(03-31-2021, 11:11 PM)capcom date Wrote:[member=153]LP[/member] ... I meant HIS direct opponent ... only takes a split second. He was under the gun that's for sure.It doesn't matter who your direct opponent is when you are left guarding 2 or 3. Sooner or later you have to pick an opponent and move towards one of them, and you have to watch the ball user to decide that early enough and hope they pull the trigger early, not your opponent.
More than anything this highlights Nthmond's better F50 skills and organisation than our own forwards. Our guys all run to the fall of the ball bringing defenders with them, Nthmond lead people away to create an extra numbers and space leaving defenders with too much ground to cover.
I've discussed before how Nthmonds small forwards offer Riewoldt or other talls checks and blocks, while our smalls forwards hang back contact free and leave our KPFs contesting against 2 or 3. I realise if umpired to the rules of the game our defenders should get free kicks for being shepherded well off the ball, but the game isn't umpired to the rules so there is no point complaining.
It's not the defenders fault, they can't do more than they already do and Martin doesn't waste the footy kicking it to a outnumbered team-mates like we do! He just bides his time then waits to see which way everybody runs.
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"