Whitby-Blade
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Such a simple part of the game that can be so rewarding, for too long corners have held absolutely zero anticipation.To my untrained eye, they've just simplified & uncluttered corner routines. Have a main target (for eg Egan). Decide whether it's a back post or near post pattern. Put a one man screen on Egan (Morgan Gibbs-White at Hull). By all means have a few other blockers, but just cannon fodder. Egan (or similar) runs the pattern. Ball in to the right area. I love that.
Aye. There is that. But there's also the fact that the ball was put where the red and white shirts actually are or are running into rather than Fleck's and Norwood's which either hit the front stick defender or are floated over everyone's heads.To my untrained eye, they've just simplified & uncluttered corner routines. Have a main target (for eg Egan). Decide whether it's a back post or near post pattern. Put a one man screen on Egan (Morgan Gibbs-White at Hull). By all means have a few other blockers, but just cannon fodder. Egan (or similar) runs the pattern. Ball in to the right area. I love that.
What’s with the blue collar?...Pig-Dog
Aye. There is that. But there's also the fact that the ball was put where the red and white shirts actually are or are running into rather than Fleck's and Norwood's which either hit the front stick defender or are floated over everyone's heads.
My coach back in the day said that crossed corners have three targets, all in an area drawn from posts to penalty spot. The more driven the corner, the more chance it has being successful and it needs to never be more than nine feet off the deck at any time. He also coached us also on box tactics working on defenders and the keeper. Egan's break off steering his marker into Billy was a classic one.
Just goes to show what can be done.
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We definitely needed to work on them. Set pieces have been an issue at both ends of the pitch for too long.Interesting that Sharp mentioned they had been working on dead ball routines. Makes you wonder if we ever worked on specifics before or was it just try abd get them in the box after a few step overs etc
I'm struggling to recall ever seeing defending of the type Hull performed at corners. It was genuinely laughable.
I'm struggling to recall ever seeing defending of the type Hull performed at corners. It was genuinely laughable.
He’s also been known to ‘hinder’ the odd goalkeeper.Big part goes to Billy who blocked the defender.
Luckily, we've got the Swedish giant, Billy Sharp, who can leap high enough between them to head it down into the net!Remarkable we did so well in the air because they had plenty of height in their team.
Hull defenders were expecting a repeat of his first goal - fooled them with a near-post run.Egan’s run and flicked header for the 3rd. was outstanding .
Deano himself would have been proud of that .
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