Goals from outside the box

[stanzerman]

Jesus 😂 I agree with that . However there are opportunities where you see are players in and I’m literally shouting at tele saying shoot ! But they don’t, they look for the pass out wide or through pass . Just leather it at goal once in a while . It can go in or keeper spills it . Or in our case in the crowd or keeper saves it. It’s football, play the game . Modern day football is gay in my opinion definitely not as exciting

Modern players are not allowed by their managers to take players on or shoot unless there is no pass option available. Statistically passes are more effective than take- ons.

 

[PatrickA]

Watch McAllister's goal for Liverpool tonight.
A driven ball , straight as an arrow, hit with conviction.
Sadly this type of shot is all too rare these days, but used to be commonplace.
Don't see too many full volleyed goals either, which were also a joy to behold.

 

[JHB]

Modern players are not allowed by their managers to take players on or shoot unless there is no pass option available. Statistically passes are more effective than take- ons.

This is spot on. Football is a game of numbers now. Statistically long shots are not effective very often so players don’t take them as they are instructed not to. As you say dribbling has virtually disappeared from the game for the same reason. How often does a winger get the ball, turn and recycle play rather than taking on the full back?

It’s one reason modern football has become so sterile

 

[Teddy Eagle]

This is spot on. Football is a game of numbers now. Statistically long shots are not effective very often so players don’t take them as they are instructed not to. As you say dribbling has virtually disappeared from the game for the same reason. How often does a winger get the ball, turn and recycle play rather than taking on the full back?

It’s one reason modern football has become so sterile

Possession is king. Pep and his teams' endless side to side tippy tappy football has a lot to answer for - it might work with Messi or Haaland to benefit when a chance is finally created but for most teams it just comes across as fear based and tedious.
Maybe it'll go away like Charles Hughes' POMO long ball theory which was also pretty boring.

 

[EagleEddie]

Peter Nicholas scoring from the edge of the box against Man U in 1980, one of my favourite goals. I was behind the goal in the Holmesdale and watched it all the way in.

 

[doombear]

Peter Nicholas scoring from the edge of the box against Man U in 1980, one of my favourite goals. I was behind the goal in the Holmesdale and watched it all the way in.

So was I and so did I. Very satisfying seeing us score against that lot and winning.

 

[Willo]

I just used to kick other players. It was called being a centre back. Now it's called being an old-fashioned centre back.

I have also heard this referred to as an "Old-School" or "No-nonsense" Centre Half.
I recall several decades ago hearing a Southampton supporter referring to their uncompromising defender John McGrath stating that they feed him "Raw meat".