by EmetEdadsBeard » 31 Mar 2012, 21:14
ferrarilover wrote:Ok, let's get some perspective here. Izale McLeod is million pound striker who is in completely the wrong division for his talents. Barnet have got a manager In Sanchez who has had a pretty good career, on both sides of the white line. He is certainly capable of arranging Barnet into a formation and method which makes the most of the one and only asset they possess.
Barnet have a game plan, and that game plan is to smash it straight down the middle, and hope that their Championship quality striker can latch into something. Their 'football' relies on little apart from the law of averages.
Those who were there last night saw the home side have, maybe, 10 shots, 8 of which missed the goal by account try mile. Two went over that tall stand at the far end. If you've been to Underhill, you'll appreciate that as quite an achievement.
The run for the penalty was, conservatively, three yards offside. Credit really must go to Bobby for forcing McLeod to attempt to round him, rather than simply shooting into the goal. As for the contact, well, every striker in England would have done exactly the same thing, but it really was a case of McLeod hoofing the ball out for a goal kick, then getting within 5 feet of Bobby and launching himself into the air, arms flailing, legs spread wide, a howl of 'pain' and a buck of the head completed the move. Tom Daly would have been proud.
I'm firmly of the opinion that 'getting away with it' involves more than the opposition being wasteful. Missing a penalty is top of the list of footballing sins. It's not lucky for the oppo striker to be so hopeless as to mis-que from 12 yards, it is simply poor form from the forward.
Equally, it is not lucky from us if they can't shoot straight from open play, or miss decent headed opportunities. To suggest this is akin to suggesting we got lucky because Lionel Messi chose to sign for Barcelona, rather than Barnet, because 'he would have had a hatful last night.'
The real story of the matter is that we gave Barnet every opportunity last night to pick up three points, and they simply were not anywhere near good enough to capitalise. They have forced our keeper into one save (from a long ranger which he saw late and pushed wide, excellently). Aside from this, they asked precious few questions of a Torquay side who are happy to play away from home, against a weaker team, after a long journey and at the end of a very tiring season, played after a very tiring last season, under difficult conditions, with no real change to the starting XI (have a couple played every second of this season, Manse, Oastler, perhaps?)
As I opened with, let's get some perspective. If we can play that far below our usual standards and still get a win, taking into account all of the above, do you really not think that is a GOOD thing?
Matt.
The bits in red completely contradict the bits in blue Matt. McLeod is playing for Barnet for one reason, and that is despite being able to do 100 metres in about 11 seconds he couldn't hit a cows arse with a banjo.
[quote="ferrarilover"]Ok, let's get some perspective here. [color=#FF0000]Izale McLeod is million pound striker who is in completely the wrong division for his talents[/color]. Barnet have got a manager In Sanchez who has had a pretty good career, on both sides of the white line. He is certainly capable of arranging Barnet into a formation and method which makes the most of the one and only asset they possess.
Barnet have a game plan, and that game plan is to smash it straight down the middle, and hope that[color=#FF0000] their Championship quality striker[/color] can latch into something. Their 'football' relies on little apart from the law of averages.
Those who were there last night saw the home side have, maybe, 10 shots,[color=#0000FF] 8 of which missed the goal by account try mile[/color]. Two went over that tall stand at the far end. If you've been to Underhill, you'll appreciate that as quite an achievement.
The run for the penalty was, conservatively, three yards offside. Credit really must go to Bobby for forcing McLeod to attempt to round him, rather than simply shooting into the goal. As for the contact, well, every striker in England would have done exactly the same thing, but it really was a case of McLeod hoofing the ball out for a goal kick, then getting within 5 feet of Bobby and launching himself into the air, arms flailing, legs spread wide, a howl of 'pain' and a buck of the head completed the move. Tom Daly would have been proud.
I'm firmly of the opinion that 'getting away with it' involves more than the opposition being wasteful. [color=#0000FF]Missing a penalty is top of the list of footballing sins[/color]. [color=#0000FF]It's not lucky for the oppo striker to be so hopeless as to mis-que from 12 yards[/color], it is simply poor form from the forward.
[color=#0000FF]Equally, it is not lucky from us if they can't shoot straight from open play, or miss decent headed opportunities[/color]. To suggest this is akin to suggesting we got lucky because Lionel Messi chose to sign for Barcelona, rather than Barnet, because 'he would have had a hatful last night.'
The real story of the matter is that we gave Barnet every opportunity last night to pick up three points, [color=#0000FF]and they simply were not anywhere near good enough to capitalise.[/color] They have forced our keeper into one save (from a long ranger which he saw late and pushed wide, excellently). Aside from this, they asked precious few questions of a Torquay side who are happy to play away from home, against a weaker team, after a long journey and at the end of a very tiring season, played after a very tiring last season, under difficult conditions, with no real change to the starting XI (have a couple played every second of this season, Manse, Oastler, perhaps?)
As I opened with, let's get some perspective. If we can play that far below our usual standards and still get a win, taking into account all of the above, do you really not think that is a GOOD thing?
Matt.[/quote]
The bits in red completely contradict the bits in blue Matt. McLeod is playing for Barnet for one reason, and that is despite being able to do 100 metres in about 11 seconds he couldn't hit a cows arse with a banjo.
