Popular Post! The only place to be 11,313 Posted June 18, 2013 Popular Post! Share Posted June 18, 2013 His crossing is underrated, but he's not exactly had many targets to hit in the box this year. When there are, he's shown great accuracy but it's his crossing into space that he needs to work on.So basically, get off the guy's fucking back. He's been a revelation in his first season at the club and has worked his bollocks off in game after game. francozola, Mufassir08, BlueLion. and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 His crossing isn't even that bad. Put some absolute beauties into the box, especially with his left foot (love how he likes to cut inside and cross, with either foot - a real quality there) - just has no-one to attack them. DJames, The only place to be and Mufassir08 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufassir08 2,400 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Agreed his crossing is not as bad as people are making out plus he has great understanding hazard and mata. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I'm sure I'll disagree with Barabara about this since we have totally different ideas about what a fullback should be, but for me Cesar was one of the men of the season for us under Benitez.First, the myth about his bad crossing. He is by no means the best crosser in the league, but he can certainly put in decent crosses. He made 4 assists from crosses this season (all in the PL) which is quite impressive considering our most likely player to score a header is Lampard! Crossing takes two parties, the one who's doing the crossing and the one receiving it. If absolutely no one in the team makes a run or any attempt to get at the end of crosses and give our fullbacks something to aim at, how do you expect his crosses to reach their destination. Our issue with crosses at Chelsea is with the receivers not 'senders'.Secondly, about his contribution to the attack. Yes, he cannot dribble and he's certainly not Danny Alves, but for me a RB does not have to be able to do that. If you go back to statistics of our matches, Azpi was consistently one of our most influential players in terms of touches on the ball. The reason for that is that Benitez compensated for the lack of movement and dropping back by our 3 AMs to receiver the ball by making triangles between Azpi, Iva/Cahill and Mikel to get the ball out of defense which was one of our biggest issues if not the biggest. Azpi excelled at this and was crucial to our offense and build-up play. The Skipper, DJames and francozola 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara 15,149 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I'm coming to terms, guys, I'm coming to terms.I haven't watched all 70 matches last season. Probably about 50, so maybe I missed the matches he assisted with his crosses or maybe I missed it during the match - whether the player in the box capitalized the assist or not.I'll keep a closer eye on him next season and come back in a few months with a more accurate review about him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bir_CFC 3,455 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Is someone able to find stats regarding how many goals we scored in open play from crosses? And, who scored these and who assisted?I can't remeber all his assists :1. Sexy left foot cross to Eden against WBA I think.2. Low cross to Eden against Wigan.3. Sweeet early cross to Torres against Villa4. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Is someone able to find stats regarding how many goals we scored in open play from crosses? And, who scored these and who assisted?Wahey. Some stats inquiry! I'll get to that. Give me a moment.I can't remeber all his assists :1. Sexy left foot cross to Eden against WBA I think.2. Low cross to Eden against Wigan.3. Sweeet early cross to Torres against Villa4. ?4th = His inch perfect cross for Mata against Arsenal at the Bridge. Bir_CFC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munky 29 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Is someone able to find stats regarding how many goals we scored in open play from crosses? And, who scored these and who assisted?I can't remeber all his assists :1. Sexy left foot cross to Eden against WBA I think.2. Low cross to Eden against Wigan.3. Sweeet early cross to Torres against Villa4. ?Mata against Arsenal Bir_CFC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 (edited) Is someone able to find stats regarding how many goals we scored in open play from crosses? And, who scored these and who assisted?Going with this format; Assister - Scorer vs Opposition (H/A)1. Oscar - Moses vs Wolves (H)2. Ivanovic - Torres vs Norwich (H)3. Oscar - Ramires vs Man United (H - PL)4. Azpi - Hazard vs West Brom (A)5. Hazard - Torres(1st goal) vs Sunderland (A)6. Mata - Ivanovic vs Southampton (A - FA Cup)7. Azpi - Mata vs Arsenal (H)8. Oscar - Terry vs Brentford (H)9. Mata - Torres vs Rubin Kazan (H)10. Mata - Terry(2nd goal) vs Fulham (A)11. Azpi - Torres vs Aston Villa (H)There are also...12. Cole - Torres vs Reading (H)13. Mata - Sturridge vs Spurs (A)But that those 2 assists could be considered as a low passes as opposed to a low cross. Take a pick then. Edited June 18, 2013 by BluesMaster The Skipper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bir_CFC 3,455 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Going with this format; Assister - Scorer vs Opposition (H/A)1. Oscar - Moses vs Wolves (H)2. Ivanovic - Torres vs Norwich (H)3. Oscar - Ramires vs Man United (H - PL)4. Azpi - Hazard vs West Brom (A)5. Hazard - Torres(1st goal) vs Sunderland (A)6. Mata - Ivanovic vs Southampton (A - FA Cup)7. Azpi - Mata vs Arsenal (H)8. Oscar - Terry vs Brentford (H)9. Mata - Torres vs Rubin Kazan (H)10. Mata - Terry(2nd goal) vs Fulham (A)There are also...11. Cole - Torres vs Reading (H)12. Mata - Sturridge vs Spurs (A)But that those 2 assists could be considered as a low passes as opposed to a low cross. Take a pick then. Damn so fast! Didn't even expect a response let alone all the stats.2 out 10 from Azpi then not bad. But overall, pretty poor from us as a team. 7 goals in an entire season from crosses in the PL, yikes. Hopefully better striker next year and we can score more because Oscar and Mata both put in some sexy crosses on a regular basis. Azpi as well can put it on a dime when he has a target. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Damn so fast! Didn't even expect a response let alone all the stats.Am a part-time statman. 2 out 10 from Azpi then not bad. But overall, pretty poor from us as a team. 7 goals in an entire season from crosses in the PL, yikes. Hopefully better striker next year and we can score more because Oscar and Mata both put in some sexy crosses on a regular basis. Azpi as well can put it on a dime when he has a target.Oops. Sorry. It's 3 out of 10 actually from Azpi. Missed out his cross for Torres against Villa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 I cant actually think of one full back who is a really accurate crosser in the PL except Leighton Baines really, so to say Azpi has quite bad crossing is odd when most of the fullbacks in the league do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Despiadado.Maleante 1,046 Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Someone to acctually aim for in the box (rather than torres and a few midgets) should automatically improves his crossing BlueLion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Cool 388 Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Not saying that Dave is an especially great crosser, but your ability to hit a successful cross will be hampered when the centre-forward that you're aiming for is someone as positionally inept as Fernando Torres. Strike, killer1257 and The only place to be 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 I cant actually think of one full back who is a really accurate crosser in the PL except Leighton Baines really, so to say Azpi has quite bad crossing is odd when most of the fullbacks in the league do.Very true. The art of crossing is a dying one unfortunately. The only world-class crosser in the entire league is Larsson, imo. Strike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Very true. The art of crossing is a dying one unfortunately. The only world-class crosser in the entire league is Larsson, imo. That's incredibly harsh; some absolutely magnificent crossers in the Premier League, such as Baines, Kolarov, Bale, Pilkington (very under-rated player in my opinion, brilliant from set-plays) for instance. Agreed that the amount of true crossers has declined though. Football is about the through-ball nowadays! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 That's incredibly harsh; some absolutely magnificent crossers in the Premier League, such as Baines, Kolarov, Bale, Pilkington (very under-rated player in my opinion, brilliant from set-plays) for instance. Agreed that the amount of true crossers has declined though. Football is about the through-ball nowadays!I would not call Bale a "magnificent crosser" at all! Pilkington is great, yeah, but I'd still say Larsson is on a different level to all of them which is why I set him apart.On a side note, Torres has amazing crossing technique. Ironic for a man who never seems to be able to get on the end of crosses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufassir08 2,400 Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 The mexican U20 team has a player that sounds like azpi.His name is Jonathan Espericueta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeboii 1,844 Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 The mexican U20 team has a player that sounds like azpi.His name is Jonathan Espericueta.Bought that guy on fifa lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 The mexican U20 team has a player that sounds like azpi.His name is Jonathan Espericueta. That will be another tongue twister for some people to pronounce if we buy him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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