Gaini Blade
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Is it just me or should professional footballers earning shed loads of cash be capable of heading a ball? In my job I not only am expected to do everything in my job description but lots of tenuously linked stuff too.I agree it looked a bit strange, but there were probably reasons agreed on the training ground.
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We wanted 6 players in the box. Egan, Basham, McGoldrick, Sharp, Burke, Brewster, a mix of robust players, some finishing ability and some height.
Robinson is outside the box, presumably we wanted someone aggressive to challenge for second balls/half clearances, partly to keep the chance alive, partly to avoid the opposition breaking.
Baldock was covering at the back.
We wanted a left footer next to Norwood, but didn't have anyone apart from Robinson.
Berge - despite being tall - is clearly lacking in timing, leaping, bravery and heading technique - was told to pretend he'd potentially be able to swing the ball in with his left foot. It could be that Swansea hadn't been briefed to such a detail that they'd realise it was a trick. Consequently the wall may have been positioned a little more to the right, and was less of a restriction for Norwood's cross.
How did it go? Norwood found Sharp who got his header on target, but too close to the goalkeeper.
It would be great if Berge could be of some use at set pieces, but for now it's not something we should expect.