Quote[/b] (Hooly @ Nov. 20 2006,13:15)]
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Quote[/b] (Jam_Man @ Nov. 20 2006,12:16)]In fairness JCR is getting a fair few amount of crosses in etc since his return, the fact that Freddy wont attack the 6 yard box only leaves Harrold in there.
Spot on J_M. I was actually thinking of starting a seperate thread on this.
I wish Fredy, talented though we all know he is, could rediscover some of the attributes he showed in his first games for us. By that I mean his first 2 vs Swansea were proper centre forwards goals, i.e. getting onto a ball in the "corridor of uncertainty" which is basically across the line of the 6 yard box.
As his allround game has improved so unfortunately have his visits to the 6 yard box decreased. He seems to want to play like that Terry Henry bloke by lying deep & beating most of the opposition before lashing a belter in from the edge of the box or simply out pacing them to a ball over the top. However Terry H does score a number of tap-ins as well by just being in the right place at the right time.
Obviously Fredy does so much right but I do feel that he'd be an even better player if he got back to going in where it hurts a bit more often. A classic example on Saturday when Simon Francis put a great ball in right across the 6 yard line but Fredy who was standing on the edge of the box just slated him, I would say hurled abuse but that's probably too strong, for not passing to him. In my view Francis' ball was the right one and Fredy should have been making an effort to get to it.
When was the last time Fredy scored with a simple tap in?
Watch him next time we make a quick break by say JCR. He'll amble forward to the edge of the area in the expectation that the pass will come back to him for a shot, rather than on some of these occasions busting a gut to get in the 6 yard box, which would also keep the defenders guessing.