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Post by Not_Nick_H on Jan 2, 2009 12:14:02 GMT
Anyone else think after the Man U game that the pitch narrowing exercise had worked in terms of stopping the likes of Ronaldo - even if we still lost?
It was quite amusing to see the number of times the ball was played out to him and went out 'cos it was over-hit - leaving him flapping his arms in exasperation. ;D
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Post by ti on Jan 2, 2009 12:15:51 GMT
i prefer to think that it was jus him being shit after we got to him ;D
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Post by Beardy200 on Jan 2, 2009 12:16:55 GMT
I prefer to think that it's just because he is shit  |
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Post by Stafford-Stokie on Jan 2, 2009 12:17:04 GMT
I think its working. If you look at Griff at home compared to away. It seems to give griff them extra couple of yards to be able to compete at this level.
Gives us the extra yards for Rory to drop the ball anywhere he wants in the box as well.
A master stroke by TP me thinks.
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Post by Premier League Busta Rhymes on Jan 2, 2009 12:17:25 GMT
The only thing is, every time we go away all the pitches are huge & so far we haven't had much success have we so maybe its also having a negative effect!
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Post by Olgrligm on Jan 2, 2009 12:23:23 GMT
The Griffin example is a better one than the Ronaldo one, as Ronaldo prefers to selfishly cut inside and give the ball to the goalkeeper. In home matches, Griffin looks really solid, but in away matches a number of people remark that he looks out of his depth. Against Villa, the pacey Ashley Young got absolutely nothing down the right hand side and had to resort to throwing himself at the floor.
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Post by nathan on Jan 2, 2009 12:24:22 GMT
The Griffin example is a better one than the Ronaldo one, as Ronaldo prefers to selfishly cut inside and give the ball to the goalkeeper. In home matches, Griffin looks really solid, but in away matches a number of people remark that he looks out of his depth. Against Villa, the pacey Ashley Young got absolutely nothing down the right hand side and had to resort to throwing himself at the floor. That's the top and bottom of it. |
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Post by tony harrison on Jan 2, 2009 13:16:58 GMT
The only thing is, every time we go away all the pitches are huge & so far we haven't had much success have we so maybe its also having a negative effect! You make what may be a valid point there. Personally, I would prefer to see the pitch how it used to be and the team on it that can play football rather than this way of compensating for a lack of skill in the side. When you remember what the pitch was like this time of year at the Victoria Ground, some of those players would have loved to play on a pitch like we have now without the down sizing. |
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Post by cousindupree on Jan 2, 2009 13:32:53 GMT
I think it was a great strategy to compliment the way we play at home.... keeping things tight pressing teams and not giving any space.I think its a master stroke.
It may well have affected out away form on bigger pithces but our dreadful away form has more to do with negative team selection
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2009 13:47:06 GMT
I dont like the narrow pitch - I prefer much wider
and we should train Rory to throw it further !
ps the new big screen isnt big enough either
the one at blackburn was MUCH better !
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