Set pieces

[MarcoG]

Nonsense, all that would do is give free reign for the opposition players to run around the open spaces in the box and get a good jump to head the ball. We'd be much worse off as a result.

It's not really nonsense. There's no reason at all for Defoe to be stood inside our own box, he adds nothing to defending a set piece. If we clear the ball and have nobody up the pitch then the ball's just gonna come straight back, it might not if we actually have someone to try and win the ball or at least close down the opposition.

Haven't you seen how many times the opposition have countered on us from our set pieces this season? Djibril Cisse used to stand thirty or forty yards away from our goal when we were defending a set piece and leaving him there actually helped us get the ball up the pitch and counter from defending a set piece.

 

[Geronimo]

Djibril Cisse used to stand thirty or forty yards away from our goal when we were defending a set piece and leaving him there actually helped us get the ball up the pitch and counter from defending a set piece.

Shortly thereafter the rains came and Noah built an ark.

 

[Monkton mackem]

I've actually been impressed with some of the invention shown from set pieces in recent weeks. The execution of these ideas though has been nothing short of scandalous.

 

[hank evans]

Nonsense, all that would do is give free reign for the opposition players to run around the open spaces in the box and get a good jump to head the ball. We'd be much worse off as a result.

So having 10 to defend against instead of 8 is helpful. More space maybe but easier to mark players if alert and not simple as fuck. I do understand where u are coming from but taking 2 attacking threats away to mark Defoe on halfway which would happen is not nonsense,you just disagree which is also fine

 

[BlkCatYank24]

Given the first goal on saturday... Have we learned to just put it in the mixer and let kone & company go after it. First goal from a set piece this year. No more wasted down the touch line, etc. Kone seems back in the mood to bullying people around. Let him go after it. Was never the biggest khazri fan but his corners are missed.

 

[Julio]

The problem we have is Larsson takes them and him being a quality set piece taker is a total myth

 

[GipseT]

Given the first goal on saturday... Have we learned to just put it in the mixer and let kone & company go after it. First goal from a set piece this year. No more wasted down the touch line, etc. Kone seems back in the mood to bullying people around. Let him go after it. Was never the biggest khazri fan but his corners are missed.

Larsson and Kone have not played together much... them doing so will help... we do not have many that can head a ball....