| The new goalkick law 09:16 - Sep 16 with 1756 views | D_Alien |
The change to the goalkick law has very quickly led to a situation where one of the very basics of football, not conceding goals, seems to have gone out the window in favour of players taking it as a matter of honour that they're good enough to receive the ball under severe pressure and not simply clear it. They're not, and it's not the new law itself that's the problem
It's not just Dale of course. Both Man City and Arsenal conceded entirely unnecessary goals over the weekend from a goalkick being played to defenders in the penalty area or just outside and immediately losing it. In the case of City, it's cost them points which already puts them at a real disadvantage against their nearest title rivals even at this stage of the season. How much longer will this stupidity continue?
Playing the ball from the defensive third and gradually building an attack isn't the issue. The analysis posted a couple of days ago about RND and how creating an attacking platform by patient passing between defenders and then midfielders/widemen in space showed how effective it can be when done well. It's the immediate pressure on defenders/goalkeeper from a goalkick that's the problem, and it's got to stop
Football at it's simplest is about creating opportunities to score and denying opportunities to the opposition. The way the new goalkick law is being deployed is an aberration which creates opportunities for the opposition - the antithesis of sport itself |  |
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| The new goalkick law on 09:22 - Sep 16 with 1726 views | RAFCBLUE |
The way football iterates itself, there will be a top team somewhere that learns to play a 60 yard goal kick, win a decent second ball, create an overload and score.
Two or three weeks of that an then everyone will do it. Currently because Manchester City have had so much success with it, everyone (including us) is trying to replicate it.
And it does have a point in that the opposition push up so high that they have a chance to dispossess and if they don't there is so much space in behind that fast and able players can have a good run on goal.
The game is going to the place where a 0-0 draw is a bad result; that opinion coached by the TV pundits and their associated live broadcast and online advertising partners.
0-0 draws are not what FIFA, UEFA or the Premier League want. |  |
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| The new goalkick law on 10:16 - Sep 16 with 1635 views | judd |
I was in a travel agents this morning when a Man City fan came in and asked "Where would you recommend?"
"This time of year you can't beat the Canaries" |  |
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| The new goalkick law on 12:55 - Sep 16 with 1394 views | 49thseason |
The problem seems to be that defenders are receiving the ball facing their own goal and do not realise what is going on behind them. As you can take a goal kick from anywhere inside the 6-yard box, it would be better if the defenders lined up on the by-line and the kick was taken from nearer the by-line rather than the front edge of the 6-yard box. This would give everyone a full view of the pitch and slightly more time to decide what to do with the ball upon receiving it. Equally mixing the long punt with the short pass would leave opposing teams with the problem of not knowing which option they had to cover as there is no reason why a defender other than the Keeper couldn't deliver the long ball forwards. |  | | |
| The new goalkick law on 13:27 - Sep 16 with 1341 views | D_Alien |
| The new goalkick law on 12:55 - Sep 16 by 49thseason |
The problem seems to be that defenders are receiving the ball facing their own goal and do not realise what is going on behind them. As you can take a goal kick from anywhere inside the 6-yard box, it would be better if the defenders lined up on the by-line and the kick was taken from nearer the by-line rather than the front edge of the 6-yard box. This would give everyone a full view of the pitch and slightly more time to decide what to do with the ball upon receiving it. Equally mixing the long punt with the short pass would leave opposing teams with the problem of not knowing which option they had to cover as there is no reason why a defender other than the Keeper couldn't deliver the long ball forwards. |
It'll be interesting to see how it develops, since it can't stay the same
Starting tomorrow night, hopefully | |
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| The new goalkick law on 13:28 - Sep 16 with 1341 views | Yorkshire_Dale |
| The new goalkick law on 12:55 - Sep 16 by 49thseason |
The problem seems to be that defenders are receiving the ball facing their own goal and do not realise what is going on behind them. As you can take a goal kick from anywhere inside the 6-yard box, it would be better if the defenders lined up on the by-line and the kick was taken from nearer the by-line rather than the front edge of the 6-yard box. This would give everyone a full view of the pitch and slightly more time to decide what to do with the ball upon receiving it. Equally mixing the long punt with the short pass would leave opposing teams with the problem of not knowing which option they had to cover as there is no reason why a defender other than the Keeper couldn't deliver the long ball forwards. |
Jemaine Jenas said exactly what you state in your final sentence 49er....in last night's MOTD2.
There have been some absolute howlers this weekend as as victims (more than once!) Dale must learn by what we all have seen......mix it up a bit,go long occasionally. I always remember how much success we had when Peter Vincenti hugged the line often in the opponents half and received the ball to his head from goal kicks...yes it sometimes fell to a defender but we played to his strength to find a team mate. |  | | |
| The new goalkick law on 19:47 - Sep 16 with 1048 views | dingdangblue |
They were discussing this on drive time on Talksport. Adrian Durham is a Peterborough fan so he had more reason to take note of our foolishness - he even mentioned how a week ago everyone was praising our passing style with the Southend performance. He mentioned Southend players seemingly not trying to close us down - but Peterborough players doing the opposite and we came unstuck. What he did mention was that at no point does passing it out from the back require your goalkeeper trying to dribble past the on rushing forward on his own goal line! Absolutely brainless play however confident you are of your abilities. Sanchez got away with one against Doncaster when he tried it - he was very lucky that day. |  |
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.. if he doesnt fancy scoring anytime soon