[spireitetoo]

How poor was his crossing yesterday....time and time again he got forward and even on some attempts had so much time and space to put quality balls into the box only to find either the front man or a yellow shirt....I know they were easy to spot but we play in blue.....couple that with his walkin back when we lost the ball he seemed totally uninterested at times...maybe we need drew fit so theres competition for that position cos TD was worse than poor yesterday.

This post has been edited by spireitetoo: 19 October 2014 - 08:16 AM

[Westbars Spireite]

Dreadful, straight deliveries more than a couple of times.

[Jbspire]

His crossing has always been awful, I hope it is worked on in training, some one on one with robbo perhaps?

[Spire-ite]

His attempts to cross the ball are dire.
How hard is it to get a football off the ground!!!!
That is our weakest position RB. Even when DT is fit.
But I guess that shows how far we've come on.

[martatcross]

Please dont say he wasnt good someone will want to start a rumour that a premiership team are watching him and offering us 2 million quid

[JIMBO]

martatcross, on 19 October 2014 - 08:36 AM, said:

Please dont say he wasnt good someone will want to start a rumour that a premiership team are watching him and offering us 2 million quid

If Tendayi could beat a man or even use the space in front of him and whip in a decent cross he wouldn't be with us he'd have been picked up by a championship club at least

[Martyg]

Been like it for weeks, he is the weak point in The side at the moment, is it cos no1 else can play there?

[spyright]

The thing I find frustrating about TD is his inability to put in a first-time cross. He always needs two or three touches on the ball and then has a think about whether or not to try to beat a defender or two. When he does finally try to cross the ball, he rarely finds a blue shirt, not least because he's given the opposition time to organise themselves and mark up. Are the coaching staff making any effort to improve this side of his game, because it doesn't appear to be having much impact so far?

[dtp]

spyright, on 20 October 2014 - 08:43 AM, said:

The thing I find frustrating about TD is his inability to put in a first-time cross. He always needs two or three touches on the ball and then has a think about whether or not to try to beat a defender or two. When he does finally try to cross the ball, he rarely finds a blue shirt, not least because he's given the opposition time to organise themselves and mark up. Are the coaching staff making any effort to improve this side of his game, because it doesn't appear to be having much impact so far?

In some respects you are not wrong but have you ever looked across the line to see how many players you can see busting a gut to get into the penalty area to get on the end of the cross?

I've seen Tendayi, and others, look and, guess what, there's nobody there.

This is one draw back to our style of possession football in that generally our attacking midfielders are behind the ball and not moving ahead of it.

[spyright]

dtp, on 20 October 2014 - 08:51 AM, said:

In some respects you are not wrong but have you ever looked across the line to see how many players you can see busting a gut to get into the penalty area to get on the end of the cross?

I've seen Tendayi, and others, look and, guess what, there's nobody there.

This is one draw back to our style of possession football in that generally our attacking midfielders are behind the ball and not moving ahead of it.

Fair comment dtp, but even when there are players in the box he still takes too long to control the ball and decide what to do with it. It's a shame, because he's quick to get forward and uses his pace to recover most of his mistakes. I suppose if he had no weaknesses, he'd be playing in the premiership!

[Goku]

Saying Tendayi uses his pace to recover most of his mistakes is a disservice imo, he's not even that fast. His defensive positioning is very good for someone who has been brought back from striker to right wing to right back.

[Norton Blue]

Goku, on 20 October 2014 - 04:30 PM, said:

Saying Tendayi uses his pace to recover most of his mistakes is a disservice imo, he's not even that fast. His defensive positioning is very good for someone who has been brought back from striker to right wing to right back.

Not that fast? Very good defensive positioning? We talking about the same player here?
I'd say hes got a fair bit of pace to his game. His positioning however has been woeful recently regardless of where he may have been converted from. The goals conceeded against city, and the chances had by Oldham, particularly show TD is too easily turned insideout at fullback ATM.

IMO he turns the wrong way when an attacker comes inside, as a result he loses sight of both the player and the ball. This makes him easy to turn and opens up opportunities for the opposition.

This post has been edited by Norton Blue: 20 October 2014 - 05:28 PM

[Search & Destroy]

When we get a proper RB (if?) Darikwa will end up as cover because he hasn't got a chance of one of the three attacking roles.

[dtp]

Search and Destroy, on 20 October 2014 - 05:29 PM, said:

When we get a proper RB (if?) Darikwa will end up as cover because he hasn't got a chance of one of the three attacking roles.

Time will tell. Time will tell.

And just to upset you further I can see Darikwa as a possible replacement for JR in the long run.

[60s 70s Spireite]

dtp, on 20 October 2014 - 07:24 PM, said:

Time will tell. Time will tell.

And just to upset you further I can see Darikwa as a possible replacement for JR in the long run.

Its that the JR who I believe has a contract that runs out next summer?

[Norton Blue]

dtp, on 20 October 2014 - 07:24 PM, said:

Time will tell. Time will tell.

And just to upset you further I can see Darikwa as a possible replacement for JR in the long run.

Come on, stop winding him ip! Not even in the same league

[Goku]

Norton Blue, on 20 October 2014 - 05:27 PM, said:

Not that fast? Very good defensive positioning? We talking about the same player here?
I'd say hes got a fair bit of pace to his game. His positioning however has been woeful recently regardless of where he may have been converted from. The goals conceeded against city, and the chances had by Oldham, particularly show TD is too easily turned insideout at fullback ATM.

IMO he turns the wrong way when an attacker comes inside, as a result he loses sight of both the player and the ball. This makes him easy to turn and opens up opportunities for the opposition.

I genuinely think people think Tendayi is fast cos he's black. Small/medium height black players are usually always seen by fans as fast for one reason or another - there is mileage in that theory, believe me. He's no slouch don't get me wrong but he's nothing special.

I'm really not sure where you've got "goals" from against Bristol City. He's at fault for part of the first goal granted but he wasn't the only one, Evatt put a simple clearance into his own net for starters lol. Tendayi should've got rid sooner but there wasn't much he could've done about their winger shifting it and crossing it, he certainly wasn't turned inside out. He couldn't do anything about the other two. Against Oldham I know one of their man took it inside him and shot over the bar but was there much else apart from that? I think he's been pretty solid defensively this season.

If Tendayi is turning the wrong way when an attacking comes inside there's someone to blame and it's the coaching staff.

[azul]

Search and Destroy, on 20 October 2014 - 05:29 PM, said:

When we get a proper RB (if?) Darikwa will end up as cover because he hasn't got a chance of one of the three attacking roles.

Another one you seem to hate, but that can't be true?

[Rodney's Moustache]

azul, on 20 October 2014 - 09:18 PM, said:

Another one you seem to hate, but that can't be true?

Yeh it's cos he's black innit.

[azul]

Rodney, on 20 October 2014 - 10:57 PM, said:

Yeh it's cos he's black innit.

Doubt it

I think needs a scapegoat just to make himself feel better