What is your point? Did Pickford make an actual save in the entire game?
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What is your point? Did Pickford make an actual save in the entire game?
I thought at the time that we'd taken him off straight after the goal as a precaution: i.e. we've got what we wanted, let's rest him.
But you can see from the coverage that Maupay was stripped and ready to come on before the ball went in.
As it was at the straight 60 minute mark, that suggests it was pre-planned - so hopefully not as a result of any on-field twinge or anything.
But you can see from the coverage that Maupay was stripped and ready to come on before the ball went in.
As it was at the straight 60 minute mark, that suggests it was pre-planned - so hopefully not as a result of any on-field twinge or anything.
Thought he was back to his old self against Arsenal there. Looked combative and full of energy. Hopefully he's fit for the derby and can start firing again cause we badly need his goals.
Tilling
Player Valuation: £6m
Don't think you'll see him stay centrally; the movement from the middle to put wide is tactical I think.
Two reasons for this: one you get a mismatch because Calvert-Lewin is better in the air than most fullbacks (or the centre back goes with him, in which case there's loads of space for the midfield to attack into centrally)
Second reason is you'll notice we look to knock the ball down and win the second ball; this happens both in the set pieces (where it goes to the far post and usually then headed back across the box to be attacked) but more importantly in our build up, where it gets hit to say Calvert-Lewin for it to be knocked down to the midfield. If DCL is out wide to receive this kind of long ball, it's much easier to win the second ball; the space is much smaller because the touchline effectively works for us to compress the space Gana/Onana/Doucoure need to cover to win the second ball and retain it. Meanwhile if this kind of long ball is played into the middle, there's lots more space that has to be covered either side of the player - there's no touchline to act as a limiter.
Fair point that we're missing a little bit through the middle but I think it's worth it in terms of the build up - you'll get more of the central play you describe from someone like Maupay or Simms if and when we move to two up top.
Stevie Nicks Bootleg
Player Valuation: £8m
Yes, from Gueye's defleted shot.
GoldenToffee
Player Valuation: £60m
Why is Jordon Pickford being mentioned?
Go to my original post. It's about Dominic Calvert Lewin needing (in my opinion) to play centrally, and not drift out wide, as it will enable him to have more efforts on goal (surely this much is obvious, the best form of his career came under Carlo when he was prowling the six-yard box constantly).
You then countered this with "But we missed 3 sitters", to which I responded by saying that missing sitters is something we always do (whether it's ballooned over the bar like Davies vs Bournemouth, or a terrible header wide such as Doucoure vs Arsenal, or Onana blazing wide/over a few games back) and that we need to be testing the goalkeeper (back to my point about DCL needing to play centrally so that he receives the ball, and not players such as Doucoure or Davies - just two examples) more.
You then, for some reason, brought Jordon Pickford into the conversation, and I am wondering why. Jordon Pickford isn't going to solve our goal-scoring issue.
So I will ask the same thing again: Did Ramsdale make any saves that any other keeper in the world wouldn't have made? I don't recall any. And we need to be changing that.
Two of the 3 sitters were from Calvert-Lewin, from a central position in the box….
GoldenToffee
Player Valuation: £60m
Which sitters? I assume you're talking about one where he was a foot away from tapping it in (how's this a sitter if he physically cannot reach the ball?) and perhaps a header that looped just wide? These are not sitters whatsoever.
I still don't understand why you think Jordon Pickford is going to solve our goalscoring though, but if you aren't able to offer any kind of reasonable counterargument, agree to disagree I think is the best course of action!
Yes of course they are sitters, the header should’ve been on target, and the one that Onana put across he should anticipated quicker and any contact whatsoever would’ve been a goal, so yes I think you can safely say they count as chances. I don’t have a clue what your second paragraph means Butters so I’m just going to ignore it.
GoldenToffee
Player Valuation: £60m
They were definitely chances, I can certainly agree on that.
I am sure he'll find his goalscoring boots under Sean Dyche.
Houghty19
Player Valuation: £20m
He certainly didn't make the one save that really mattered.
He indicated he wasn't 100% so there was always going to be a scan?
andy4efc
Player Valuation: £60m
putting the one that Onana put across the box as a sitter is harsh for me, he just couldn't get there.
The near post header across goal, not a sitter in anyway, difficult header that, should have done better.
Doucoure's header was the cleanest of the chances and should have done better.
Not a DCL fan really as he doesn't have any conviction in his shooting, but to label those two as sitters seems unfair to me.
The near post header across goal, not a sitter in anyway, difficult header that, should have done better.
Doucoure's header was the cleanest of the chances and should have done better.
Not a DCL fan really as he doesn't have any conviction in his shooting, but to label those two as sitters seems unfair to me.
Dyche said he felt his hamstring but they wanted it to settle down for a couple of days before scanning it.
….I understand he was taken off because he reported a ‘tight hamstring’. As soon as that sensation is felt, DCL did exactly the right thing. It’s the way his career will likely be blighted.
I thought he played very well, certainly occupied the Arsenal CBs. Keeping him fit is key to our survival.
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