Comments on: Long balls – Good or Bad? http://bluechampions.com/2008/01/14/long-balls-good-or-bad/ The Chelsea FC Blog - views, opinions, discussions, debates, polls, videos . . . Tue, 22 May 2012 10:21:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: spdaeqfmfn http://bluechampions.com/2008/01/14/long-balls-good-or-bad/#comment-100178 spdaeqfmfn Mon, 02 Jan 2012 08:13:48 +0000 http://bluechampions.com/2008/01/14/long-balls-good-or-bad/#comment-100178 Pm9EEp <a href="http://ipmzgnomxphn.com/" rel="nofollow">ipmzgnomxphn</a> Pm9EEp ipmzgnomxphn

]]> By: thecolourblue http://bluechampions.com/2008/01/14/long-balls-good-or-bad/#comment-31063 thecolourblue Fri, 21 Mar 2008 01:22:41 +0000 http://bluechampions.com/2008/01/14/long-balls-good-or-bad/#comment-31063 Tactics, what tactics? Do we do tactics anymore? Thought they were a thing of the past!!! We just muddle through now, don't we, in the hope we can remember the wise words of JM? I hope he's coaching the lads by phone, and on the internet. See BBC Bitewise for more info! Tactics, what tactics? Do we do tactics anymore? Thought they were a thing of the past!!! We just muddle through now, don’t we, in the hope we can remember the wise words of JM? I hope he’s coaching the lads by phone, and on the internet. See BBC Bitewise for more info!

]]> By: neo http://bluechampions.com/2008/01/14/long-balls-good-or-bad/#comment-29920 neo Sat, 08 Mar 2008 13:37:09 +0000 http://bluechampions.com/2008/01/14/long-balls-good-or-bad/#comment-29920 ? love terry.? want to your's form ? love terry.? want to your’s form

]]> By: The Avram Grant Interview! | Blue Champions - Chelsea Fan Blog http://bluechampions.com/2008/01/14/long-balls-good-or-bad/#comment-28058 The Avram Grant Interview! | Blue Champions - Chelsea Fan Blog Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:02:25 +0000 http://bluechampions.com/2008/01/14/long-balls-good-or-bad/#comment-28058 [...] tactics. There is no point in making references to anything before and claiming improvement (that long ball discussion was unwarranted and boomeranged back). First reason is, it is certainly not a level playing field [...] [...] tactics. There is no point in making references to anything before and claiming improvement (that long ball discussion was unwarranted and boomeranged back). First reason is, it is certainly not a level playing field [...]

]]> By: Addy http://bluechampions.com/2008/01/14/long-balls-good-or-bad/#comment-27635 Addy Sun, 27 Jan 2008 04:33:44 +0000 http://bluechampions.com/2008/01/14/long-balls-good-or-bad/#comment-27635 Come again?. Barca playing long balls ?. This obvious lack of understanding about the game is the biggest problem with English fans. Barca DO NOT play long balls , my friend, they play long passes.There is a huge difference between the two. A Long ball is a "Hopeful" ball played by the defence or midfield , "hoping" one of the attacking players wins the header to create a shooting chance. Its percentage football-No team , even with a great center forward is going to win all the aerial balls. It is basically "Hoof and hope" football, which requires very less "footballing" skills so to speak. A Long pass is an accurately weighted aerial pass to one of the attackers. This is not a "hopeful" ball forward , it is a pass which tries to to take advantage of unmarked space around the atatcking player. The forward "Chipped" ball over the defence is another variation of this , making full use of a pacy forward and a slow defence. Barca play a lot of long passes , so do Milan , so do Man Utd. I have lived in Spain for the last 7 years and I know what passing football is all about. Grant is trying to do the right thing by playing football the way it should be played. Whats the point in having a great squad and playing Boltonesque football?. None. Come again?. Barca playing long balls ?. This obvious lack of understanding about the game is the biggest problem with English fans. Barca DO NOT play long balls , my friend, they play long passes.There is a huge difference between the two.

A Long ball is a “Hopeful” ball played by the defence or midfield , “hoping” one of the attacking players wins the header to create a shooting chance. Its percentage football-No team , even with a great center forward is going to win all the aerial balls. It is basically “Hoof and hope” football, which requires very less “footballing” skills so to speak.

A Long pass is an accurately weighted aerial pass to one of the attackers. This is not a “hopeful” ball forward , it is a pass which tries to to take advantage of unmarked space around the atatcking player. The forward “Chipped” ball over the defence is another variation of this , making full use of a pacy forward and a slow defence.

Barca play a lot of long passes , so do Milan , so do Man Utd.

I have lived in Spain for the last 7 years and I know what passing football is all about. Grant is trying to do the right thing by playing football the way it should be played. Whats the point in having a great squad and playing Boltonesque football?. None.

]]> By: Wigan 1-2 Chelsea | Blue Champions - Chelsea Fan Blog http://bluechampions.com/2008/01/14/long-balls-good-or-bad/#comment-27620 Wigan 1-2 Chelsea | Blue Champions - Chelsea Fan Blog Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:05:22 +0000 http://bluechampions.com/2008/01/14/long-balls-good-or-bad/#comment-27620 [...] don’t know if it’s a curse. The day since Grant said we don’t play longballs anymore, we have been scoring in lobs, chips, high throughballs, highballs etc. As such, aerial attacks as [...] [...] don’t know if it’s a curse. The day since Grant said we don’t play longballs anymore, we have been scoring in lobs, chips, high throughballs, highballs etc. As such, aerial attacks as [...]

]]> By: Birmingham 0-1 Chelsea | Pizarro scores, finally! | Blue Champions - Chelsea Fan Blog http://bluechampions.com/2008/01/14/long-balls-good-or-bad/#comment-27246 Birmingham 0-1 Chelsea | Pizarro scores, finally! | Blue Champions - Chelsea Fan Blog Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:30:06 +0000 http://bluechampions.com/2008/01/14/long-balls-good-or-bad/#comment-27246 [...] Tough game. Birmingham have been playing pretty decently of late. They’ve been causing problems to likes of Man Utd and Arsenal. So we should have expected a tough fight, play at their ground. It was such a physical battle that at one point of time when I looked back all that was happening was hard tackles, loss of possession, hard tackle, loss of possesion and so on. There was considerable use of ‘long balls’ from Chelsea which was fine by me because ‘I’ don’t see them as a bad thing. [...] [...] Tough game. Birmingham have been playing pretty decently of late. They’ve been causing problems to likes of Man Utd and Arsenal. So we should have expected a tough fight, play at their ground. It was such a physical battle that at one point of time when I looked back all that was happening was hard tackles, loss of possession, hard tackle, loss of possesion and so on. There was considerable use of ‘long balls’ from Chelsea which was fine by me because ‘I’ don’t see them as a bad thing. [...]

]]> By: What a Jock http://bluechampions.com/2008/01/14/long-balls-good-or-bad/#comment-27155 What a Jock Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:58:23 +0000 http://bluechampions.com/2008/01/14/long-balls-good-or-bad/#comment-27155 @ USED2GONNWATCHCFC I follow you around. Now you must explain your wise comment : "Coming from Israel I am sure he can find someone to sit the exams on his behalf. lol " I am sure you know somwthing that most of us don't - so please the stage is yours : @ USED2GONNWATCHCFC

I follow you around.

Now you must explain your wise comment :

“Coming from Israel I am sure he can find someone to sit the exams on his behalf. lol ”

I am sure you know somwthing that most of us don’t – so please the stage is yours :

]]> By: israeli http://bluechampions.com/2008/01/14/long-balls-good-or-bad/#comment-27147 israeli Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:12:18 +0000 http://bluechampions.com/2008/01/14/long-balls-good-or-bad/#comment-27147 used2gonwatchcfc 2 bad stupidty dosent hert used2gonwatchcfc

2 bad stupidty dosent hert

]]> By: used2gonwatchcfc http://bluechampions.com/2008/01/14/long-balls-good-or-bad/#comment-27142 used2gonwatchcfc Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:57:49 +0000 http://bluechampions.com/2008/01/14/long-balls-good-or-bad/#comment-27142 LOL @ Blues_Godson. @israeli: Nothing wrong with long ball or short passes. Israeli, if you real know him tell him to shut his GOB after the matches, and to concentrate his view of the game rather then having indirect pops at JM. He could live for another 1000 years AG will never achieve what JM has, and for the knowledge of the game forget it. Also tell him to take the FIFA/UEFA qualifications otherwise he may not be able to manage chelsea in Europe next season. Coming from Israel I am sure he can find someone to sit the exams on his behalf. lol LOL @ Blues_Godson.

@israeli:

Nothing wrong with long ball or short passes.

Israeli, if you real know him tell him to shut his GOB after the matches,
and to concentrate his view of the game rather then having indirect pops at JM.
He could live for another 1000 years AG will never achieve what JM has, and for
the knowledge of the game forget it.
Also tell him to take the FIFA/UEFA qualifications otherwise he may not be able to
manage chelsea in Europe next season.
Coming from Israel I am sure he can find someone to sit the exams on his behalf. lol

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