Lindfield by the Pond
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Excellent delivery today.
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Jiri Skalak
- Thread starter Phat Baz 68
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..and not just today. There hasn't been a game he's played for us where his crossing hasn't been first class.
shaolinpunk
[Insert witty title here]
It's almost like it is just taking a current Czech international time to adapt to playing in a different country in a different style of football, rather than him being a donkey.
West Upper Seagull
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Had his best game in an Albion shirt tonight and he delivers perfect cross. Has got to be the best set piece taker in the club IMHO
Thunder Bolt
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A free kick & a corner just dropped delicately straight onto the heads of our centre backs, to head home. Accurate & deadly.
severnside gull
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Ran non-stop. Chased down everything. Crosses a ball better than anyone in the squad.
Very promising indeed.
Very promising indeed.
I suggest you look at Goldon's goal again. From a stationary jump by the penalty spot, he managed to squeeze it into the corner. It was a fantastic header.
Mancgull
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His work rate tonight was exceptional, and his crosses sublime. Skalak for away games, Knockaert home.
Worthingite
Sexy Pete... :D
From the sounds of it he sounds like the polar opposite of Craig noone - he was all about being busy on the pitch with no discernible crossing ability. I'd rather have Skalak, and that's from someone who had a massive man crush on Nooney, and was genuinely sad when he left the club.
warmleyseagull
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Rather wish we could play hockey rules and bring him on for set pieces only. He needs to toughen up as a strong breeze blows him over, will be convinced when I see him skin a defender a couple of times. Could develop into a special player.
GT49er
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Ran non-stop. Chased down everything. Crosses a ball better than anyone in the squad.
Very promising indeed.
Energetic, aggressive - always 'at' the opposition. Good at crosses and set pieces. Sounds good to me.
Impressed with him tonight. As well as fantastic delivery, he was still chasing everything at the end. Not the biggest or strongest, but a bit terrier-like in the tackle.
Greg Bobkin
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- May 22, 2012
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Spot on. I think our set-pieces are going to be critical away from home in some tight games as they were last night.
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
Couldn't agree more, looked like we had 6 corners, scored from 1, and created havoc with at least 4 of the others. He gets a lot of shape on his delivery. On Sky Sports every chance/goal they show seems to involve Skalak. Gives Hughton a good headache to have next Monday.
As Warren said last night, that wasn't 4-5-1, it was a 4-4-1-1 and Sidwell did very well in Baldock's role.
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Oh, I see what you've done there. Irony !!
Paul Reids Sock
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Is the consensus that his ability is slightly one-dimensional; a better crosser (by far) than other options but all other attributes (dribbling, beating a man) he is inferior to our other wingers? An unfinished product
I think that's how it comes across on here.
But on the limited highlights there was a good moment where following an attack the ball came to him, he dropped a should following the defender and then hit a shot just wide and into the side netting. I think he is pretty good and once he is up to the pace of the game I think he will start showing more and more.
Also - Beckham was somewhat one dimensional and he did alright