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The "Official" 2013/14 Other teams matches thread

Modric THFC said:
Football is a psychological game. West Ham walked out a WHL and thought they had a chance of getting 0-0. They turned up today already beaten.
AVB encourages this by not goin at teams right from the start instead targets the end of games when team are tired.
But by then teams think they are in the game and arent gonna give it up easily like West Ham are right now.
We lost because we give West Ham hope.
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I also think we (players as well as fans) thought we just had to turn up that day to get 3pts. No real desire from the off from the players.
What I liked about Harrys teams we went at teams from the first minute, okay it didnt always work, but f#ck me it was a damn sight more entertaining than seeing us pass the ball from left to right to left to Lloris and hoooof
 
King of Norway said:
Yes, it was. The full back had his arm raised when the cross was made, making himself bigger. When the ball then hits the arm it has to be a penalty, otherwise defenders can stand with their arms all over the place all of the time.

I think there are far too few penalties given for such incidents, though.
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Handball should be an automatic foul. At one time players in a defensive wall at free kicks were getting away with hands above their head. That does not happen any more. You would not see defenders "accidentally" getting their arms in the way in the penalty area if handball was an automatic foul.
 
onlyme said:
He was impressive today. A nice "type" who seems to love his football and always makes the goalie make a save.
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It's no secret I think he is excellent. Said it many times I truly believe he would have been exactly the right striker for us, even moreso than Benteke, although I would have had him as an acceptable 2nd choice
 
Mumorn said:
Not often I agree with you, but yes it's true.

I look at Arsenal this season for example and ALOT of their goals come within the opening 20 or so minutes after dominating possession, this sets them up well for the rest of the game because they know even if the opposition can create a chance or even score that they have the ability to create and score more than them. Chelsea have done it at times this season (although its usually a different story if they concede first)

We seem to be the opposite where we go out simply NOT to concede, so when we do, due to our lack of creating chances we find it hard to get a way back in the game but we'll continue to defend solidly (not sure what happened against West Ham), when our aim should be to pressure up the pitch early on, get a goal as early as possible and then perhaps worry about defending and keeping a cleansheet.
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So what you are saying is that we are too negative which has lead to a lack of goals and some pretty dire performances especially at home!
 
Bullet said:
Rose tinted glasses Paxo; we had loads of games that were turbo****e under Harry with no penetration and no clue, and loads that were excellent.
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Yeah we had plenty of games where we couldn't score, but it wasn't through lack of trying. We always tried to bury teams early on, no matter who it was. Emirates Marketing Project do the same thing. We definitely play differently in home games these days.
 
onlyme said:
Handball should be an automatic foul. At one time players in a defensive wall at free kicks were getting away with hands above their head. That does not happen any more. You would not see defenders "accidentally" getting their arms in the way in the penalty area if handball was an automatic foul.
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I wouldn't go that far. When arms are down by a player's side, and he doesn't have a chance of getting it away from the line of the ball, then it shouldn't be a foul in my opinion. But when defenders make their frame bigger by raising their arms, then I think it should be a foul.
 
King of Norway said:
I wouldn't go that far. When arms are down by a player's side, and he doesn't have a chance of getting it away from the line of the ball, then it shouldn't be a foul in my opinion. But when defenders make their frame bigger by raising their arms, then I think it should be a foul.
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I would settle for that!!

But of course why football is the greatest game on earth is because unlike other sports there are are more "water cooler" moments.
 
Mumorn said:
I'd have loved Oscar at Spurs, such a shame it never went through. Works ridiculously hard, intercepts, tackles and add to that his brilliant dribbling ability, vision and goals. Almost the perfect player up field.
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Another one he wanted but didn't get thanks to Chelski…Hazard another...
 
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