That Pass......

[toledo]

Like many on this great forum, I have played and then coached for decades.

Coaching kids today typically does not include channel passing. Why, I honestly don't know but todays game tends to be build from the back.

Here in the US, in my experience, the concept of channel passing isn't taught as a specific skill set. With my teams, I do coach it believing that it can kill a defense if the pass is made.

Which is why I have watched Peck's pass through the channel to BBD over and over again and feel overjoyed at what it did to Middlesborough. It killed them, simple as that.

To my recollection, this is the most brilliant channel pass I can recall seeing in all my years. An absolute brilliantly weighted pass through the heart of the 'Boro defense that has to turn and try to catch up with BBD.

Sydie Peck should be knighted for that pass: it was absolute class and exactly how I try to get my young players to make.

toledo

 

[LBA_Blade]

I guess it helped it had BBD there for the exceptional finish too, but agreed definitely not used enough and we have plenty of players that can pick out a pass.

 

[LondonBlade89]

Quality pass. I genuinely thought BBD had overrun it on the way towards goal, taking it a little wide. Proved me wrong.

A separate point I noticed last night was how well our midfielders and attackers were taking the ball. Some of the passes were fired in but the touch was excellent, not just to control the ball but also take it in a progressive direction. An underrated part of Peck’s assist was his immediate turn on receiving the ball. Wilder and co have had a lot of criticism over game plans or lack thereof but it definitely felt like that skills area of the game is something that’s been drilled a lot.

 

[Tony_Kaufman]

Hamer has done that same pass on numerous occasions this season but there has been no one making the run where fans then accuse Hamer of being wasteful in possession and giving the ball away. Moore has been guilty of stop running andnwanting to hold up the ball while Hamer wants him to run onto it where it has gone flying past Moore. Until BBD last night Campbell has been the only one willing to make these kinds of runs. Brewster will take a touch then try to take on the player with it, instead of making these runs.

 

[coaxingstar71]

Bread and butter to one of my favourite all time players, Glenn Hoddle. The Blades also had TC, but I'm just a bit too young to see him play live.

It's a fine art to make space, read the situation and pass the ball like that with precision, accuracy and with just the right weight to land in such a way that the receiving player can just take the ball in his stride without checking the run.

I'm also reminded of an old Jasper Carrott gag : someone told me the other day that Glenn Hoddle had found God, I said that must have been one hell of a pass!

 

[Snake]

Fantastic pass, fantastic run and fantastic goal. That little dink over the keeper was Fjortoftesk! Don't want to bash Cannon (oooh er missus) too much - hopefully his time will come - but no way does he make that run or finish. Also far too often our forwards just blast a one-on-one straight at the keeper.

Hopefully that move and finish gives everybody a bit of a buzz and belief.

 

[nopigfansintown]

Even channel balls are a dying art. The one over the fullbacks head turning him and the centre half is still the easiest most effective percentage ball. Be it last night or in the Real Madrid Man City game. You could train a monkey to do it. Thankfully we do use it.

 

[s20Blade]

I can't be arsed reading all this but I'll say if KDB did that pass social media would be wanking over it for the next 3 months.

 

[bladesince64]

Credit should go to BBD as well for making that terrific run and showing Peck where he wanted the ball.

 

[djbaldken]

Brewster will take a touch then try to take on the player with it, instead of making these runs.

Brave man.
Do be careful.

 

[Chimpan-A]

Hamer has done that same pass on numerous occasions this season but there has been no one making the run where fans then accuse Hamer of being wasteful in possession and giving the ball away. Moore has been guilty of stop running andnwanting to hold up the ball while Hamer wants him to run onto it where it has gone flying past Moore. Until BBD last night Campbell has been the only one willing to make these kinds of runs. Brewster will take a touch then try to take on the player with it, instead of making these runs.

He made a version of it to O’Hare which resulted in the second goal. It’s great to see that kind of thing coming off.

 

[Dkc]

Credit should go to BBD as well for making that terrific run and showing Peck where he wanted the ball.

Yes, BBD hadn't impressed too much up to last night but that finish really demonstrated his quality. He was at an angle and the keeper had come out. That dink was world class.

 

[Alex Cheeseright]

Hamer has done that same pass on numerous occasions this season but there has been no one making the run where fans then accuse Hamer of being wasteful in possession and giving the ball away. Moore has been guilty of stop running andnwanting to hold up the ball while Hamer wants him to run onto it where it has gone flying past Moore. Until BBD last night Campbell has been the only one willing to make these kinds of runs. Brewster will take a touch then try to take on the player with it, instead of making these runs.

Probably why Hamer takes it out on the opposition, he's frustrated when he splits the defence and Moore watches it sail on by. To be honest, not missing Moore at all.

 

[coaxingstar71]

Credit should go to BBD as well for making that terrific run and showing Peck where he wanted the ball.

Absolutely. As a midfielder, you need your forwards to make those type of runs, something that I certainly feel is lacking with some. On the evidence I've seen, neither Brewster or Cannon has it but Campbell and BBD do. Moore is probably more comfortable with the ball to feet as he can shield it and lay it off. He's not really an 'off the shoulder' kind of striker.

When I played as a ball playing central midfielder, if you had a new forward, you used to ask them where they wanted the ball, to feet or to run onto. I do wonder if that still happens.

 

[cahill]

Quality pass. I genuinely thought BBD had overrun it on the way towards goal, taking it a little wide. Proved me wrong.

A separate point I noticed last night was how well our midfielders and attackers were taking the ball. Some of the passes were fired in but the touch was excellent, not just to control the ball but also take it in a progressive direction. An underrated part of Peck’s assist was his immediate turn on receiving the ball. Wilder and co have had a lot of criticism over game plans or lack thereof but it definitely felt like that skills area of the game is something that’s been drilled a lot.

Weren’t just aimlessly passing around at the back either. Prior to last night’s match I was starting to feel resigned to watching us play in a toothless turgid way, Hamer excepted. We missed O’Hare v Pompey, I also like to watch Keiffer Moore think he brings an added dimension to our play. Nice to see Vinni and Tom Davies back involved. Vinni seems back to his best

 

[RecordBreakers]

Like many on this great forum, I have played and then coached for decades.

Coaching kids today typically does not include channel passing. Why, I honestly don't know but todays game tends to be build from the back.

Here in the US, in my experience, the concept of channel passing isn't taught as a specific skill set. With my teams, I do coach it believing that it can kill a defense if the pass is made.

Which is why I have watched Peck's pass through the channel to BBD over and over again and feel overjoyed at what it did to Middlesborough. It killed them, simple as that.

To my recollection, this is the most brilliant channel pass I can recall seeing in all my years. An absolute brilliantly weighted pass through the heart of the 'Boro defense that has to turn and try to catch up with BBD.

Sydie Peck should be knighted for that pass: it was absolute class and exactly how I try to get my young players to make.

toledo

If De Bruyne made that pass the football world would be creaming over for months

 

[Rochdaleblade]

Credit should go to BBD as well for making that terrific run and showing Peck where he wanted the ball.

Not forgetting the Boro defence leaving a gap you could drive a double decker bus through. Think they did the same vs Sunderland last week too

 

[Snowflake]

Quality pass. I genuinely thought BBD had overrun it on the way towards goal, taking it a little wide. Proved me wrong.

A separate point I noticed last night was how well our midfielders and attackers were taking the ball. Some of the passes were fired in but the touch was excellent, not just to control the ball but also take it in a progressive direction. An underrated part of Peck’s assist was his immediate turn on receiving the ball. Wilder and co have had a lot of criticism over game plans or lack thereof but it definitely felt like that skills area of the game is something that’s been drilled a lot.

Missing Arblaster’s ability to receive and turn has been obvious and not something that Peck previously has done. Hopefully he will continue to do this and allow quicker attacks to flow, especially if he can produce more of those through balls !

 

[skyjam]

Hamer has done that same pass on numerous occasions this season but there has been no one making the run where fans then accuse Hamer of being wasteful in possession and giving the ball away. Moore has been guilty of stop running andnwanting to hold up the ball while Hamer wants him to run onto it where it has gone flying past Moore. Until BBD last night Campbell has been the only one willing to make these kinds of runs. Brewster will take a touch then try to take on the player with it, instead of making these runs.

most time they are not on his wave length,sadly

 

[Blade56]

Someone referred to it as “pocket and slide”, not heard that before

 

[Dnblade]

He slid another lovely ball into Campbell 2nd hslf,left channel...he got the retuen but his shot was blocked and deflected harmlessly...he's going to bag one eventually.

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

It wasn't just the pass, it was the way used his body position to switch from defence mode to attack mode and throw the covering Boro player off guard. Brilliant!

 

[loyalblade95]

A 20 year old having not just the ability but also the awareness to pull that off in his first proper season of English football isn't something we see often these days, given how many young midfielders are being coached to keep possession and move the ball in triangles.

If Hamer makes that sort of pass (like he did for the first goal) we're not surprised as he tries those passes every game, also knowing that he has the ability to do that regularly.

Peck has improved his all round game at a drastic rate this season, and on this trajectory he's only going to get better.

 

[Dnblade]

Someone referred to it as “pocket and slide”, not heard that before

Wilder mentioned it a couple of times in recent interviews.
I think at tines we miss a playmaker type but Sydie can certainly see a pass and slide balls in,and i think there's more to come yet,he's an allround box to box midfielder,can do a bit of everything.

 

[Bladedog]

Whisper it quietly but if he can add goals to his all round play he,ll be worth a fortune.

 

[The Bear]

Missing Arblaster’s ability to receive and turn has been obvious and not something that Peck previously has done. Hopefully he will continue to do this and allow quicker attacks to flow, especially if he can produce more of those through balls !

Peck did a lot of that in his best game home to Wrexham. Was outstanding that night. I like the lad. No shit and tries to be class.

 

[Houston_Blade]

Here in the US, in my experience, the concept of channel passing isn't taught as a specific skill set.

In my experience of the US most coaches promote ‘hoof it over the top for the fast kid to leg it after’! I despair watching some of the youth football in Houston.

 

[Groucho Blade]

If/when Hamer gets suspended, step forward his logical replacement…Sydie Peck

 

[Badger Blade]

In my experience of the US most coaches promote ‘hoof it over the top for the fast kid to leg it after’! I despair watching some of the youth football in Houston.

Is Kevin Blackwell out of work?