Source: FOOTYMAD
Westwood To Blame For Hoofball Tactics?
Kicking ability of keeper to blame Coventry City goalkeeper Keiren Westwood's kicking ability could be one of the reasons why City played a lot of hoofball under Aidy Boothroyd.Westwood's long kicks helped the Republic Of Ireland to a 2-1 win over Macedonia on Saturday night and according to the Irish Independent's Aidan O'Hara, his kicking may be a factor as to why teams he plays in resort to long ball tactics.O'Hara wrote: "....for all the wailing that goes with Ireland's inability to keep possession, the cheers weren't any quieter when the goals went in for the fact that they both started as a result of Keiren Westwood's kicking."The Coventry City goalkeeper has a ball-striking ability to make many outfield players envious, but when part of the pre-match analysis has one of the positives as a goalkeeper "who has a good kick on him", it's hardly surprising that the ball spends so much time in the air rather than on the floor."
