| O’Shea 12:43 - Aug 9 with 2086 views | PositivelyPortman |
Having just watched the highlights after last night’s game, I was wondering if O’Shea may have done better for their goal. It seemed that he watched the ball go over his head and hit the post, but instead of just standing in the goal mouth, maybe he should have charged at the goal scorer and it may have put him off and made the area narrower.
If the player had seen him charging at him, out of the corner of his eye, he may well have panicked.
What do you reckon?
Apart from that he had a good game. |  |
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| O’Shea on 12:45 - Aug 9 with 1980 views | J2BLUE |
He didn't have a lot of time. He just did what most people would do with a split second to think. Make yourself as big as possible and try to block it. |  |
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| O’Shea on 12:47 - Aug 9 with 1958 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
If he had held his ground he could have been first to the rebound.
But his instinct was to try and get to the ball for the clearance. It hit the post and rebounded past him. It could have gone straight in. It could have come straight back to him. He just acted instinctively.
It's too late by that point, and just guesswork. This time he guessed wrong. |  | | |
| O’Shea on 12:59 - Aug 9 with 1832 views | Scuzzer |
Nothing to do with O'Shea...all to do with Greaves. |  |
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| O’Shea on 13:02 - Aug 9 with 1795 views | NedPlimpton |
I thought this at the time. He made the decision to stay on the goal line rather than charge Stansfield down and narrow the angle
I was screaming at the TV for him to push out. No idea how easy it would have been in the moment to make that decision, but had he have put pressure on Stansfield rather than opt to stay on the goal line, I think there's a chance he could have prevented a goal
All hypotheticals though and thought he had a good game |  | | |
| O’Shea on 13:02 - Aug 9 with 1784 views | NedPlimpton |
| O’Shea on 12:59 - Aug 9 by Scuzzer |
Nothing to do with O'Shea...all to do with Greaves. |
Don't think the OP is blaming O'Shea. Just saying could he have charged Stansfield down | | | |
| O’Shea on 13:09 - Aug 9 with 1689 views | Stenvict |
When I saw it originally, it looked like he thought it was going wide, so was 'ushering' it out, as I seem to remember him having his arms outstretched. | |
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| O’Shea on 13:11 - Aug 9 with 1670 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
| O’Shea on 12:59 - Aug 9 by Scuzzer |
Nothing to do with O'Shea...all to do with Greaves. |
Thought it was pretty much all on O’Shea tbh. It looks like Greaves as Kyogo gets in behind him but that’s only because after Palmer cleared O’Shea made no effort to get up with him and was still dawdling on the edge of the box, playing both strikers on. Pretty shoddy all round really |  |
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| O’Shea on 13:11 - Aug 9 with 1657 views | franz_tyson |
I've heard criticism over Greaves and now O'Shea about the goal.... but this is one area of the team I'm not worried about. I think these 2 looked pretty good most of the game and if we've got Kippers and Woolfy as back up we're in good shape. More worried about stiffening up CM. | | | |
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| O’Shea on 13:14 - Aug 9 with 1611 views | BasingstokeBlue |
That was exactly what I thought. |  |
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| O’Shea on 13:57 - Aug 9 with 1389 views | Wickets |
I must say I thought that too but suppose it was a difficult judgement call in a split second. |  | | |
| O’Shea on 17:28 - Aug 9 with 938 views | RIPbobby |
I was more surprised by what Palmer did. Keepers practice a save and getting up straight away, but he just stayed on the ground and watched. Think he could have done more. [Post edited 9 Aug 17:40]
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| O’Shea on 17:35 - Aug 9 with 887 views | FromReuserWithLove |
| O’Shea on 12:59 - Aug 9 by Scuzzer |
Nothing to do with O'Shea...all to do with Greaves. |
all a result of Clarke's faux attempt to win a header. |  | | |
| O’Shea on 17:51 - Aug 9 with 774 views | tcblue |
| O’Shea on 17:35 - Aug 9 by FromReuserWithLove |
all a result of Clarke's faux attempt to win a header. |
I mean where does this end? Palmer booting it up to Clarke to 'challenge' for a header?
Is Greaves our new boo boy? I thought he was excellent last night. | | | |
| O’Shea on 17:55 - Aug 9 with 732 views | franz_tyson |
| O’Shea on 17:51 - Aug 9 by tcblue |
I mean where does this end? Palmer booting it up to Clarke to 'challenge' for a header?
Is Greaves our new boo boy? I thought he was excellent last night. |
Yep. We were poor as a team - couldn't string passes together, were toothless in midfield and be a goal threat.... yet we're focusing on our CBs. Yes, I'm sure this goal could have been prevented in hindsight , but I'm worried that we were outplayed most of the game. | | | |
| O’Shea on 18:05 - Aug 9 with 638 views | FromReuserWithLove |
| O’Shea on 17:51 - Aug 9 by tcblue |
I mean where does this end? Palmer booting it up to Clarke to 'challenge' for a header?
Is Greaves our new boo boy? I thought he was excellent last night. |
i think any player who is given the tiniest bit of criticism in any given game is the new 'boo boy' for the hard of thinking. | | | |
| O’Shea on 18:09 - Aug 9 with 594 views | SuffolkPunchFC |
| O’Shea on 17:51 - Aug 9 by tcblue |
I mean where does this end? Palmer booting it up to Clarke to 'challenge' for a header?
Is Greaves our new boo boy? I thought he was excellent last night. |
Have you not seen that individuals will try to find a way to apply the blame for a goal to a player they've taken a dislike to?
I'm surprised Muric isn't being blamed...
Or maybe Jackson. | | | |
| O’Shea on 18:10 - Aug 9 with 590 views | Pinewoodblue |
| O’Shea on 12:45 - Aug 9 by J2BLUE |
He didn't have a lot of time. He just did what most people would do with a split second to think. Make yourself as big as possible and try to block it. |
If you want to make yourself bigger you close the gap. |  |
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| O’Shea on 18:57 - Aug 9 with 409 views | londonben |
Taylor was close to Stansfield before the ball went in to our box, and he didn’t track him back in. Not greaves or O’Shea’s fault, it was our midfield failing to track their number 10 and allowing him to be first to the rebound off the post. | | | |
| O’Shea on 19:07 - Aug 9 with 354 views | tcblue |
| O’Shea on 18:05 - Aug 9 by FromReuserWithLove |
i think any player who is given the tiniest bit of criticism in any given game is the new 'boo boy' for the hard of thinking. |
There's been a couple of threads though related specifically to his performance yesterday, which feels odd given he was one of the better performers.
Perhaps folks preferred Burgess. Fair enough, but he's gone | | | |
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