Most Long balls 2018/19?

[Suzuki_San]

Ahem...

 

Incidentally, long balls are anything over 20 yards, not including corners, goal kicks or free kicks.  

 

 

 

Edited September 2, 2018 by Suzuki_San

[s6 owl]

400 of those are attempted by Bannan.

[areNOTwhatTHEYseem]

What the stats fail to tell us is how many of those are aimless hoofs and how many are long passes.

 

With Bannan pinging the ball all over the place, I tend to think a decent chunk of ours fall into the latter category.

[Sonny]

 

 

[Swiss Toni]

There's a misconception with long balls. It doesn't mean aimless play. Long balls can be constructive too and be the quickest point from A to B. If we play 4-2-3-1 then a direct ball up to a front man of either Fletcher her or Nuhiu can work just as well with potentially 3 supporting. It gets us up the pitch quicker and if the ball is lost then hopefully Bannan or Pelupessy can pick up the pieces. It's good to mix things up and with a settled team and formation hopefully we will see this a bit more.

[Ever the pessimist]

11 minutes ago, areNOTwhatTHEYseem said:

What the stats fail to tell us is how many of those are aimless hoofs and how many are long passes.

 

With Bannan pinging the ball all over the place, I tend to think a decent chunk of ours fall into the latter category.

 

Correct: look at Bannan’s 50 yard pass to Joao yesterday which Joao controlled on the outside of his foot before forcing a save from their keeper.

 

Wimbledon 1988 it was not.

[Costello 77]

Dear Deirdre.

One of mine is like a clockweight and the other is like a lonely pea... should I speak my GP or talk it over with my husband?

[nevthelodgemoorowl]

Perfect ball hit 40 yards or more from right defensive midfield to left wing is a long pass not a long ball.

[james o connor]

Much rather playing long balls than tip tapping around the back 4. That really is mind numbing to watch 

[Jon Newsome]

Too much of a trend in football today to play over the top possession football, Cardiff went up last season playing direct football, as will Middlesbrough this season. Them stats are misleading anyway most of them will be Bannan's hollywood balls.

[Tamworthowl]

If a long ball is anything over 20 yards, then surely many of our passes across the back would be classed as long balls.

[DobbinTheDonkey]

11 minutes ago, james o connor said:

Much rather playing long balls than tip tapping around the back 4. That really is mind numbing to watch 

 

Mind numbing?

It's effing terrifying at times.

[Lord Snooty]

Long ball or long pass.

There's a difference.

[Swiss Toni]

2 minutes ago, Lord Snooty said:

Long ball or long pass.

There's a difference.

 

This 100%

[Costello 77]

We need to bust it more often than not IMHO.

[BIG D]

An average of 79 per game?

[Rev Owl]

41 minutes ago, Costello 77 said:

Dear Deirdre.

One of mine is like a clockweight and the other is like a lonely pea... should I speak my GP or talk it over with my husband?

 

13 minutes ago, Costello 77 said:

We need to bust it more often than not IMHO.

Ouch..... 

[helmut_rooster]

1 hour ago, s6 owl said:

400 of those are attempted by Bannan.

 

10 years ago, they would have shots from a certain jermaine Johnson

[NYCOWL]

Going long when it’s required is my favorite thing about the Jos regime.

 

Under Carlos, everyone knew what was going to happen, all the time. We were so predictable. When it worked or was sublime, when it didn’t... soporific

 

Colin just got a team promoted by doing the same thing he’s been doing fur 30 years.

[McRightSide]

I wish I could find my post where I told you (from my experience of playing football in Germany for a number of years) to expect lots of  crossfield passes