Row Z and our centre backs.

Am I the only one thinking our CBs when they are drawn out wide, should be hitting the ball into Row Z more often?
Today, Yoshida swivels to hit a left footed pass down the line. It goes about 10 yards to an opponent, who whips it into the box to win the corner that lead to their equaliser.
A similar thing happened against Vitesse, first leg, leading to our keeper needing to make a smart save.
Keeping possession is good, but if the clearance isn't good enough, we end up with a disorganised back line

 

Nowt wrong with a bit of row Z when necessary?

 

unless opponents have that multi ball stuff happening.

 

Our players are encouraged to play good football....telling them that sometimes row Z is the correct thing to do requires a footballer holding 2 ideas in his head at once. Just not possible.

 

Spot on.

 

That's all very well unless you sit in row Z. Must be ****ing annoying having to duck all the time.

 

I think this is a football wide thing then just us. I don't see many cb's just smacking it in the stand any more.

 

Just many a striker instead!!

 

And Lovren (when he takes a penalty).

 

It's one of the thngs I like about Gardos.

Amything risky at all and he thumps it out. Every time.

Vin

 

I like Florin Gardos. I reckon he's an alright CB. He's had more good games than iffy ones. Played a blinder against Arsenal in the League Cup, and against ManU at OT when he came on for Toby Lovren. And he was bloody unlucky when his clearance hit Obertan [or whoever] for Toon to score last season because for the rest of the game he was pretty good there too.