I watched the game from the Hawthorns earlier and the game typifying many of those i’ve watched since the restart.The main reason being the poor quality of direct free kicks taken in and around the edge of the box. It is so frustrating to see the same thing week in, week out. The goalie lines up the wall, the kick gets taken , and the ball either hits the wall or gets skied above the bar and into row S.
All week these players are practising with the ball ,especially on set pieces.Come match day ,teams get a good opportunity to do something and they fail miserably to carry out something you learn on a school playing field. I could lift a ball over a wall and force a goalie to make a save. So could many others connected with this message board. Of that I have no doubt whatsoever.
Is it me asking for perfection or should these so called professionals be doing a bit better. Surelty their coaches and managers must be as infuriated as me and many others.At the end of the day what are they paying them to do ?