Superior Acuña Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 From wiki: Handspring throw-in The handspring throw-in is a dramatic type of throw-in, rarely used in competitive games, where the player completes a front handspring (somersault) while holding the ball. Instead of landing on the hands during the handspring, the player's weight is momentarily supported entirely by the ball. This type of throw-in follows all of the rules that require the player to have both feet on the ground when he/she is releasing the ball, the ball is thrown from behind the head, and the ball is thrown with equal force by both hands. Strong abdominal muscles are required for this throw-in. It was Steve Watson of Newcastle United was famed for this technique and was able to throw the ball over 30 m. Brazilian Leah Lynn Gabriela Fortune has also been reported to be able to throw over 30 yards (27 m) with the technique. Imagine Delap or Shotton doing that. 'Boro v Newcastle 1990-91 Steve Watson flip / somersault throw-in' on YouTube. Wow he was 16 then! He did it at Beardsley's testimonial too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 From wiki: Handspring throw-in The handspring throw-in is a dramatic type of throw-in, rarely used in competitive games, where the player completes a front handspring (somersault) while holding the ball. Instead of landing on the hands during the handspring, the player's weight is momentarily supported entirely by the ball. This type of throw-in follows all of the rules that require the player to have both feet on the ground when he/she is releasing the ball, the ball is thrown from behind the head, and the ball is thrown with equal force by both hands. Strong abdominal muscles are required for this throw-in. It was Steve Watson of Newcastle United was famed for this technique and was able to throw the ball over 30 m. Brazilian Leah Lynn Gabriela Fortune has also been reported to be able to throw over 30 yards (27 m) with the technique. Imagine Delap or Shotton doing that. 'Boro v Newcastle 1990-91 Steve Watson flip / somersault throw-in' on YouTube. Wow he was 16 then! He did it at Beardsley's testimonial too The funny thing was that somersault throw didn't even reach further than regular ones. After which he proceeded with 2 normal throws. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Simpson is decent. Debuchy is good. I'm happy. Could play in the higher echelons of the league year-in year-out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 This lad is coming into his own now. He adds so much to our play as well as being very good whem it comes to making a tackle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeloEmre Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Not impressed by his defensive work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Not impressed by his defensive work. Did you mean to post this in the Santon thread? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 In his first half a dozen games he's looked a 7/10 RB for defending and an 8.5/10 going forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Not impressed by his defensive work. I think he's looked alright to be honest, Santon's defending on the other hand......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dontooner Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Him and Sissoko create the most chances for us, Honestly how the right back is creating more attacking intend than the right midfield is strange. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanSkÃrare Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Thought he played well today again, real threat. Can't wait to have HBA with him out there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Our best player in the first half, thought Santon was a bit better in the 2nd though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 So much better than Simpson. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbers Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Think he is settling in and performing better week by week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Kept Hernandez quiet for all of the game pretty much apart from one run Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Still can't get my head round how up and down he is all game. He has a phenomenal engine on him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiemag Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 He's a great player. Will be even better with HBA. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 He's like an extra RW. Such a remarkable upgrade on Simpson. Poor crossing today, but I can live with that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Great game but he should really have figured out that no-one was gonna contest a cross against Stoke and adapted his final ball. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Fantastic player but his crosses float too much. They're pointless against Stoke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 He's like an extra RW. Such a remarkable upgrade on Simpson. Poor crossing today, but I can live with that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPL Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 He was unlucky with one of the balls where he drilled it to the front post but their defender stopped it for a corner. Due to the fantastic performances of Sissoko he has gone slightly unnoticed in the media but glad we finally got him when we should have definitely had in the summer and people could argue we would never be in the position we are now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 One of his crosses was absolutely f*cking class but somehow it missed everyone, getting quite annoyed at no one EVER attacking the ball tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Still think as frustrating as it was Stoke are built to withstand crosses into the box and Begovic is very very good at dealing with them, still with that into account if he'd made better crosses that reached anyones head that was a very good display by him, silly as that sounds. Attacked well, and don't remember much threat coming down his half. Ace player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Fantastic player but his crosses float too much. They're pointless against Stoke. Would have been better for the players to attack the box and for him to cut it back from the byline. Those cut backs, one-twos around the box are so effective, it's surprising why we don't really do that. General movement was poor on Sunday though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 In his first half a dozen games he's looked a 7/10 RB for defending and an 8.5/10 going forward. I think that's fair enough. Hopefully we can get him up to an 8 for the start of next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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