Forward Pressure???
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Forward Pressure???
I don't think that our midfield is whats hurting us, it's the lack of forward pressure we apply.
Too many times the midfielders and the backs work their arses off just to see their hard work undone by poor second and third efforts by our forwards, which results in the ball flying back out over their heads, hence why we look so slow .
We're having just as many inside 50's as our oppisition every week, Milne, Riewoldt and Kosi are the worst offenders.
If we are to get anywhere this season this is one area that needs to be fixed immediately.
I not sure how we can fix this??
Jones and Dempster seem our best options currrently and maybe when Baker and Gilbert are available one of these has to play permanent forward as they both love to initiate body contact and their second and third efforts can't be questioned.
Too many times the midfielders and the backs work their arses off just to see their hard work undone by poor second and third efforts by our forwards, which results in the ball flying back out over their heads, hence why we look so slow .
We're having just as many inside 50's as our oppisition every week, Milne, Riewoldt and Kosi are the worst offenders.
If we are to get anywhere this season this is one area that needs to be fixed immediately.
I not sure how we can fix this??
Jones and Dempster seem our best options currrently and maybe when Baker and Gilbert are available one of these has to play permanent forward as they both love to initiate body contact and their second and third efforts can't be questioned.
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Re: Forward Pressure???
Exactly how I see it.saintbob wrote:I don't think that our midfield is whats hurting us, it's the lack of forward pressure we apply.
Too many times the midfielders and the backs work their arses off just to see their hard work undone by poor second and third efforts by our forwards, which results in the ball flying back out over their heads, hence why we look so slow .
We're having just as many inside 50's as our oppisition every week, Milne, Riewoldt and Kosi are the worst offenders.
If we are to get anywhere this season this is one area that needs to be fixed immediately.
I not sure how we can fix this??
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No forward pressure?
Koschitzke ranks 5th in tackles for the club. Milne 6th. While 3 of our top 4 tacklers often rest up forward.
We've had more scoring shots than our opposition.
We've scored more in the first 11 rounds than what we did in 2005, 2006 & 2007.
Forward line pressure isn't St.Kilda's problem. Basic skill errors, poor finishing and poor decision making is what's costing us games.
Koschitzke ranks 5th in tackles for the club. Milne 6th. While 3 of our top 4 tacklers often rest up forward.
We've had more scoring shots than our opposition.
We've scored more in the first 11 rounds than what we did in 2005, 2006 & 2007.
Forward line pressure isn't St.Kilda's problem. Basic skill errors, poor finishing and poor decision making is what's costing us games.
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Beno88 wrote:No forward pressure?
Koschitzke ranks 5th in tackles for the club. Milne 6th. While 3 of our top 4 tacklers often rest up forward.
We've had more scoring shots than our opposition.
We've scored more in the first 11 rounds than what we did in 2005, 2006 & 2007.
Forward line pressure isn't St.Kilda's problem. Basic skill errors, poor finishing and poor decision making is what's costing us games.
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well said
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statistics dont tell the real story.Beno88 wrote:No forward pressure?
Koschitzke ranks 5th in tackles for the club. Milne 6th. While 3 of our top 4 tacklers often rest up forward.
The number of tackles isnt a direct measure of forward pressure.
there's a big difference between tackling someone after they manage to pass the ball to a team mate (applying a lame tackle) and applying effective tackles.
also what about chasing someone down - that's forward pressure too - and you need leg speed for that.
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[/quote]Beno88 wrote:"tackling someone after they manage to pass the ball to a team mate "
Pretty sure that wouldn't be counted as a tackle, more likely a free kick.
I didnt express my thoughts well.
Let me rephrase that to ..tackling someone who still manages to get an effective pass to a teammate. .. a lame tackle.