Taking a risk by making a killer pass

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Yesterday’s goals were perfect examples of why attacking players should be encouraged to take risks:
First goal: Bamford makes a brilliant run, Hamer has a glimpse of where he was running to, and instead of the expected long-range shot, tried an angled pass despite not having a chance to work out exactly where Bamford would be. If that had not been the perfect pass, I would have been one of many saying why didn’t he shoot…
Second goal: excellent run into space from Burrows, Peck receives a nice short pass from Bamford, and threads the perfect pass through to Burrows, who was then through on goal. Again, Peck needs to be assured that risking looking for the killer pass is a risk worth taking.
Lessons for coaching staff and fans: encourage taking risks, and accept that it doesn’t work 100%. But when it does work, the chances of success are high.

 

[John Street West Terrace]

Hamer is best exponent of this , pass to Bamford on goal against Boro & yesterday prime examples ..what he lacks in work rate he makes up for in game changing moments …a lot of this I think is coached out of players now with the obsession with possession.

 

[Geordie Blade]

Hamer knew exactly what he was doing.

For Peck's, the important thing was that it was first time. If he'd taken a touch first, Burrows would have run offside or been caught.

 

[wadblade]

Yesterday’s goals were perfect examples of why attacking players should be encouraged to take risks:
First goal: Bamford makes a brilliant run, Hamer has a glimpse of where he was running to, and instead of the expected long-range shot, tried an angled pass despite not having a chance to work out exactly where Bamford would be. If that had not been the perfect pass, I would have been one of many saying why didn’t he shoot…
Second goal: excellent run into space from Burrows, Peck receives a nice short pass from Bamford, and threads the perfect pass through to Burrows, who was then through on goal. Again, Peck needs to be assured that risking looking for the killer pass is a risk worth taking.
Lessons for coaching staff and fans: encourage taking risks, and accept that it doesn’t work 100%. But when it does work, the chances of success are high.

anyone else see the simlarity between Bamfords goal and the Campbell goal Gus set up last year

 

[Brian Deane]

Hamer knew exactly what he was doing.

For Peck's, the important thing was that it was first time. If he'd taken a touch first, Burrows would have run offside or been caught.

We as a team seem very reluctant to do a first time pass when it matters. Hopefully it's something they are working on perhaps after seeing the way Middlesbrough moved the ball from back to front quickly, like we used to do in Wilders first stint with Blades.