Silly Corner

[JohnStreet]

I hope Wilder had words about that silly corner routine.

Player A plays a short pass to player B.

Player B passes it back to player A.

Offside.

Such a waste of yet another fruitless corner.

 

[SteveBlade]

It is quite idiotic.

It's almost like professional football players aren't very bright.

 

[Guesty]

I was actually lucky in that the Kop pillar prevented me from seeing that properly.

 

[Stretch]

That pretty much summed yesterday up for me. Something just wasn't right, all through the team.

One thing I will say though is that this team doesn't normally play poorly twice in a row so I expect a response tomorrow. Whether that will be enough to get anything from the match I don't know.

 

[Pollingtonblade]

Our corners have been shit this season.

 

[Ginger Gnome]

Not just a problem this season, "The corner comes to nothing" must be most Tweeted thing ever in the match updates

 

[Dkc]

In general though I love our inventiveness at set pieces. Long may it continue

 

[robbiez666]

I'm fairly sure we'd be better off if every time we get a corner we just agree to give the other team a goal kick. At least we can't get hit on the counter.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

This is my dogs view on our set pieces. Handsome bugger.

 

[wizadry]

How many corners have we scored off? I can’t think of any off the top of my head.

 

[Smirth]

It’s almost as if statistically the chances of scoring from a corner are ridiculously low.

It was a poor routine but I’d much rather we try things like that and get it right then just whip it in to the box and inevitably lose possession.

 

[Harry's Game]

How many corners have we scored off? I can’t think of any off the top of my head.

Millwall at home last season is the last one I can remember

 

[No Poirot No Party]

How many corners have we scored off? I can’t think of any off the top of my head.

I've definitely not seen any go in off the top of your head

 

[Jehovah]

I've seen circles with better corners than we do

 

[wizadry]

I've definitely not seen any go in off the top of your head

Good first message, I’ll go easy on you because of that.

Happy new year!

 

[GreasyChipBeattie]

And yet supporters always get excited when a team gets a corner!

https://sports.stackexchange.com/questions/977/what-percent-of-corner-kicks-turn-into-goals

 

[Esablade]

ACCCU

 

[gavtheblade]

We're due a penalty that's for sure.

 

[Rodley]

In general though I love our inventiveness at set pieces. Long may it continue

Our set pieces have been superb under Wilder.

 

[Wards]

If O’Connell could finish he’d be in double figures the amount of chances we create from set pieces for him!

 

[Rodley]

Here’s an article, backed up with data, waxing lyrical about our set pieces (including corners).

https://wherethesmokegoes.wordpress...a-look-at-sheffield-uniteds-17-18-set-pieces/

Ps - I appreciate we’ve just lost a game so some are scratching around for more stuff to moan about.

 

[South Bucks]

Its not just the corner, we seem to get caught offside lots more than other teams either by delaying or telegraphing the pass or forwards not thinking. Needs some serious team discussion to sort out as its been going on for a long time and we don't seem to learn from it.

 

[Rodley]

If O’Connell could finish he’d be in double figures the amount of chances we create from set pieces for him!

Two Sitters against Bolton he should have buried!

 

[snootyfenooty]

Squinny's were memorable. Knee high, never went further than the edge of the 6 yard box. Every fucking time.

 

[wizadry]

Its not just the corner, we seem to get caught offside lots more than other teams either by delaying or telegraphing the pass or forwards not thinking. Needs some serious team discussion to sort out as its been going on for a long time and we don't seem to learn from it.

We get caught offside a lot due to our lack of pace, playing on the shoulder of the last man, there’s been some very tight decisions gone against us regards offsides this season and last season.

 

[snootyfenooty]

We get caught offside a lot due to our lack of pace, playing on the shoulder of the last man, there’s been some very tight decisions gone against us regards offsides this season and last season.

Good point that, a lot of the decisions being due to the poor quality of L1 & Champ-standard linos.

 

[Barney]

Yep, or player A short corner to player B, fuck about with it near the corner for a bit then lose it.

This happens with throw ins too. For fuck sake, throw it long in to the box.

 

[snootyfenooty]

Yep, or player A short corner to player B, fuck about with it near the corner for a bit then lose it.

This happens with throw ins too. For fuck sake, throw it long in to the box.

In my 55 years watching United I've never seen one of our players find himself some space to receive a throw-in.

 

[georgebernardshaw]

In my 55 years watching United I've never seen one of our players find himself some space to receive a throw-in.

Dean Saunders, snoots?

 

[snootyfenooty]

Dean Saunders, snoots?

Aye but he had to take the bloody thing.