Why the F*** is Kazenga not taking free kicks?

Dirk Lehmann's Python

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Littlehampton

• Nov 23, 2014

• #1

He scored one pre-season, he scored at Leeds, and I don't think he's had once since while chumps like Gardner get a go, I doubt he's ever scored one in his life.

Absolute disgrace, I can think of at least 6 goals from LuaLua free kicks, he hits it so hard that if it's on target it stands a chance of going in, even if it takes a deflection (2nd one away to Charlton) or the keeper is behind it (Millwall home).

Yeah, it might go out of the ground, but it might go in. Get him on the free kicks, it's a no brainer.

 

dazzer6666

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Burgess Hill

• Nov 23, 2014

• #2

Crowd safety ??

 

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BensGrandad

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• Nov 23, 2014

• #3

The idea is to get the shot under the bar

 

Dirk Lehmann's Python

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• Nov 23, 2014

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MK Dons (home)
Bournemouth (home)
Charlton (away)
Millwall (home)
Charlton (away)
Leeds (away)

It's not like he's taken hundreds of them and put them under, if anything it's his shooting from open play that needs working on...and I say this having watched him ping one in from the edge of the box yesterday.

 

8ace

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• Nov 23, 2014

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Rohan Ince's Python said:

MK Dons (home)
Bournemouth (home)
Charlton (away)
Millwall (home)
Charlton (away)
Leeds (away)

It's not like he's taken hundreds of them and put them under, if anything it's his shooting from open play that needs working on...and I say this having watched him ping one in from the edge of the box yesterday.

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Liverpool

 

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jay d

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• Nov 23, 2014

• #6

The same reason he plays down the middle . Sami hasnt got a clue

 

Barrel of Fun

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Sūþsēaxe: The Land of the South Saxons

• Nov 23, 2014

• #7

I seem to recall that the Charlton one was a lay off to him. Might be my failing memory, but I do agree with you.

 

perseus

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Sūþseaxna

• Nov 23, 2014

• #8

KLL had a free kick on target that was deflected for a corner against Norwich.

 

Tom Hark Preston Park

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• Nov 23, 2014

• #9

In the absence of somebody with the basic footballing skill to 'do a Chippie', next best thing for a while back there was that short sideways pass by the free kick taker to Kazenga for him to belt it into the net while bypassing the wall. Seemed to work pretty well.

 

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Pogue Mahone

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• Nov 23, 2014

• #10

I was talking about this earlier, after reading something about how Holla and Gardner always seem to have a debate about who is going to take it.

Of course Kaz should be given seniority for free kicks. I cannot understand how Gardner gets the nod over him.

 

Luke93

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Shoreham

• Nov 23, 2014

• #11

He takes them if they're reasonably direct and 20-25 yards out. Otherwise it's Gardner (boo), JFC or Holla.

 

catfish

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Worthing

• Nov 23, 2014

• #12

Kaz should take more. Brute force often prevails.

 

DavePage

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Mazarron, Spain, ex-Southwick and Canada

• Nov 24, 2014

• #13

Because the ball was yellow, could have been mistaken for opposition and he would have gone over for the free kick, which we already had. So you can see the dilemma.

 

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GingerBeerMan

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• Nov 24, 2014

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BensGrandad said:

The idea is to get the shot under the bar

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Someone should tell Gardener then.

 

trueblue

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Hove

• Nov 24, 2014

• #15

Gardner's effort at the weekend looked like it went pretty close to me. Just a matter of time before he finds the top corner. It's not as if Lua Lua is Cristiano Ronaldo.

 

Thunder Bolt

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• Nov 24, 2014

• #16

Luke93 said:

He takes them if they're reasonably direct and 20-25 yards out. Otherwise it's Gardner (boo), JFC or Holla.

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Is the correct answer.

 

TWOCHOICEStom

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Brighton

• Nov 24, 2014

• #17

He may well stick them in for fun every day in training but we don't see those ones. It's not as if Sami would let him take free kicks purely on the basis of him declaring himself "well good boss, honest".

 

8ace

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Brighton

• Nov 27, 2014

• #18

Is his contract up at the end of the season
Would be good to get him to sign an extension sooner rather than later.

 

Thunder Bolt

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• Nov 27, 2014

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8ace said:

Is his contract up at the end of the season
Would be good to get him to sign an extension sooner rather than later.

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There was a hint on Twitter yesterday that he is close to signing. I'm not sure how reliable the tweeter is.

 

JBizzle

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Seaford

• Nov 27, 2014

• #20

The bigger question is "Why the f*** does Gardner keep taking them?". Has he even hit below row Z yet?!