21 Aug 2017 18:42:03
I hope Liverpool don't send Kent out on loan, he looks good and with the Epl coming up him Flanagan and Ings can get games under there belts, i hope Liverpool don't give free kicks to Sturridge and Milner again, poor takers.
21 Aug 2017 19:11:57
It was refreshing seeing TAA take them. Accurate, dangerous and such confidence.
21 Aug 2017 19:34:13
Only reason for Kent to go to RBL on loan for me is if it's to do with us signing Kieta this window. Otherwise why weaken our already stretched squad.
21 Aug 2017 19:39:11
Set piece is a skill and TAA has it! We need him now Coutinho might go!
21 Aug 2017 20:02:07
Seriously? Sturridge and Milner take 1 each against Palace, don't score and now should never take one again. TAA score's once and is now the new Sinisa Mihajlovic, let's not build players up too quickly, give him some time to develop.
21 Aug 2017 20:57:46
Not to take anything away from the free kick, no one jumped.
21 Aug 2017 21:09:05
Smog Head Milner has been taking them for two years and never clears his first man, much less set any goals up from a corner. As it is, our best corner taker is a kid barely out of the academy,
21 Aug 2017 22:28:15
Mr Dennis I was talking about free kicks which was the topic of the original post, why are you talking about corners?
21 Aug 2017 22:29:27
Dennis, you have to consider where the free kick was before slating the taker. TAA's was 25 yards out, ample time to get it over the wall and back down with a wider angle to work with. Milner's was right on the edge of the box so no time to get a dip on the ball after going over the wall. Context is always needed, my friend.
22 Aug 2017 00:29:23
Milner hasn't taken and scored a free kick in years, but in general his dead ball ability is very mediocre at best, can you honestly remember the last time that we had a corner that cleared the first man? His penalty taking is good, but that's all. Take Coutinho out of the team and we actually do need someone like TAA who can actually strike a ball properly. By the way, he's been doing that at all levels he's played at, the goal against Hoffenheim was no fluke.
22 Aug 2017 07:01:29
When was the last time Milner scored a freekick? Or delivered a decent corner for that matter? Regardless of his age TAA is the best corner taker we have - possibly the second best freekick taker (after Coutinho) but could become better. Age isn't a factor here let's not pretend like our set pieces have always been amazing, they've been, in general, poor for years.
{Ed025's Note - lets have some perspective here seano, TAA is a young guy trying to make his way in football and is still very green so lets not put too much pressure on the lad, hes not a leighton baines yet mate..
22 Aug 2017 10:37:56
It's not really a testament to how amazing he is though Ed - and I agree we should try and keep his feet on the ground - but rather how poor the rest of the players are when it comes to set piece delivery. TAA is quite clearly a better corner taker than both Milner and Coutinho, certainly Lallana, and aside from that who else do we have? As for freekicks it may be too early to say but he did score one, which is more than Milner seems to do, which already raises his position in the pecking order. It's nothing about blowing smoke up the lads ass - it's that we don't have many good set piece takers in the squad and TAA seems to be pretty good at them. Certainly no Leighton Baines yet but gives it a few years mate!
{Ed025's Note - i love to see the youngsters come through for both teams seano, we used to be the best at it and there are signs that it is coming to pass again mate..