Sammon when played to on the deck..

[Living In a Fantasy World]

is actually a really good player, tonight he was faultless when we started to pass to him. It was good to see the Sammon and Sharp partnership working again tonight.
I have to ask why we ever started to chip the ball to him as he's just not very good in the air, while a bit bizarre for a big man, he is simply a rubbish header of the ball.
We have got to play to his strengths and that's passing on the deck to him, he has a nice touch and can layoff the ball to team mates really well.

 

[lazyfecklessblade]

It seems like they all forget that he's not great in the air for the first 10 or so minutes he's on!

I agree, much more effective having balls pinged into his chest/feet, or playing as a static pivot on the edge of the area with his back to goal.

 

[William Henry Foulkes]

Static pivot.

Brilliant.

I think I'll be dropping that knowledgeably into future discussions. Worth phoning Praise or Grumble to try and get that one on air.



UTMB

 

[Lane Ender]

is actually a really good player, tonight he was faultless when we started to pass to him. It was good to see the Sammon and Sharp partnership working again tonight.
I have to ask why we ever started to chip the ball to him as he's just not very good in the air, while a bit bizarre for a big man, he is simply a rubbish header of the ball.
We have got to play to his strengths and that's passing on the deck to him, he has a nice touch and can layoff the ball to team mates really well.

If you give the ball to Sammon chest to feet only

 

[lazyfecklessblade]

Static pivot.

Brilliant.

I think I'll be dropping that knowledgeably into future discussions. Worth phoning Praise or Grumble to try and get that one on air.



UTMB

'For when saying enganche is too pretentious'

 

[William Henry Foulkes]

is actually a really good player, tonight he was faultless when we started to pass to him. It was good to see the Sammon and Sharp partnership working again tonight.
I have to ask why we ever started to chip the ball to him as he's just not very good in the air, while a bit bizarre for a big man, he is simply a rubbish header of the ball.
We have got to play to his strengths and that's passing on the deck to him, he has a nice touch and can layoff the ball to team mates really well.

He's our Peter Crouch?

Tends to try and collect the ball. A bit like Billy who despite being a short arse is very good at it.

Telling that he missed with his head and scored with his foot.

 

[Booker4]

He's not bad at attacking the ball with his head from a cross, but back to goal he just reminds me of Jostein Flo, totally not comfortable playing the target man role! His finishing is better than we first thought it would be but overall I'm disappointed he doesn't put himself about more, given his size and build. Maybe he needs a week in a Dave Bassett Army camp to toughen him up and then go paint balling with Glynn Hodges and Carl Bradshaw! ;-) Sorry you'll have to be sad enough to watch and remember the early nineties Blades video to remember that!

 

[Caseh]

I understand he isn't amazing in the air, and he won't win so much.. But when it's played to him in the air, can he at least go for it?! Wrestling the defender and ignoring the ball is never going to win him anything.

 

[Booker4]

Know what you mean Caseh. We've had a few big guys who are crap in the air! Henderson with his flaying elbows and television head springs to mind! I've still got a glimmer of hope for Sammon that he'll prove to be the taller presence that we need this season. If not we might need a target man type in January.