[The_Dude]

Originally Posted by sidefootsitter

When I see that 40 yard throw-in on the last goal, I am reminded that I've never seen him do that with the US.

Drunk for the Ghana game as well?

[Sandon Mibut]

Originally Posted by Wahoo

Nope - the USA has never had him take a throwin like that in the offensive third... maybe one day.

It sure is a weapon

Yeah but unfortunately Gooch can't throw it AND head it. When your best aerial threat has your best throw-in, you gotta decide where you want him and something has to give.

If the US could get a little more size on the field, I think Gooch's throws could be a much more frequently used weapon.

[TheRightHandofDoom]

Originally Posted by Sandon Mibut

If the US could get a little more size on the field, I think Gooch's throws could be a much more frequently used weapon.

Liar. Gooch is plodding no-skilled player that would get run over in MLS.

At least that's what Bruce S says

[The_Dude]

Originally Posted by TheRightHandofDoom

Liar. Gooch is plodding no-skilled player that would get run over in MLS.

At least that's what Bruce S says

People.

[m vann]

Originally Posted by The_Dude

with all due respect, it was flicked on to the other side by Fellaini where there was no one. Everyone knew it was coming and were waiting for where the ball would prob come.

Gooch gets the assist in MLS, but not anywhere else in the world.

I know, I could careless if leagues tally assists, but he did assist on the goal. That's what I was saying.

[Clint Eastwood]

Originally Posted by Sandon Mibut

Yeah but unfortunately Gooch can't throw it AND head it. When your best aerial threat has your best throw-in, you gotta decide where you want him and something has to give.

If the US could get a little more size on the field, I think Gooch's throws could be a much more frequently used weapon.

Bingo

[The_Dude]

Originally Posted by m vann

I know, I could careless if leagues tally assists, but he did assist on the goal. That's what I was saying.

how much more less could you care until you cared none at all.




Well, anyway, you said he "earn"ed an assist. An easy way for people to understand what you mean, is say/write what you mean.


Incident no. 1,345,723,982,122 on Big Soccer where instead of just admitting to being wrong (or if that word is too strong) mistaken, or just innocently off and agreeing with the poster who points it out, said poster says that what he wrote wasn't what he meant. (there are many other techniques, another favorite is just ignoring the point made - forever - like all these people who had never seen Gooch ever do a long throw in for the U.S. when he did it at least twice in the very last game he played with them.)

[freisland]

Originally Posted by The_Dude

with all due respect, it was flicked on to the other side by Fellaini where there was no one. Everyone knew it was coming and were waiting for where the ball would prob come.

Gooch gets the assist in MLS, but not anywhere else in the world.

Pedant alert. School marm bun and knuckled rulers next! Watch your speling fokes.

[sidefootsitter]

Originally Posted by Sandon Mibut

Yeah but unfortunately Gooch can't throw it AND head it. When your best aerial threat has your best throw-in, you gotta decide where you want him and something has to give...

Or you just play a taller line-up and hope that a free throw can get you a corner.

[freisland]

Our set pieces are generally awful. If we can't convert when we are allowed to hammer the ball in with our feet, we can't really get too excited about being given the same chance from a throw. The set-piece issue I always found disturbing. 20 or 30% of all goals have to come from dead balls - if not more. It's the one thing you can actually effect with decent coaching/practice and I've never done the numbers on it, but I bet we were near last for the past few WC's in dead ball conversions. So throwins shouldn't be much different.