i have many mili second thoughts like this as i am a forward.

well, in the first vid,
i would have flicked and sprinted after it.
its back to psyscoligical power again,once you flick you are devoted to getting it in and your mind will see that your almost there and get strenght from somewhere to find thre energy to sprint,if the defender gets the puck after striker flicking then there will always be the buddy(black) that passed him the puck(as he would surface and go back down to come on theright side defender)like a sandwich(as todd said),
i´d think that its imortant to flick and sprint and keep the pressure forward(not surface)thus forcing the defender to do an awkward turn to th eright and going across most of his own goal then bam sandwich comes in and its a goal
if he drives it in then maybe it would end up with no vision of the puck getting close and (if he was nearly out of breath) then the attack would drizzle out feably to a give up situation
and most defenders will have a lungfull of air as they are waiting for attackers and ready.

video two i think the striker did the best he could
why
well there were 3 defenders if im correct
he would have neverbeen able to flick that in

the only wrong thing he did was when he turned he tried to flick for goal but if you look closely,his buddy was in a perfect position to get a pass and flick it in as when the striker truned he opened up the whole goal.

well thats how i think forwards should score goals not on their own but in groups of two.
but its easy saying this sitting at a desk,its a different story seeing all of these things in all the mayhem and physical exertion in a game.

im not sure if this is the right attitude but i´d like to hear from more experienced players.

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