05-09-2022, 04:39 PM
(05-09-2022, 04:11 PM)DeepBlue Wrote:(05-09-2022, 04:01 PM)bluetagagain Wrote: I still don’t like the idea of not leaving a player up by the centre circle when we’re defending a corner, surely someone like Lowrey could be left up there in the event of a break away.
Couldn't agree more, can't understand why nearly all teams seem to have stopped doing this. The only reason I can think of, other than when you are defending desperately in the dying minutes, is to get teams to over-commit up the pitch, making them easier to catch on the break if you get possession from the corner. But you need a lot of very fit & fast players for that to be effective.
I’ve never understood this.
If you leave someone up, the opposition have to leave at least one player back to mark them. If everyone is back it just invites the whole opposition team forward.
Also, if you clear the ball upfield it just comes straight back if there’s nobody to latch onto it.
The other thing that pisses me off is this habit modern keepers have of punching balls that come straight at them. Punching gives you far less control and leaves you open to presenting opposition forwards with easy chances.
I’m not against changes that improve the game, these two things most certainly do not.