KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum How do we deal with the Delap throw.??

His throws are sick, that guys a weapon. The only thing we can do is hold our breath and close our eyes when they come in to the box. lol

Crouch is a better player on the ground than in the air but his sheer height and awkwardness gives him a presence.

i actually think that we should worry less if the ball is played to his head than to his feet but being in a team like Stoke, the ball is going to come in the air to him. I am actually not that worried about him too much.

win the second ball. the throw is long the big lad will win it but he's not gonna score heading backwards so win the second ball and they can't do anything but delaps throw is noqw the least of the worries. stoke are now playing good football

Don't let the feckers over the half way line

Kick it out for corners instead of through ins!

Stoke are ponderous hoofers with set piece weaponry. You know what you're getting with them, and all you need to do is limit the number of chances they get to ping it at someone's head inside the area. Keep them at arms length as much as possible, and don't do anything rash.

If we keep in on the floor, pass it around, close the ball carrier down, they'll make plenty enough mistakes that we will get sufficient chances of our own to put the game beyond their reach. We "probably" have an answer to Crouch (tactically at least, and Carroll should man mark him out the game on set pieces), but I really don't think they have any answer to a hard running front line led by Suarez.

We may have to win ugly, but I'm confident we have what we need to bag the three points.

How about do what the rugby players do in their line outs by throwing a team-mate over 10 feet in the air. How about play spearing and get Reina to launch the lad up to block the ball.

We dominate possession like we have been doing

thats true as apart from his throrner he is not a good player at all.

stoke play good football these days, they have more to them then rory delap throw ins, they have the pace and width of ethrington and pennantr on the wings, palaciouse isa big strong DM who will sit in front of the back 4, and a notorise strong and powerful back 4 who aqll will be dangerouse from set pices and then there is walters/crouch/jones, they have the choice for upfront.