The Dink

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Peter Dinklidge

 

[Dooguk]

Weather yesterday at the game...DANK

 

[Dixie1sixty]

Serious question. Does EFC coaching staff not teach this technique? When one on, we seem to just hit it straight at the goalie. Gordon last night was a prime example. He Dinks it, it goes in.

I think this is spot on and I thought the same last night. The amount of one on ones we have missed that could have been despatched with a dink is silly now. Needs to be addressed.

 

[Jacko93]

Serious question, what's the difference between a dink and a chip? I know the difference between a chip and a lob, and by association, I can understand the difference between a lob and a dink, but I am perplexed as to the differences between a chip and a dink. Is this half of the issue?
Maybe we have been teaching a chip, but the players are assuming they mean dink and its getting confusing. Even more so now that we don't have a team full of native English speakers. But then, as you say, Salah is more than accomplished at a dink, or does he chip it? I dunno, but would be great to find out.

 

[BigDuncis Blue]

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[BigDuncis Blue]

I think this is spot on and I thought the same last night. The amount of one on ones we have missed that could have been despatched with a dink is silly now. Needs to be addressed.

Correct

 

[woodsyni]

Every Father Ted reference gets s like from me!!!

 

[kev]

Serious question, what's the difference between a dink and a chip? I know the difference between a chip and a lob

Dunno mate.
I could tell the difference between a chip and a fish though.

 

[n01efc]

Dunc (Mr Ferguson?)

 

[Frenk]

It’s too late for me to do the dink apparently…

dink
/diNGk/

noun

1. a partner in a well-off working couple with no children.

 

[Kever10]

Serious question, what's the difference between a dink and a chip? I know the difference between a chip and a lob, and by association, I can understand the difference between a lob and a dink, but I am perplexed as to the differences between a chip and a dink. Is this half of the issue?
Maybe we have been teaching a chip, but the players are assuming they mean dink and its getting confusing. Even more so now that we don't have a team full of native English speakers. But then, as you say, Salah is more than accomplished at a dink, or does he chip it? I dunno, but would be great to find out.

For me, they are slightly different techniques. A chip is higher, and usually a bit further out, starts above the height of the crossbar and drops back down into the goal. A dink is usually shorter distance and not as high, usually just enough to get it over a sliding keeper.

Graham Stuart scored a chip vs Blackburn at Home, around 1995 I think, from like 30 yards. Tom Davies scored a dink vs City.

Pienaar vs Arsenal and Pat Nevin vs Utd are different again, as they scooped theirs, so neither a chip nor a dink.

Just my opinion of course.

 

[Nymzee]

To me those finishes are from players who either have it or they don't. You can obviously practice the technique but actually doing it in a game takes a certain type of player. I consider Richy a good finisher but can't see him doing these.

 

[Frenk]

To me those finishes are from players who either have it or they don't. You can obviously practice the technique but actually doing it in a game takes a certain type of player. I consider Richy a good finisher but can't see him doing these.

James could dink it.

 

[Nymzee]

James could dink it.

He's that kinda player.

 

[RomanReigns]

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