I've never been a footballer so I'm not well up on the intricacies and tactics, I just like to watch an entertaining, hard fought match and hopefully, see Sunderland win. Can any of you ex, or current players tell me why we always wait for the full backs to take the throw in, giving the opposition time to organise themselves, by which time, the throw taker is having to look for someone to throw to. From most of our throws, we end up losing the ball. Why can't the nearest player take the throw and try to catch the opposition out of position. The throw in should give a slight advantage, but for Sunderland it never does.
2 reasons usually - though I can't guarantee for Sunderland. 1 - It's common for teams to have some players who are favoured to take throw-ins. It's not as big a thing as Free Kicks and Corners (not least as timing can be tight) but some players are quite poor at them. 2 - The delays you mention which allow the opposition get into place are also times for Sunderland to get their players in place. Putting the full-backs on duty should open up channels up the pitch. If the team keep messing it up it doesn't necessarily mean it's a bad idea, maybe just poor execution.
It's long been a problem of ours that the person taking the throw in has little to no options because there's no movement, we're actually a little bit better this season but for years they've just stood there like statues. Doesn't answer your question but it's something that's pissed me off for ages. We can also send in corner after corner and there's never a goal comes from them. Other teams get one corner and bam we're one down.
For years I've seen our throw ins as an advantage to the opposition. It's our lack of movement that kills me other teams have 2 or 3 men buzzing around creating viable options. We seem to just stand in our formation and wait for the ball it's like we're playing netball and everyone else plays basketball.
I also noticed this years ago. It's bizarre. No other team ****s them up so badly so consistently. Regularly see our throw-in taker just stood there looking around like "wtf as I supposed to do?" as there are zero options available.
When I played, as a centre half, I had a far longer throw then my RB/LB but as a CB I wasn't about to get caught out of position in a counter. Throw ins are obviously at the side of the pitch so it's going to come down to full backs or wingers generally. Wingers are better to have as targets for the throw in or for a flick on so the full backs tend do it.
Fullbacks generally takes as he has the best chance of getting back into position quickest while taking an offensive throw and it's the easiest to cover(remaining defensive line moving one position over) There's a big no no in taking defensive throwings(throwing back towards the own goal) With fullbacks as it blows their chances of getting back into position quickly.
Well that's cleared things up--sort of--maybe. The lack of movement seems to be a big problem all over the pitch for us
My grandson has been playing for the village juniors since he was six, he's now 10. His dad an ex pro footballer is their coach and at the start he drilled into them that throwing the ball back towards their own goal was a definite no no. They usually go down the line and gain ground when the opposition put the ball out for another throw. It took some time for the kids to get it but now they move around wanting to accept the ball. Surely if he can get the kids to do it, how come our seasoned pros seem to struggle with what should be a simple concept. It makes you think about what they actually do during training !
