Throw ins

[Thordardaughter]

Why do we struggle with throw ins ?
OK on occasions teams can’t find a free player but we can rarely find one ! Surely this has to be worked on in training ?
And as for our corners ………

[nw6pie]

LW made the point that Boreham Wood went man-to-man all over the pitch and all of our players were marked at throw ins. While that’s true, we were painfully slow taking them, which allowed BW to mark everyone - and it’s a recurring issue. It doesn’t help that we don’t have anyone who can actually throw the ball any distance, which puts us at a disadvantage in this league.

The morning after, I’ve got to credit BW for their tactics, which were simple but effective. Notable that they subbed their two forwards after 70 minutes with two more fresh pairs of legs on to ensure that they were always harrying us and pressuring us at the back.

For us, I think the lack of fresh legs last night was a problem with our style of play. Although I thought Nemane was one of our better players on the night, I’m sure TAR would have played if he was fit. And, of course, the lack of an alternative for Chicksen doesn’t even give us the option of changing things on the left.

We’ve hopefully got a welcome break coming up for the likes of Palmer, Cameron and Ruben at the weekend - I wouldn’t even put them in the squad against Maidstone. It’s going to be a chance for Vincent to show what he can do.

[laddo]

I believe I made similar comments about Notts' throw ins in 2006, 2008, 2013, 2016......

[Bushwacka]

The coaching ethos would appear to be to keep the ball as much as possible. You can’t concede if you have the ball. It would seem this extends to throw-ins and corners, which is why we don’t launch either. Stats will tell you that, across the professional game, less than 2-3% of corners lead to a direct goal.

I’d imagine the stats will also tell the coaches that launching throw-ins and corners leads to the ball being turned over and counter-attacks in the NL far more than it does goal chances.

If you’re a team full of big bruisers then that may well be your best option for getting chances, but if you’re not (like us) then it’s probably better to keep hold of the ball and be patient.

Trust the process; fair enough to question Williams’ selection choices (and he's still learning in this league), but I think fans are wasting their time looking at the minutiae of things like throw-ins.

[laddo]

Notts have struggled with the commonly seen simple short throw-in routine for so many seasons.

I suspect less so now than in previous seasons but the classic throw to a player who cushions it back to the throw-in taker to then pass it to a team mate has failed and breaks down far more than it should. It really shouldn't be that difficult but we turnover the ball so often from throw ins.

For me this isn't a criticism of LW or his staff, with this squad it's the right option, it's a critisism of Notts for longer than I care to remember. Its been embarrassing.

[Bushwacka]

Notts have struggled with the commonly seen simple short throw-in routine for so many seasons.

I suspect less so now than in previous seasons but the classic throw to a player who cushions it back to the throw-in taker to then pass it to a team mate has failed and breaks down far more than it should. It really shouldn't be that difficult but we turnover the ball so often from throw ins.

For me this isn't a criticism of LW or his staff, with this squad it's the right option, it's a critisism of Notts for longer than I care to remember. Its been embarrassing.

I suspect that is probably the case with a lot of teams, not just Notts. The throw-in is one of the few laws of the game that I'd change. There's very little advantage to a throw-in, unless you have a Ben Tozer/Dave Challinor. A roll-in option would be fairer and should have been brought in years ago.

Also, stats (again, sorry) will probably tell them that long throws down the line result in a turnover more than failed cushioned ones that you mention. Like I say, trust the process and the bigger picture.

[countygump]

A roll-in option would be fairer and should have been brought in years ago.

Nah, a ''kick in'' from where the ball goes out would be better, IMHAHO.

[Mapperleypie]

Nah, a ''kick in'' from where the ball goes out would be better, IMHAHO.

I think the game should end the first time the ball goes out of play with the offending team conceding the match.

[Elite_Pie]

I think the game should end the first time the ball goes out of play with the offending team conceding the match.

That would have been good last night. From the kick off it took 2 minutes 26 seconds (we were counting) for a BW player to touch the ball, when it was headed out for a Notts throw in.

[Jeekay56]

Nah, a ''kick in'' from where the ball goes out would be better, IMHAHO.

I remember reading years ago that this was going to be trialled at a junior tournament, but I don't know if it happened.