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Drop Spanish Dave he has been rubbish since he resigned.
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Today's Argus - Orlandi may be back for Saturday
- Thread starter Papa Lazarou
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Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
He was rubbish when he 1st signed then look what happened
Possibly 'arrogant and clever', rather than 'as opposed to'. The two things are by no means mutually exclusive.
Just to be clear then - Crofts' chance on Saturday was easier than a penalty?
Urchin
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- Aug 1, 2011
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Even though it was basically from the penalty spot, yet in Crofts' case he had to hit it first time, running full tilt, he had a defender next to him, and the keeper had the angles massively reduced, by virtue of being on the edge of the six yard box?
Okay.
Urchin
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It was easier to score than a penalty because by getting it on target, he gives the keeper very little chance to save it because he is so off balance.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
That's how I saw it.
Crofts might've been off balance? He was running, and had a defender on him, and the ball was moving and could've bobbled etc.
El Sid
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Should've knelt down and put in in with his head.
Birdie Boy
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- Jun 17, 2011
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I do not think it was a tap in or an easy chance, although it should be scored probably 9 out of 10 times, so it was more like a good chance! At the end of the day he finished it so well that some people think it was a tap in but a ball hit at pace through a crowd of players across your body is not an easy technique even if it wasn't spinning or bouncing towards him.
Edit: he still had an ok-ish game not a great game.
Edit: he still had an ok-ish game not a great game.
Not forgetting his nose bleed.
Urchin
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Yes Crofts was off balance. But as I have already said, regardless of whether he was off balance or not, he wasn't off balance enough to prevent him from kicking the ball on target. By kicking the ball or target, the keeper is given very little chance to save it as he has to shuffle across the goal and is too off balance to do his job properly. If a professional footballer wasn't able to get that shot on target from Crofts position, I'd be very worried.
DarrenFreemansPerm
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This
That's exactly it. He made it LOOK very easy.
So how do you explain better players missing easier, proper open goal, chances.
Knit one, purl one. Clearly not good enough.
Urchin
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Yes. He did make it look easy. But I would be worried if a professional footballer who gets paid money to kick a ball for a living is unable to get that shot on target. And seeing as he was able to get it on target, and the keeper was so off balance, I would class it as a tap-in. You might not but for me, a professional footballer should be getting that shot on target. You may disagree. If the keeper pulled off a wonder save, then fair enough, but the chances of that happening were very slim.
El Sid
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Stop worrying, he scored. Hope he plays on Saturday.........