goal analysis

  1. John Terry’s goal – After Vertonghen concedes a free kick, Mata delivers a teasing in-swinger, which Terry guides into the corner. Blame me. I think I cursed Vertonghen. I tweeted at the end of the first half that he was playing the best defensive game I’d ever seen from him in a Spurs shirt – […]
    • WindyCOYS
    • 2 minute read
    • 29th September 2013 at 14:10
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  2. Olivier Giroud’s goal – Walcott is played onside by Dawson, who then lets Giroud in front of him to convert from a tight angle. Arsenal move the ball wide to Rosicky, who has a lot of room. Walcott makes a run into the channel, but look at Spurs’ back line – Vertonghen and Walker are […]
    • WindyCOYS
    • 1 minute read
    • 1st September 2013 at 17:35
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  3. Steven N’Zonzi’s goal – A Charlie Adam free kick is shaped towards the near post, with three Stoke runners making moves beyond a static Spurs defence; N’Zonzi flicks the ball goal-wards, and Lloris is unable to keep it out, despite getting a palm to it.   Adam seems to take a strange run-up, quickly placing […]
  4. Oscar’s goal – Another set piece goal. Mata’s corner is flicked on by Cahill (who is afforded too much room by Dawson), and Parker fails to track Oscar at the back post, leaving him free to head in from close range. Spurs do not seem particularly organised from this set piece. As usual, we have […]
  5. Emerson Boyce’s goal – Boyce gets up above Vertonghen and powers a header into the corner of the net. Vertonghen is marking the eventual scorer, Boyce, whilst, once again, we have decided not to have a player on the back post. Boyce leaps well whereas Vertonghen doesn’t – he has a habit of being a […]