[Albion] Should Sanchez have saved that?

Curious Orange · Dec 30, 2020

BadFish said:
Why wasn't someone tracking Lacazette?

Webster was tracking Lacazette, but ran on into the penalty area when he checked his run. Clever play by the forward to make space to receive the ball really, Webster was still closest though and should have been given the shout to press back as the other two Arsenal players in the attack were both covered at that point.

Shropshire Seagull · Dec 30, 2020

I commented on the BBC Sport page - if we had Lacazette we might of won - but right from the off I couldn't see how we were ever going to score with that team selection

nickjhs · Dec 30, 2020

Yes he should have saved it, no goal keeper should ever allow a ball to get past him no matter the quality of the shot.

Gazwag · Dec 30, 2020

GT49er said:
Really? Gill, Hollins, Powney, Roberts, Corrigan, Digweed, Steele (Eric), Moseley, Kuipers and a few others. All of them? Really?

Well only two of those are in NSC's time but I stand by my comment, our keepers always suffer on NSC

HP Seagull · Dec 30, 2020

There was so much wrong with the defending for the goal, but Sanchez had no chance and was excellent again, with the exception of one or two kicks in the first half.

Burn got too tight and was rolled by Saka. He then had a perfect opportunity to bring him down and take a yellow (admittedly this wouldn’t fit with our “nice guys” image, but any of our rivals would have done). All of our defenders in the box then rushed back to defend the goal, without any of them considering Lacazette’s position. Poor all round.

On the plus side, how refreshing was it to see a keeper coming for crosses and taking the pressure off our defence?!

DFL JCL · Dec 30, 2020

No chance with the goal. But he needs to improve his distribution. Anything beyond 10m was consistently failing to hit a blue target. Same in the Sheffield utd game.

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Biffer · Dec 30, 2020

Farehamseagull said:
No.

That goal was all down to Burn.

Burn fouls him knowing he can never match him for pace and the goal doesn't happen.
Really simple but the sort of cynical thing we're not good at.

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GT49er · Dec 30, 2020

Gazwag said:
Well only two of those are in NSC's time but I stand by my comment, our keepers always suffer on NSC

And those two weren't randomly abused or hated on NSC. Rather the opposite really.

OzMike · Dec 30, 2020

Ryan would have, :fishing:

Driver8 · Dec 30, 2020

https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/i-ll-fight-my-way-back-axed-ryan-s-message-to-brighton

aberdare seagull · Dec 30, 2020

Burn went in to tight. Moment he got turned we were in big trouble

blue-shifted · Dec 30, 2020

DFL JCL said:
No chance with the goal. But he needs to improve his distribution. Anything beyond 10m was consistently failing to hit a blue target. Same in the Sheffield utd game.

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This is a fair comment. He keeps trying to pick out a man and is getting nowhere near.

It's ok, we can work around this. He has to play to his strengths and we can hide his weaknesses. We should be telling him to punt up the middle if he's choosing not to play a short pass. He's actually got very good range. Get Wellbeck up there to compete for headers and Maupay or Connolly running in behind

cattlin'srockshop · Dec 30, 2020

No, it was a very powerful shot low and in the corner. Bit of a myth about being beaten near post always a cardinal sin according to Kasper Schmeichel, if indeed that really qualified as near post as Lacazette was right in front of that side of the goal IIRC (which I don't always).

sussex_guy2k2 · Dec 30, 2020

My question would be with the defending. Why were all of our 3 CBs so static when they had one man to mark?

The Albion · Jan 3, 2021

Should Sanchez have done better with any of the goals today?

BN9 BHA · Jan 3, 2021

The Albion said:
Should Sanchez have done better with any of the goals today?

Definitely the Burn OG, if it hadn’t hit Burn the ball was going to a Wolves player.

He should have punched the ball clear if he wasn’t going to catch it.

The Albion · Jan 3, 2021

Does Sanchez ever save any penalties? I can’t remember him ever saving one.

Pint of Ale and a Burger · Jan 3, 2021

The Albion said:
Does Sanchez ever save any penalties? I can’t remember him ever saving one.

I was a bit disappointed he was out psyched by the penalty taker today.
The penalty takers eyes said he was going to Sanchez right and Sanchez decided that is were the ball was going and commited to it to early.
He is a big lad and he actually got well over to that side,just unfortunately the wrong side.
I think he would be better not moving until the ball is kicked as a lot of players these days wait until the keeper moves and his size will put a bit of doubt in the penalty takers mind.
But he still looks like he has the making of a decent keeper to me.

Easy 10 · Jan 3, 2021

Twas a flap for the OG, no denying it. But overall I think he's done really well. If there were a competent set of officials in place (big ask, obvs) then he'd have had a superb assist for the Trossard 'goal'.

Stat Brother · Jan 3, 2021

Easy 10 said:
Twas a flap for the OG, no denying it. But overall I think he's done really well. If there were a competent set of officials in place (big ask, obvs) then he'd have had a superb assist for the Trossard 'goal'.

That's what we're going to have for the rest of his tenure, this season.

I still think he'll do more good than harm, but we do need to prepare ourselves for such whoopsies.

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