Corners

[OllyBlade]

Specifically, why aren't we scoring from them? Only league goal this season vaguely from a corner was the goal vs Rochdale, and I'm not sure that really counts

Goals going in the other end is the main problem at the moment, but especially considering we had 20+ corners v Gillingham, and had more than Chesterfield at the weekend, it is disappointing.

 

[Liaminho9]

Ironic that your avatar is the team celebrating scoring from a corner last season!

 

[Tynemouth Blade]

Our delivery from set pieces (free kicks) and corners this season have been shite!
Classic example on Saturday; we win a free kick just outside their box (keeper sent off), shite delivery, they break away and score!
Corners; not even clearing first defender and when they do, no one attacking the ball. How many corners did we get against Gillingham? 16 or 18?

 

[Bath Blade]

Specifically, why aren't we scoring from them? Only league goal this season vaguely from a corner was the goal vs Rochdale, and I'm not sure that really counts

Goals going in the other end is the main problem at the moment, but especially considering we had 20+ corners v Gillingham, and had more than Chesterfield at the weekend, it is disappointing.

I read somewhere that teams only score on average from one in every 46 corners. For a decent team, they are surprisingly easy to defend against, which is why teams mess around with short corners and the like, even when fans are screaming to get it in the box.

 

[Silent Blade]

on average when taking a corner you have 7 of your players (one is taking the corner, two are in the centre circle watching the opponent's lone attacker and the goalkeeper is at the other end) in the penalty box against 10 of the opposition so it is not that easy having 7 against 10 also you have to be aware of dangerous breakaways by the opposition if your corner is cleared. I was more confident of scoring a goal from corners when you have dead ball speciallists like Woodward, Edwards, Borbokis and Unsworth

 

[billyblademan]

Isn't Davies a so called set piece specialist?

 

[judge]

Its probably because we are playing shit

 

[Revolution]

Our delivery from set pieces (free kicks) and corners this season have been shite!
Classic example on Saturday; we win a free kick just outside their box (keeper sent off), shite delivery, they break away and score!
Corners; not even clearing first defender and when they do, no one attacking the ball. How many corners did we get against Gillingham? 16 or 18?

I don't think this is true as far as free kicks are concerned. We scored from free kicks against Bristol City and on Saturday. That's not brilliant but it's not shite either.

 

[Tynemouth Blade]

I don't think this is true as far as free kicks are concerned. We scored from free kicks against Bristol City and on Saturday. That's not brilliant but it's not shite either.

Hmmm, Saturdays 'corner goal' from Collins was against an inexperienced young keeper who didn't even challenge for the ball.
I can't even remeber the goal against Bristol City as yet again we were shite!

And Davies delivery has been 'inconsistant' to say the least!

 

[Caveblade]

Is this anything new? Myself and my daughter have mocked for years at our inability to score from corners. Normally me saying we are going to score and her saying Dad "no chance".

 

[Silent Blade]

Isn't Davies a so called set piece specialist?

Free kicks yes but not at corner taking

 

[JJBlade]

The corner is used to cause panic and confusion in the defence not necessarily to land on someone's head. The defence is nearly always favourite as long as they don't go to sleep.
Somebody said a goal comes from every 46 corners and that sounds about right, but how much excitement, near misses, good chances, good attempts, defensive mistakes, scraps in and around the area and goals from poor clearances come from them. This is what doesn't happen enough from our corners.

 

[sitwell]

Best header of a corner kick ive ever seen was Dave Watson of Sunderland/Man City , won just about every one and scored loads. John Terry is good too ,for us no one really springs to mind but Beattie was pretty good from Cotterill corners and Hatton from Edwards.

 

[Wapping Blade]

Best header of a corner kick ive ever seen was Dave Watson of Sunderland/Man City , won just about every one and scored loads. John Terry is good too ,for us no one really springs to mind but Beattie was pretty good from Cotterill corners and Hatton from Edwards.

Tony Kenworthy?

 

[Silent Blade]

Best header of a corner kick ive ever seen was Dave Watson of Sunderland/Man City , won just about every one and scored loads. John Terry is good too ,for us no one really springs to mind but Beattie was pretty good from Cotterill corners and Hatton from Edwards.

Duncan Ferguson for me

 

[Russ]

its quite hard to score from a corner, you have to swerve it.

 

[finlaytheblade]

Specifically, why aren't we scoring from them? Only league goal this season vaguely from a corner was the goal vs Rochdale, and I'm not sure that really counts

Goals going in the other end is the main problem at the moment, but especially considering we had 20+ corners v Gillingham, and had more than Chesterfield at the weekend, it is disappointing.

higdon against bristol city from a corner

 

[wizadry]

Free kicks yes but not at corner taking

I do tend to agree with a lot you say Silent Blade ,but i can't on this occasion.If you're a set piece specialist then that should include corners,not just free kicks,and the clue been in the title "set piece specialist".Now the only conclusion i can come too is that Davies isn't one,but that's not to say Davies isn't a valuable member to our team,i'm simply implying get somebody else taking them.

 

[bladesmanluke]

higdon against bristol city from a corner

Na was a free kick mate

 

[Northyorksblade]

Is this anything new? Myself and my daughter have mocked for years at our inability to score from corners. Normally me saying we are going to score and her saying Dad "no chance".

Our Jack used to kneel on his seat ready to leap up in celebration. He's learned better

 

[Tynemouth Blade]

Oh for the days of a Woodie cross

 

[LSF]

I'm puzzled that some are now having a downer on Ben Davies' set piece deliveries. A few weeks ago he was our best set piece specialist since who knows when, but now a few are saying 'get somebody else on em'.
Can't see myself where his delivery has diminished, he varies delivery from corners superbly, no doubt to plan and a low corner is not necessarily a crap one.
Free kicks the same, I have more confidence in his deliveries than I have had in other incumbents for a long time.
The fact we have Baxter too, who has great technique in this area is a good position to be in.

 

[wizadry]

I'm puzzled that some are now having a downer on Ben Davies' set piece deliveries. A few weeks ago he was our best set piece specialist since who knows when, but now a few are saying 'get somebody else on em'.
Can't see myself where his delivery has diminished, he varies delivery from corners superbly, no doubt to plan and a low corner is not necessarily a crap one.
Free kicks the same, I have more confidence in his deliveries than I have had in other incumbents for a long time.
The fact we have Baxter too, who has great technique in this area is a good position to be in.

I must have been watching different games then mate because most,not all i may add,have been appaling deliveries.Don't try to convince me he's varying them up when he can't beat the first man or one goes way too long because there is never no one there,so i don't buy that one at all.

 

[Guesty]

Best header of a corner kick ive ever seen was Dave Watson of Sunderland/Man City , won just about every one and scored loads. John Terry is good too ,for us no one really springs to mind but Beattie was pretty good from Cotterill corners and Hatton from Edwards.

Shaun Murphy seemed pretty good at it but that might be my memory playing tricks.

 

[Derby_Blade]

Probably because we no longer have Maguire who scored the majority of the goals from corners. Also Baxters been out who was the main corner taker last year.

 

[LSF]

I must have been watching different games then mate because most,not all i may add,have been appaling deliveries.Don't try to convince me he's varying them up when he can't beat the first man or one goes way too long because there is never no one there,so i don't buy that one at all.

That's that then!

 

[wizadry]

That's that then!

Thank you mateI'd just like to reiterate i'm happy with Davies's general play and can't believe he got dropped against Chezzie,it's just a lot of his deliveries have been off,hopefully this will change as i really do like Davies.

 

[Grecian2000]

We don't hit enough inswinging near posters. More goals are scored from that method than any other corner type, not spectacular thumping headers but scrappy poke ins from a yard, own goals or even directly into the net.

It's worth varying it so the defence don't automatically know what to defend, but throwing in a sharply delivered inswinger to the front post should be the norm. It isn't for us.