Ipswich 1 - 1 Boro - Highlights

Ex Footy Legs said:
People earlier slagging off Jones, for missing the chance but he hit the target and the keeper saved it, you can’t ask more than hitting the target which is what Clarke did too 🤷‍♂️
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In many cases you can. The defence of Jelle Vossen was always that keepers thwarted him with wondersaves, but in truth, he often gave them a chance by hitting the centre of the goal.

I don't think Jones was in any way as egregious as those misses: the keeper is always going to have a chance in that position. The keeper will have to gamble, but if he guesses which way to go, he'll have a chance. Vossen, by contrast, could have given the keeper 0 chance.

Still, I think a more natural finisher than Jones might have gone back across the keeper, but the criticism of the miss is over the top
 
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Ex Footy Legs said:
People earlier slagging off Jones, for missing the chance but he hit the target and the keeper saved it, you can’t ask more than hitting the target which is what Clarke did too 🤷‍♂️
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I think a striker goes for the opposite corner though and the keeper's then moving in the wrong direction. That said I heard Maddo criticising Jones saying he should have done better. Decent effort and a good save for me.
 
RedAsABeetroot said:
I think a striker goes for the opposite corner though and the keeper's then moving in the wrong direction. That said I heard Maddo criticising Jones saying he should have done better. Decent effort and a good save for me.
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Sorry FH replied before reading all of the posts.
 
RedAsABeetroot said:
I think a striker goes for the opposite corner though and the keeper's then moving in the wrong direction. That said I heard Maddo criticising Jones saying he should have done better. Decent effort and a good save for me.
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It's the difference between Forss and Jones. In that position, Forss reads the keeper and puts it the other way. With Jones, the keeper reads him and despite a decent attempt, the keeper saves.

Jones, of course, gives us things that Forss doesn't. Extra pace and trickery and the ability to work back as a right back. I doubt Forss would have been able to pull off our counter-attack goal against Hull.

You can criticise Jones for giving the keeper a chance but we all know that finishing is one of the weaker points of his game. Forss, McGree and Azaz are probably the only players I would expect to score from there as 1 on 1's are Latte Lath's weakpoint as well.
 
Frozen Horse said:
In many cases you can. The defence of Jelle Vossen was always that keepers thwarted him with wondersaves, but in truth, he often gave them a chance by hitting the centre of the goal.

I don't think Jones was in any way as egregious as those misses: the keeper is always going to have a chance in that position. The keeper will have to gamble, but if he guesses which way to go, he'll have a chance. Vossen, by contrast, could have given the keeper 0 chance.

Still, I think a more natural finisher than Jones might have gone back across the keeper, but the criticism of the miss is over the top
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Was going wild at the TV with that Jones chance. Couldn't believe a pro wouldn't go back across the goal in that position.
 
Jones made a mess of it. Wrong corner and just didn’t strike it well at all, which isn’t a great surprise coming from him.

I do love him by the way 😆
 
Great game I thought. Two top contests and great atmospheres in a week.
I guess it raises that old question win or performance?
Not just Boro performance either but being part of an event, as in part of the atmosphere of a memorable match.
 
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