Chelsea were left to rue that miss when Heskey was on hand to direct the ball into the roof of the net after Denny Landzaat turned back David Cotterill's cross from the right.
Gallas clattered the crossbar with a powerful header in the final five minutes, the rebound falling to Vela, but the Mexican could not direct the ball goalwards, much to the frustration of his team-mates.
But Yakubu almost won the game for Everton when he fired in a speculative shot that fizzed past the post, before the Nigerian worked himself some space but was unable to produce enough power to direct the ball past Schwarzer.
However, with Diamond off the field for further treatment, Douglas rose at the front post to direct the ball into the net off a combination of head and shoulder from Conway's corner, with television pictures showing that Aberdeen's Paul Hartley had been shoved to the ground in the goalmouth melee.
"A lot of teams, when they're behind in games, go very direct and they start launching the ball straight into penalty boxes, which is quite easy for defenders to defend against, " he said.
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"It is quite surprising they are a very direct side as their manager was very comfortable on the ball, " he added.
So by getting the ball forward and missing out the midfield a direct-football team not only puts the opposition defence under pressure but it also reduces the number of turnovers close to its own goal.
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Messi fired a volley into the arms of Pyatov before the third duly arrived, Pique pulling away from his marker to direct a Xavi corner goalwards from 15 yards, the ball flying in off the unfortunate Rakitskiy.
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He also defended Ireland's "fairly direct" tactics which resulted in his team's backs seeing little of the ball.
In a prime example of Beckham's enduring quality with the ball at his feet, his cross was delivered perfectly for Rooney to rise and direct his header beyond Senecky.
Victory was completed moments later when Johnston seized on the ball in his follow-through and ran out Essex's Ryan ten Doeschate with a direct hit at the non-striker's end.
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