Downsouth 6,176 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Remember when many of us complained about our corner and free kicks and how ost of the time they came to nothing and well were pretty poor standard wise I now believe we have a far bigger problem in that how naff and useless our throw in's seem to be. Although I have been moaning and stating the fact most games and thankful that others seem to agree I was saddened to hear that even Maddo refered to it in yesterday's game, if he can see it tehn others must be able to as well? But they are are they not? usually a combo of the same 3 players involved and 9 times out of 10 nothing but nothing comes of it, no advantages no progress made turning advantage into progress for the oppositionand more times than not with the ball going back to the goalie. What surprises me the most is the poor ball control so many of our players show from a short distance eiher controlling it as the ball comes to them and then the ability to distribute in an accurate way. What can be done and is this now a factor of our game that other teams are aware of? 2 Link to post Share on other sites
BillyWoofs_shinpad 1,884 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 I agree, it’s always the same people involved. It’s like schoolyard football when you only ever gave the ball to your mates. Link to post Share on other sites
AnglianRed 6,229 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 I didn't think it was possible but Boro seem to have hit a new low. It just boggles the mind when you see players that can't even take throw-ins properly. I wonder if its just another symptom of our end-of-season malaise, or if there are deeper, more serious issues in the training regime. There does seem to be a real laxness about our play that you don't often see with other teams. It is so frustrating to see maybe just 2 or 3 players really trying, while the rest are barely more than onlookers (or in some cases just really hopeless). Link to post Share on other sites
DanFromDownSouth 1,706 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 We just lack any sort of invention at any set piece really. When was the last time we put a decent freekick routine together, that didn't involve lumping it into the box or having a shot directly? I seem to recall us scoring a very clever goal from a freekick under AK, maybe against Bolton or Birmingham? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
smogsterking the Inspirati 2,453 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Just be grateful a few seasons ago Barragan had done more foul throws than our top scorer had scored goals. The current situation is an improvement 😉 6 Link to post Share on other sites
GrimsbyBoro 1,959 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 You can include our kick offs in this as well. Just abject rubbish from the school yard Link to post Share on other sites
RiseAgainst 3,777 Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 And goal kicks. Has Bettinelli ever found a Boro player, rather than gifting possession to the opposition either directly or indirectly (through a resulting throw-in after the ball ends up in the stands)? Link to post Share on other sites
Neverbefore 10,695 Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 2 minutes ago, RiseAgainst said: And goal kicks. Has Bettinelli ever found a Boro player, rather than gifting possession to the opposition either directly or indirectly (through a resulting throw-in after the ball ends up in the stands)? To be fair to bettinelli, when you're told to only ever kick the ball out into the oppositions half, you're going to fail to find our players more often than you'll find them (simple maths and physics- defenders tend to be taller than our strikers, there are less attackers than defenders). However there aren't many excuses to be made for the frequency with which he hits the ball straight out of play under no pressure. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
wilsoncgp 9,230 Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 25 minutes ago, Neverbefore said: To be fair to bettinelli, when you're told to only ever kick the ball out into the oppositions half, you're going to fail to find our players more often than you'll find them (simple maths and physics- defenders tend to be taller than our strikers, there are less attackers than defenders). However there aren't many excuses to be made for the frequency with which he hits the ball straight out of play under no pressure. Randolph at least had an excuse on goal-kicks, he used to do it a fair bit under Pulis. But then Pulis was literally asking him to target Shotton on the right-hand side or to target so far to the line that we were hoping a defender would just come in and get a touch on it so Shotton could try his 'getting up the line' throw-in routine. Link to post Share on other sites
Neverbefore 10,695 Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 1 minute ago, wilsoncgp said: Randolph at least had an excuse on goal-kicks, he used to do it a fair bit under Pulis. But then Pulis was literally asking him to target Shotton on the right-hand side or to target so far to the line that we were hoping a defender would just come in and get a touch on it so Shotton could try his 'getting up the line' throw-in routine. I fell asleep reading this. No reflection on you! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Red Rocket 244 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Has there ever been a better throw in, better than Barragan's at Swansea away. 😂 1 Link to post Share on other sites
DanFromDownSouth 1,706 Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 On 4/11/2021 at 1:16 PM, DanFromDownSouth said: I seem to recall us scoring a very clever goal from a freekick under AK, maybe against Bolton or Birmingham? This was the freekick I was thinking of, was against Birmingham but it didn't result in a goal. But we desperately miss this sort of set piece creativity. Link to post Share on other sites
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