Corners

[Chippy_boy]

How many since we last scored from one?

266

It might be hilarous for others to think if you just took corners constantly (let the corner play out, retrieve the ball and go and take another one) then that's probably over 2 hours of just taking corners, without a single goal.

It's beyond being beyond a joke.

 

[cibaman]

How many since we last scored from one?

266

It might be hilarous for others to think if you just took corners constantly (let the corner play out, retrieve the ball and go and take another one) then that's probably over 2 hours of just taking corners, without a single goal.

It's beyond being beyond a joke.

Apparently the average conversion rate is about 3%. So we're about 6 goals below average.

 

[BlueForever123]

I don't give a damn if it's old hat, next time we score from a corner I'm doing the Poznan!

 

[Lancet Fluke]

I used to find it a little bit funny that we are so wank at corners but it really is actually pathetic. The amount of time off between games we've had the past month or so you would think we'd be going over them all day every day.

A couple of goals from corners this season and who knows what difference it would of made

I think they practise corners at the same training sessions that they work on defensive organisation and high intensity pressing.

 

[Chippy_boy]

How many since we last scored from one?

266

It might be hilarous for others to think if you just took corners constantly (let the corner play out, retrieve the ball and go and take another one) then that's probably over 2 hours of just taking corners, without a single goal.

It's beyond being beyond a joke.

Apparently the average conversion rate is about 3%. So we're about 6 goals below average.

Or to put it another way, the average club scores on average 1 goal in every 33 corners.

So we are soon approaching being 10x worse than average. How inspiring.

 

[TheWookie]

I used to find it a little bit funny that we are so wank at corners but it really is actually pathetic. The amount of time off between games we've had the past month or so you would think we'd be going over them all day every day.

A couple of goals from corners this season and who knows what difference it would of made

I think they practise corners at the same training sessions that they work on defensive organisation and high intensity pressing.

...and free kicks - a few of those routines have been shockers this seaon

 

[Chippy_boy]

I used to find it a little bit funny that we are so wank at corners but it really is actually pathetic. The amount of time off between games we've had the past month or so you would think we'd be going over them all day every day.

A couple of goals from corners this season and who knows what difference it would of made

I think they practise corners at the same training sessions that they work on defensive organisation and high intensity pressing.

...and free kicks - a few of those routines have been shockers this seaon

Remember middle of last season when Yaya was banging them in for fun with his freekicks just outside the box?

It's not a matter of not *scoring* from free kicks anymore, we just are getting enough! Our players have stopped committing defenders and now just pass it aimlessly around the box, and by and large our opponents are happy to watch. We need to be MUCH more direct and much faster in and around the box.

Look at this beauty, we need a few more of these:

Interesting to note we won this free kick in the dying minutes of the game when we were playing with some intensity (finally).

 

[BlueAnorak]

It's actually only 263 corners since Demichelis scored in the 83rd minute from City's 3rd and last corner in the Arsenal v City game at the Emirates back in September:

A Bayern - 4
H Chelsea – 14 (18)
H Sheffield Wed (LC) – 7 (25)
A Hull – 8 (33)
H Roma – 7 (40)
A Villa – 7 (47)
H Spurs – 3 (50)
A CSKA – 4 (54)
A WHU – 8 (62)
H Newcastle Utd (LC) - 6 (68)
H Rags – 7 (75)
H CSKA – 6 (81)
A QPR - 7  (88)
H Swansea – 7 (95)
H Bayern – 6 (101)
A Southampton – 6 (107)
A Sunderland – 0 (107)
H Everton – 11 (118)
A Roma – 4 (122)
A Leicester – 2 (124)
H Crystal Palace – 8 (132)
A West Brom – 6 (138)
H Burnley – 10 (148)
H Sunderland – 10 (158)
H Sheffield Wednesday (FAC) – 10 (168)
A Everton – 9 (177)
H Arsenal – 16 (193)
H Middlesbrough (FAC) – 11 (204)
A Chelsea – 8 (212)
H Hull – 13 (225)
A Stoke – 2 (227)
H Newcastle – 7 (234)
H Barcelona – 8 (242)
A Liverpool – 0 (242)
H Leicester – 10 (252)
A Burnley – 6 (258)
A Barcelona – 5 (263)

(Subject to BBC corner counts in match reports being correct.)

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Tonight's the night.

We've had 4 so far and Pique has won every header.........

It was the Vedett talking :-/

 

[Nixon_The_Bike_Thief]

It's actually only 263 corners since Demichelis scored in the 83rd minute from City's 3rd and last corner in the Arsenal v City game at the Emirates back in September:

A Bayern - 4
H Chelsea – 14 (18)
H Sheffield Wed (LC) – 7 (25)
A Hull – 8 (33)
H Roma – 7 (40)
A Villa – 7 (47)
H Spurs – 3 (50)
A CSKA – 4 (54)
A WHU – 8 (62)
H Newcastle Utd (LC) - 6 (68)
H Rags – 7 (75)
H CSKA – 6 (81)
A QPR - 7  (88)
H Swansea – 7 (95)
H Bayern – 6 (101)
A Southampton – 6 (107)
A Sunderland – 0 (107)
H Everton – 11 (118)
A Roma – 4 (122)
A Leicester – 2 (124)
H Crystal Palace – 8 (132)
A West Brom – 6 (138)
H Burnley – 10 (148)
H Sunderland – 10 (158)
H Sheffield Wednesday (FAC) – 10 (168)
A Everton – 9 (177)
H Arsenal – 16 (193)
H Middlesbrough (FAC) – 11 (204)
A Chelsea – 8 (212)
H Hull – 13 (225)
A Stoke – 2 (227)
H Newcastle – 7 (234)
H Barcelona – 8 (242)
A Liverpool – 0 (242)
H Leicester – 10 (252)
A Burnley – 6 (258)
A Barcelona – 5 (263)

(Subject to BBC corner counts in match reports being correct.)

Think the discrepency depends on if you include the Hamburg friendly in Abu Dhabi or not.