If Sturridge, Coutinho or Firmino are positioned on the side of the CAM in a 4 -2-3-1 there is simply not enough width, which does not allow for an opposition's defence to be stretched out, and it also negates some of Benteke's goalscoring threat, as he scores most of
his goals from crosses.
With the aerial threats of Harry Kane and Vincent Janssen to aim for, expect to see more
goals from crosses this season.
Spurs have conceded late
goals from crosses in the draws with both West Brom and Norwich, failing to clear a ball in to the box.
The ex-Barnsley FC manager named a squad with four changes and without a recognized fullback in the lineup to face a Preston team which gets
its goals from crosses into the box for their big forward, Sean Maguire, to head home.
We scored two
goals from crosses coming from wide positions.
We scored 2
goals from crosses into the box last night.
Great for Maureen to talk about giving chance to youth players, then go and sign a expensive big name at 29 years old For Ospina, I know he divided opinion but some statistics does not lie, we conceeded large number of
goals from crosses in the 2nd half of the season — he is a consistent goalkeeper and fine shot stopper but never a commanding one.
And giroud can score
goals from crosses and theo does put in a good ball.
I must give a word for Giroud, I use to criticize him but this year the guy turned himself in a world class striker.For me he eas the best in the league when he came back.His luck was that he came back in time of many injuries and he was able to play with fast wingers around him and no slow, weak guies like he has last year.He had just to run in the surface and bang
the goals from the cross.
Not exact matches
Without serious consideration to setting achievable, well planned, and supported company
goals, a leader can easily
cross the line
from inspirational to delusional.
They'll help you figure out a new direction and
goals for yourself, as well as what existing and (fingers
crossed) new customers will want
from you.
Mohammed Alarefe, a Muslim cleric
from Saudi Arabia, has called for Christian football players to stop making the sign of the
cross after scoring a
goal.
Yes... this is the severist most ignorant form of human brotherhood... but Bill Nye, is taking the first step towards his
goal, and the
goal of many athiest activist... take the rights away
from God believers... because... a hundred reasons... children will be hurt, holds back our country yada yada... be careful who you get suckered in by as you travel these few years we are given on this earth... allow your brother to be your brother... allow him to chose for his life and family... never
cross the line of «knowing better.»
I make it my primary
goal of every day to get all of my «life» — my core need to be loved, to feel worthwhile, and to feel ultimate secure —
from what God thinks about me as revealed on the
cross.
Great
cross from Ramsey, great
goal by OG,
But the only
goal after the break came
from a West Brom corner when Mcauley beat our keeper and defenders to a flat and hard
cross.
Horrendous game
from him honestly, 2 saves that were straight at him, but he should never have let the
goal in, and he flapped at a
cross or 2.
After reviewing all available replays and consulting with NHL Hockey Operations staff, the Referee determined that Nathan MacKinnon's actions caused Minnesota's Jonas Brodin to contact Dubnyk before the puck
crossed the
goal line, preventing him
from doing his job in the crease.
Oooo, so for your understanding the
goals giroud scored were not
from crosses and set play and Lukaku never scored any
from out pacing defenders which Giroud can not do
The Colombia goalkeeper fumbled a
cross right into the path of the Chelsea striker, who duly accepted the invitation to fire home into an empty
goal from close range.
Despite conceding two
goals this was a good display
from the goalkeeper who looked assured
from crosses and set pieces and was let down by his defence.
As we turned the screw more and more, Giroud added a second
from close range in the 53rd minute and then an own
goal from an Alexis
cross put the game to bed.
Chelsea then levelled up the scoring in the 59th minute, after a brilliant
cross from Eden Hazard found it's way onto the head of Alvaro Morata, whose flicked header made its way past Jan Oblak in the Atletico
goal to draw the away side level.
Everybody knows that Giroud is a good
goal scorer with his head, but when the
crosses do not come
from team mates who pass sideways and backwards while the manager and his assistant sits on the bench clueless, why do you blame Giroud?
David Moyes» team was in dire straits after Joe Hart's howler left West Ham down with 11 minutes to play, but Andy Carroll's volley
from 15 yards on a
cross by Aaron Cresswell had too much pace for Jack Butland and went inside the left post for a vital equaliser that kept the Potters in the drop and ended a frustrating match on an up note for West Ham, who had three
goals disallowed during the contest.
For the
goal Bellerin had to run out to try and prevent Montero
from crossing, why didn't Mertesacker read the game and cover him should he get by instead of waiting in no man's land on the penalty spot.
The home side opened the scoring in the 26th minute, after a
cross from Serge Aurier was turned into his own
goal from Dan Butler as Pochettino's side found a breakthrough.
England them heaped more misery on the home side in the 92nd minute, after a good
cross from Marcus Rashford found striker Kane, who had time to bring the ball down and slot home for his second
goal of the night.
In an early training - camp session Don Trull threw a ball 50 yards through the air into the hands of a receiver
crossing the
goal line, and Coach Bones Taylor smiled the way he used to when he was catching them
from Sammy Baugh for the Washington Redskins.
The Gabonese, who often performs Batman - themed celebrations according to the Daily Mail, expertly found the bottom corner with this header
from Marcel Schmelzer's
cross — his 33rd
goal of the season.
I believe Cech will be equal to the task of keeping any occasional or stray shots or headings and free kicks by the Olympiacos away
from crossing his
goal line.
As a
cross came into the Rostov box
from the left hand side, Kokorin slyly punched the ball into the net whilst making it look like he'd headed the ball into the goalmouth, reminiscent of Diego Maradona's
goal against England at the 1986 World Cup.
It's the old greedy bolloxs tactic which deliberately stops your team mate
from attacking the opponents
goal while it gives you the chance to run into the box and gain the glory when the
cross comes in... i hope that made some sense???
I'm not quite sure it's true, but I saw a star yesterday that 12 or the 13
goals that we have conceded since Monaco were
from crosses.
Guys who become a fucking brick wall when trying to keep the opposition
from crossing the
goal line.
Metersacker was tracking Remy nicely towards the
goal line then makes NO ATTEMPT, NO ATTEMPT whatsoever to stop Remy
from crossing that ball... he literally stood there and watched him pick his head up spot Ramires and pick him out with a delightful
cross.
Carrasco, whose only previous European Cup
goal to date came for Monaco in a 3 - 1 win over Arsenal in February 2015, slide home
from close range to convert a low Juanfran
cross on 79 minutes.
apart
from the
cross for Sanchez's
goal he did nothing, the positioning was good but finishing was as always.
From the replay it appears that the entire ball
crossed the line and should have been a
goal.
Giroud's only other
goal in the last eight games came in the FA cup win over Sunderland and it was a tap in
from a pinpoint Bellerin
cross.
Although much was made of Arsenal's zonal marking system in the aftermath of a
goal conceded
from a set piece against Manchester City, the reality is that both Premier League
goals against the North London club this season have been the result of goalkeeping errors; Wojciech Szcz?sny fumbled a
cross against Southampton and against City, Vito Mannone raced off his line only to get nowhere near David Silva's corner, allowing Lescott to head home.
Player ratings GK - 5 not much to do looked a bit shaky on
crosses Bel - 6 got forward but poor
crossing Mon - 7 did ok but impact for the
goal Gaby - 7 defended well looked solid Kos - 6 did ok Coq - 6 ok defensively but poor distribution Xhaka - 6 did ok at times but very average player Gibbs - 6 wing back looks to suit his ability but would like more
from him Walcott - 5 looked average and positive enough in possession Ozil -4 poor in possession and none existent without the ball, luxury player Sanchez 5 worst game I've seen him have and embarrassed the team by going down after the ball hit him although the Leicester player deserved a ref
After an early
goal for the Germans — oh, cruel hope — Di Stéfano struck first and second, tapping in at the far post
from a Canário
cross, then following up the same player's shot, in the process establishing a one -
goal lead for his team and a two -
goal lead ahead of his strike partner.
A DM would have done nothing to stop those
crosses for the 1st and 3rd
goal, they were all
crosses from the fullback positions, the fullbacks need their midfielders or wingers to help them out.
did you see where koscielny was when that
cross came in, he was half way on the pitch and
from that
goal the game plan changed for both teams.
The fact that their equalising
goal late in the second half came as a direct result of an attacking Arsenal move that we messed up with an awful attempt at a
cross by Monreal, with some second rate defending and what looks like an error
from the keeper Petr Cech along the way, is just about typical of the way things have been going for the Gunners this year.
Ok, he has not developed enough ways to go past a defender but his speed,
crossing / cutting back
from the wings and his shooting skills in front of
goal will be sorely missed.
In the end it was his
cross from within the edge of the Palace box that was played out and ended in their
goal.
Angel di Maria was again the provider versus Villa — setting captain Wayne Rooney up in the box with a
cross from the left flank, but it was the striker's control and thunderbolt finish on the half - volley — with his back to
goal — that grabs the plaudits.
So now we have signed a player who scores most
goals from close range via
crosses and cut backs and have no one to provide ammunition
from the flanks.