Cleveland_Stag wrote:Badly miss McLaughlin and Hewitt’s crossing don’t we.
HitchcocksShins wrote:Cleveland_Stag wrote:Badly miss McLaughlin and Hewitt’s crossing don’t we.
And Kellan Gordon
JDW wrote:Totally correct. Everyone who says we need a striker are missing what’s right in front of their face. How many shots did Akins have today? Zero! Because we don’t create clear chances for our strikers. We just boss games and pin teams in. If Macca and Hewitt were fit I don’t think we’d have these issues.
I’m think Lewis and Reed are absolutely outstanding. Lewis best player on the pitch tonight by a mile. Best pair of centre mids we have had for as long as I can remember. Cargill and Flint are superb. And that’s without Alfie K!
But we really struggle in wide areas and it shows. We always will under Clough tactics as no wingers at the club. You rely on full backs to put most of the crosses in. But any other night would’ve been 3 or 4 tonight in first half.
Tactics spot on. Execution not. But on we go!
victor A block wrote:The crossing has been poor for a while, as have free kicks. The only thing in mitigation is that it isn't just the player crossing the ball with the responsibility. Our players in the box haven't been great at making runs and creating space. I think we would have benefitted from having Swan in there for the last 20 minutes.
yorkshire stag wrote:someone said last night Lyle Taylor hadn’t got a club yet !
gazza1988 wrote:PEAR CIDER wrote:Bowery back for corners is absolutely the right decision, as proved on 3 occasions when he nullified the break with his pace
Makes us 1 dimensional at corners because we then only have Flint as a proper aerial threat, unless it's a free header/shot. Then people wonder why we have so many "set piece specialists but rarely do much with them.
So, to be clear Pear, you are saying that Bowery is the only player on the entire team capable of defending a hoofed clearance? Cargill, MacDonald or even Flint are incapable of doing it, nor any of the midfielders like Lewis.
PEAR CIDER wrote:gazza1988 wrote:PEAR CIDER wrote:Bowery back for corners is absolutely the right decision, as proved on 3 occasions when he nullified the break with his pace
Makes us 1 dimensional at corners because we then only have Flint as a proper aerial threat, unless it's a free header/shot. Then people wonder why we have so many "set piece specialists but rarely do much with them.
So, to be clear Pear, you are saying that Bowery is the only player on the entire team capable of defending a hoofed clearance? Cargill, MacDonald or even Flint are incapable of doing it, nor any of the midfielders like Lewis.
No i have not said that, not even remotely close!!!!! He didnt even clear a hoof, he actively tackled and defended when the attacker had the ball.
Bowery has never been an Ariel threat in the opposing box, in his entire career.
Cargill and Flint are more of a threat, as was Kilgour hence why Bowery remains back. This isnt difficult to understand.
SCStag wrote:We need a 20 goal a season centre forward. It's as simple as that. We have everything else. We have quality all over and are playing, in general, some very good football. Our midfield are scoring 90% of our goals and its fantastic that we have that quality. However, if we had the missing piece up front, we would have 3 or 4 more wins instead of draws.
cassellswasmagic wrote:Not so much poor crossing for me, but poor movement from the forwards, especially Akins…crying out for him to run near post but he’s got no instinct in front of goal. Overall we played well, just those frustrating moments.
adamstag wrote:I’m sure there was a separate thread about set pieces but as they go hand in hand i thought it would be good to bring this back to the fore.
Fair enough first home defeat of the season, 2nd in 25, we’re doing just fine in general - but is about time the discussion was raised again about the shambolic state of crosses and set peices.
Got to a stage in the 2nd half of where basically may as well as picked the ball up and given it back, apart from nearly every one which reached the first defender.
Just felt today was one of those games of where if we actually had any from of class from set pieces the result might have been different.
Again, we’re doing brilliantly well - just given the home form this type of stuff is going to be the difference.
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