Manchester City Defending Workshop Lesson 1

Collie D

Kick these away from goal area

http://images.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=http://www.soccerballworld.com/images/historic_soccer_balls01.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.soccerballworld.com/HistoryWCBalls.htm&h=318&w=318&sz=10&tbnid=fBZfHRMgAiszAM:&tbnh=118&tbnw=118&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dphotos%2Bof%2Bballs%26um%3D1&start=2&sa=X&oi=images&ct=image&cd=2

Give these to small children - do not kick

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon

Xavi6

Did he kick a balloon? I must have missed that. I thought he kicked nothing

Royale with Cheese

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Dave!

Anyone got a clip of it?

homerjay2005

here u go, http://profile.imeem.com/lhjbnlQ/video/TsKKiCqj

looking at one of those angles, it looks like the ball is bobbling before it goes near the balloons, its actually debatable whether they have any impact, but tis funny really.

edit,here is skys view of it -

http://www.d1g.com/video/show/1729845

Dave!

lol... that is good. It's certainly bobbling before it goes near the balloons (it hits the defender). I'm sure they would be distracting for a defender though.

Still, should make for some good ammunition!

SantryRed

Aww jesus, the balloons don't change the move of the ball.

However, they obviously put him off. They shouldn't have but they did.

You can't blame him though. It would be difficult to clear a ball which was put in with a bit of pace on it through the balloons.

Tusky

Just watched it there. You have to feel for the guy. The balloons should have removed.

Guy:Incognito

The bit I find funny is that they only scored cos whoever crossed the ball is crap and cant even attempt a hack at the ball with his "bad" foot( a disgrace for a pro not to be able to make a good attempt with both feet.I thought it was shocking how much it happened in the 2 matches today) and scuffed his attempted cross when trying that stupid wrap you foot around a ball that should clearly be kicked with you other foot thing.

Tusky wrote: »

Just watched it there. You have to feel for the guy. The balloons should have removed.

They were kicking and stamping them a few mins earlier, dont know why they left more there, especially a big clump tied together. Cant really stop mid attack to do it.

leninbenjamin

hmmm... correct me if i'm wrong, but should the referee not have been obliged to disallow that goal? the ball clearly struck an object which was not a fixture of the game.

as for the bobble of the ball, to me eye it seems to increase after striking the ballon.

Xavi6

Well apparently Sven asked the referee to stop the game so tha balloons could be cleared. He refused saying Joe Hart had to do it on his own time. Now how is a keeper is going tto clear balloons while the ball is live?

cournioni

Nunu

Xavi6 wrote: »

Well apparently Sven asked the referee to stop the game so tha balloons could be cleared. He refused saying Joe Hart had to do it on his own time. Now how is a keeper is going tto clear balloons while the ball is live?

He's not, after talking with the City bench the ref told the keeper to burst the balloons while the ball was up the other half -plenty of time when it went out for throws etc. Hart didn't bother.

homerjay2005

PORNAPSTER wrote: »

that is class,im thinking that came from redcafe anyway, those lads are mad about their 32 years and generally make funny stuff like that, though saying that, most are actually calling it 33 years now!