Short corners are useless.

What's the point in these short corners we keep taking when then enemy defenders stand so close? I've yet to see one leading to a shot on goal or even a cross and it usually leads to a back pass to the half-way line. As a tactic it just ain't working. Yesterday Dorking had that one easily blunted, as did Daggers and Redders in the previous game, it ain't working so stop it!

I must admit though yesterday the ref allowed two or three of Dorkings defenders to stand well within the five or ten yard (or whatever) distance markers. Seeing then, that three defenders were out of the penalty area and so were not defending there, it would have made sense to take a proper man's corner into the box.

Agreed. More often than not, the ball ends up back in our half. That said, it's clearly about just keeping possession, and traditional corners are 50/50 in that respect. I also think corners are overrated in general.

If you were to right down our weaknesses as a team, two of them would be aerial ability in an attacking sense and being caught on the break.
One of our greatest strengths is keeping possession.
I read a stat that only 6% of goals are scored from corners and 3% are scored breaking from an opposing corner.
All things considered, I can see exactly why we don’t put the ball in the box.

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Originally Posted by kill_the_drum

If you were to right down our weaknesses as a team, two of them would be aerial ability in an attacking sense and being caught on the break.
One of our greatest strengths is keeping possession.
I read a stat that only 6% of goals are scored from corners and 3% are scored breaking from an opposing corner.
All things considered, I can see exactly why we don’t put the ball in the box.

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I read 5% somewhere but we all get the drift. They are frustrating, but the main reason for that is that you, like me are used to corners being hammered into the box. Which would be entirely pointless not just mainly pointless. It was particularly bad though against Dorking as we had so many. Jones play in the first half I would imagine won a lot of corners although I was not counting. He would do better to take on his man a little more and get some free kicks at worst in good areas.

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Originally Posted by kill_the_drum

If you were to right down our weaknesses as a team, two of them would be aerial ability in an attacking sense and being caught on the break.
One of our greatest strengths is keeping possession.
I read a stat that only 6% of goals are scored from corners and 3% are scored breaking from an opposing corner.
All things considered, I can see exactly why we don’t put the ball in the box.

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I can also see why we don't as we don't pose much of an aerial threat, but watching Wrexham be successful from set pieces makes me wish we had more of a valid alternative.

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Originally Posted by drillerpie

I can also see why we don't as we don't pose much of an aerial threat, but watching Wrexham be successful from set pieces makes me wish we had more of a valid alternative.

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That's just the way Parkinson plays. He's always played that way. Now he has fantastic players for the division who play that way. In another division he might get them relegated. Ultimately it's dinosaur football.

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Originally Posted by LaxtonLad

What's the point in these short corners we keep taking when then enemy defenders stand so close? I've yet to see one leading to a shot on goal or even a cross and it usually leads to a back pass to the half-way line. As a tactic it just ain't working. Yesterday Dorking had that one easily blunted, as did Daggers and Redders in the previous game, it ain't working so stop it!

I must admit though yesterday the ref allowed two or three of Dorkings defenders to stand well within the five or ten yard (or whatever) distance markers. Seeing then, that three defenders were out of the penalty area and so were not defending there, it would have made sense to take a proper man's corner into the box.

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Laxton Lad dig out Luke Williams pre-match interview where he is asked about corners.
Basically he made the decision to take short corners because statistically the percentage of goals from corners is very low so imagine it like 5 a side indoor and it’s bouncing off the back wall so always in play,think that’s how to view it
Think we perhaps need to vary it as a bit of a shock element as we are very predictable although think the officials could have helped us a little bit last night by making sure Dorking were 10 yds away

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Originally Posted by kill_the_drum

If you were to right down our weaknesses as a team, two of them would be aerial ability in an attacking sense and being caught on the break.
One of our greatest strengths is keeping possession.
I read a stat that only 6% of goals are scored from corners and 3% are scored breaking from an opposing corner.
All things considered, I can see exactly why we don’t put the ball in the box.

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Think the getting caught on the break is because of our dominance on the ball, a bit more pace in the back 3 aka Brindley would help that

Lol what the **** is a proper man's corner.

We don't ever look like scoring or even come close to it, whichever way we take corners