Fozzie: How not to do a Carney

Fans and Youth Coaches would have groaned, thumped the TV, or just watched in stunned silence as Socceroo David Carney missed that chance in the dying minutes of the recent game against China.



In his recent article on the World Game website Craig Foster gives a specific piece of advice for kids and coaches. Worth a thought.

Fozzie tells us how he did it and how you can show your kids not to do a Carney

Of course we could have won the game had Carney finished another beautiful ball from Bresc, and for any youth coaches out there watching the game, ensure your kids take the ball with the leading foot, being the left in this case, and strike with the path of the ball into the far corner, not open up the body to play with the back foot as Carney did. This takes more time and opens up the ball for the defender to make a challenge, and is also more difficult as the back foot has to change the path of the ball.

Being left footed, normally David would strike through the ball to help it on its way, but no doubt fatigue played a part late in the game.