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[SwissBlade]

A basic point but I notice all these examples are from the right, as were the Donny goals (and most of the wing play at the Donny game, I wasn't at the Burton game).

This gives the lie to the idea that Flynn has been worthwhile on the left, when in fact he was very subdued indeed, in attacking terms against Doncaster.

How about having attacking players on both flanks?

Billy's goal v Donny came from Flynn forcing the error by the defender allowing Billy to sneak in and round the keeper

 

[secretchief]

Billy's goal v Donny came from Flynn forcing the error by the defender allowing Billy to sneak in and round the keeper

That's defending, isn't it?

 

[SwissBlade]

That's defending, isn't it?

Defence to attack

 

[Revolution]

No, I cannot think of any of our players who have improved dramatically in the air but I get annoyed when someone who is tall but cannot time his headers right. We had players who arent tall but were excellent in winning the balls in the air. My dad tells me a lot about Doc Pace and Joe Shaw, I remember John Tudor and Ian Bryson were good at attacking crosses despite not being tall and at present we have Terry Kennedy who is not tall but good in the air. Lou Macari was very good in the air for Man U despite being only 5 foot 6. I remember reading in Alan Birchenall's autobiography that Dave Sexton told him to be as late as possible when making your leap to head the ball and Alan said that helped him a lot.

In the last 45 years I have followed the Blades there are two of our players who were stronger in the air than Brian Deane, they were Gareth Taylor and Paul McGrath

Another winger who could head a ball was Peter Beagrie.

 

[Revolution]

Billy's goal v Donny came from Flynn forcing the error by the defender allowing Billy to sneak in and round the keeper

Flynn did not force the error. Flynn lost the ball, and the defender played a terrible pass. He was not under pressure from Flynn.

 

[Silent Blade]

Another winger who could head a ball was Peter Beagrie.

Yes, he was spring heeled!

 

[William Henry Foulkes]

Overanalysed?

Ie thought about at all.

It's fine if people don't want to look into the game; it's not fine when they say others shouldn't either.