You never stand square to a player dribbling at you because when he knock it past you can’t stop him. You show him one side of the other. Preferably away from goal. Our lads made it too easy for him. Do you think when the ball is knocked by someone they should be allowed to step across to block?
Though in this case Barnes used the fact that 2 players were square in to him to his advantage to buy the free. Simple as that. Same as any other free is bought 100 times a game.
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