Playing out from the back

Of course you will lose goals by playing out but not nearly as many by hoofing it and giving the opposition the opportunity to attack us.

Exactly Lew, how many goals have we conceded by playing long balls with nobody to win them gifting the opposition the ball to counter.

Quoted from Yossarian

Brighton are an excellent team and I like what de zerbi is doing with inviting the press.  So much innovation in football right now - but I crap my pants every time I see Town do it.

Never mind about your pants. What about my dicky-ticker ?

Quoted from mimma

Exactly Lew, how many goals have we conceded by playing long balls with nobody to win them gifting the opposition the ball to counter.

It would be interesting if someone could come up with that figure.  Of course it would have to be an instant counter attack resulting in a goal within 30 seconds of the hoof up field to compare it with a defender losing it in his penalty area and quickly losing a goal.

The fact remains that playing out from the back , you retain possession - hoofing it up-field, it becomes a 50/50 ball and even less so with some of the "robust" centre- backs at our level. If professional footballers can't play a ball out of defense ie make simple passes , then they should seek a different profession. Certain training exercises, which I assume the players perform every training session , involve one -touch passing under pressure. They all do this so the defenders should be more than capable of doing this. The problem arises when midfielder's don't make themselves available to receive a pass when the opposition press the defence.

Quoted from rancido

The fact remains that playing out from the back , you retain possession - hoofing it up-field, it becomes a 50/50 ball and even less so with some of the "robust" centre- backs at our level. If professional footballers can't play a ball out of defense ie make simple passes , then they should seek a different profession. Certain training exercises, which I assume the players perform every training session , involve one -touch passing under pressure. They all do this so the defenders should be more than capable of doing this. The problem arises when midfielder's don't make themselves available to receive a pass when the opposition press the defence.

Or like last night, the keeper thinks he is a better dribbler than a goalie.  

I thought Dean Henderson looked a bit nervy flapping about a few times. He had no chance with Welbecks goal though a brilliant header.

Quoted from Caveman

Never mind about your pants. What about my dicky-ticker ?

You've got a ticking male private wtf ?

Hoof ball - what happens if Danny Rose is injured or suspended?

No plan B, as he is the sole guy up front able to take the tackles or head on long balls sent to him !

Perhaps something needed in the January search??

A player like Kabamba, or another of that physical size and skill levels??..... and a few goals, maybe ??

Quoted from Kris2

This is how a team like Wimbledon could do as well as they did at the time. They filled their team with bruisers who could win a lot in the air and bully players off the ball which was effective in the days where punting the ball as far into the opposition half as you can was the meta. As tactics changed more skilled players took the stage as they were needed to make it work, playing a team of giants and thugs is still fairly effective in lower leagues though where smaller, more technical players don't have the pace or strength to avoid being bullied.

Yeah that Dennis wise was a right bruiser