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One of the best things I've seen on a football pitch...
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Ipswich's first goal
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One of the best things I've seen on a football pitch...
Never played in goal, did he?
Chinman3000
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This was amazing - but Tuesday night they didn't need to run up, just not run back!
Sheebo
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I was about to ask the OP if he was new to football
And as [MENTION=28490]Machiavelli[/MENTION] has already pointed out, the one recent (German) example of not doing this was Huddersfield - who caught us ou by not dropping back and holding their line several times. (something I'd assume they do most weeks which our staff REALLY should have picked up on - and our players after the first time come to think of it!).
A better thread would be any pics / video of Lawrence 'winning' the free-kick imo... Anyone?
Gazwag
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No sarcasm just think a still of that would show better who was at fault, or was it just a perfectly placed free kick
Postman Pat
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Arthritic Toe
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Its risky though (the 2013 offside trap against Derby) - and haven't the rules changed a bit? All it takes to beat it is for the 'offside' players to stand still and a midfield onside runner to go running through at pace.
Statto
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Strange thread title. Did they score more than once?
Thunder Bolt
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I was about to ask the OP if he was new to football
And as [MENTION=28490]Machiavelli[/MENTION] has already pointed out, the one recent (German) example of not doing this was Huddersfield - who caught us ou by not dropping back and holding their line several times. (something I'd assume they do most weeks which our staff REALLY should have picked up on - and our players after the first time come to think of it!).
A better thread would be any pics / video of Lawrence 'winning' the free-kick imo... Anyone?
It's on the multi cam highlights on Player.
So, the guy who 'won' and took that excellent free kick, Tom Lawrence, and the guy who bravely scored it, Luke Chambers will both MISS their game v dirty Leeds. The tw4ts.
Lawrence is suspended and Chambers cracked a rib in the collision with Stockdale.
Lawrence is suspended and Chambers cracked a rib in the collision with Stockdale.
el punal
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Quite right. Sometimes you just have to acknowledge, despite the defence being slightly at fault, that it was a superb cross in and a very brave header to score. How many times have we done that to the opposition? Quite a few is the answer.
Chinman3000
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I was about to ask the OP if he was new to football
Its basics of defending to hold your line. Think you've both show yourselves up to not have a clue here.
EDIT - In this instance
Sheebo
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You don't need to talk to me about holding defensive lines - I've been doing it since the age of 10 
You/myself do raise a good point here though. At grassroots level it's the common thing to do holding the line even on a free kick. In the pro game, pretty much every team drops 3-5 yards before the ball is kicked.
Chinman3000
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You/myself do raise a good point here though. At grassroots level it's the common thing to do holding the line even on a free kick. In the pro game, pretty much every team drops 3-5 yards before the ball is kicked.
Equally, I've been breaching said lines and scoring goals from younger than that even, and I cant remember a time any defence has been that kind to me!
Thunder Bolt
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Bob Booker compares that free kick to one of Knocky's, in his commentary, on Player. He also said it wasn't a free kick.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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Our defence are pretty fantastic at throwing their bodies in the way of the ball in a death-or-glory stylee. But in many other aspects they are shockingly ordinary e.g if a forward runs directly at them or a winger gets to the touchline and does that cut the ball back thing.
Gazwag
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Looks like a decent free kick, to low for Stockdale to punch and couldn't catch it before the attacker gets there
bn1&bn3 Albion
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It's definitely risky and I hope we never do it again..
Thunder Bolt
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There aren't many players who would head a ball at knee height.
Megazone
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Football is becoming way too analytical. You could take a photo of any incident and analyse where things went wrong.
There's a massive element of luck involved in Football. If only Skysports understood this, the sky pundits would age only half as quick.
There's a massive element of luck involved in Football. If only Skysports understood this, the sky pundits would age only half as quick.