Oh dear...he was awful last night.
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Oh dear...he was awful last night.
Terrible first touch but I can't believe it is as bad as that. He has afterall played Premiership football both in Scotland and England. He probably saw more of the ball than any other player, even if he kept giving it to the opposition. Not to be totally negative, he did make life uncomfortable for their defenders and was a nuisance all evening and kept going for the 90 minutes.
His touch was good in the first half (one lovely first time pass to McClean in particular) but it seemed to desert him in the second half, particularly in front of goal. I'd put it down to inexperience at this level, definitely something he can iron out.
He wasn't awful. Or certainly no more so than others in what was a generally poor game. Long, for example, was anonymous too. It was Sammon, it should be noted, who controlled, turned and played in McClean (?) to win the corner from which we scored our opener; created that out of a very tight space. And mostentimes, the service he got was awful.
His first touch does need improving obviously, particularly when he was clean in (you can only allow that he was maybe taken by surprise at the wild clearance from the Polish guy, but he still should have scored).
What's interesting is that he was thrown in for his full debut (and 90 minutes at that) on his first call-up, whereas Trap usually allows people a couple of call-ups before even bringing them on as a sub. I wonder did nerves/inexperience get to him a bit last night, and would he have been better served by a few more call-ups before a debut?
The bald wonder was proud to play in Green:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21381407
No mention of our most experienced striker of them all?Quote:
[Sammon] continued: "We have great experience in the striking department with Kevin Doyle, Shane Long, Jon Walters and Simon Cox.
David Connolly?
Grabbed one for Derby tonight against Cardiff.
And people say this is the weakest Irish team in memory!Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
Hit the post with a penalty for Derby yesterday to go with his two yard sitter against Bristol City. Luckily for him Paul Coutts was quickest to snap up the rebound, although he should have been pulled for encroaching. Sammon was really poor overall unfortunately.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/...89_634x373.jpg
Interesting one. He's technically one of the best penalty takers I've ever seen in the LoI - certainly UCD's best - but I think this is his first penalty since moving to Britain. Was always surprised he didn't take penalties elsewhere, and a bit surprised he missed this one.
Clearly stung by all the criticism he's been receiving on foot.ie.
No, thats his regular face.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Scored Portsmouth's winnerQuote:
Originally Posted by BonnieShels
Afraid not, he missed a late penalty a few weeks back to level a game against Palace, smashed it down the middle but keeper got something on it deflecting it on to the bar. Jamie Ward is Derby's regular penalty taker but he missed one recently as well, and was injured for the Leeds game in any case. I'm surprised to hear he had a good technique while taking them in the LoI, he basically just blasted the one against Palace and scuffed the one against Leeds, probably a confidence thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/...48_634x286.jpg
I think this wigan fan sums up Sammon ''Connor Sammon was keen but couldn't hit a cows arse with a banjo and Di Santo is not much different in my view'' :D
Think he scored 6/6 for us, generally aiming for (and hitting) the inside of the side netting.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
Edit - except for this one, which is pretty much a perfect penalty (2:25) -
Perfect alright, if risky. I prefer the guys who take them sensibly like 2:35!
Those 'highlights' were a very hard watch but some of the penalties were first class.
Sammon's one was the very definition of unstoppable.
Why is it risky? I'd say the traditional "just make sure you hit the target" approach is riskier. As Stu said, he's a technically good penalty taker, so why not try to place the ball where the goalkeeper won't get it?Quote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean