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Post by Olgrligm on May 21, 2009 18:42:22 GMT
Since Pulis has been at the club, all we've done us what Nige originally called the 'Rugby League style kick off' i.e. lay ball back to central midfielder, who smacks it towards the touchline where a forward should be. I suppose that theoretically this could win us a throw in straight from the off, but I've never actually seen a productive result. It either goes straight out, the defender heads it clear or we don't win the second ball. I just can't see the purpose of it, we lose the ball straight from kick off.
Man, we must have things good right now if I'm complaining about how we kick off.
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Post by edouardlapaglie on May 21, 2009 18:44:55 GMT
Trouble is, i now do it on Fifa, see, i pick up bnad habits, and the trouble of Fifa is, no bugger runs into the opposition half at the start, swines!
I blame reality, ruins computer games :-)
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Post by edouardlapaglie on May 21, 2009 18:45:21 GMT
Bnad habits? Steady!
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Post by thebearpit on May 21, 2009 18:47:57 GMT
I don't mind it
Mama and Beats often win throws from it or Ric is normally there from the flick on
Anyway, what do you want, we can't play proper football, can we? ;D
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Post by luke45 on May 21, 2009 18:50:42 GMT
I remember when i used to play football my manager always said ' forward from the off ' and we'd do a similar tactic to Stoke's, that wasn't because we thought we had ANY chance of scoring, it was just so it would take the opponents more time to score.  |
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Post by jbstokie on May 21, 2009 18:51:08 GMT
Trouble is, i now do it on Fifa, see, i pick up bnad habits, and the trouble of Fifa is, no bugger runs into the opposition half at the start, swines! I blame reality, ruins computer games :-) I just dick everyone with Ricardo ;D 1-0 |
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Post by mamasbitch on May 21, 2009 20:20:53 GMT
i liked the kick off when hendrie, russel and lawrence? ran at the from kick off
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Post by jemma1989 on May 21, 2009 22:53:06 GMT
i remember at the pompey home game, they scored and just before we kicked off i said, 'stoke can we please do something different with this kick off!!!' we did do something, i cant remember what, but we scored from it!!!!
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Post by GazMcNicol on May 21, 2009 22:55:24 GMT
One game left of the season and you bring this up?
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Post by crimesy on May 21, 2009 23:01:46 GMT
Beent hinking the same thing all season. Im guessing the point is to try and win a throw from the start but think it would be far better to pass the ball around a bit, get a little possession before building an attack?
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Post by jbstokie on May 21, 2009 23:03:16 GMT
I think if anything needs working on it's defending kick off's we could've conceded after we went 2-2 at Villa! Not often we've nearly conceded early in the second half at home too
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Post by Paul Spencer on May 21, 2009 23:07:52 GMT
I remember when i used to play football my manager always said ' forward from the off ' and we'd do a similar tactic to Stoke's, that wasn't because we thought we had ANY chance of scoring, it was just so it would take the opponents more time to score. That made me laugh that did!  |
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Post by sonofbanks on May 22, 2009 8:20:45 GMT
We have been doing this for years, we were doing this in the late 70's with Big Bren.
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Post by cooperman45 on May 22, 2009 8:53:33 GMT
I would like to see Thomas Sorensen take the kick off at the Emirates. He's got an awesome kick. Wouldn't it be great to see Tommy blast the kick off past Almunia.
First goal timed at 3 seconds...
Even if he missed he would still have time to trot back to his goal
Gooaaarrnn Stoke.
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Post by Baggs on May 22, 2009 8:59:04 GMT
Pulis out.
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Post by wembley4372 on May 22, 2009 8:59:27 GMT
I remember being taught this routine at junior school a long long time ago, it worked a treat then! Couldn't get the ball in the air though. |
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