Our Set Piece Coach

[The Situation]

We also score a relatively high rate of goals from second or third phases on set pieces.

These don't actually count as goals from set pieces, but are as a result of same.

 

[Steesafc]

Sometimes you just face a good team. Arsenal are this. Fwiw I thought Raya shat himself a couple of times from high balls into the box, another day one of them could have resulted in a goal.

 

[Bob Gurney's Ghost]

It doesn't help when Ballard seems to be the only target in the box but gets
crowded out and constantly fouled. It would be nice to maybe mix it up a bit and try a few short ones from a different angle....

Exactly my point.

 

[Kenna]

Using Hume for the corners when clearly arsenal we’re counter attacking with pace is really poor from the management team.

His throws were awful compared to Nordi's too. Although I do get wanting Nordi in the box for his size.

 

[Keith S30S]

It doesn't help when Ballard seems to be the only target in the box but gets
crowded out and constantly fouled. It would be nice to maybe mix it up a bit and try a few short ones from a different angle....

Aye when Dan gets blatantly hauled over, unlike the mags and Dan Burn VAR doesn't gift us a penalty. Strange that.

 

[Arfa Sleep]

There does seem to have been a drop off compared to earlier in the season.

 

[Whitburnmakem]

Sorry if SEB but why didn’t Nordi take the log throws?

Coz his fingers are hanging off

 

[lowesie1]

Didn’t we hire this guy with all sorts of innovative ideas for set pieces; corners, free kicks etc. I’m not seeing them.

Yeah let's sack the fcker and get Jack Ross in from the Mags

 

[VenisonsMullet]

Didn’t we hire this guy with all sorts of innovative ideas for set pieces; corners, free kicks etc. I’m not seeing them.

Sat: Lose a game
Sun: Whoppers on here looking for all sorts of things to criticise

 

[Mackem DJ]

Defending set pieces is also a part of it.

How many goals have we conceded from set pieces this season?

We have started losing a few headers in the box which seemed unfathomable in the early part of the season with Xhaka, Ballard, Alderette, Nordi all being superb in the air

 

[defunct]

We also score a relatively high rate of goals from second or third phases on set pieces.

These don't actually count as goals from set pieces, but are as a result of same.

Unfortunately every second ball fell to an Arsenal player yesterday. Strange how lucky good teams are.

 

[vinegar hill]

Set piece coach out
Hume out
Any fucker else you can think of out






Until the next win of course.

 

[Bob Gurney's Ghost]

Sat: Lose a game
Sun: Whoppers on here looking for all sorts of things to criticise

Don't be such a prick mate.

There does seem to have been a drop off compared to earlier in the season.

This. It almost seems we have run out of ideas to me in terms of attacking set pieces.

Set piece coach out
Hume out
Any fucker else you can think of out






Until the next win of course.

Who's suggesting anybody out?

 

[Jasper]

We've definitely improved but we're still a bit off the better set piece teams in the divisions.

As an aside, he always seems to trudge around the dugout area like he's simultaneously carrying a fridge and the weight of the world on his shoulders.

 

[R5Skywalker]

Why was hume doing throw ins?

Nordi has a fracture in his hand or wrist, he got stamped on a few weeks back.

*edited just read above its his wrist

 

[Blyth Reds]

The thing that I struggle to understand is why our centre half’s try to pass the ball forward , when clearly this is not there specialist skill and a mid field player is standing next to them, don’t think they’d do it with Xhaka on the pitch

 

[Alan Partridge]

The thing that I struggle to understand is why our centre half’s try to pass the ball forward , when clearly this is not there specialist skill and a mid field player is standing next to them, don’t think they’d do it with Xhaka on the pitch

I think Ballard is class on the ball tbh. It's often overlooked in his game.

 

[Arfa Sleep]

The thing that I struggle to understand is why our centre half’s try to pass the ball forward , when clearly this is not there specialist skill and a mid field player is standing next to them, don’t think they’d do it with Xhaka on the pitch

They've routinely done it with Xhaka on the pitch, both Ballard and Alderete are very good on the ball.

 

[SAFC1962]

Sorry if SEB but why didn’t Nordi take the log throws?

Cos throwing logs is a Scottish thing, tossing the caber it's called I believe

 

[Alan Partridge]

They've routinely done it with Xhaka on the pitch, both Ballard and Alderete are very good on the ball.

I really wonder if some folk come from a parallel dimension to post their views and then transmogrify back to watch a completely different version of the Sunderland that I see week in week out. Can be the only explanation; a mackem multiverse.