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[Albion] One on ones with the keeper
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AmexRuislip
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The one that Duffy did yesterday, wasn't that bad 
Kneon Light
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Was interesting watching MOTD last night seeing quite how many one on ones were missed yesterday in the various games. Sterling had 2, Van Arnholt 1 and I'm sure there were a couple of others too
tigertim68
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- Sep 3, 2012
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AK is our best player when it comes to one on one , although Murray is very good as well , either would of scored if they had the chances yesterday
METALMICKY
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- Jan 30, 2004
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Indeed and don't bet your shirt when its Izzy put through. I feel he will delight and frustrate in equal measure. He'll lash in the odd screamer when he cuts in but when one on one requiring composure its looks like a hot potato with a heavy touch always imminent. How he didn't get a shot off was criminal.
- Aug 8, 2005
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Although Murray missed a chance very similar to Proppers against Leicester.
LowKarate
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The one that Duffy did yesterday, wasn't that bad
That was an assist, not a one-on-one.
We are seriously bad at one-on-ones lately. Unfortunately our most composed player in these situations is Murray, but he no longer seems to have the pace to take advantage when he is played through.
All of the other faster players (Izquierdo, Knockaert, Propper and March to name a few this season) who have been played through have not been sufficiently composed with their finishing.
Alanis Morrisette could write a song about this (or at least another verse for a well-known song).
METALMICKY
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That was a curious one. The way he lashed at it so casually was as if he already convinced he was offside.
West Upper Seagull
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It’s down to lack of composure. When they find themselves having too much time to think then the uncertainty takes over about how they handle the situation which then leads to a lack of conviction. They need to treat it like a penalty, know before hand what you would do and stick to it based on knowing that the goalkeeper will tend to always do the same thing by closing the space down and making themself big. Murray is the best we have in a 1 on 1 situation because he makes the angle to shoot early either side of the keeper - which correlates with him being our penalty taker. Yes he can miss on occasions, but will score more than he misses (remember how good the West Ham goal was). Izzy on the other hand has shown twice now (yesterday & Bournemouth) his indecision and as a result he gets too close to the keeper before trying to go round him.
Lifelong Supporter
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Murray and Knocky are good but as the others you would have to back the keeper.
Keepers often save these.
Keepers often save these.
It's almost as if one-on-ones aren't the guaranteed goal that some seem to be treating them as in their criticism of Izquierdo.
METALMICKY
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I don't think anyone is saying it should be a certainty. But would like more instances when you will say that the keeper has done well. I'm more forgiving of the BMuff effort as Izzy had run half the length of the pitch.
And Izzy must score
Murray missed two against Joe Hart in London as well as against Leicester.
Murray missed two against Joe Hart in London as well as against Leicester.
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It was the ghost of Ray Wilkins
BensGrandad
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Had yesterday been the other way around Izzy passing through to Ulloa we would have scored and won, the game probably. I was surprised Izzy tried to go around the keeper and not just belt it goalwards.
Arkwright
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Propper looked so composed for his chance yesterday at the time felt he was nailed on to score. The defender did well to get across but no excuses for missing the target.
Izzy's was just down to a poor first touch making it easy for the keeper.
We really need to be more clinical in front of goal. Do we have an attacking coach? Even in warm up we look pants on the one on one session blazing the ball to all parts of the North Stand.
Izzy's was just down to a poor first touch making it easy for the keeper.
We really need to be more clinical in front of goal. Do we have an attacking coach? Even in warm up we look pants on the one on one session blazing the ball to all parts of the North Stand.
BensGrandad
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This has been asked and suggested many times what is BZ doing? Does he spend all of his time at his football school in Dubai?
Tom Hark Preston Park
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The advantage is always with the guy on the ball. At the risk of stating the bleeding obvious, all he has to do is get the keeper to commit. Then either evade the commit or go to ground. Seems to me the worst thing you can do to a professional footballer is give them too much time to think. Because it's not what they're good at. It's all about the instinct and a completely different part of the brain.
maffew
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I'd go one further than that and instead of keep trying to round the keeper on the players right and side which we seem to be screwing up a lot, stick a deft little chip over the commited keeper back where he came from thats what I would do ha. It's something we definitely need to practice at maybe old NASL soccer penalty style with a dribble in from toward the half way line. But I know eff all about coaching but llookng at the one on ones we have had, it definitely looks like a lack of composure
Side tracking what concerned me more about watching MOTD last night was seeing the influence that (good or bad) VARs are going to have if our recent England game is anything to go by. Game influencing penalties and cards missed all over the shop. I was all for VAR but am starting to question it as its never going to be an exact science as opposed to the goal line technology which is working a blooming treat with no controversy whatsoever if the kit however it works is calibrated properly