Short corners are useless.

[Proactive not Reactive]

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.

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

[Magpies1959]

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

[for*sttown63]

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

Here’s a few….with one finished off by a proper legend!😊 https://youtu.be/WyqTlRl1VNE

[Glad2BeAPie]

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

[Carlton_Pie]

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

93 goals this season might say differently.

We play short free kicks, so why wouldn't play short corners too? It's all part of LW plan to dominate the ball and make the opposition run to tire them out. Keeping the ball in play prevents them having a rest with a stop start game with plenty of breaks in play.

[Glad2BeAPie]

93 goals this season might say differently.

We play short free kicks, so why wouldn't play short corners too? It's all part of LW plan to dominate the ball and make the opposition run to tire them out. Keeping the ball in play prevents them having a rest with a stop start game with plenty of breaks in play.

93 goals from corners really. Be an interesting stat on how many goals have come direct from corners.
Over to the stats people

[LaughingMagpie]

I can also see why we don't as we don't pose much of an aerial threat.

You're quite right. We don't have a big man to aim at which begs the question as to why Brooks kept hoofing the ball up the field and losing possession on most occasions

[Carlton_Pie]

You're quite right. We don't have a big man to aim at which begs the question as to why Brooks kept hoofing the ball up the field and losing possession on most occasions

LW explained this in his post match interview. Dorking went man for man 2nd half and playing longer was the best % play as our attackers were 4v4 at the top end of the pitch

[the_anticlough]

I like the thinking about the corners, but not the execution. Plus it's mind-numbingly dull each time to see us appeal to the ref about the 10-yard encroachment....

When I think of great short corners I think Kenny Dalglish around 1980...either taking or receiving, not short or long corners but canny passes into the box, back or around the angle of the box.
We should be seeing some interesting variations. If not, it's reduced to just voluntarily trapping ourselves in a corner of the pitch. Corners come from something attacking or promising, we can't then turn that into diddly squat and an argument about what 10 yards is about 10 times a game.

[sidders]

Jones is the ideal player for short corners but his cute little touches will only be effective if the ref enforces the 10 metre rule.