Set Pieces

[UbiqueLUFC33]

Why are we so utterly dreadful at offensive set pieces? I don't remember us scoring any goals from a corner this season and not much better from free kicks. Most teams achieve a reasonable rate of return from set pieces (for example, last night Bristol ****ty scored 2 goals from corners) but we never look threatening. Only Pablo looks like he might ever score from a free kick. Douglas arrived with the reputation of a great 'assist' provider but has done very little (last season or this). Phillips seems to have reasonable delivery but too often fails to even clear the first defender and if the ball does ever reach the danger (or, in our case - not so danger) area then nobody ever gets on the end of it.

Set pieces should make an important contribution to our goal tally - particulary important for us at the moment since we seem to find goals of any sort hard to come by.

So why is it that we are so sh1t at them?

[CalverleyBoy]

Why are we so utterly dreadful at offensive set pieces? I don't remember us scoring any goals from a corner this season and not much better from free kicks. Most teams achieve a reasonable rate of return from set pieces (for example, last night Bristol ****ty scored 2 goals from corners) but we never look threatening. Only Pablo looks like he might ever score from a free kick. Douglas arrived with the reputation of a great 'assist' provider but has done very little (last season or this). Phillips seems to have reasonable delivery but too often fails to even clear the first defender and if the ball does ever reach the danger (or, in our case - not so danger) area then nobody ever gets on the end of it.

Set pieces should make an important contribution to our goal tally - particulary important for us at the moment since we seem to find goals of any sort hard to come by.

So why is it that we are so sh1t at them?

Not enough height in the team, Alioski looked like a child against most of the Sheffield player

[bathlad61]

We also look very fragile / vulnerable, when defending corners etc, its obvious the MB likes ball playing CBs, but a Jansson / Barkley type player alongside White, would be ideal. With Whites current form, could be difficult to keep him on loan, which would be massive blow.

[UbiqueLUFC33]

We also look very fragile / vulnerable, when defending corners etc, its obvious the MB likes ball playing CBs, but a Jansson / Barkley type player alongside White, would be ideal. With Whites current form, could be difficult to keep him on loan, which would be massive blow.

If we lose White then I think that's probbaly game over :-(

[Rev72]

If we lose White then I think that's probbaly game over :-(

Thats the problem with loan players when the parent club insert the recall clause.

*Wonders if Man citeh will recall Harrison*

[UbiqueLUFC33]

Thats the problem with loan players when the parent club insert the recall clause.

*Wonders if Man citeh will recall Harrison*

We can but hope.

[Rev72]

Watched the lad we sold to Barnsley (Halme) play last night and have to say he looked pretty solid and scored a cracking header..think we would have been wiser to loan him rather than sell him given our lack of CB's.

[UbiqueLUFC33]

Watched the lad we sold to Barnsley (Halme) play last night and have to say he looked pretty solid and scored a cracking header..think we would have been wiser to loan him rather than sell him given our lack of CB's.

Yes I thought he had a good game for them. The commentators kept mispronouncing his name which was mildly annoying. I thought that Andreas Weimann played well for Sh1ty too; shame we don't have someone like him.

[LeedsFTW]

I get the impression we dont practise attacking set pieces, certainly not often enough. Long time since I saw a Leeds free kick where I thought that had been worked on at training.

As you point out, some teams survive in a league by relying heavily on getting those free kicks/corners.

[norfolk white]

Makes you wonder what they do in training, apart from lots of running.