Pata Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Santon was at fault for the goal. He was nowhere near Giroud when he makes the header. Kind of hope Krul could do better too. Santon was marking Giroud? Really? Looked like it to me. Of course you can blame it on Colo if you want as he's shite player/captain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Love how he just kills the ball when its been lumped in the air Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Santon was at fault for the goal. He was nowhere near Giroud when he makes the header. Kind of hope Krul could do better too. Santon was marking Giroud? Really? Looked like it to me. Of course you can blame it on Colo if you want as he's shite player/captain. Nobody said he was a shite player, but nice try. Fucking ridiculous if Santon was marking Giroud, by the way. Beyond a joke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Pretty sure Colo was supposed to be marking him but just stood still. Was a very good ball in from Walcott though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Santon was at fault for the goal. He was nowhere near Giroud when he makes the header. Kind of hope Krul could do better too. Santon was marking Giroud? Really? Looked like it to me. Of course you can blame it on Colo if you want as he's s**** player/captain. Nobody said he was a s**** player, but nice try. f***ing ridiculous if Santon was marking Giroud, by the way. Beyond a joke. Not exactly those words but you had written him off few weeks ago. He's been decent lately considering we couldn't afford to play him against most strikers in the league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Santon was at fault for the goal. He was nowhere near Giroud when he makes the header. Kind of hope Krul could do better too. Santon was marking Giroud? Really? Looked like it to me. Of course you can blame it on Colo if you want as he's shite player/captain. Aye - obviously we don't know what the instructions were but as they lined up to defend the free kick it looked to me like Giroud was Santon's man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Willo was marking Mertesaker. Giroud was in between Colo and Santon and neither took any responsibility. I think Santon as the man behind Giroud was in the better position to defend but I'd also question Colo's leadership in that situation. It was a good free kick but terrible that no defender got within a foot of Giroud and he was just able to stroll on to the ball. If Willo had been one of the defenders he'd have grabbed hold of Giroud and stuck to him like a limpet. It's what street-wise defenders do and with the pair of them being so close it's difficult for a ref to work out who's doing what. It was always inevitable that as soon as a goal gets scored and Willo is within five yards of the situation, that he's going to get the blame. But in reality he was trying to clear up other people's mess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Willo was marking Mertesaker. Giroud was in between Colo and Santon and neither took any responsibility. I think Santon as the man behind Giroud was in the better position to defend but I'd also question Colo's leadership in that situation. Aye, either Santon's lost his man or Colo never had him in the first place - not great either way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Hoddle was saying we were set up zonally and they were marking space. Giroud made the run and no one reacted ( bar Mike who was too far away to make it). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TherealnorthernTOON Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 First things first and Williamson was marking Mertesacker, and should be. Tallest versus tallest and all that. The rest was pretty poor setup in such a defensive setup. To me it looked like Coloccini was marking giroud, but it looked like it was zonal aswell. Colos gesture after the goal made it look like he was not to blame about it but I don't really know, think he was the closest one, and it made sense that it was him. Mostly because, who else was he marking? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 I've just had a look at it again and the only place where it looks zonal is around Giroud because neither Colo nor Santon were dealing with him. The other three attackers in the line were all being marked. I wasn't a defender but to me it makes no sense to go zonal when the ball's going to be played in behind you like that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
olliemort Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Seems to be getting back to his old self but not great defending for the goal although I thought we had a clear free before that? Ref and linesman were dogshit yesterday Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Must have the best first touch at the club, love how he just pulls the ball out of the air with ease every time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I think Jamie Carragher said we were defending zonal and that it would be Santon's man. If a player enters your zone you mark him. In any case the players closest to him - Santon/Colo barely bother to notice that he's there and Willo ends up being the one to attempt a challenge even though he was furthest away. Poor from Santon and Colo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 First things first and Williamson was marking Mertesacker, and should be. Tallest versus tallest and all that. The rest was pretty poor setup in such a defensive setup. To me it looked like Coloccini was marking giroud, but it looked like it was zonal aswell. Colos gesture after the goal made it look like he was not to blame about it but I don't really know, think he was the closest one, and it made sense that it was him. Mostly because, who else was he marking? Mike wasn't marking him man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Willo was marking Mertesaker. Giroud was in between Colo and Santon and neither took any responsibility. I think Santon as the man behind Giroud was in the better position to defend but I'd also question Colo's leadership in that situation. It was a good free kick but terrible that no defender got within a foot of Giroud and he was just able to stroll on to the ball. If Willo had been one of the defenders he'd have grabbed hold of Giroud and stuck to him like a limpet. It's what street-wise defenders do and with the pair of them being so close it's difficult for a ref to work out who's doing what. It was always inevitable that as soon as a goal gets scored and Willo is within five yards of the situation, that he's going to get the blame. But in reality he was trying to clear up other people's mess. Excellent post. It's that type of defending that makes people question Colo as captain or if his head is in the team 100%. No organising. Doesn't take responsibility etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Hope the injury isn't serious. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 4-6 weeks?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_Taylor Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Ah excellent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Not good. Thought he was excellent today. At least Mbiwa gets another crack at it, which he deserves. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Plenty of time for him to piss off to Argentina to engineer a move then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyToonArmy Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 4-6 weeks?? just heard that too....back to Argentina and cue the speculation all over again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Ah well at least it gives MYM a much deserved chance. Have a safe flight Colo.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 One person will be happy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Nice coincidence, again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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