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David 'good with his feet' Raya just gifted Newcastle a goal 21:13 - Feb 5 with 1655 viewsDubtractor

It's not just our keepers who make howlers!
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David 'good with his feet' Raya just gifted Newcastle a goal on 21:16 - Feb 5 with 1611 viewsScuzzer

I think that should be called "doing a Muric".

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David 'good with his feet' Raya just gifted Newcastle a goal on 21:16 - Feb 5 with 1610 viewsNthsuffolkblue

Correct.

But there is a point at which a keeper who does it too often needs to be taken out of the firing line.

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David 'good with his feet' Raya just gifted Newcastle a goal on 21:16 - Feb 5 with 1603 viewsDubtractor

As an aside, Newcastle's organisation off the ball, and speed of counter attack with it, is ridiculous.

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And Declan Rice.... on 21:19 - Feb 5 with 1570 viewsBloots

David 'good with his feet' Raya just gifted Newcastle a goal on 21:16 - Feb 5 by Scuzzer

I think that should be called "doing a Muric".


...was "doing a Morsy".

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David 'good with his feet' Raya just gifted Newcastle a goal on 21:19 - Feb 5 with 1558 viewsDubtractor

David 'good with his feet' Raya just gifted Newcastle a goal on 21:16 - Feb 5 by Nthsuffolkblue

Correct.

But there is a point at which a keeper who does it too often needs to be taken out of the firing line.


Absolutely, this isn't a defence of Muric, more just an observation that keeper cock ups happen even with the top keepers.

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And Declan Rice.... on 21:21 - Feb 5 with 1543 viewsScuzzer

And Declan Rice.... on 21:19 - Feb 5 by Bloots

...was "doing a Morsy".


True.

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And Declan Rice.... on 21:26 - Feb 5 with 1526 viewscressi

And Declan Rice.... on 21:21 - Feb 5 by Scuzzer

True.


Stop fu**ing about and it don't happen don't need 10 passes to get to the halfway line.
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David 'good with his feet' Raya just gifted Newcastle a goal on 21:27 - Feb 5 with 1523 viewsSwansea_Blue

Look at half of Arsenal’s goals at the weekend. Man C were all over the place and cocked up playing out a few times. If you’re not perfect with that style, I don’t know why teams persevere with it. Football’s becoming so one dimensional. I blame the stat men, as coaching now seems wedded to percentage football (taking the option that presents least risk). There’s not much room for spontaneity and unpredictability these days. As a spectacle, most matches play to a similar style and you’re just looking for the finest margins as to who can execute best. Not always, but it’s common and making the game pretty dull imo.

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And Declan Rice.... on 21:29 - Feb 5 with 1499 viewsNthsuffolkblue

And Declan Rice.... on 21:26 - Feb 5 by cressi

Stop fu**ing about and it don't happen don't need 10 passes to get to the halfway line.


The point of doing it is to draw the opposition out. Surely if they are already pressing as high as that, just playing it directly to midfield should reap rewards. It does require a decent pass from the keeper or defender, though.

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David 'good with his feet' Raya just gifted Newcastle a goal on 21:34 - Feb 5 with 1469 viewsDubtractor

David 'good with his feet' Raya just gifted Newcastle a goal on 21:27 - Feb 5 by Swansea_Blue

Look at half of Arsenal’s goals at the weekend. Man C were all over the place and cocked up playing out a few times. If you’re not perfect with that style, I don’t know why teams persevere with it. Football’s becoming so one dimensional. I blame the stat men, as coaching now seems wedded to percentage football (taking the option that presents least risk). There’s not much room for spontaneity and unpredictability these days. As a spectacle, most matches play to a similar style and you’re just looking for the finest margins as to who can execute best. Not always, but it’s common and making the game pretty dull imo.


Funnily enough I was having a similar conversation with someone last night. Top level football is all very clinical - all shape, organisations, patterns, ridiculously fine margins. Unbelievable technical ability, but very little flair.

Every now and then you get a brilliant game, but often it's just teams cancelling each other out.

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David 'good with his feet' Raya just gifted Newcastle a goal on 21:35 - Feb 5 with 1448 viewsNthsuffolkblue

David 'good with his feet' Raya just gifted Newcastle a goal on 21:34 - Feb 5 by Dubtractor

Funnily enough I was having a similar conversation with someone last night. Top level football is all very clinical - all shape, organisations, patterns, ridiculously fine margins. Unbelievable technical ability, but very little flair.

Every now and then you get a brilliant game, but often it's just teams cancelling each other out.


Wait until Scott Parker's Burnley are in the Premier League.

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David 'good with his feet' Raya just gifted Newcastle a goal on 21:44 - Feb 5 with 1406 viewsibbleobble

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There's a bit of an undercurrent.... on 21:44 - Feb 5 with 1412 viewsBloots

David 'good with his feet' Raya just gifted Newcastle a goal on 21:34 - Feb 5 by Dubtractor

Funnily enough I was having a similar conversation with someone last night. Top level football is all very clinical - all shape, organisations, patterns, ridiculously fine margins. Unbelievable technical ability, but very little flair.

Every now and then you get a brilliant game, but often it's just teams cancelling each other out.


....amongst "analysts" and some journos that I've heard lately.

Between the lines they are trying to say that the standard of football, in the PL specifically, really isn't as good as it thinks it is.

Specifically I've heard Carragher saying that most goalies are crap, Stuart Pearce saying that forwards are crap at finishing, someone else (can't remember) saying that set pieces, particularly direct free kicks, are mainly plop now and some journo saying that defenders have forgotten how to tackle.

Basically Premier League footballers are pretty crap really.

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And Declan Rice.... on 14:58 - Feb 7 with 908 viewsBlue_In_Boston

And Declan Rice.... on 21:29 - Feb 5 by Nthsuffolkblue

The point of doing it is to draw the opposition out. Surely if they are already pressing as high as that, just playing it directly to midfield should reap rewards. It does require a decent pass from the keeper or defender, though.


Exactly that.It takes 5 players out of play immediately. This season I would say even Manchester City have conceded more than they have scored by passing out from the back.
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