NeonLeon Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 Like others have said was completely baffled Windass didn’t take it, even more baffled that Harris did. I can only recall him taking a decent one at Cardiff last season, but that was more central and he hit with a completely different technique to what he did yesterday. It made as much sense as Palmer or Hutchinson taking it would’ve. The positioning of the ball, and the wall, actually favoured a left footer that takes them like Bannan does. Just need guiding over the wall and inside the near post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 That free kick wasn’t a floater up and over the wall shot. It was a power shoulder height free kick with precision..... the only player capable of that is Windass. Bannan is shocking with set plays and corners, Harris wanted the glory but soon as he stepped up we knew where that ball was going. Windass should have hit it, one of the best players at the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1867tons Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 What, if anything have they worked on in training. I had 100% confidence that was going where it ended up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerson Thome Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 I've defended the selection and tactics... but on this free kick I'm as at a loss as everyone else. Like others, I can only assume he is a good free kick taker in training. On the pitch sadly his shooting is shocking. 37 shots without scoring a goal this season, so we let him have a 38th. Windass's free kicks have been just as bad, and Bannan has only ever scored one in five years. The only feasible way I could see us scoring was to shift it for Reach to strike through the crowd - direct goal, deflection, rebound, handball - it seemed to open up so many more options than a non-free kick specialist smacking. If he'd kept it down it would have hit the wall I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyndon Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 I think you have all missed the tactics we employed on this free kick. We couldn't afford to lose the game otherwise we would be down. We couldn't afford anothe Izzy Brown corner scenario in the last few minutes where the ball hits a player and gets skyed up the pitch for Forest to break away and score (odds on Grabban) so Harris was specifically told to sky the ball as high up the kop as possible so we could all trot back slowly to defend a goal kick. Smith was actually throwing his arms up in delight it was executed to perfection. Please give the management and players credit in such difficult circumstances. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHERSTATE Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 I was convinced it would be floated in to the penalty spot then headed away. Nobody expected a good shot did they?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 5 hours ago, sexpistol said: Why didn’t some pass it to Reach who was stood in a great position. No Forest player was that close to him iirc. That's what I was expecting, thought we had set the free-kick up for that purpose. If anyone can find a clip of Kadeem Harris scoring direct from a free-kick in his career they will have done well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyndon Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 6 hours ago, sexpistol said: Why didn’t some pass it to Reach who was stood in a great position. No Forest player was that close to him iirc. Could be the next Agatha Christie mystery novel "Why didn't they pass it to Reach?" Certainly a mystery to all Wednesdayites. (Apologies to all Agatha Christie fans of "Why didn't they ask Evans". She's been brown bread for decades like our team/club) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poite Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 Why is he on the field? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poite Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 2 hours ago, Lyndon said: I think you have all missed the tactics we employed on this free kick. We couldn't afford to lose the game otherwise we would be down. We couldn't afford anothe Izzy Brown corner scenario in the last few minutes where the ball hits a player and gets skyed up the pitch for Forest to break away and score (odds on Grabban) so Harris was specifically told to sky the ball as high up the kop as possible so we could all trot back slowly to defend a goal kick. Smith was actually throwing his arms up in delight it was executed to perfection. Please give the management and players credit in such difficult circumstances. Honestly, you've posted that as a joke but if it came out that it was genuinely what happened I wouldnt actually be surprised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChapSmurf Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 Reach was just outside of the D, unopposed, with barely a single Tree's defender within 10 meters of him. Why wasn't Bannan on the left of the ball like Harris, to roll a square ball across? They'd have been alert to this of course, but we saw what he did against Cardiff. But Harris! Jesus, Mary, Joseph and the little donkey! Of all the f*cking players! Why oh why oh why? My only surprise to the end result is that it didn't go out for a throw in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highbury Owl Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 11 hours ago, Lord Snooty said: At least he had the balls to take it. Yes, lots of balls but no brains or ability. Sums up our season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thommowl Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 They let Harris take it as he's the only one that's been paid this month 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomtheOwl95 Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 The way I see it is like this, It suited a right footer, Harris had had an awful game and he knew that but saw that chance to made amends by scoring a dramatic late equaliser. Fair play to him for at least giving it a go, it went the way everything else he tried. Summed the season up really, along with one or two other moments as well. If it had suited a left footer I think Bannan would have taken it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 Seriously, that lad Harris wouldn't look out of place in a League Two side. He is utter garbage. Makes Jeremy Helan look like Andreas Iniesta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat Owl Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 They are all as thick as mince..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppers Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Not great. What bothered me more was the discussion. Surely we practice set pieces in training? It should have been a well rehearsed drill with everyone knowing what they had to do. Sadly, nobody had a clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppers Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 7 hours ago, Highbury Owl said: Yes, lots of balls but no brains or ability. Sums up our season. Yes, a team full of testicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambo89 Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 21 hours ago, CircleSeven said: I laughed hysterically for 20+ mins after that free kick. It was the maddest thing I’ve seen done for a while. When I saw Bannan and Harris stood there I though ‘is Bannan going to float it in? Seems a waste of a shooting opportunity’. The. Harris took it. What was going through his head? Comedy gold. Should have got Westwood up to take it. Imagine that. Saturday: Gives a penalty away Saves penalty Smashes a free kick into top corner in last minute Sunday: Signs new 1475336 year contract on 10000000 a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopparberg Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Reminds me of the thread I made after Preston away, titled ‘DO BETTER!’ Week after week these guys fail at the basics. Missing the target, can’t take a corner etc And Harris, must’ve thought he was Mahrez for a second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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