15 second DOGSO and red card and it looks fair.
You Gotta See This Thread: Utter Crap Edition
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What in the name of xG…https://t.co/gS1OtSjz3z
— The xG Philosophy (@xGPhilosophy) July 2, 2023
I love it that not only does #7 miss the tap in, but he was off side when he received the pass.
Man-oh-man… so it’s true that at one time, the Premier League had players worse than Inter Miami, tacticians worse than Jason Kreis, and pitches worse than Gillette Stadium.
Man-oh-man… so it’s true that at one time, the Premier League had players worse than Inter Miami, tacticians worse than Jason Kreis, and pitches worse than Gillette Stadium.
I can’t stop watching this - so the player literally saw the entire line running upfield and just scooped the ball downfield to himself?? I am more obsessed with this wacky brain tactics than the #7 first being off and then missing the tap in.
Have you seen this footage of the Dutch national team from 1974? On defense, they swarm like mad. On first look, I thought they were as undisciplined as a bunch of u-8 peewees. Everyone just runs to the ball. And they play an extremely high line. I think a few factors made this effective:
- It's the sort of crazy new thing that works until everyone figures out how to counter it.
- They were in fact extremely disciplined and smart about the offside trap. Look at the sequence starting at 0:52. Again at 1:12. Of course, when it breaks down you get embarrassing moments like the play above. I love how the guy who kicked the ball through the advancing defensive line just ran through them and received his own pass. It also helped that the offside rule was stricter in the 1970s with respect to how much a player needed to be behind the second last defender.
- With obvious individual exceptions, I think overall technical skill was much lower. That favored defense generally and specifically this sort of tactic. As widespread offensive finesse increased, allowing more players to evade or pass through challenges, defenses had to become more conservative to avoid conceding easy goals.
I think he might have been behind the ball when it was played. Maybe at least.
I honestly couldn’t decide for a while if this belonged here or in the Amazing thread
BEAT BY THE BACKSPIN 🧤↩️😬 Maltese side Gzira United won their UEFA Conference League qualifier shootout against Northern Ireland club Glentoran despite GK David Cassar celebrating waaay too early.
— Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) July 21, 2023
Great comms 🗣 "It spun! He's away!" SOUND UP 🔊pic.twitter.com/7m6YgR6EjM
Part of me wanted to put this in the "Skills, Amazing Plays" thread, because while it is "Utter Crap" - it's also kind of amazing.
Even by ordinary South American football standards, this tackle from Honduras is something to behold pic.twitter.com/yQAHgTadaG
— GOLAZO (@golazoargentino) September 18, 2023
Um. I think that's a foul.
Chelsea at the top of their game…
BRENTFORD EMPTY NETTER. MOST NHL GOAL PREMIER LEAGUE WILL EVER SEE. pic.twitter.com/iSEACV3YCU
— Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) October 28, 2023
Sorry, no video available for this one, alas.
Arsenal's U18 match at Brighton was postponed after the team bus went to BOURNEMOUTH instead of BRIGHTON. 😂🚌 pic.twitter.com/gr6W2mRAQ0
— Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) November 4, 2023
My Goodness… it’s beautiful.
Simply one of the best own goals you are likely to see from Jakob Glesnes of Philadelphia Union in the CONCACAF Champions Cup.
— The European Football Express (@TheEuroFE) February 21, 2024
The limbs from the Saprissa fans too!
pic.twitter.com/7dMHO1Voyt
that's better than thiago's own goal at citi field
Can we get a side-by-side of this flipped with villa's goal against philly? lmfao
oh my what just happened pic.twitter.com/hK5XqHDl3H
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) March 10, 2024
that... was not the "utter crap" I was expecting LOL
Amazingly Coccaro got on goal about 20 minutes later with the keeper on the ground and one defender and didn’t score again, though he probably deserved a PK call on that one.
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