sledger
Spanish_Vicente
Yeah, gun. Synonymous with Shaka Hislop that one.
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The playing out from the back thread
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GIMH
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wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
Interesting to see Bruce Grobbelar in those clips, as Liverpool were known for playing the ball from the back. But clearly not every time.
I vaguely remember a conversation on 'The Big Match' in the 1970s between Brian Moore and Jimmy Hill about whether goalies should throw the ball out to defenders instead of booting the thing. I think there must have been a couple of occasions when teams came unstuck when doing the former, so their considered view was that goalies should stick to the safer option. This, of course, was after the West Germans and the Dutch had shown us how football ought to be played in the early 1970s, but Brian and Jimmy weren't convinced.
I vaguely remember a conversation on 'The Big Match' in the 1970s between Brian Moore and Jimmy Hill about whether goalies should throw the ball out to defenders instead of booting the thing. I think there must have been a couple of occasions when teams came unstuck when doing the former, so their considered view was that goalies should stick to the safer option. This, of course, was after the West Germans and the Dutch had shown us how football ought to be played in the early 1970s, but Brian and Jimmy weren't convinced.
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Furball
Evil Scotsman
I wonder if the pass back law has subtly impacted this.
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Definitely, I'd say. Keepers having to be good with their feet pretty much started with that.
sledger
Spanish_Vicente
Yeah agree. And as UC pointed out the other day, just hoofing it down the other end of the pitch more or less is just a guaranteed way of giving the ball back to the other side anyway these days, which is a massive liability (especially when you know that your opposite number isn't going to do the same in return).
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Yeah this is a good point, defending has got much more subtle in ways that make it harder to win the ball from your own hoof. Centre backs used to just head the ball back where it came from as hard as they could when you hoofed it. Now the team will spread and they’ll try to find a team mate. Or they’ll let it beat them, run back and knock it to the keeper.
There aren’t many strikers left who can work with a hoof either. I think Drogba was the last one who was properly world class at it.
Socerer 01
International Captain
in the PL it has definitely become more popular once Pep came in as prior to him most keepers were still not the likes you see today
dont know about world class but the likes of Nunez Richarlison DCL and even Haaland can do a decent job at it imo
dont know about world class but the likes of Nunez Richarlison DCL and even Haaland can do a decent job at it imo
What we're the defence and keeper doing lol
Socerer 01
International Captain
because why would you ever want to play hoofball with Haaland when you can put it through for him to score instead
Molehill
International Captain
Worth pointing out how good Kane was on Tuesday, brought a lot of others into play from long balls and basically scored his second off the back of one. He also 'wins' a lot of free kicks high up the pitch from challenging for them too.
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
I read this as "playing out the back thread" and thought it is great to have a thread on backyard cricket.
ataraxia
International Coach
We already have Throwing Stuff.
Chin Music
State 12th Man
But it doesn't show him getting dispossessed by Milla for the goal, where Milla is actually laughing before strolling in for the goal. I also remember his scorpion kick a few years later at Wembley. In fairness I think the effort at goal that lead to his kick was already flagged for offside. I just remember the England bench being in hysterics afterwards.Modern players a bunch of pussies tbh. This is how you play from the back
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