Analysis of the goal conceded against Aston Villa (6/5)

what is the point of this analysis...do you think the coaching staff, players and manager are reading???

Thanks for this Windy - always good to read. Looks like more than 25 yards to me - such a soft goal - the one thing I have admired about Cheatski recently is their blocking in front of goal, I agree Gallas was weak here but Clark got lucky, just shows what can happen if you give it a go.

If you watch from behind the goal, it didnt actually change where in the goal it was heading. Without the deflection, it was heading for the same corner and the deflection happened over 20 yards out... Why didnt Friedel move? Gomes, I admit is far from perfect, but even if he couldnt get there, would have been half way accross his goal trying.. Friedel's lack of mobility is really getting to me. Multiple crosses / corners within the 6 yard box again yesterday, Friedel nowhere to be seen.

& forgot that guy above.. It may seem to some negative to analyse goals conceded, but some people who think they know everything about football, actually know very little, so the more in depth detail like this should help them... I enjoy it and no one else online seems to do anything similar, so it's different to the usual blog.

Could Friedel have made a desperate late attempt to reach out for the long-range ball??? He seems rooted to his position and looks on passively...

Windy what would your analysis be on Redknapp bringing on Parker yesterday, instead of Defoe and then putting Gallas up front? Great blog mate and much appreciated.

I am not saying he would have got there... But so often he seems rooted.. Has he always been this immobile, or has age caught up with him in this respect?

New keeper top of the list for next season. Gomes made mistakes trying to come and help his defenders. Friedel avoids such mistakes by staying on his line but that means he gives no extra help to his defence.

Both Gallas and Friedel should be responsible for this goal. We are weak in mentality. How can Gallas turned his face instead of trying to block the ball. We need to buy a top goalkeeper (and CBs) this summer.
Harry should be criticised for not substituted Defoe in and trying to get three points. It was a must win game if we want to regain the third spot to ensure a CL spot and finish above our rival.

I like this analysis...might be even more directly critical of gallas and say he should have closed down clark much quicker. The ball would have hit him for sure but unlikely to have found the net if he'd been closer. Our best preformances have all involved us being very unspurs like and closing down the opposition fast in all areas of the pitch. Norwich was a hideous example of where we just lost this crucial
aspect to our game
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AS a GK you cannot guess a deflection as it can go anywhere in a 30 degree funnel(ie 60degree in total). This usuall removes that split second you have to either cover the further distance if wide, or turn in if more acute but up or down.

Face it!! It was one of those freakish a**ey goals that no one can stop but which we often give away. You become a little less upset after 60 yrs of it believe me and I haver seen some whoppers.
I seem to remember a corner taken by a lower div side(FAC) and about a dozen heads went up and the wind blew it in with a gust that tore one of the flags out and our GK had caught it but over the line...no don't ask me as I cannot remember when or who

I remember Friedel was an unlucky goalie when at Villa with shots looping over him with deflections. I suppose these average themselves out over a career, but ironic it should happen on his return to Villa Park. Not sure he had another shot to save all day.

typical.........
the woolwich player scores against us to keep woolwich above us?

The oppurtunity was there, waiting to be seized. I can only assume Hutton must have really upset Rose in training at some point last year...

....I would like to know how a deflected shot from 30 yards caught the old cuzt "wrong-footed"!!! Fuk me the shot was pretty central to the goal, and taking the deflection should slow the ball slightly, but Brad Fukall WAS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN!!!! As the ball went in he was just rooted to the fukkin spot! First time I have ever seen just how SH!T Brad can be when he wants to be! And WTF was Twitch doing bringing on Scotty instead of JD WITH 5 MINUTES LEFT in a game WE HAD TO WIN?!!! Honestly, Twitchs substitutions and team selections are just fukkin nonsense!

There's missing something.....the analysis is not completed.... I mean, you forgot to call Modders getting caught "ball-watching" again.

Prick

Face up to it Windy the first poster is on to something.
If you didn't analyse the goals conceded then we would obviously keep clean sheets in every game.
You have created a cottage industry here and I am guessing that you pay the boys to concede just so you have something to do.
Our senior staff manager can't read anyway so he won't gain much from your blog.
Windy out!

Forget about the goal conceded, which was a fluke, what was concerning was the lack of shots on goal. Ignore the brickbats, your analysis is very welcome and actually it would be great if you would expand your analysis to other critical aspects of the game.
Wind on!
Sweetsman

Will you be analysing any goals we concede in the Champions League Final? ;)