Davis keep cutting inside 10:05 - Sep 2 with 3153 views | RIPbobby | Anybody else noticed that Leif kept cutting inside onto his right foot on Saturday. Several times he could have gotten to the line and crossed, but didn't. I assume this was a deliberate ploy. Never really seen him do that so much in one game before. |  | | |  |
Davis keep cutting inside on 10:08 - Sep 2 with 3107 views | SuperKieranMcKenna | Yes I noticed the same, not sure if this is something to make him less predictable, or in relation to a specific vulnerability that was identified with Fulham. |  | |  |
Davis keep cutting inside on 10:14 - Sep 2 with 3029 views | homer_123 | Always good to swing both ways innit. |  |
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Davis keep cutting inside on 10:28 - Sep 2 with 2920 views | Pinewoodblue | Clarke, when he came on, also tended to cut inside looking for an opportunity to shoot when perhaps it would have been better to go past the defender and get a cross in. |  |
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Davis keep cutting inside on 10:34 - Sep 2 with 2850 views | davblue |
Davis keep cutting inside on 10:08 - Sep 2 by SuperKieranMcKenna | Yes I noticed the same, not sure if this is something to make him less predictable, or in relation to a specific vulnerability that was identified with Fulham. |
thought Tuanzebe was going into the central midfield positions as well to help Morsy especially in the 1st half. at times we had 3-4-3, others 4-2-3-1 |  | |  |
Davis keep cutting inside on 10:36 - Sep 2 with 2831 views | Asa |
Davis keep cutting inside on 10:28 - Sep 2 by Pinewoodblue | Clarke, when he came on, also tended to cut inside looking for an opportunity to shoot when perhaps it would have been better to go past the defender and get a cross in. |
Clarke is very right footed and does this often. What's incredible is that, for a player so predictable, he seems to have so much joy with it. Whenever I have seen him play you know it's coming but nobody seems to be able to stop him and even against Fulham, he did this twice and got past a couple of players before having a shot or standing a cross up. Will free up an awful lot of room for Leif down that side to do damage too. |  | |  |
Davis keep cutting inside on 10:37 - Sep 2 with 2829 views | Ipswich24 |
Davis keep cutting inside on 10:34 - Sep 2 by davblue | thought Tuanzebe was going into the central midfield positions as well to help Morsy especially in the 1st half. at times we had 3-4-3, others 4-2-3-1 |
Say this to my mate at every game Davis doesn't have skill to beat a man on the outside, that is something we lack as we always go inside back into traffic. |  |
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Davis keep cutting inside on 10:40 - Sep 2 with 2798 views | NthQldITFC |
Davis keep cutting inside on 10:28 - Sep 2 by Pinewoodblue | Clarke, when he came on, also tended to cut inside looking for an opportunity to shoot when perhaps it would have been better to go past the defender and get a cross in. |
That's Clarke's MO though. I'd be interested to see stats on how many goals are scored from a traditional winger's type of cross from the bye line these days compared to a wide striker cutting in and shooting or playing a short pass. It feels to me like the latter tends to be more productive. Maybe Centre backs are better at cutting out crosses? |  |
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Davis keep cutting inside on 10:41 - Sep 2 with 2789 views | Kieran_Knows |
Davis keep cutting inside on 10:37 - Sep 2 by Ipswich24 | Say this to my mate at every game Davis doesn't have skill to beat a man on the outside, that is something we lack as we always go inside back into traffic. |
I'd say that's half true. We tend to overload the right hand side of the pitch which gives Davis the freedom down the left if we can find the right pass to him. It's no coincidence that Broadhead, and now Clarke both start from the left but drift in to the middle to help create that space. |  |
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Davis keep cutting inside on 10:45 - Sep 2 with 2736 views | homer_123 |
Davis keep cutting inside on 10:36 - Sep 2 by Asa | Clarke is very right footed and does this often. What's incredible is that, for a player so predictable, he seems to have so much joy with it. Whenever I have seen him play you know it's coming but nobody seems to be able to stop him and even against Fulham, he did this twice and got past a couple of players before having a shot or standing a cross up. Will free up an awful lot of room for Leif down that side to do damage too. |
Two observations. Look at his body movement and also look at his ball control. You can see why he gets so much joy. He literally only needs a yard or two or space and is happy to pull the trigger. Even though defenders know it's coming - he does enough to get that space. Clever player. |  |
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Davis keep cutting inside on 10:47 - Sep 2 with 2654 views | reuserfivethree |
Davis keep cutting inside on 10:45 - Sep 2 by homer_123 | Two observations. Look at his body movement and also look at his ball control. You can see why he gets so much joy. He literally only needs a yard or two or space and is happy to pull the trigger. Even though defenders know it's coming - he does enough to get that space. Clever player. |
he's going to be our arjen robben. maybe. |  | |  |
Davis keep cutting inside on 10:47 - Sep 2 with 2658 views | davblue |
Davis keep cutting inside on 10:37 - Sep 2 by Ipswich24 | Say this to my mate at every game Davis doesn't have skill to beat a man on the outside, that is something we lack as we always go inside back into traffic. |
He's a powerful runner and he can get a good cross in, he doesn't necessarily have to beat a man, if he can get a yard of space to get a cross in. |  | |  |
Davis keep cutting inside on 10:51 - Sep 2 with 2624 views | Bramidan | If we haven’t really got a big standard centre forward to aim crosses at from the line perhaps the style of approach has been altered. |  | |  |
Davis keep cutting inside on 10:57 - Sep 2 with 2564 views | SamWhiteUK |
Davis keep cutting inside on 10:36 - Sep 2 by Asa | Clarke is very right footed and does this often. What's incredible is that, for a player so predictable, he seems to have so much joy with it. Whenever I have seen him play you know it's coming but nobody seems to be able to stop him and even against Fulham, he did this twice and got past a couple of players before having a shot or standing a cross up. Will free up an awful lot of room for Leif down that side to do damage too. |
Arjen Robben made a whole career out of it |  | |  |
Davis keep cutting inside on 11:01 - Sep 2 with 2528 views | Metal_Hacker | Yep also noticed it several times and half expected to see a different pattern or something hit it was literally next a square ball inside to someone else who was perhaps quite tightly marked. Not sure if were an intentional tactic but it did seem to happen quite a lot. Maybe KMcK sees the drive through the edge of the box and into the box committing defenders to tackle aggressively and with VAR now a factor adding to the dilemma for the opposition. Definitely a change though |  |
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Davis keep cutting inside on 11:06 - Sep 2 with 2498 views | NthQldITFC |
Davis keep cutting inside on 10:47 - Sep 2 by reuserfivethree | he's going to be our arjen robben. maybe. |
You just made me think of Margot Robbie. Naughty, naughty boy. |  |
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Davis keep cutting inside on 11:35 - Sep 2 with 2335 views | AlanG296 |
Davis keep cutting inside on 10:51 - Sep 2 by Bramidan | If we haven’t really got a big standard centre forward to aim crosses at from the line perhaps the style of approach has been altered. |
Get past, get behind, low cross, pick a man out, shot, goal. High crosses are old hat. Instinctively going inside and square reminds me of Stuart Slater. Davis should be better than that. |  | |  |
Davis keep cutting inside on 13:20 - Sep 2 with 2050 views | ibbleobble | I e seen a few adjustments like this to protect our defensive shape when teams counter this season. It was noticeable how little Burns would run at or beyond Robertson against Liverpool too. Partly as they doubled up but also to not get caught out of position and be exploited. We’re clearly more company and less expansive than we have been over the last two seasons. |  | |  |
Davis keep cutting inside on 14:01 - Sep 2 with 1892 views | textbackup |
Davis keep cutting inside on 10:28 - Sep 2 by Pinewoodblue | Clarke, when he came on, also tended to cut inside looking for an opportunity to shoot when perhaps it would have been better to go past the defender and get a cross in. |
😂 Clarke is right footed and cuts in all the time |  |
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Davis keep cutting inside on 18:05 - Sep 2 with 1599 views | cbower |
Davis keep cutting inside on 10:36 - Sep 2 by Asa | Clarke is very right footed and does this often. What's incredible is that, for a player so predictable, he seems to have so much joy with it. Whenever I have seen him play you know it's coming but nobody seems to be able to stop him and even against Fulham, he did this twice and got past a couple of players before having a shot or standing a cross up. Will free up an awful lot of room for Leif down that side to do damage too. |
Exactlty this. At times Clarke will cut in from the left and shoot with his right. Davis will go on the overlap and take defenders with him to allow clarke to do this. Other times, Clarke will feed Davis with defenders thinking he is going to cur inside. Simple but it's why McKenna bought Clarke. |  |
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