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Offline paul_e

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Re: Emi Martinez
« Reply #9435 on: December 30, 2025, 11:15:07 PM »
That's last bit sums it up for me. Too many refs 'play the man' with him. For a while it was booking him for time wasting whilst ignoring the keeper at the other end taking just as long over things and now it's become him getting very little protection from refs. It is happening with other teams though so not just us and there's clearly been something agreed to change how much shit they'll let go at corners, which has made them fucking shit this season, so many scrappy goals where there's all kinds of nonsense going on and being waved away.

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Re: Emi Martinez
« Reply #9436 on: December 30, 2025, 11:15:53 PM »
Been weak in the air all season. One for the coaches and him to work on. He's going to catch it when he should be punching and vice versa. After Onana went off today, Watkins probably the only player we had left strong in the air.

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Re: Emi Martinez
« Reply #9437 on: December 30, 2025, 11:32:18 PM »
Generally he is pretty good on crosses. It's just the ones from corners where he has recently been costing us goals when he's far too busy having a wrestle with players instead of concentrating on the path of the ball and making the right decisions.

He got away with one at Brentford at the start of the season from a long throw so maybe teams have sussed out a weakness.

I don't think he has been treated any more harshly than other keepers by referees, and the bar is probably a bit higher for fouls,  but he should be aware of that.

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Re: Emi Martinez
« Reply #9438 on: Today at 12:51:10 AM »
He spends the prep time fighting and pushing the opposition to clear space and then is out of position when the ball comes in.

Pre kick he should just stand there, and be the victim rather than the aggressor, he'll then get noticed as such. When the kick is taken he just needs to go for it, punch first, catch if possible.

 


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