| Corners 14:43 - Nov 24 with 2162 views | kingsburyR |
Please delete if this has already been discussed.
What is it with us having all 11 players back in the box for every corner?
It invites the oppo to bring forward as many as they like and have a good few right outside our box.
Surely you put the rapid Burrell up on the half way line to keep two defenders busy and a great quick out ball if needed. |  |
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| Corners on 14:51 - Nov 24 with 2118 views | TheChef |
It's part of the DNA of QPR, like conceding straight after half time. |  |
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| Corners on 16:48 - Nov 24 with 1973 views | Paddyhoops |
Agreed. Boils my piss when I see us defending with 11 men .
Especially when the Snow whites mates are prevalent among the defenders. |  | | |
| Corners on 16:57 - Nov 24 with 1926 views | MrSheen |
We might as well have 11 back for our corners. |  | | |
| Corners on 17:33 - Nov 24 with 1833 views | colinallcars |
| Corners on 16:57 - Nov 24 by MrSheen |
We might as well have 11 back for our corners. |
I remember when our crowd would roar “cooorrrnnnaaahh” when we won one.
They don't now. |  | | |
| Corners on 17:38 - Nov 24 with 1807 views | sparkey |
| Corners on 17:33 - Nov 24 by colinallcars |
I remember when our crowd would roar “cooorrrnnnaaahh” when we won one.
They don't now. |
Back in the days of Matt Smith (big one)
Those last 5 mins, getting a corner felt like a penalty. | | | |
| Corners on 18:09 - Nov 24 with 1716 views | Watford_Ranger |
Hull had 11 back at 3-2. Not many teams leave anyone up because someone has decided the xG for the other team is higher when you do.
I’d have thought logically the goalkeeper’s job is easier with at least three fewer players around and when you’ve got Smyth/Saito/Dembele on the pitch especially it’s not like they’re going to offer loads defensively but what do I know? | | | |
| Corners on 04:00 - Nov 25 with 1417 views | FDC |
Not leaving Burrell up (or Dembele, who is surely offering next to nothing defending a corner) is such a seemingly obvious tactical oversight that you have to assume there is actually a sound reason not to do it - but I'd dearly love to know what it is. |  | | |
| Corners on 06:17 - Nov 25 with 1352 views | dmm |
There will undoubtedly be some stat showing that 11 players defending corners concede fewer goals than having 10 or 9 players back. Most teams seem to do it. Perhaps it's time for a brave manager to innovate and do something different. |  | | |
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| Corners on 10:03 - Nov 25 with 1196 views | DWQPR |
| Corners on 06:17 - Nov 25 by dmm |
There will undoubtedly be some stat showing that 11 players defending corners concede fewer goals than having 10 or 9 players back. Most teams seem to do it. Perhaps it's time for a brave manager to innovate and do something different. |
Wonder if such a stat existed whether it includes second balls, such as our second goal on Saturday. This is an issue that boils my pîss. Keep two fast players on the half way line, defo the shorter players like Saito or Dembele, the opposition would invariable then keep three back instead of one. And in all likeliness will be defenders who tend to be taller than other players. That’s four players less for a keeper to contend with which means he has more chance of either catching or punching the ball clear, and with the players left upfield less chance of the ball being recycled. | |
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| Corners on 10:07 - Nov 25 with 1177 views | Boston |
| Corners on 16:48 - Nov 24 by Paddyhoops |
Agreed. Boils my piss when I see us defending with 11 men .
Especially when the Snow whites mates are prevalent among the defenders. |
Never hear of a short corner? | |
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| Corners on 13:23 - Nov 25 with 1053 views | silverbirch |
I’d leave two players up at the half way line, one on each wing to make defending tricky. Two defenders back marking them would still leave one on one situations, even if they leave a third back in the middle
Choose the players least useful when defending corners. Might not include Burrell but you could still be choosing from Dembele, Smyth, Nardi and Saito… | | | |
| Corners on 13:55 - Nov 25 with 976 views | kingsburyR |
| Corners on 13:23 - Nov 25 by silverbirch |
I’d leave two players up at the half way line, one on each wing to make defending tricky. Two defenders back marking them would still leave one on one situations, even if they leave a third back in the middle
Choose the players least useful when defending corners. Might not include Burrell but you could still be choosing from Dembele, Smyth, Nardi and Saito… |
Nardi
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| Corners on 13:56 - Nov 25 with 974 views | kingsburyR |
Keepers catching a crossed ball.
What is this filth you are peddling? | |
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| Corners on 14:28 - Nov 25 with 917 views | W7Ranger |
It use to be BOS that was left up when we had a corner against us. And if I recall correctly, on 2 seperate occassions we've scored from it.
Once on NYD in the 6-1 thrashing of Cardiff. Lumley with a take from a free kick and then a brilliant first time ball to set BOS away who finished brilliantly. And I'm sure we scored one up at Preston in a 3-1 win (think it was the game where Cameron was sent off?) when BOS was set free by the keeper from a corner/free kick, who then supplied EZE to bend one in.
Think BOS also banged one in v Luton at home when he was left up top alone and the ball was cleared long.
BOS was used for this tactic a lot.
So in my mind, this is perfect for someone like Dembele... or Buzz. [Post edited 25 Nov 14:42]
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| Corners on 15:48 - Nov 25 with 823 views | kensalriser |
| Corners on 06:17 - Nov 25 by dmm |
There will undoubtedly be some stat showing that 11 players defending corners concede fewer goals than having 10 or 9 players back. Most teams seem to do it. Perhaps it's time for a brave manager to innovate and do something different. |
There might well be, but only 3% of corners end in a goal so the marginal difference of leaving a player or two up would be tiny, and then need to be balanced against the potential of scoring on the break. |  |
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| Corners on 16:50 - Nov 25 with 743 views | JimmyR |
| Corners on 14:51 - Nov 24 by TheChef |
It's part of the DNA of QPR, like conceding straight after half time. |
It’s so that when we give 10yrds back at every throw it we don’t put opposition out | | | |
| Corners on 19:07 - Nov 25 with 659 views | kensalriser |
| Corners on 16:50 - Nov 25 by JimmyR |
It’s so that when we give 10yrds back at every throw it we don’t put opposition out |
On the subject of throw-ins, something that's been boiling my piss of late is a serial refusal to contest them. We conceded against Ipswich as a direct result and we're still doing it. | |
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