- May 14, 2007
- 6,089
- 10,022
Looking back at the season so far, we've conceded 7 goals as a result of a set piece. 6 corners and 1 free kick.
Surely after last season that would have been something to look at? The amount of goals that are scored directly as a result of a set piece are relatively small, so complaining of scoring from them is one thing, but having just over a third of the goals conceded this season coming from them is a concern.
It's such a basic and essential aspect of the game, especially as we have the majority of the ball in most games, if we give away a sloppy goal from a corner it can throw the game plan out of the window immediately.
The crap teams in this league, Stoke etc will rely on these situations to score against us and we haven't seemingly learnt our lesson yet.
It's all the more baffling when a majority of the time the entire team are back defending
Surely after last season that would have been something to look at? The amount of goals that are scored directly as a result of a set piece are relatively small, so complaining of scoring from them is one thing, but having just over a third of the goals conceded this season coming from them is a concern.
It's such a basic and essential aspect of the game, especially as we have the majority of the ball in most games, if we give away a sloppy goal from a corner it can throw the game plan out of the window immediately.
The crap teams in this league, Stoke etc will rely on these situations to score against us and we haven't seemingly learnt our lesson yet.
It's all the more baffling when a majority of the time the entire team are back defending