2013 NBN State League Thread

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Originally Posted by Gary Fish

if at all levels we only ever play to our strengths our strengths will never change.

The nationwide push to a more technical and tactical approach will ultimately increase and widen our strengths as a footballing nation. A generation or three from now we should be having national squads being able to change and adapt not only to our strengths, but to opposition's weaknesses.

If we always do what's we've always done, well always get what we've always got.
Generations relying on our physicality has seen us only once get beyond the groups stages of a World Cup.
We need more rounded players so we can be less one dimensional at international level.

Every level of the game has a role to play in helping this happen.

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Agree, we are going okay, we have recognised our weaknesses and the FFA curriculum has put in place strategies and coaching structure to improve the overall technical quality of our players and coaches. I can't help think that it will only truely kick in is when the 12-17 year olds playing now retire and become coaches themselves that this culture will change permanetly. Scary thought isn't it?

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Originally Posted by ForeverRed

This is getting boringAnyone know who's coaching magic next season

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Finally agree with ya forever,
I thought we entered an AFL thread when i started reading all these posts about longballs etc,
BLA BLA BLA :confused:

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Originally Posted by cobra23

Finally agree with ya forever,
I thought we entered an AFL thread when i started reading all these posts about longballs etc,
BLA BLA BLA :confused:

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Glen Chapman

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Originally Posted by the_fozz

Glen Chapman

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Heard the same thing,

zico, magician can you confirm...

Maybe this will show MFKS and his short minded mates that even the best play the long ball as tactic. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v...type=2&theater

He wouldn't like this one then http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdfCYI6CPJ0

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Originally Posted by JCBT

Maybe this will show MFKS and his short minded mates that even the best play the long ball as tactic. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v...type=2&theater

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If this is what people class as knock it long football we have a serious problem. When i talk about long ball football i am talking about when a defender lumps it forward in the general direction of a frontman, who gets bashed around by a defender who is purely trying to win the ball. When the frontman is trying somewhat control it or try and bounce it off to a team mate. More than often enough the defender wins the header or gets a foot in, which leads to 2nd phase where both teams are trying to win the ball.

Your video is a well timed run combined with a well weighted passed. 2 good footballing brains working together. Not just lumping the ball forward without any general idea.

I think this forum just reached a new low.

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Originally Posted by immersion

If this is what people class as knock it long football we have a serious problem. When i talk about long ball football i am talking about when a defender lumps it forward in the general direction of a frontman, who gets bashed around by a defender who is purely trying to win the ball. When the frontman is trying somewhat control it or try and bounce it off to a team mate. More than often enough the defender wins the header or gets a foot in, which leads to 2nd phase where both teams are trying to win the ball.

Your video is a well timed run combined with a well waited passed. 2 good footballing brains working together. Not just lumping the ball forward without any general idea.

I think this forum just reached a new low.

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I agree, the pass barley left the ground and was very skilfully bent in out of reach of the defender with the attacker angling his run to perfection. Very classy goal indeed.

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Originally Posted by immersion

If this is what people class as knock it long football we have a serious problem. When i talk about long ball football i am talking about when a defender lumps it forward in the general direction of a frontman, who gets bashed around by a defender who is purely trying to win the ball. When the frontman is trying somewhat control it or try and bounce it off to a team mate. More than often enough the defender wins the header or gets a foot in, which leads to 2nd phase where both teams are trying to win the ball.

Your video is a well timed run combined with a well waited passed. 2 good footballing brains working together. Not just lumping the ball forward without any general idea.

I think this forum just reached a new low.

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well-weighted pass

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Originally Posted by LINGERA

well-weighted pass

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Who knows what i was thinking when i wrote that. Fixed it anyways.

can we start a new thread on the ins and outs of long and short pass football because it will never be resolved on this thread

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Originally Posted by ForeverRed

can we start a new thread on the ins and outs of long and short pass football because it will never be resolved on this thread

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For once, I agree with ForeverRed.

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Originally Posted by immersion

Who knows what i was thinking when i wrote that. Fixed it anyways.

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you fixed half of it lol

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Originally Posted by JCBT

Maybe this will show MFKS and his short minded mates that even the best play the long ball as tactic. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v...type=2&theater

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As Immersion put it that ain't the long ball game we are talking about. What you have there is a well weighted pass to the feet of a teammate in space. Barca do this all the time, Forward runs beating the offside trap with a through ball played for the teammate to receive to feet or run onto whilst in space. Generally the range of pass is a lot shorter than Biscuits effort there though.

The video up of Ba's goal is classic long ball. Ball knocked forward in the general direction of striker. Defender and striker go up for header and then the game starts again from a team winning possession from the knockdown ricochet etc. Admitted the finish by Ba was class.

The lead up play is shit though and the one of the main reasons why England win **** all despite the millions invested in the game in their country

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The lead up play is shit though and the one of the main reasons why England win **** all despite the millions invested in the game in their country[/QUOTE]

I agree with this member, but that's a whole other topic. I was just having a bit of fun with the Ba vid. Did you notice the nationality of the goalkeeper who thumped it up the park? - Dutch.

This is where the theorists don't get it. If you look at the score and the time into the game, Newcastle up 1-0 about 30 mins in. No doubt Man U would have had Newcastle under intense pressure trying to get level. So, if your defenders have been getting a battering and are tired, is this the best time to be playing out from the back? Probably not... So the keeper makes a choice to go long and they get lucky. 90 minutes is a long time to get it on the ground and play perfect little triangles.
Football is about variation and mixing it up, a longer ball every now and then will have the opposition defence in two minds to push up or drop off a bit. If they drop off then there is more space to play through the park.

Ffs

How good is it that there are still teams fighting for spots in the final on the last weekend of the regular season. As much as I would have liked Lambton to be a chance of taking the Premiership I concede Magic have been the better side this year. Hopefully on Sunday they get up over Weston (without Cowburn they will be ordinary). Should be two good derbies on Sunday with Magic and Hamilton and Edgy and Southy. Looking forward to 5.00pm Sunday when the next competition starts.

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Originally Posted by ForeverRed

Ffs

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Sorry red, I need to get a life I know...

Rumour has it james pascoe is coaching broadmeadow magic next year

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Originally Posted by ForeverRed

Rumour has it james pascoe is coaching broadmeadow magic next year

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Interesting