Deflecting the problem

[Hoppo]

Fine margins - their deflection in the first bit of action goes wide, ours goes in. What I can’t understand is having been done against Charlton why Eki stuck out his leg for a loose ball again

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[Meliora]

It's his job to block shots, he's been unfortunate to have two in a row deflect past the keeper. Surely we don't want him to let them go past without trying.

 

[Martonmosser]

Maybe the keeper behind him should be more vocal?

 

[Eternaloptimist]

It’s natural instinct for a player to stick his leg out to try and stop a ball. Don’t forget, they don’t have chance to think about it and if he didn’t make an effort then he would have got slagged off for it.
Mosser, I don’t think it’s owt to do with whether Grimmy shouted or not because it happened so quick
Just 2 very unlucky moments for Marv

 

[Charliecleanstonysheens]

We don't get the "rub of the green" for some reason. I have noticed, in recent games, where we have had deflected shots ( including this one) where the ball the ball has gone wide.

 

[bfc1993]

Can’t believe people are criticising Ekpiteta for attempting to block a shot

 

[no9]

Can’t believe people are criticising Ekpiteta for attempting to block a shot

Mad
Can you imagine if he didn’t attempt to block a shot.
I really hope the players don’t read AVFFT

 

[NAPMer]

The one thing not in Marv's defence (amongst the other reasons he should have done what he did!) is I don't think either shot was heading anywhere near the goal!

 

[CGP1]

Maybe the keeper behind him should be more vocal?

I'd accept that Grimmy could be more vocal generally, always like a keeper to be constantly talking to the defence.

But you can't surely mean the deflected shot as an example? Shot gets hit, Grimmy says wide, Marv says OK, lifts leg out the way?

 

[King Billy]

I'd accept that Grimmy could be more vocal generally, always like a keeper to be constantly talking to the defence.

But you can't surely mean the deflected shot as an example? Shot gets hit, Grimmy says wide, Marv says OK, lifts leg out the way?

You are talking split second stuff aswell.
Once the shot was hit Marv will instinctively throw his leg at it. There isn’t really time for Grimshaw to shout Keepers.

 

[Junior_BentsPlatformShoes]

You are talking split second stuff aswell.
Once the shot was hit Marv will instinctively throw his leg at it. There isn’t really time for Grimshaw to shout Keepers.

'Marv don't stick your leg out to that, it's going wide and I've got it covered anyway'. Surely he could have said that in the 0.3 seconds he had to react? Poor communication from Grimmy

 

[abt1835]

5 points he cost us in 8 days.

 

[Macseasider]

He's deflecting the ball because he's not reacting quickly enough to make a proper block.

 

[Eternaloptimist]

Mac, I think on the second occasion he was holding his place in centre of defence so you could argue that if Pennington was n his rightful place then he would be in a better position to block the shot.
Come to think of it I can’t remember where Pennington was.

 

[no9]

Mac, I think on the second occasion he was holding his place in centre of defence so you could argue that if Pennington was n his rightful place then he would be in a better position to block the shot.
Come to think of it I can’t remember where Pennington was.

Ball went through Penningtons legs

 

[Eternaloptimist]

5 points he cost us in 8 da

No he hasn’t.
We had more possession and shots than Stevenage and we absolutely outplayed Charlton.
Had our strikers done their job and put the ball in the net then everything would have been hunky dory.
ITs ery a team game so don’t blame 1 single player.
We have just been very unlucky in our last 2 games but all that will change on Saturday.