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[peekay]

The first goal by Everton. I thought Cole should have put in more effort to stop the cross from coming in. He slowly jogs back on the left hand side when the Everton player puts the cross in.

http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/steven-pienaar-everton-v-chelsea/

 

[Ryan]

The first goal by Everton. I thought Cole should have put in more effort to stop the cross from coming in. He slowly jogs back on the left hand side when the Everton player puts the cross in.

http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/steven-pienaar-everton-v-chelsea/

Heh, great shout. Funnily enough I actually watched it yesterday, thought of this thread and wanted to highlight Lampard's poor effort.

Watch Pienaar when he plays the initial wide ball, he's behind Lampard yet tears past him into the box to collect the knockdown and score the first. It was poor defensive running from Fwank who doesn't run anywhere near as hard towards his own box.

That fucking gimp Shearer managed to miss that last night though. the tool.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

Watch Pienaar when he plays the initial wide ball, he's behind Lampard yet tears past him into the box to collect the knockdown and score the first. It was poor defensive running from Fwank who doesn't run anywhere near as hard towards his own box.

Shearer highlighted Diatike (I think) and his poor tracking on that one play where Gerrard blew by him and almost got his head on a Suarez cross.

 

[peekay]

There has been a lot of talk made about Varane's tackle on Messi




View: http://youtu.be/6PxsCWzLjzY?t=4m48s



At around 4:54.

I think Varane was able to tackle only because when Carvalho falls down he pushes the ball towards Messi and disturbs his run and balance.

I am not 100% sure but I am 80% sure that Carvalho did that deliberately - using his hands to disturb the rhythm. I think he wanted to push the ball away from Messi and make it look like it was his arms flailing when he fell down.

 

[keniget]

Does that have Piques tackle on Ronaldo because that was better IMO - Ronaldo ended up kicking the air that's how close it was.

 

[Hansern]

http://touch.vg.no/article.php?artid=10119669

 

[Ryan]

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cwX3fy5xig


19 seconds in, Ferdinand's defending when Demba Ba receives the ball - lazy and it cost them.

He's got 2 choices there Ferdinand:
1 - get tight to Ba and force him back towards his own goal.
2 - don't go with Ba, stay back and help Evans out.

He does neither, gets caught halfway nowhere and leaves Ba free to turn and Evans stranded on his own. The second Ba turns and plays that ball, Ferdinand is completely out of the game.

2 passes later and good players make you pay.

Lazy, half-hearted defending.

 

[RedStar]

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cwX3fy5xig


19 seconds in, Ferdinand's defending when Demba Ba receives the ball - lazy and it cost them.

He's got 2 choices there Ferdinand:
1 - get tight to Ba and force him back towards his own goal.
2 - don't go with Ba, stay back and help Evans out.

He does neither, gets caught halfway nowhere and leaves Ba free to turn and Evans stranded on his own. The second Ba turns and plays that ball, Ferdinand is completely out of the game.

2 passes later and good players make you pay.

Lazy, half-hearted defending.

It also helps that Evra is at least 20 yards out of position allowing Ramires to waltz into the box and collect the pass

 

[Der Alte]

19 seconds in, Ferdinand's defending when Demba Ba receives the ball - lazy and it cost them.

He's got 2 choices there Ferdinand:
1 - get tight to Ba and force him back towards his own goal.
2 - don't go with Ba, stay back and help Evans out.

I don't think it was lazy(certainly was bad defending). He just couldn't make his mind quick enough and then it was already too late.

I'd almost always pick the number 2 option in a situation like this.

 

[Ryan]

I don't think it was lazy(certainly was bad defending). He just couldn't make his mind quick enough and then it was already too late.

I'd almost always pick the number 2 option in a situation like this.

A defensive coach would suggest number 1 everytime, but he would also suggest that there shouldn't be a 20 yard gap between Evans and Ferdinand.

 

[Der Alte]

A defensive coach would suggest number 1 everytime, but he would also suggest that there shouldn't be a 20 yard gap between Evans and Ferdinand.

I'm no defensive coach but if you backpedal and wait for your moment more often than not you get a better chance of breaking the play or can force the attacker in a less dangerous area.

Of course if he has already rushed out like you see in the clip then he should go in properly everytime.