meatpiesausageroll Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Can anybody explain the point in narrowing the pitch? I am sure there is a good reason and explains our lack of wingers. Last night when we had possession we did a lot of short passes but never seemed likely to build anything. The result tended to be- pass pass pass loose it, or pass pass diagonal hoof loose it. There never seemed to be an option to get the oppo turned round. It seemed to inhibit us far more than boro. I am no tactical genius and await insightful comment to explain that I have it wrong, from the learned posters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcmetty Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Pitch size is irrelevant when you have players on the team who prefer to pass to an opposition player than a teammate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjointed Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Every corner we had (Which wasn't many) were overhit, get the pitch right up to the hoardings and make the bastards work for their money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Pitch size is irrelevant when you have players on the team who prefer to pass to an opposition player than a teammate. The narrowing of the pitch by a yard seems to have affected Mill's radar judging by the number of times he put the ball into touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleeuwenhoek Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Maybe it's to save on grass seed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Win the next 5 games and it's a genius decision, lose them and it's idiotic. Reality is that it makes no difference and if he hadn't mentioned it then nobody would be any the wiser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Win the next 5 games and it's a genius decision, lose them and it's idiotic. Reality is that it makes no difference and if he hadn't mentioned it then nobody would be any the wiser. Are you allowed to change it a back though after 5 losses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmer1 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 I wonder how many would have even noticed if it wasnt mentioned in an LJ interview? Now we get to blame it for bad performances and losses all season......Yay!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeroyboy Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Some of Mills's balls down the line that went in touch would have been 'in' last season. But we did see more goals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Sussed it out, last season we were hitting corners to the near post as our players couldn't kick the ball any further, now they will be perfect. Also, the opposition were sending across perfect corners, but will now be over hitting them, you know it makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollandspies Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 (edited) Win the next 5 games and it's a genius decision, lose them and it's idiotic. Reality is that it makes no difference and if he hadn't mentioned it then nobody would be any the wiser. What about 5 draws? Idiotic Genius? Edited August 13, 2014 by hollandspies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Mikey Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 What about 5 draws? Idiotic Genius? One draw, two wins, two losses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keepingthe Faith Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Some of Mills's balls down the line that went in touch would have been 'in' last season. But we did see more goals! And some of those that were caught by peeps in the Main stand lower would have still been out last season , lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeroyboy Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 And some of those that were caught by peeps in the Main stand lower would have still been out last season , lol. Balls into the paddock are nothing to do with 'the narrowing of the pitch'. They are the result of, generally, a ricochet, defensive hoof or poor execution of a pass. Mills had a poor game - it happens, but the thread isn't about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keepingthe Faith Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Balls into the paddock are nothing to do with 'the narrowing of the pitch'. They are the result of, generally, a ricochet, defensive hoof or poor execution of a pass. Mills had a poor game - it happens, but the thread isn't about that. Exactly a pass down the line being in or out has nothing to do with where the line is now,or where it was last season. A good pass down the line is played by someone who knows where they are stood relative to where the line is. It didn't move after any of the passes were executed.....I like Mills and think he will get back his form, it was not a pop at him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeroyboy Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 (edited) You are totally missing the tongue in cheek point of my original post. The clue is in my reference to 'seeing more goals'- Middlesbrough, goals. I suggested in a earlier thread on width reduction it would be impossible to tell whether it made any difference to the teams performance. LJ, who I like, also made a comment about seeing more goals. The two points I have made here are verifiable facts, but not in a good way. I am reasonably happy to go along with the width shortening but I still don't think I will be able to judge its success - even if we do well. Edited August 14, 2014 by mikeroyboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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