Is it right that wehaven'tscored a goal from open play since he left the club; and that we hadn't scored a goal in open play before he signed for the club? So we haven't scored a goal in open play apart from the time that Anderson was here?</p> **** me, thank god we got him back.</p>
First 2 games: Scored 3 penalties. Anderson arrived for the Plymouth game: won 3-2 with 2 goals from open play. (Ferenczi & Howard) Since he left, we haven't scored in open play, I'm fairly sure.
Header from a freekick isn't open play, in my book. Depends which way you interpret a crossed freekick - I'd call it a goal from a set piece.
Anderson De Silva, it is true </p> Anderson's games in Italics Bold</p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="510" border="0"><tbody><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 92px; height: 20px"></td><td style="width: 418px"><font face="Calibri" size="3">scored</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Coventry</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">penalty</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 21px"><td style="height: 21px"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Colchester</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">penalty, penalty</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Plymouth</font></td><td><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">open play from free kick in our half,<font color="#ff0000">free kick</font><font size="+0">,open play</font></font></font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font face="Calibri" size="3">WBA</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3"></font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Scnuthorpe</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">og ricochet,open play goal down the middle</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Stoke</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3"></font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Southampton</font></td><td><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><font color="#ff0000">free kick,free kick</font><font size="+0">,open play from right wing</font></font></font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Cardiff</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">open play from right wing</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Bristol C</font></td><td><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">open play down middle,<font color="#ff0000">parry from free kick</font><font size="+0">,open play crossfield</font></font></font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Charlton</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3">open play left wing cross</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Burnley</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">corner</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 21px"><td style="height: 21px"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Hull</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3"></font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Leicester</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3"></font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Preston</font></td><td><font size="3"><font color="#ff0000"><font face="Calibri">free kick</font></font></font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="height: 20px"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Blackpool</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" color="#ff0000" size="3">penalty, free kick</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 21px"><td style="height: 21px"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Wolves</font></td><td><font face="Calibri" size="3"></font></td></tr><tr style="height: 21px"><td style="height: 21px"><font face="Calibri" size="3" /></td><td><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">open play 8 , <font color="#ff0000">set pieces 11</font><font size="+0">, og 1</font></font></font></td></tr></tbody></table></p>
Fairly staggering stat really. Just chuffed he's back, think he is a massive reason why we're so high in the league.
what I like is.... he's not flashy just (in the main) efficient and I think he brings the best out of Howard
Agreed.. Plus he can pass a ball on the floor. You'd think that was a necessary feature of being a footballer, particularly a midfielder, but so many players (including a lot of ours) seem unable to master it.</p>