⚽Match thread vs. Coalville Town FC 15.10.22 [FAC-QR4]

[durhampie]

It would probably end up back with Slocombe..

[laddo]

It would probably end up back with Slocombe..

Are we really still claiming that under LW?

[matt_magpie]

But we did score a brilliantly worked free kick against Wrexham that was straight off the training ground, so it’s not like we’re not working on stuff. Maybe we just don’t have enough tall players to be much of a threat at corners and we need to recognise that and look for more creative solutions?

A lot of the time it’s the actual delivery, for all Palmers qualities, corner taking isn’t one, Rubens had a go and nothing special and I’m sure someone else has had a crack. Unless you’re going to whip a corner in with a bit of pace, past the first man, away from the keeper, you’re probably not going to score from many.

[Elite_Pie]

So we missed out on an away trip to Charlton Athletic in the first round.

[Kyle95]

So we missed out on an away trip to Charlton Athletic in the first round.

I can't say i'm disappointed if i'm honest. Had we missed out on a tie against Derby, Mansfield or Sheffield Wednesday that would have been a different story though.

[laddo]

Never been to the Valley and would have gone, so on a personal note it's a tad disappointing but less so for the club.

Last time we played away at Charlton 10 years ago we pulled off a fantastic 4-2 win. At the time I was getting a little too tipsy with the prawn sandwich brigade at Pride Park and following the score throughout the second half.

Had fun that day, free food, free drink, unauthorized walk through the belly of the stadium, I permanently borrowed a tactics sheet (corners) from the home dressing room wall and got to meet Sean Dyche when I emerged outside. Went back in to continue celebrating Notts win that day against what I believe was top of the table (or close).

[ncfcog]

The Liverpool teams of the late70s/early 80s were interesting from corners. I remember them 'passing' most of their corners. Not short corners but crafty 20 yard passes to players making runs in the box, around the right-angle of the box etc. Dalglish was at the centre of this, sometimes taking them.

It's good strategy for guaranteeing 100% of corners go to your player, leads to penalties, crosses at unexpected times and angles and I reckon the opposition hate it.

You're right AC and it's something that really frustrates me. You often see two players at a corner as if they are going to take it short, which is fine, but what happens when you do this it pulls one, maybe two defenders towards the corner, again which is a good thing to do because it creates space in the box, particularly in the area you mention. problem is, despite the space being created you rarely see teams taking advantage of it. And I'm talking teams in general here, not just Notts.

[upthemaggies]

I can't say i'm disappointed if i'm honest. Had we missed out on a tie against Derby, Mansfield or Sheffield Wednesday that would have been a different story though.

We'd have presumably had a different number to Coalville had we got through and there's also the butterfly effect, but it does stick in the throat to see teams who've knocked you out land a plum tie.

The last genuine big club we missed out on was Chelsea in 2016/17, pulled out of the hat as we were facing a replay at Peterboro, but that would probably have prolonged the Trew agony and we may have dropped out of the league a few years earlier.

[Frigiliana Pie 1]

A lot of the time it’s the actual delivery, for all Palmers qualities, corner taking isn’t one, Rubens had a go and nothing special and I’m sure someone else has had a crack. Unless you’re going to whip a corner in with a bit of pace, past the first man, away from the keeper, you’re probably not going to score from many.

I think I once saw a statistic that 1 corner in every 42 results in a goal. That was many years ago and things may have changed.

[Notts78]

So we missed out on an away trip to Charlton Athletic in the first round.

Would we have kept the same number that Coalville had?