Long Throws

So this past weekend Stoke got a winner against Aston Villa thanks to a direct throw, and yesterday Coventry got an equaliser against Newcastle with the same method.

What does everyone think - should this be a legal assist, considering the ball came out of the player's hands, which is the one part of the body you are not allowed to use?
I personally hate the idea that in football you can score a goal from a direct throw in. It's cowardly, ugly, and just plain $h!t.

Maybe the rule can be extended to goalkeepers' throw-outs as well, but then again you could argue that they are allowed to use their hands, so if they release an attacker with a throw, and it results in a goal, it should be a legal assist.

I think it's a brilliant tactic.

kas wrote:So this past weekend Stoke got a winner against Aston Villa thanks to a direct throw, and yesterday Coventry got an equaliser against Newcastle with the same method.

What does everyone think - should this be a legal assist, considering the ball came out of the player's hands, which is the one part of the body you are not allowed to use?
I personally hate the idea that in football you can score a goal from a direct throw in. It's cowardly, ugly, and just plain $h!t.

Maybe the rule can be extended to goalkeepers' throw-outs as well, but then again you could argue that they are allowed to use their hands, so if they release an attacker with a throw, and it results in a goal, it should be a legal assist.

Not as cowardly as scoring with your hand.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrifqshUtPk

Cant see a problem with it at all. If you've got the option use it.

It's always a possibility to change rules, and just kick the ball out instead of throwing in.

Have a question - why Big Sam is very aften brought when talking about scoring off throw ins?

He's the man who thinks about scoring from set pieces first and playing football second.

Its part of the game, always has been and lets face it, defending them should really be no problem. You can't get any kind of bend or pace on them and not many teams can get a particularly huge distance on them. Defending them should be piss easy, keep your discipline and concentration, mark each man and get infront of the defender.

If you do all these very simple things you wont concede from set-peice throw-ins.

stinger wrote:It's always a possibility to change rules, and just kick the ball out instead of throwing in.

Have a question - why Big Sam is very aften brought when talking about scoring off throw ins?

It's one of his main tactics. Get Nolan to hoy it long and get everyone else to barge and climb on the defenders. It's not football at the end of the day.

Kimbo wrote:

stinger wrote:It's always a possibility to change rules, and just kick the ball out instead of throwing in.

Have a question - why Big Sam is very aften brought when talking about scoring off throw ins?

It's one of his main tactics. Get Nolan to hoy it long and get everyone else to barge and climb on the defenders. It's not football at the end of the day.

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in holland the goalkeeper gets an assist if he throws the ball to a striker, who scores.