| Just seen the game again 16:47 - Apr 8 with 2669 views | QPR_ARG |
Has there been a discussion about our wall in their 3rd goal?
If so, I haven't seen it and I apologise in advance for creating another thread.
I noticed yesterday when I was watching the game the first time, that it was a silly foul by Clint Hill to give. Probably due to desperation, tiredness or a combination of both. But a silly foul nonetheless.
That said...our wall....
From left to right: Charlie, Bobby, Barton, Henry...then it was Vlaar and Doughty to his right.
The ref blows and Benteke hits it. None of our players jumped. Bobby, just a little bit.
The ball goes right above Barton's head. Then hits the post and goes in. And it's only THEN, that Barton realises of what had just happened.
I can't say he would have saved that effort with a jump, but I wouldn't have minded him trying. I do remember plenty of hateful messages towards Adel for a similar situation.
Bobby was fuming at this. He did turn his head the second the ball went over their heads (like all the other players in the wall but Barton). Anyway...another detail seen after watching it taped and pausing and replaying and all those painful things you'd do.
Today it hurts a little bit more than yesterday, knowing we were 6 minutes from getting our of the drop zone on goal difference and on closing the 6-point gap Villa had on us Saturday at 2:59 PM.
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| Just seen the game again on 16:58 - Apr 8 with 2634 views | daveB |
They could all have done better but I thought it was a really good free kick |  | | |
| Just seen the game again on 17:19 - Apr 8 with 2541 views | BklynRanger |
Great minds and all that...
Here are the words of Jeff from my same thread:
Joey has confirmed on twitter that Green specifically asked him/the wall not to jump. |  | | |
| Just seen the game again on 17:28 - Apr 8 with 2520 views | QPR_ARG |
| Just seen the game again on 17:19 - Apr 8 by BklynRanger |
Great minds and all that...
Here are the words of Jeff from my same thread:
Joey has confirmed on twitter that Green specifically asked him/the wall not to jump. |
Fair enough. I found it very strange when I saw it. But if they were instructed by Rob, then Bobby ignored the recommendation... | | | |
| Just seen the game again on 17:47 - Apr 8 with 2477 views | themodfather |
villa fancied it, had 2 in our wall to distract...also why not put someone on the post? if villa miss this chance, likely we win, gamble some space and offside against a massive win!!
also not to jump?? well very rarely the kicker has shot under the wall (expecting the jump) ....if true, poor judgement.
still, 4 pts away, 7 scored, austin 2 in 2 and some vastly improved performances...phillips has finally woken up . |  | | |
| Just seen the game again on 17:54 - Apr 8 with 2464 views | RangersAreBack |
| Just seen the game again on 17:19 - Apr 8 by BklynRanger |
Great minds and all that...
Here are the words of Jeff from my same thread:
Joey has confirmed on twitter that Green specifically asked him/the wall not to jump. |
The manager should take charge, demand a tall wall that jumps and get Green to practise defending free kicks with said tall wall. |  | | |
| Just seen the game again on 18:04 - Apr 8 with 2433 views | Jeff |
| Just seen the game again on 17:54 - Apr 8 by RangersAreBack |
The manager should take charge, demand a tall wall that jumps and get Green to practise defending free kicks with said tall wall. |
Don't be so bloody ridiculous. The goalkeeper sets and instructs the wall, period. Sometimes you just have to applaud the free kick. Green didn't want a jumping wall- presumably to track the flight of the ball, and benteke scored a beaut.
I'm sure next time the wall jumps, deflects something that was either a) going comfortably over or b) straight at the keeper into the path of the attacker for a tap in you'll becon here with your sister howling about how stupid the wall was in jumping.
'Demand a tall wall that jumps' - you're beyond parody now. |  |
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| Just seen the game again on 18:14 - Apr 8 with 2381 views | BasingstokeR |
I thought Green's positioning for the free kick was not great |  | | |
| Just seen the game again on 18:23 - Apr 8 with 2342 views | RangersAreBack |
| Just seen the game again on 18:04 - Apr 8 by Jeff |
Don't be so bloody ridiculous. The goalkeeper sets and instructs the wall, period. Sometimes you just have to applaud the free kick. Green didn't want a jumping wall- presumably to track the flight of the ball, and benteke scored a beaut.
I'm sure next time the wall jumps, deflects something that was either a) going comfortably over or b) straight at the keeper into the path of the attacker for a tap in you'll becon here with your sister howling about how stupid the wall was in jumping.
'Demand a tall wall that jumps' - you're beyond parody now. |
The manager instructs the players, period. It's called coaching.
Successful clubs across football deploy tall players in the wall and more often than not the wall jumps.
It's just so QPR to fly in the face of conventional wisdom. [Post edited 8 Apr 2015 18:27]
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