Bedfordspurs
Gary Lineker
I agree, although sonny took a great corner
These are the fine margins frank said he would bring in early
The gain means he can focus on other things medium term
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Set Pieces
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These are the fine margins frank said he would bring in early
The gain means he can focus on other things medium term
Whilst they’ve always been important, and should have had so much more (or even just any) focus on them the last few seasons - the real helpful part at the moment is that these are bringing a gap whilst the team knits together.
I thought yesterday we played well but the attacking play, for obvious reasons, just hasn’t quite gelled yet. Simons, Kudus, Richy etc haven’t played together and need time to get their understanding. So if we can really capitalise on being effective at set pieces, we can be a threat and highly effective whilst that attacking instinct is sharpened. I’m personally loving seeing us take them seriously and use them well.
I thought yesterday we played well but the attacking play, for obvious reasons, just hasn’t quite gelled yet. Simons, Kudus, Richy etc haven’t played together and need time to get their understanding. So if we can really capitalise on being effective at set pieces, we can be a threat and highly effective whilst that attacking instinct is sharpened. I’m personally loving seeing us take them seriously and use them well.
ricky2tricky4city
Colin Calderwood
They're similar to 'plays' in American football. The drills are very black and white....so repetition doesn't take long and gets it engrained. So as you say, a good thing to getting going on as soon as TF was in the door
Bedfordspurs
Gary Lineker
Will make a significant difference this season
IMO will be massively effective in Europe
SteveAWOL
Gary Stevens
The fact that Bitter Jamie and ArseAlan Smith both thought the goal should’ve stood just emphasises what an appalling decision that was by the referee and compounded by VAR officials.
Bullet
Barry Daines
Today Liverpool huffed and puffed and couldn't create against Burnley.
In the final minute a MNU player Hannibal handballed it stupidly in the box, so Liverpool won.
But this is why set pieces are so vital, sometimes you come up against a well drilled defence and just can't break them down in open play, so it comes down to corners and long throws (and pens).
In the final minute a MNU player Hannibal handballed it stupidly in the box, so Liverpool won.
But this is why set pieces are so vital, sometimes you come up against a well drilled defence and just can't break them down in open play, so it comes down to corners and long throws (and pens).
And defending them. If you score from them and don't concede from them. You'll finish a lot higher in the table.
Bedfordspurs
Gary Lineker
See Arsenal
They are now vital and still relatively untapped
A Swedish side once won the league IIRC form going form nothing to scoring multiple set piece chances a game
I’ll see if I can find the details
It was revolutionary in their league
Bedfordspurs
Gary Lineker
My bad
It was Midtjylland
I Think We Broke Denmark • Statsbomb Blog Archive
StatsBomb CEO Ted Knutson analyses the set piece performance of all of the Danish Superliga teams during the 14-15 season.
Muttley
Clint Dempsey
This one incident showed the very worst of VAR and PGMOL again.
You have a referee who might give that decision either way. Nobody would blame him if he got it wrong. These are the toughest calls to make as a referee. However, if VAR overrules him then it will be measured in a way that is not favourable. So those 3 little words come into play......"clear and obvious"
Then you have a video referee (and supporting team) that can get to a consensus position that blatantly ignores the laws of the game very quickly. They are totally protected because the ref didn't make a clear and obvious error. So they all pretend it wasn't a goal and therefore the referee was right. In their world, it's better that way to be in denial.
Finally, you have the entire community of fans and media instinctively knowing that it was an injustice because they also know the laws of the game and more importantly, understand football. What everyone forgets is that it doesn't matter one iota.
Nobody ever wanted "clear and obvious" as a determination in football. They wanted the officials to use the laws of the game.
It's another RIP Football moment in my opinion.
K.D.D.D.D.Soc
Les Medley
Corners and freekicks are usually the focus of set pieces but for years our throw ins have been terrible, our entire team look like strangers who have never seen one before.