Millwallawayveteran1988
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Silva corners are absolute shit.
Pellegrini needs to sort this.
Pellegrini needs to sort this.
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Corners
- Thread starter cookster
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jimmygrimblesboots said:we should be putting inswinging corners at pace to the near post to flick on , against teams like stoke and chelsea , kolarov as suggested is ideal for this on the right and jimmy on the left. Chelsea were not bothered at all about conceding corners , we just were not a threat today
This is spot on. Tim Howard who knows a thing or two about corners consistently says inswingers are far more difficult to defend against. At the very least when you have 15 fruitless ones without a sniff of a chance, at least try a change-up. Remind me exactly how Dzeko scored that equalizer against QPR?
Hamann Pineapple
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lasereyes said:jimmygrimblesboots said:we should be putting inswinging corners at pace to the near post to flick on , against teams like stoke and chelsea , kolarov as suggested is ideal for this on the right and jimmy on the left. Chelsea were not bothered at all about conceding corners , we just were not a threat today
This is spot on. Tim Howard who knows a thing or two about corners consistently says inswingers are far more difficult to defend against. At the very least when you have 15 fruitless ones without a sniff of a chance, at least try a change-up. Remind me exactly how Dzeko scored that equalizer against QPR?
I agree entirely, Jimmy and Kolarov are perfect for corners, keep Yaya in the box just to be a nuisance, the likes of Silva/Nasri should be at the edge of the 18 yard box waiting for any headers out so they can chip them back in from there.
ninjamonkey
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Our corners have been shit for years now. same problem over and over of not beating the first man. I'm convinced it's a tactical thing to hit the near post for Kompany to try and win the near post flick on because it happens every single time and i can't possibly believe players the quality of Silva nasri etc can't put in a decent corner.
What's more worrying is that our corners seem to be our biggest weakness at the back. I think we've conceded more goals from our corners than we've scored. Too slow in getting back and the players hanging around the edge to pick up the pieces are very poorly positioned, especially when the ball constantly goes to the front post. Also, i've noticed we left Fernandinho as the last man again today. Which is fine normally, he does it a lot but surely you change the last man when they've picked up a booking? it was the reason why he couldn't challenge Diouf against Stoke .
What's more worrying is that our corners seem to be our biggest weakness at the back. I think we've conceded more goals from our corners than we've scored. Too slow in getting back and the players hanging around the edge to pick up the pieces are very poorly positioned, especially when the ball constantly goes to the front post. Also, i've noticed we left Fernandinho as the last man again today. Which is fine normally, he does it a lot but surely you change the last man when they've picked up a booking? it was the reason why he couldn't challenge Diouf against Stoke .
Len Rum
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Shit corners, and to that you can add throw ins and free kicks. Has been that way for ages.
Kolarov,Jimmy and short corners are the answer.
Work on it in training and sort it Uncle P.
Roberto never did.
Kolarov,Jimmy and short corners are the answer.
Work on it in training and sort it Uncle P.
Roberto never did.
ElanJo
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I have no idea why Kolarov isn't our corner taker, esp. the in swinging ones.
Also 2nd time we've conceded from our own corner
Also 2nd time we've conceded from our own corner
Rascal said:We should use corners just to keep possesion. Take them short and keep our shape.
Starting to think that's our best tactic. Not particularly productive, but beats giving the opponents a counter attack!
Really can't understand why corners aren't worked on more intensely though. In a stalemate, a decent set piece can be the difference. Kolarov on the right and Milner from the left should be trialled.
GaudinoMotors
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Inswingers or short from now on. Outswingers just aid the opponents counter attacks.