Most Long balls 2018/19?

[FreshOwl]

Well we do 2 every kick off when lees aimlessly punts it (why we stil do that I’ll never know) so that’s 92 a season 

[sonofbert2]

20 minutes ago, McRightSide said:

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

 

It probably went over the top and out for a throw in.

[Utah Owl]

Long ball, long pass who cares, if we can use it as effectively as we did under Wilko in 83/84 we are in for a stupendous season and some very exciting games.

[Guest Kagoshimaowl]

All people are worried about with these stats are Blunts having some more ammunition.  I personally couldn’t give a crap! We’re playing well and winning games. That’s all I care about!

[DMX]

20 yards!? Ignore that rubbish. Where do people find these meaningless statistics?

[Philb125]

8 hours ago, Suzuki_San said:

Ahem...

 

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

 

 

 

 

According to our overall stats that means one in five is ‘long’ and our accuracy stats are decent too. Crossing accuracy not so good but hopefully this improves! 

[areNOTwhatTHEYseem]

6 minutes ago, DMX said:

20 yards!? Ignore that rubbish. Where do people find these meaningless statistics?

 

I thought a football purist such as yourself would want to see us Get It On The Floor?

 

[Holmowl]

7 hours ago, Costello 77 said:

We need to bust it more often than not IMHO.

 

My team-talk yesterday to my U12s - “This season we will work on being more comfortable on the ball. Don’t hoof it under pressure. Look up, take your time, roll it to a colleague.”

 

Two minutes in, our full-back under pressure, big shout from another 12 year old “Get rid!”.

 

They hang on my every word.

[Guest mkowl]

I am sure the stats for last season would have shown short passes. Did it show 99% were in our own half. 

 

I was genuinely bored during games last season 

[themaskedowl]

8 hours 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?

just spat me dink out ya daft sod. 

[Holmowl]

I imagine Spurs in the Hoddle-era topped many a long-ball stat table.

[adelphi1867]

You do what ever it takes to win.

Personally I find the 'Tippy-Tappy' multi-pass style boring, playing around the penalty area for minutes, with out a shot, dull.

[StudentOwl]

Our defense, especially in a back four without the likes of van Aken and Hutch playing there, aren't technically good enough for a short passing game. Add on Bannan who likes the Hollywood ball, and it's no wonder we're playing a more direct game. Coupled with the lack of physicality and height generally in the squad, and our best option for adopting a style is to play a direct game, getting the ball into the opposition half, then having those quick one and two-touch interchanges with people like Bannan etc. pulling the strings.

 

I think we've started to see that in spells and hopefully will continue to do so as we get the players better coached. 

[@owlstalk]

 

HAVE ITTTT

[Lincs Owl]

I don't trust these sort of stats.

 

I've twice seen teams who've statistically had one shot at goal and yet scored twice.  Even if it's an own goal, it's still a shot at goal.

 

And as for possession, when does a long pass that goes to the opposites, change from one team to another's possession.

 

The only stats that counts are goals.

 

And I have an O'Level in statistics from 1970, so there.  (cocking a snoot).

[owlZfan84]

Good.

 

It's about time we turned the opposite around, rather than knock it across our back 4 for 20 minutes.

[tarn owl]

Here are 3 stats for you.

 

2-1

2-1

2-1

 

9 points

 

 

[daleblue]

17 hours 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.

Hmm, I remember someone using stats as a form of fact to how our players were performing.

 

[PopePiusX]

We called our cat Pinter because it has very long paws

[areNOTwhatTHEYseem]

1 hour ago, daleblue said:

Hmm, I remember someone using stats as a form of fact to how our players were performing.

 

 

Stats / facts can help illuminate a discussion, but on their own they're often too blunt an instrument.

 

I'd only ever use them to add weight to my own subjective opinions, of course.