Gary the Plumber wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 3:26 pm
Sid Bishop wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 2:38 pm
tuffers#1 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 2:25 pm
I Like your thinking Sidney . Curse Richie for not letting Tom roam & not letting him score 2 screamers.
Exactly !
Also some players have this natural inbuilt instinct as to where the ball might go, especially in a case like that where he was on the edge of the area waiting to pick the ball up and have a strike at goal. I scored lots of goals myself from the edge of the penalty area, picking up the loose balls from rebounds from free kicks, corners etc. Its all about being able to read the game.
It's not a natural born instinct Sid. He deliberately stands 5/10 yards outside of the box for corners, under instruction. It's called tactics.
Natural goal scorers have an instinct as to where the ball will go when in and around the box. Jimmy Greaves had it, Denis Law had it and to a lesser degree Danny Johnson and Ruel have it, also natural goal scorers are cool when given a goal scoring chance, they have an inbuilt instinct as to where the goal is, Greaves was cool and precise when given a goal scoring chance, often just passing the ball into the net, no leaning back and blazing the ball over the top from Jimmy ! Natural defenders also have a six sense as to where the ball is going and have a habit of nicking the ball of attackers feet, Bobby Moore was not the fastest defender but a great one and had great anticipation. Pele said he was the greatest defender he ever played against ! Some players have this sense of where to go when in and around the penalty area and also its a natural talent to hit the ball like James did with his goal. Also if its NOT a natural born instinct, then how come some players are regular goal scorers and some cant hit a barn door, you cant coach a player to become George Best, he was a one off genius of a footballer. Some sportsmen or women in any sports are naturals, some are Genius like Pele and George Best, many are just average.
Quote........ '' Jock Stein, the legendary Celtic and Scotland manager, said of Moore: "There should be a law against him. He knows what's happening 20 minutes before everyone else." That ability to read and anticipate the play accounted for Moore's exceptional positional sense, his uncanny use of space, and the timing and precision of his tackling. He rarely went to ground when making a tackle and was such a good judge of high balls that he often didn't need to head them; he would position himself expertly to chest the ball down and in one smooth movement deliver a measured pass to a team-mate further upfield''
https://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/edito ... obby-moore
