Chelsea are the 4th tallest team in the league 11 goals out of 692 crosses. Watford the tallest team, 8 out of 570.
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Chelsea are the 4th tallest team in the league 11 goals out of 692 crosses. Watford the tallest team, 8 out of 570.
AWB doesn't either. Zaha plays central.
Really? Willian, Hazard, Pedro, Jorginho, Kovacic, Kante, CHO and Apzi are all shorties. Never thought of us as a tall side. Even our goalie is short (for a goalie).
Half of these players aren't actually short at +1.78m and then your other players take the average relatively high. The likes of Pogba or Fellaini are giants among footballers.
I named Alexander Arnold though... And I never said the place is his for sure, I said "chances are".
It's all about the accuracy of the crosses. Someone like TAA or Robertson for Liverpool, shows that you don't necessarily need big centre forwards or good headers of the ball to score goals.
That's good.
Evra wasn't that good in crossing. But his link up play what made him so good as an attacking fullback.
And I'm not sure if crosses only means that the ball is high enough for an aerial duel.
Not to mention this kind of stat can make any play look underwhelming. If there was any kind of play with a 10% conversion rate all teams would do just that and games would finish with double figures.
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He didn't just cross though, moved balls like Magneto....but obviously footies instead of metal bridges and shit
You're a true fan. It's not good to be so negative in life, but you don't mind for the greater good.I predict this now. If we sign AWB, the vultures will be circling on here before he's kicked a ball. The focus will be all about what he can do and what he can't. Then they'll be comments about his hair, what he posts on social media et al. Ironically, Wouldn't be surprised is we don't treat him not too dissimilar to Zaha. Watch this space...some signings are just never given a chance.
That's interesting. I can't decide whether he'll make us better or we'll make him worse.
I wouldn't say no value your attack should come through were the space is. Just quite a few on here are concerned that as he is perceived as a defensive full back and that he can't cross a ball so our attacking play will be poor because of it. Crossing doesn't create enough goal scoring opportunities to be over reliant as maybe it did in the past playing with 2 centre forwards creating space for each other.
I just think while I would prefer a full back that is strong in both area's I wouldn't buy a full back to fix my attacking woes. I wouldn't play with a narrow midfield and attack to give my full backs the space to cross if they aren't brilliant at it. I would rather my right winger provide width, but I suppose the fear is we continue to play how we have been doing and we constantly see our attacks break down in those areas.
I guess he must have townsend in front of him then.
The latter, like everyone else in our team
I think every team hits their fair share of speculative crosses as its an easy option if you can't see another pass on or if you are sent down the line by the full back or if your just desperate to make something happen. Also if you give away possession from a cross its generally less dangerous then giving the ball away elsewhere on the pitch.
Apparently this guy is reliable for Palace news and also match day program contributor.
One season shit forever shit syndrome aka Fred MKII.
See in the past these kinda signings would have been equivalent to squad player. Now it's huge media event
He obviously has some ways to go improving in attack, especially his passing. But sometimes its good to remember what he's good at too. This is why Palace want a lot of money for him. And given we've lost our best ball winner already this summer, these are some qualities our team is sorely lacking right now.
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My one criticism against AWB defensively is that he occationally is a bit out of position - not much but a little bit. He is however so lightning quick in his first steps that he makes up for it, practically every time. I hope this is something that comes from lack of experience more than anything else.
The result is that he a few times needs to clear the ball rather than play his way out - because he is a that half a second too late into the situation!
The result is that he a few times needs to clear the ball rather than play his way out - because he is a that half a second too late into the situation!
How did he play against France?
He obviously has some ways to go improving in attack, especially his passing. But sometimes its good to remember what he's good at too. This is why Palace want a lot of money for him. And given we've lost our best ball winner already this summer, these are some qualities our team is sorely lacking right now.
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The kid is a beast defensively.
So what are you guys thinking regarding a shirt number? Does Lindelof switch with him?
Against united.
Saw that, again solid with a few decent passes and no real attacking threat.
With Shaw on the other side also average going forward and our poor wide players I think creativity will continue to be a big issue for us.
But on the plus side I don't have to watch Ashley Young play football hopefully. God is great.
Young will be promoted to right winger.
There's something called sarcasm my friend and you didn't grasp it.
The new kid James plays on the right as well as Dalot who looked like he fits better as a winger rather than RB.
Why spending a fortune on Sancho when United prioritize on "Young" players, right?
I could actually see that happening. To be fair if we had to play him I'd probably rather on the wing than at RB!I hope we don't turn him shit
Lozano would be good addition.
So let's not talk about the elite level players? I didn't just pick 6 players at random. Your opinion alone isn't worth anything.
You are the one narrowing the goal-posts to a bizarre sample size of just 6 players … in a vain attempt to disprove the point that, in general, CBs cost more than fullbacks.
As long as it means no more Ashley Young I'm happy.
Still no pick up on this. Seems Dunc has gone too soon.
All this just because Davinson Sanchez was mentioned in a long list of players. Too much sand
Some of you are actually incredible. Can't find a negative with AwB, so let's make a situation where Ashley Young is our first choice right wing. Absolutely incredible stuff.
It was Crystal Palace at Old Trafford, you can almost guarantee Hodgson told them to go out and get a 0-0 (which is what happened)
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