Sideshow Bob wrote:wasn't it Micah who crossed for Dzeko v Notts? He can deliver a decent ball on his day.
Riight, forgot that cross:-) lets hope he'll get better over the summer and really become the best RB in the league next season. With dzeko the backs can really blossom!
Arjan Van Schotte wrote:sorry again - but "if I am not mistaking he had one or two just as good crosses in the match that noone got at the end of aswell", - doesn't that mean that the crosses were rubbish if they were to no-one?
also - regarding the comparison with micah - didn't you say "Micah has been great at rightback this season and is a goalthreat but to be honest I'd rather have a back that can cross".
so, would you rather have micah or boyata at RB next season?
Look, there has been a theme going as of late that we need better service, especially when we got Dzeko up top. I saw that cross and thought to myself, hm.. can't remember last time we had such a great cross. So I came here to have a friendly discussion about what other players have shown promise in that department this season and to check if anyone had noticed Boyata being a good crosser during the EDS season.
When I layed out my preferences about the RB spot I specifically did not say I'd rather have Boyata over Micah as Mr Trampoline has had a GREAT season and might have been the best RB in the prem. All I was saying was that I think our formation needs good delivery from backs and IF we had two RB's (forget names, this is hypothetical) IDENTICAL except one had a few goals in him and was good at going at goal and the other was a good crosser I think our formation is better suited with a good crosser.
As far as your second question I am not totally sure what you mean but IMO alot of crosses from the sides are just put into the box where they think people are (my guess is crossers think "ok, aiming at far post" or "aiming at near post" and throw em in with as much speed and curve as they can. So IMO good crosses that hit the right area with the right height are still good crosses.
Cannot see how Micah should not be our RB next season, as people have reminded me (half the point of this thread, to find out who has delivered good crosses this season) he has had some good crosses. I hope he can develop that part of his game this summer.
Would also be great to have a RB coming through our ranks with a great delivery in him, maybe then we can mix and match depending on the striker we are playing with a crosser playing with Dzeko and one good at going at goal playing with Tevez or another Striker who likes to drop deep and play others through.
