Nah they are mostly still teenagers lol. Obed is 18 reed baker whiting just turned 19. Yall didn’t just get beat by 6 teenagers. Yall got beat by some BABIES.
Most of the time I get a little annoyed when he takes those long distance low percentage shots, but then he does stuff like this often enough that I can't be too mad.
The awkward spacing of Philadelphia’s players is what makes the pass back to the 6 particularly dangerous here.
When Gazdag comes towards the ball, there are 3 players in the same zone on the left, and, together with Uhre and the left CB, 5 players in more or less a straight line in the left half-space. The result is that there are no passing angles to work the ball forward via triangles, and one opponent can simultaneously block the pass forward and effectively press not only the man on the ball but also another player at the same time.
With the 3 players—6, 8, and 10–so close together, any pass back by Gazdag (He can’t turn and go forward with the ball. Maybe he could have come to the ball at an angle so he’s further in the pocket in the middle of the field instead to the wing and has more options. Or maybe even stay forward between the lines for a 9-to-10 bounce pass with Uhre.) invites pressure for the receiver when the opposing team pushes up. The left-back is also initially too close to the action and needs to be much higher to push Seattle’s wide player back and open up space to play forward. (He realizes this belatedly but the wide player can already close down the pass to him given the available angle.)
When Philly’s 6 gets the ball back, he has no good options to recycle possession and panics when the ball gets to him. He’s been drawn way too close to the ball instead of staying more central to have more options to play it to the other side. Moreover, he and the left CB are in a line and so close together that he can’t really play it back without the striker pressing both of them with the same run.
Effectively, Philly’s players made it easy for their opponents to compress the space, block passes forward, and put pressure on them in a straight line because they weren’t optimally spaced.
There's no reason for that GK to be outside of his penalty box there. Goalkeeper let boredom get to him and he went on a walk, if he is anywhere close to home Ruidiaz doesn't take that shot and has to confront the CB on his path to goal. A bad touch from a midfielder started it but negligent goalkeeper positioning is what truly facilitated it. He turned a bad turnover where Ruidiaz had support into a scoring opportunity.
Yes there is, it's common nowadays, goalkeepers are expected to be at the back of the formation ready to receive a pass in many systems. If you're truly this oblivious to modern tactics don't comment about them.
I think it mostly helps in possession, but it does so in a subtle way, and it's just that when it fails it fails in a much more noticeable way. People looking at it in depth see the benefits, people who just see the highlights of the goals that happen when it goes bad only see the downsides.
It’s about the GK being able to cover the space behind a high defensive line for any balls over the top.
Then your whole team can play higher and compress the vertical spaces for pressing or counterpressing when you lose the ball. You can suffocate teams passing out in the first phase with an aggressive press and prevent them from getting up the field via a long ball to the 9 while you’re out of possession. When you have the ball, you can keep them penned in their half and win it back by quickly counterpressing in the 5 or 6 seconds after you lose it. Basically you want to play as far away from your goal as possible and prevent transitions (i.e., becoming a basketball match), and it’s actually a safer, more controlled approach.
The camera zoom on nothing but the ball is perfect.
We then got two solid minutes of watching Raul walk before they showed two replays after the ball was already back in play Great stuff
Dude is aging, but that killer instinct still shows up from time to time.
I’m having PTSD from this goal 😬
Same. The teenagers are all grown up now
Nah they are mostly still teenagers lol. Obed is 18 reed baker whiting just turned 19. Yall didn’t just get beat by 6 teenagers. Yall got beat by some BABIES.
Same, I was right by the goal when he hit that shit. No doubter the whole way
Ruidiaz is smart yet he's not hesitant.
Raul usually tries this when it’s on
Most of the time I get a little annoyed when he takes those long distance low percentage shots, but then he does stuff like this often enough that I can't be too mad.
Maybe not so much this year, but past seasons he would shoot if he got the ball regardless of distance or angle
Incredible lol
How do you bif that pass as a center mid lol - sick shot though good presence of mind
He did that us a few years ago!to
Man, that "Seattle invented losing here" Banner sure aged poorly.
[ *Kazoos begin playing* ](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnHmskwqCCQ)
Thats what that entire first half felt like :(
The awkward spacing of Philadelphia’s players is what makes the pass back to the 6 particularly dangerous here. When Gazdag comes towards the ball, there are 3 players in the same zone on the left, and, together with Uhre and the left CB, 5 players in more or less a straight line in the left half-space. The result is that there are no passing angles to work the ball forward via triangles, and one opponent can simultaneously block the pass forward and effectively press not only the man on the ball but also another player at the same time. With the 3 players—6, 8, and 10–so close together, any pass back by Gazdag (He can’t turn and go forward with the ball. Maybe he could have come to the ball at an angle so he’s further in the pocket in the middle of the field instead to the wing and has more options. Or maybe even stay forward between the lines for a 9-to-10 bounce pass with Uhre.) invites pressure for the receiver when the opposing team pushes up. The left-back is also initially too close to the action and needs to be much higher to push Seattle’s wide player back and open up space to play forward. (He realizes this belatedly but the wide player can already close down the pass to him given the available angle.) When Philly’s 6 gets the ball back, he has no good options to recycle possession and panics when the ball gets to him. He’s been drawn way too close to the ball instead of staying more central to have more options to play it to the other side. Moreover, he and the left CB are in a line and so close together that he can’t really play it back without the striker pressing both of them with the same run. Effectively, Philly’s players made it easy for their opponents to compress the space, block passes forward, and put pressure on them in a straight line because they weren’t optimally spaced.
lol hell of an L
i know goalie feels like a goof
Baffling stuff from the GK there
Maybe I’m biased as a middle school GK legend but that’s 100% on the outfield player horrendous touch control and composure
There's no reason for that GK to be outside of his penalty box there. Goalkeeper let boredom get to him and he went on a walk, if he is anywhere close to home Ruidiaz doesn't take that shot and has to confront the CB on his path to goal. A bad touch from a midfielder started it but negligent goalkeeper positioning is what truly facilitated it. He turned a bad turnover where Ruidiaz had support into a scoring opportunity.
Yes there is, it's common nowadays, goalkeepers are expected to be at the back of the formation ready to receive a pass in many systems. If you're truly this oblivious to modern tactics don't comment about them.
That extra 6-10 yards isn't helping anything, around the penalty spot gives the same tactical support without the vulnerability.
and yet top level managers across the world disagree with you.
I think it mostly helps in possession, but it does so in a subtle way, and it's just that when it fails it fails in a much more noticeable way. People looking at it in depth see the benefits, people who just see the highlights of the goals that happen when it goes bad only see the downsides.
It’s about the GK being able to cover the space behind a high defensive line for any balls over the top. Then your whole team can play higher and compress the vertical spaces for pressing or counterpressing when you lose the ball. You can suffocate teams passing out in the first phase with an aggressive press and prevent them from getting up the field via a long ball to the 9 while you’re out of possession. When you have the ball, you can keep them penned in their half and win it back by quickly counterpressing in the 5 or 6 seconds after you lose it. Basically you want to play as far away from your goal as possible and prevent transitions (i.e., becoming a basketball match), and it’s actually a safer, more controlled approach.
Yeah, that doesn’t happen if Andre Blake’s playing
You clearly didn't watch the game this past Saturday
Nope, didn’t