benefit of getting a goal ourselves.

Knowing that there are only seconds left on the clock, and with the ball in our own penalty area would this not call for a good old fashioned hoof up field, just in case?

I could not disagree with this more. If there is thirty seconds left then that is plenty of time. Once we break it we are out in seconds. Roberto has a way of doing it and they stick to it.

 

[Easy 10]

So the players should be concentrating on watching the clock run down till it hits the 1 minute mark (as you can't see the seconds), then activating HOOFBALL ? Mmmkay.

 

[Acker79]

So the players should be concentrating on watching the clock run down till it hits the 1 minute mark (as you can't see the seconds), then activating HOOFBALL ? Mmmkay.

This. Whatever time is flagged up is generally a 'minimum', and I'd rather they focus on playing football rather than clock watching.

And 30 seconds is plenty of time to score a goal.

 

[A1X]

If you can’t take us at our “playing de Zerbi ball with 30 seconds to go in the first half against Luton”, you don’t deserve us at our “playing de Zerbi ball to put the fourth past Chelsea”.


Its like “Bazball” in cricket, it’s a mindset and you have to stick with it to make it work.

 

[Guy Fawkes]

I get why we pass the ball around at the back to try to draw in the press, which opens up space in midfield for us to “counter-attack”. However, today we did this with 30 seconds left of the one minute of injury time in the first half.

Surely, there is no benefit to playing this way when there is not enough time to play through the press get the ball up to the front players and score. Playing this way with so little time can only increase the risk of conceding with no benefit of getting a goal ourselves.

Knowing that there are only seconds left on the clock, and with the ball in our own penalty area would this not call for a good old fashioned hoof up field, just in case?

Keep possession with less than a minute to go.... or hoof it up field, which will possibly result in conceding possession to the opposition, who then may create their own chance to score in the time remaining? ..... it's a tough one

 

[WATFORD zero]

Because we've spent a number of years (and a shitload of money) introducing a certain footballing culture

I still haven't forgotten Ankergren v Leeds

 

[Seagull on the Hill]

.........

I still haven't forgotten Ankergren v Leeds

Aaaaargh! I have only just got over that, and now you have brought it all flooding back.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Keep possession with less than a minute to go.... or hoof it up field, which will possibly result in conceding possession to the opposition, who then may create their own chance to score in the time remaining? ..... it's a tough one

Stop talking common sense

 

[Wellesley]

I get why we pass the ball around at the back to try to draw in the press, which opens up space in midfield for us to “counter-attack”. However, today we did this with 30 seconds left of the one minute of injury time in the first half.

Surely, there is no benefit to playing this way when there is not enough time to play through the press get the ball up to the front players and score. Playing this way with so little time can only increase the risk of conceding with no benefit of getting a goal ourselves.

Knowing that there are only seconds left on the clock, and with the ball in our own penalty area would this not call for a good old fashioned hoof up field, just in case?

Well I agree with you and thought the same at the time. Keeping possession further up the pitch is one thing but passing about under pressure in our own penalty box is another. Maybe not an aimless hoof but should definitely have got it away from our goal quicker. I assume our players weren't aware of the clock because it could only have benefitted Luton.

 

[Coldeanseagull]

I very much doubt we will change our style of play just because the OPs arsehole is going all sixpence/half a crown!
The confidence this group of players have in their own ability is something we have to get used to...it's a different game from the championship days

 

[Greg Bobkin]

I get why we pass the ball around at the back to try to draw in the press, which opens up space in midfield for us to “counter-attack”. However, today we did this with 30 seconds left of the one minute of injury time in the first half.

Surely, there is no benefit to playing this way when there is not enough time to play through the press get the ball up to the front players and score. Playing this way with so little time can only increase the risk of conceding with no benefit of getting a goal ourselves.

Knowing that there are only seconds left on the clock, and with the ball in our own penalty area would this not call for a good old fashioned hoof up field, just in case?

So we would've won 4-2 instead of 4-1 then?

I'll stick to trusting the professionals, I think.

 

[Dr. No]

... with the ball in our own penalty area would this not call for a good old fashioned hoof up field, just in case?

No.

 

[m20gull]

I still haven't forgotten Ankergren v Leeds

The discussion is ended by this one example.

Keep the ball.

 

[fly high]

Aaaaargh! I have only just got over that, and now you have brought it all flooding back.

Don't think I'll ever get over it. As he kicked it I thought what the f*** are you doing, it'll be back, and so it was.