Ex Spur thread

Paulinho (yes him) scored a late winner for Barca today against Getafe. Seriously.

 

So he's learned how to shoot at an angle since he was with us...

 

Keeper's positioning is abysmal.

Sorry. 84th minute and Barca need a goal?

What I meant to say was: Keeper was paid to be in an abysmal position.

 

He looks happier here than when he was taking his medical...


Here's the actual goal

 

Looks offside

 

Nope. He's a yard or two outside the six-yard box when it's headed on by a player right on the edge of it.
He's behind the ball and I think there's at least two defenders behind him, too.

 

Jake Livermore has been given time off by West Brom as he is 'mentally tired'. I hope that he's alright, as he says he is, and that things aren't any more serious as is suggested by Tony Pulis saying............"He is such a good player for us that we don't want to risk him going into a deeper, deeper, deeper hole,"

There's been some bad luck for former Spurs Aaron Lennon and Ryan Mason recently and Jake's had a fair bit already.

Hopefully, a return to full and good health soon, Sir.

 

Michael Brown. The combative former Tottenham and Sheffield United midfielder, 40, is now seeking new employment after losing his job as Port Vale boss.

 

I think everyone who saw him line up alongside Jordan Henderson to counteract the attacking brilliance of Malta was mentally tired...

 

The guy lost a kid didn't he? Not surprised he is struggling and can't focus on playing football.

 

Edited to add some horrific commentary, apparently.

 

Whilst Messi understandably gets the headlines for another 4 goals in a 6-1 rout, lets not forget that Paulinho got the vital second. Yes, he's scored again. Are we sure it's the same player we used to have?

PNP may have made the same point above, but I can't see the video.

 

I think it shows that you don't need to be brilliant to score for Barcelona

 

It also shows that if your corners clear the first man, you can score from them.

 

Corners clear the first man? What is this witch craft you mention???

 

So, you're saying that in football, corners are allowed to clear the first man and you don't have to kick it at them?

 

It seems quite likely that you optimise your chance of scoring from corners by aiming at the first man.
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...fence-of-the-corner-a-much-maligned-set-piece

 

It's an intriguing thought. Do we know if it is even possible?

 

Alan Gilzean used to frequently get in front of the first man, do a backward header across the goal and someone, often Greavsie, would be on hand to nod or tap it in. Why can't we revisit that?

 

So all this time we have been attempting some kind of trick shot when scoring at corners. A ricochet off the first man, nicking the referees backside before trickling over the line via a nudge off a defenders shins?