Or the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest (hence British Columbia in Canada)....
Or 'Orte'...
My thoughts on last nights game on the latest blog. Still absolutely gutted....
http://afalsefirstxi.blogspot.ie/201...er-has-to.html
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Just to throw my own musings upon the reams of depressing analysis of last Friday, and our current situation. Must admit that my preview of the game was spectacularly wayward in parts, especially in saying that the eventual match-winner, Svensson, would be Sweden's Achilles heel. I was optimistic. I was wrong.
http://anditscomethroughhere.blogspo...st-mortem.html
Well done, best piece I've read yet on the whole situation.
I think Drum's will to carry on the blog to the end has been sapped.
Maybe he's even questioning his own will to live.
There was another example of this v Austria a few hours ago, we had a free kick form about what 40 yards out, McClean steps up to take it.
What does he do? He crosses it in at about 3 feet high in their small wall. WTF???!! Total waste, attack turned into defence.
I just cannot understand it, I remember when I was a school kid, I would regularly take the corners, must have taken close to 100 of the
*not* one was wasted. They all beat the first man or whatever and dropped into the zone in front of the goal.
It is beyond believe McClean cannot do that, indeed every player in the team should be able to do that including Trap!!!
What is further beyond belief is that he is still taking them.
The only possible reason I can think of for this is that he is the only player capable of running and putting in a tackle in when it breaks down.
It's not like it's difficult skill, I could swing one in between the posts 50% of the time!!
It like someone crashing his car into the garage 50% of the time he attempts to park it!!
All he has to do is kick the ball about 25 yards above head height, it does not even have to be accurate, 50% of the time you will find
and Irish player simply by luck.
I mean like, when he goes do drink a pint does he pour it down his shirt 50% of the time? It's about the same level of difficulty.
Last edited by tricky_colour; 11/09/2013 at 3:02 AM.
I honestly cannot understand this. All he has to do is beat the first man and its a decent ball. The number of players that cannot do this is crazy. Do they not practice taking free kicks and corners in training. It's not rocket science.
Not only did he not beat the first man with one kick, it bounced before the first man!
Yeah, when he stepped up to take it, I turned to my dad and said "straight in to the wall, watch"
Compare to Alaba's corners (I know he was the stand out player on the park but still) whipped in, middle of the goal, between the 6yard box and penalty spot. It should be as simple as that. Like doing lines at school, stay behind after training, hit a 100 corners each day until you are hitting the spot in your sleep.
When you are garbage in open play like we have been for such a long time now, then the one saving grace is you will score from a set piece, our set pieces are largely garbage, lacking invention or accuracy.
I thought you were off the drink Ronnie?
"No, I drink to help me mind my own business....can I get you one? (c) Ronnie Drew
The Captain or manager should be making sure McClean is nowhere near a set piece. He couldn't cross a road, never mind a bloody ball.
OK It did get past the first wall but it was a total waste, it was chipped over them into another line of Austrian defenders.
Furthermore it was the wrong kick for a left footer, it needed a right footed bending it in, as it was it would be almost impossible to
head it in as it would be coming from the back of an attacking players head.
I really have no idea what they were trying to do, it just looked shambolic.
I think the players had given it up as a lost cause by now I suppose.
They really need a new manager in to bring in some new ideas.
Blog on Austria game and trip if anyone's interested.....
http://afalsefirstxi.blogspot.ie/201...oor-opens.html
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Latest blog on Trap era and possible successors. Bit of a long piece, was a ******* to finish!
http://afalsefirstxi.blogspot.ie/201...ts-sprung.html
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I suppose I better read it then seeing as you've posted it in 3 threads!!
I thought you were off the drink Ronnie?
"No, I drink to help me mind my own business....can I get you one? (c) Ronnie Drew
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It better be worth reading, after that 3 dimensional plug.
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