Premier League

[speeeeeeedie]

4 hours ago, RoverDom said:

Long throws wind me up. Everyone thinks they've got a long throw in their locker. Rory delap used to ping them in better than taking a corner, you see players do them these days and they barely make it to the edge of the box. 

Delap's throws were flat and fast so were hard to defend against. I agree that the current iterations are nowhere near his level. They tend to have no speed and have a big arc. I will also say that if the trend holds they'll get better. It looks like teams found a new data point and are trying it on the fly.

Stockport's current manager, Dave Challinor, used to have a massive throw too. I remember seeing him do it for Tranmere.