Let's talk about corners

[ysmsa]

I don't understand why we persist with all this wrestling stuff. We face a huge well drilled back line all the time and it seems pointless.

Even if by some fluke we score, chances are it gets ruled out (Dippers).

Much prefer playing it short, pulling the defense out then trying to exploit the space.

 

[waspish]

Pep says he has nothing to do with corners so he must sit there as frustrated as us!

 

[lancs blue]

Corners for us actually tend to be a. Bigger opportunity for the opposition and countering !

That reminded me of a game at Leeds when Horton was manager, we lost 3-2 and two of their goals were quick breaks from our corners.

 

[pudge]

What fucks me off even more than how poor our corners are is when a referee sees a foul, stops the play and tells the defender off... Play on, grow a pair, give the penalty

 

[Stephen230]

What fucks me off even more than how poor our corners are is when a referee sees a foul, stops the play and tells the defender off... Play on, grow a pair, give the penalty

That nearly always happens before the corner has been taken so he can’t give a foul if the ball’s not in play.

It’s why the ‘clever’ defenders will do all the wrestling before the kick and let go just as it’s being kicked.

 

[its a Barm]

I hate corners nothing we do ever seems like coming close to a goal.

 

[Cravenvirgin]

I hate corners nothing we do ever seems like coming close to a goal.

I believe we had 12 corners against Luton. Scored from one of them. We played it short!!

 

[jaiguruKun]

We obviously thought their keeper was a bit dodgy, every one was fired in under his nose. He turned out to be their MOTM and dealt with everything very well.

 

[geoff hammond]

Don't get too worked up about corners.
According to OPTA about 3% of corners result in a goal.

Or look at it another way. Harry Maguire is pretty useful at scoring from corners. Maybe we should buy him??

 

[Lavinda Past]

Been useless since Jesus Navas left.