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The linesman was in the perfect position, the camera was not. The linesman made a decent decision, especially as the two players were moving in opposite directions. Rodriguez's shoulder, knee and probably head looks goalside of the defender.

 

I was in line with it and thought at the time that he was definitely off. Having seen it on the box I'm now satisfied that he was onside. Just goes to show how difficult it can be for linesmen.

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the multiple replays I have seen, with various graphics and lines...he was onside...the linesman got a very tough one wrong

 

As far as I'm concerned he got it spot on. What program were the graphics and lines on because they weren't on either the BBC or Sky programs I saw?

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It's a good sign - it means we've nothing bad to dwell on regarding the team's performance :)

 

:) Well that brings me on to my next point...

 

What can we do to improve our wayward finishing? Hitting the post and bar is probably a good sign because it means we're getting closer to hitting the target. At least the shots are not flying into the crowd.

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:) Well that brings me on to my next point...

 

What can we do to improve our wayward finishing? Hitting the post and bar is probably a good sign because it means we're getting closer to hitting the target. At least the shots are not flying into the crowd.

 

I thought maybe we could change the shape of the woodwork? So the ball is deflected in ?

 

Of course the ref may object to us changing the posts over to the other end at half time, but if it is the bloke we had yesterday, he probably won't notice.

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what do we think of Yoshida's defensive headering....seemed to find Newcastle players far too often, especially in the first half.....also, when in the box, should we have been looking to pull the trigger a bit sooner rather than playing it around and trying to pass it in to the net.......not looking for negatives, but they were the two things niggling yesterday, especially at half time.....loved the 'Nigel Adkins, sh*gs his own wife' chants....

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I was in line with it and thought at the time that he was definitely off. Having seen it on the box I'm now satisfied that he was onside. Just goes to show how difficult it can be for linesmen.

 

I was inline with it and thought at the time that he was definitely ON. Having seen it on the box I'm now satisfied that he always onside. Just goes to show what a useless ***t that linesman was!

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http://www.impresscoaching.co.uk/2012/11/how-adkins-is-inspiring-southampton-out-of-the-relegation-zone/

 

Interesting blog and some comments about Adkins technique in post match interviews.....apologies if posted before...

 

I found that interesting too. The message in his post match interviews is aimed at the players and whereas we might think him repetitive he is reinforcing the message.

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At the game, I thought the lino had made the right decision by flagging for offside for the JRod goal but probably because at the game you watch the ball and could see that JRod was well past the defender when he collected the ball. But seeing it on MOTD2 it was an incorrect decision by the Lino. Rule 11 on offside is that a player is offside if he is closer to the goal line than the second last opponent. Being level with the second last opponent is not offside, a point that FIFA have made clear. JRod was running through but at the moment the ball was kicked he was no more than level, if that. Hard to see in real time but that is exactly what professional referees are supposed to be trained to do.

 

Its well understood that in a fast flowing game the decsion by the referee's assistant on an offside can be quite difficult. Modern rulings stipulate that assistant referees should give the ‘benefit of the doubt’ to the attacking team, which in theory should lead to a more free flowing game. Sunday's assistant made an elementary mistake but one thing you can be sure of - there will be no apology and the League and the FA will pretend that nothing was wrong.

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Thought Fonte had a brilliant game on Sunday and was my MoM. This shows how dominant he was and how little Newcastle had the ball up top.

 

Very interesting pictorials those. Also highlights how much of our play is down to a team effort rather than an over-reliance on individuals as most of the names are a similar size font (pun intended :) ). Also interesting to see that Rickie was our least influence player (in the starting 11 that is)...

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Very interesting pictorials those. Also highlights how much of our play is down to a team effort rather than an over-reliance on individuals as most of the names are a similar size font (pun intended :) ). Also interesting to see that Rickie was our least influence player (in the starting 11 that is)...

 

Yer and also that we pulled the Newcastle midfield all over the place. All four of their midfielders are inside the centre circle on those graphics.

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Yer and also that we pulled the Newcastle midfield all over the place. All four of their midfielders are inside the centre circle on those graphics.

 

Does that app have an archive of all our games to-date? Would be interesting to see how we've evolved over the season thus far.

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It does yes. I was looking at how many passes we've made in different games last night.

 

Man City - 309

Wigan - 383

Man Utd - 402

Arsenal - 493

Villa - 375

Everton - 346

Fulham - 271

West Ham - 384

Spurs - 386

WBA - 413

Swansea - 356

QPR - 361

Newcastle - 221

 

Interesting that we made over double the amount of passes Vs Arsenal and lost 6-1 than Vs Newcastle and won 2-0. So we're a lot more 'no nonsense' than we started the season. Probably the best App I use.

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Interesting that we made over double the amount of passes Vs Arsenal and lost 6-1 than Vs Newcastle and won 2-0. So we're a lot more 'no nonsense' than we started the season. Probably the best App I use.

 

Is it by design? MOTD2 made a point at one stage during the match of focussing on NA, who had run to the touchline shouting "play, play, play", as if we were hoofing too much.

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Interesting that we made over double the amount of passes Vs Arsenal and lost 6-1 than Vs Newcastle and won 2-0. So we're a lot more 'no nonsense' than we started the season. Probably the best App I use.

 

Is it by design? MOTD2 made a point at one stage during the match of focussing on NA, who had run to the touchline shouting "play, play, play", as if we were hoofing too much.

 

We seem to have kept the short game whilst becoming more direct - ie cuttng out a lot of the over elaboration, the endless triangles that didnt go anywhere. You could see in the games against QPR and Newcastle that the aim was to get the ball in the goal.

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We seem to have kept the short game whilst becoming more direct - ie cuttng out a lot of the over elaboration, the endless triangles that didnt go anywhere. You could see in the games against QPR and Newcastle that the aim was to get the ball in the goal.

 

A revolutionary tactic, that one.

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It does yes. I was looking at how many passes we've made in different games last night.

 

Man City - 309

Wigan - 383

Man Utd - 402

Arsenal - 493

Villa - 375

Everton - 346

Fulham - 271

West Ham - 384

Spurs - 386

WBA - 413

Swansea - 356

QPR - 361

Newcastle - 221

 

Interesting that we made over double the amount of passes Vs Arsenal and lost 6-1 than Vs Newcastle and won 2-0. So we're a lot more 'no nonsense' than we started the season. Probably the best App I use.

 

I made it 339 passes in the Newcastle game, counted them on me fingers :rolleyes::rolleyes:

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We probably had about 50 less passes than normal because Gazza wasn't playing out short very much.

 

I do wish the crowd would stop panicking like a bunch of girls in the Jim'll Fix It green room everytime we knock the ball back to the keeper though. It can't help.

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We probably had about 50 less passes than normal because Gazza wasn't playing out short very much.

 

I do wish the crowd would stop panicking like a bunch of girls in the Jim'll Fix It green room everytime we knock the ball back to the keeper though. It can't help.

I've never understood why the defender passes back to the keeper if all he is going to do is hoof it upfield. Why can't he do that himself, he's nearer the action?

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I've never understood why the defender passes back to the keeper if all he is going to do is hoof it upfield. Why can't he do that himself, he's nearer the action?

 

Well ... usually the defender is under pressure, with only a couple of seconds to kick or pass - whereas the pass back gives the goalie an extra 5 seconds, or so, to compose himself, and kick downfield.

 

 

 

:) [This is my emoticon to show that this is a sincere response.]

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I've never understood why the defender passes back to the keeper if all he is going to do is hoof it upfield. Why can't he do that himself, he's nearer the action?

 

I'd have thought for a few reasons: firstly because the defender is running towards his own goal and often being chased by an attacker, so turning into trouble is not the best of plans and he should play the way he's facing. Secondly, because a goalkeepers long kick is perhaps more likely to be accurate than that of the defender, given that the GK practises it more. Also, if the attacker doesn't chase down the pass back and the GK has time, the defender also has time to properly get back into his defensive position and hold the team shape.

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It does yes. I was looking at how many passes we've made in different games last night.

 

Man City - 309

Wigan - 383

Man Utd - 402

Arsenal - 493

Villa - 375

Everton - 346

Fulham - 271

West Ham - 384

Spurs - 386

WBA - 413

Swansea - 356

QPR - 361

Newcastle - 221

 

Interesting that we made over double the amount of passes Vs Arsenal and lost 6-1 than Vs Newcastle and won 2-0. So we're a lot more 'no nonsense' than we started the season. Probably the best App I use.

 

That chart is telling me we should've beaten Man City :(

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I'd have thought for a few reasons: firstly because the defender is running towards his own goal and often being chased by an attacker, so turning into trouble is not the best of plans and he should play the way he's facing. Secondly, because a goalkeepers long kick is perhaps more likely to be accurate than that of the defender, given that the GK practises it more. Also, if the attacker doesn't chase down the pass back and the GK has time, the defender also has time to properly get back into his defensive position and hold the team shape.

 

They often do it when they're not under pressure. Is it because footballers are thick and can only remember one way of playing?

 

(Genuine question with a hint of whimsy in it. I can't do emoticons on my ipad thingy)

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