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Originally Posted by Chrisr

Piero, Jon O sullivan, were out on their own and had to go way out of position to get the ball.

I suspect a bit of selective memory here, Chrisr, especially relating to Piero. His link play with Brad Halliday on the right wing was excellent. As the season progressed, Halliday had the confidence to overlap more and more and the crosses came from him as well as Piero.

Originally Posted by Chrisr

How often do you see a long wide pass to the wingers.

Very rarely. Because our players, like most in League 2, do not have the skills of Jordan Henderson, Cesc Fabregas, Yaya Toure etc. The sort of pass you seem to favour has only a limited chance of success at our level; more often than not we would be giving the ball to the opposition either directly or via a throw-in.

What continues to mystify me is the bunching at one side or the other when a goal kick is being taken. If the keeper takes it from the left side of the goal area, there are usually 20 players in a confined area to the left side of the pitch. I cannot understand why a right winger does not stay out wide right. This is not just about Stanley - all teams seem to do it. Perhaps someone with a coaching badge could explain.