Alan Shearer explains why even great players sometimes miss 'big chances'
When the boss asked me to write a technical article about why footballers miss chances, my immediate response was pure dressing-room bluster, pure survival mechanism. Hackles right up. “What the f*** are you asking me for?” I shot back on our group chat. Old habits die hard and nothing makes me more defensive, more irritated, than the thought of not scoring goals — but like every striker from every generation, from Dixie Dean to , I missed more than I scored.
For his part, the ’keeper knows he has to stand tall for as long as possible. He’s anticipating that finish. But Aubameyang actually has time and space to take another touch. Take it to the left and it’s an open goal. for vs : Bad technique, bad shot selection, dominant foot reliance All of this is terrible, starting with the ball in from Lewis Hall. If the pass is hit a couple of yards ahead of Mudryk, he runs onto it without breaking stride, but he has to check, then go again.
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