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We play out from the back with 11 opposition players in front of us except on centre circle kicks offs when it get's played back to Woolfenden who hoiks it forward and we lose possession. Why don't we just play out from the back again?
More or less every team does it, so there must be some logic? Presumably it's good to have the ball up the other end why whilst everyone settles into the game.
I asked this once of an ex manager of frimley as we did the same and he did my head in. His reasoning was it gave him an immediate observation of how the opponents react and deal with a direct ball. Shape. Ability how deep do their backline sit etc etc
It's likely to be some sort of stat based reason. During open play you take your time. From kick off you try and catch them cold and grab hold of the game immediately.
Can anyone explain our kick off routine? on 07:29 - Feb 14 by FrimleyBlue
I asked this once of an ex manager of frimley as we did the same and he did my head in. His reasoning was it gave him an immediate observation of how the opponents react and deal with a direct ball. Shape. Ability how deep do their backline sit etc etc
Also, on kick-off the opposition are at their most organised. Everyone in the right place, set and the entire half of the pitch to lay out their structure. Plus, even after a goal, having had a moment to catch their breaths.
I think generally it goes back to Woolfie to allow the players to take their attacking shape, ready to challenge for the long ball and pick up any seconds. The long ball is about territory and setting a bit of a statement from the off. More often that not it's not a great ball in our case, but I like a deep long ball from kick off, get their full back turned around and facing their own goal, put pressure on them straight away, try and win a throw deep in their half etc or at worst they have a throw deep in their half. Sets the tone and lets the rest of the side find their feet.
Rotherham tried something different in the home game with us. One player just ran it us straight from kickoff. Completely caught us unaware and needed three players to converge on him to make the tackle.
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Can anyone explain our kick off routine? on 12:41 - Feb 14 with 1284 views
Bournemouth scored from a fantastic KO routine this season. Lovely, but I think generally, as others have noted, that sending a high ball to test a full back and hopefully win a throw and/or good field position is the statistically best use of what is probably a unique set of circumstances during a game.
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