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I think the header was near him although high and fast.

Maxwell is decent but it wasn't like it couldn't be saved, plus the defence parted.

Not being solid enough in some key moments overall.
 
Are we the 'shortest' team in the Championship? All the teams (maybe not Coventry) we've played appeared to be taller and physically stronger than us, hence the number of headed goals we're conceding.
It’s a tough one isn’t it, personally I don’t want to be a team of set pieces and land of the giants. But we do need to be able to mix it up at times.
 
Definitely should be saving that, swung an arm at it to try and tip it over instead of just pushing it wide
 
The lack of height throughout the team is finding us out in the Championship. It might be nice to watch, this playing pretty football on the deck, but all the opposition have to do is launch long balls into our box where they win either the first or second headers!
 
The lack of height throughout the team is finding us out in the Championship. It might be nice to watch, this playing pretty football on the deck, but all the opposition have to do is launch long balls into our box where they win either the first or second headers!
I disagree, we have the height and ability to cope, we’re still learning there’s a big gap from L1.
 
Maxwell is probably the best shot stopper we've had for many years, today he proved me wrong won everything in the air, the one thing I've been critical of. He had no chance with either goal!
 
The o/p asks a valid question.

I'm sure Maxwell (and his Missus) would both welcome an extra 3-4 inches 😆

If he was 6'2" he would be a top keeper playing for one of the big clubs.

As it is, he is an excellent all round keeper and a key player for us at this time.

He is also an excellent captain and articulates very well.
 
The lack of height throughout the team is finding us out in the Championship. It might be nice to watch, this playing pretty football on the deck, but all the opposition have to do is launch long balls into our box where they win either the first or second headers!
We coped all game until we switched off at the vital moment.

But weve been poor in that area so far overall.
 
The red card was a shocker. Blackpool defence half asleep from the goal kick, flick on, through on goal. Schoolboy stuff.
Their 2nd - nobody marking either: a) their best forwards or, b) the tallest defender up for the cross. Schoolboy stuff.
No man marking at set pieces. Same thing happened vs Sunderland. Nobody marking O’Brien at corners and he already had 2 goals by that stage. NC needs to sack off this zonal marking shîte and get back to defending basics.
Maybe if he could sign a competent right back and select the Viking now he’s fit, we might have a chance.
 
Are we the 'shortest' team in the Championship? All the teams (maybe not Coventry) we've played appeared to be taller and physically stronger than us, hence the number of headed goals we're conceding.
Height, muscle and decent skill costs big money. Who's going to pay the big money needed for those type of players to come to Blackpool? Simon Sadler is a millionaire, not a billionaire.
 
Nothing he could do about the free kick, the header, he has saved those dozens of times previously and that's why we stick with him and move on. For me he's earned that with the sheer volume of times he's saved us. If he was 100% perfect he'd be playing for England and Man City.
 
Nothing he could do about the free kick, the header, he has saved those dozens of times previously and that's why we stick with him and move on. For me he's earned that with the sheer volume of times he's saved us. If he was 100% perfect he'd be playing for England and Man City.
You mean Wales 🤣
 
I think you will find the majority of goals we have conceded have resulted from high balls into the box, which we have failed to defend!
If your trying to push out to catch them offside then there’s no need to win a header, which seems to be the case with the Millwall winner, which looked like four of them were offside. Something you have no control over if the Lino can’t see it, or doesn’t want to. But with regards to having the height to deal with the players at this level, Marv is tall enough as is Keogh as is Casey.
 
It's all well and good playing a high line for offside, but when it's not given, you're stuffed. Practically every game this season we've conceded what appears to be an offside goal. It's killing us. I'm thinking the officials aren't going to change so we need to defend more proactively rather than rely on others. Make it something we can control, take a man each and stop them scoring.
 
It's all well and good playing a high line for offside, but when it's not given, you're stuffed. Practically every game this season we've conceded what appears to be an offside goal. It's killing us. I'm thinking the officials aren't going to change so we need to defend more proactively rather than rely on others. Make it something we can control, take a man each and stop them scoring.
Wiz I agree, you can’t trust the officials I’m afraid, they seem even more incompetent than in L1. I’ve just watched the highlights back and there might even be 5 offside, it’s time the CBs started dealing with the ball into the box instead of relying on the officials to do their job correctly.
 
Height, muscle and decent skill costs big money. Who's going to pay the big money needed for those type of players to come to Blackpool? Simon Sadler is a millionaire, not a billionaire.
Not necessarily Gaz, we've bought good players in the past without spending a fortune (there's an endless list but Gorkes, Evatt, Cathcart, Crainey, Southern etc spring to mind). Our scouting team appear to be concentrating on young players that cost nothing or not a lot & that strategy may not be enough to keep us in a very physically demanding, very tough Championship. Bue we'll see.
 
The defence is a total shambles which isn t Maxwells fault we have a good centre half playing at right back
an ageing centre half in Keogh and our defensive midfielders have been absent no wonder we are shipping goals
They played well yesterday. They don't deserve that criticism at the moment.
 
Not necessarily Gaz, we've bought good players in the past without spending a fortune (there's an endless list but Gorkes, Evatt, Cathcart, Crainey, Southern etc spring to mind). Our scouting team appear to be concentrating on young players that cost nothing or not a lot & that strategy may not be enough to keep us in a very physically demanding, very tough Championship. Bue we'll see.
Good point. I sense that Sadler's policy is to use Critchley's skills in coaching youngsters to bring them on until they can realise a good transfer fee. It's a reasonable approach. However, it can cut across our ability to hold our own in a physically hard league.
 
It's all well and good playing a high line for offside, but when it's not given, you're stuffed. Practically every game this season we've conceded what appears to be an offside goal. It's killing us. I'm thinking the officials aren't going to change so we need to defend more proactively rather than rely on others. Make it something we can control, take a man each and stop them scoring.
We don't have the height, though I do agree on principle.
 
Would a taller keeper have saved both ? Incidentally I thought Maxwell made at least 1 exception save .Thoughts ?
You could probably find a save Kaspar Schmeichel didn’t reach which his dad would have tipped over, but then you could find examples where a smaller keeper moves quicker and saves another. I agree with the prevailing view here that Maxwell is an excellent keeper and I also think he Marshalls the team well. Also great energy, keeps the team “up”. Perhaps fair to say with a smaller keeper you need a defence who “own” their area; we certainly didn’t first few games, but I’ve been on holiday since Ekpiteta came back and it sounds like that had improved slightly?
 
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