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Which type is Andy Carroll?
Which type is Andy Carroll?
Headers of the ball
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Liverpool Carrol is player A. Newcastle Carroll was player C.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the ultimate Player G (regardless of his non premier league status)
Cristiano Ronaldo is the ultimate Player G (regardless of his non premier league status)
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Liverpool Carrol is player A. Newcastle Carroll was player C.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the ultimate Player G (regardless of his non premier league status)
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Unless I missed it Big Dunc wasn't in that list and he'd be one of the best headers I've ever seen. He should be G for all the rest to emulate. Mad as a hatter but sublime in the air.
Sami was also a great header.
Garcia would be a quintessential type E player.
Liverpool Carrol is player A. Newcastle Carroll was player C.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the ultimate Player G (regardless of his non premier league status)
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Unless I missed it Big Dunc wasn't in that list and he'd be one of the best headers I've ever seen. He should be G for all the rest to emulate. Mad as a hatter but sublime in the air.
Sami was also a great header.
Garcia would be a quintessential type E player.
Garcia wasn't good at jumping, he was good at knowing where to be and having perfect technique.
How on earth Kuyt is on that list I don't know.
How on earth Kuyt is on that list I don't know.
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Garcia wasn't good at jumping, he was good at knowing where to be and having perfect technique.
How on earth Kuyt is on that list I don't know.
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I think his jumping was pretty good though, admittedly, it was his technique which really made the difference.
Garcia wasn't good at jumping, he was good at knowing where to be and having perfect technique.
How on earth Kuyt is on that list I don't know.
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I think his jumping was pretty good though, admittedly, it was his technique which really made the difference.
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Garcia wasn't good at jumping, he was good at knowing where to be and having perfect technique.
How on earth Kuyt is on that list I don't know.
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Kuyt is very good at winning aerial duels. He's a bit like Lucas in a way, they are both capable of winning their fair share of aerial battles but seem to fall short at times when heading goalwards.
Garcia wasn't good at jumping, he was good at knowing where to be and having perfect technique.
How on earth Kuyt is on that list I don't know.
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Kuyt is very good at winning aerial duels. He's a bit like Lucas in a way, they are both capable of winning their fair share of aerial battles but seem to fall short at times when heading goalwards.
Tim Cahill is pretty good. As is Christiano Ronaldo. Gerrard and Torres are pretty decent at it. Kewell was pretty good too, but the best i have ever seen is Hyypia...
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Liverpool Carrol is player A. Newcastle Carroll was player C.
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Was he shorter when he played for Newcastle? 🙂
If he is tall, he can't be a C. I frankly cannot decide whether he is a D, or simply a lazy and out-of-form G 🙂 I just re-watched all of Andy's PL goals for Newcastle Andy Carroll premier league goals so far!Liverpool main guy to lift EPL title next season! , he scored 11 in 18 before we snapped him up, 5 of those were headers. He also had at least 2 or 3 assists with his head. All good headers, I think he can jump, he is not a Crouch type. Header technique and positioning remain a question mark however.
Liverpool Carrol is player A. Newcastle Carroll was player C.
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Was he shorter when he played for Newcastle? 🙂
If he is tall, he can't be a C. I frankly cannot decide whether he is a D, or simply a lazy and out-of-form G 🙂 I just re-watched all of Andy's PL goals for Newcastle Andy Carroll premier league goals so far!Liverpool main guy to lift EPL title next season! , he scored 11 in 18 before we snapped him up, 5 of those were headers. He also had at least 2 or 3 assists with his head. All good headers, I think he can jump, he is not a Crouch type. Header technique and positioning remain a question mark however.
Fowler was great with iz head.
I think carroll is 'g'. fantastic all round technique. the technique to get his header off v arsenal was amazing especially when he had to hold off an arsenal player to get the header in. brilliant header of the ball.
Why is it that Andy Carroll actually looks slower now?
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Why is it that Andy Carroll actually looks slower now?
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does look like carroll has a yard of pace in the n'castle vid.
Why is it that Andy Carroll actually looks slower now?
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does look like carroll has a yard of pace in the n'castle vid.
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Why is it that Andy Carroll actually looks slower now?
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does look like carroll has a yard of pace in the n'castle vid.
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Yeah, I thought the same thing. Definitely looks faster than now.
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Why is it that Andy Carroll actually looks slower now?
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does look like carroll has a yard of pace in the n'castle vid.
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Yeah, I thought the same thing. Definitely looks faster than now.
All those drinking sessions have to catch up eventually I suppose.
For the hundredth time, carroll is slower cos the club have been hammering him in the gym. Long term he'll look fitter than that & faster too.
As for the topic at hand, or head, Owen was massively underrated at heading the ball. The lad had spring heeled boots, I'm convinced of it.
As for the topic at hand, or head, Owen was massively underrated at heading the ball. The lad had spring heeled boots, I'm convinced of it.
I thought dzeco(sp) header against spurs was amazing
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For the hundredth time, carroll is slower cos the club have been hammering him in the gym. Long term he'll look fitter than that & faster too.
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Yeah, that, that and all the booze he drinks.
For the hundredth time, carroll is slower cos the club have been hammering him in the gym. Long term he'll look fitter than that & faster too.
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Yeah, that, that and all the booze he drinks.
Wasn't Morientes aces at heading the ball before he joined us.
Bierhoff and Batistuta were G's as far as I remember.
Bierhoff and Batistuta were G's as far as I remember.
I think AC has the potential to be a G, no doubt about it.
I think Kuyt leans more C than B myself.
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Wasn't Morientes aces at heading the ball before he joined us.
Bierhoff and Batistuta were G's as far as I remember.
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Yup, definitely.
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Bierhoff was stonkingly good. I was at a Norniron / Germany game where he battered us.
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Wasn't Morientes aces at heading the ball before he joined us.
Bierhoff and Batistuta were G's as far as I remember.
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Yup, definitely.
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Bierhoff was stonkingly good. I was at a Norniron / Germany game where he battered us.
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[quote author=Leon link=topic=48552.msg1476541#msg1476541 date=1328279491]
Wasn't Morientes aces at heading the ball before he joined us.
Bierhoff and Batistuta were G's as far as I remember.
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Yup, definitely.
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Bierhoff was stonkingly good. I was at a Norniron / Germany game where he battered us.
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Just one? We seemed to play Germany every other week back in the day
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[quote author=Leon link=topic=48552.msg1476541#msg1476541 date=1328279491]
Wasn't Morientes aces at heading the ball before he joined us.
Bierhoff and Batistuta were G's as far as I remember.
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Yup, definitely.
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Bierhoff was stonkingly good. I was at a Norniron / Germany game where he battered us.
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Just one? We seemed to play Germany every other week back in the day
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[quote author=Leon link=topic=48552.msg1476541#msg1476541 date=1328279491]
Wasn't Morientes aces at heading the ball before he joined us.
Bierhoff and Batistuta were G's as far as I remember.
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Yup, definitely.
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Bierhoff was stonkingly good. I was at a Norniron / Germany game where he battered us.
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Just one? We seemed to play Germany every other week back in the day
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Yeah, but strangely, we tended to win against them. This game we lost 0-3, and I think Bierhoff may have scored the lot.
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[quote author=Holle link=topic=48552.msg1476544#msg1476544 date=1328279902]
[quote author=Leon link=topic=48552.msg1476541#msg1476541 date=1328279491]
Wasn't Morientes aces at heading the ball before he joined us.
Bierhoff and Batistuta were G's as far as I remember.
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Yup, definitely.
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Bierhoff was stonkingly good. I was at a Norniron / Germany game where he battered us.
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Just one? We seemed to play Germany every other week back in the day
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Yeah, but strangely, we tended to win against them. This game we lost 0-3, and I think Bierhoff may have scored the lot.
Oh no
*hates self*
*hates self*
sami has to be a 'g', right?
good in the air
great leap
tall
good in the air
great leap
tall
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