fordy_uk2005 Posted 19 December 2014 Share Posted 19 December 2014 Taking corners is surely one of the few things we can blame on being in a tough league? Ours are awful I haven't seen James put a decent one in yet how hard can it be just float it up there at least it gives us more of a chance than hitting first man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Guppy_Left_Foot Posted 19 December 2014 Share Posted 19 December 2014 One of the few things we can blame? I'd say the opposite. Has been a weakness of ours for some time now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuliasz Posted 19 December 2014 Share Posted 19 December 2014 Every team delivers a high percentage of duff corners. Our problem in my view is that we don't vary the type of delivery, we very rarely if ever go short these days. Also we don't attack good deliveries particularly well and when we do get our heads onto them first, they invariably go over the bar. Need to mix it up a bit I feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordy_uk2005 Posted 19 December 2014 Author Share Posted 19 December 2014 Yes admittedly but shouldn't matter what league your in it ain't that hard. I'd give our lads more chance if I took them than James etc have been doing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naylor118 Posted 19 December 2014 Share Posted 19 December 2014 Float a corner in Keeper collects it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCFC Rennie Posted 19 December 2014 Share Posted 19 December 2014 We weren't that good at them last year, I can only recall one header from a corner with Liam Moore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Eatfood Posted 19 December 2014 Share Posted 19 December 2014 We weren't that good at them last year, I can only recall one header from a corner with Liam Moore. Think Big Wes just about squeezed one in against Blackpool too. I agree with the OP though. I was watching Worcester City the other night and they were putting in some great deliveries from corners that were being attacked properly. Doesn't seem such a stretch that we should be able to get the delivery past the first man 9 times out of 10 instead of the opposite. Powell's corner late on against Man City last week epitomised just how inept our set pieces are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom's Pasta Posted 19 December 2014 Share Posted 19 December 2014 Most infuriating thing to watch as a fan is a wasted set piece. As a premier league footballer you should be able to strike a dead ball into the right area 90% of the time. We probably do it about 40% of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l444ry Posted 19 December 2014 Share Posted 19 December 2014 The average Premier League team scores 1 goal from a corner about every 10 games. Watch continental football and you will see that attacking teams try to avoid corners at all costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest seanfox778 Posted 19 December 2014 Share Posted 19 December 2014 Think Big Wes just about squeezed one in against Blackpool too. I agree with the OP though. I was watching Worcester City the other night and they were putting in some great deliveries from corners that were being attacked properly. Doesn't seem such a stretch that we should be able to get the delivery past the first man 9 times out of 10 instead of the opposite. Powell's corner late on against Man City last week epitomised just how inept our set pieces are. I'm not 100% but wasn't Wes's against Blackpool from a Mahrez cross not a corner? I remember Mahrez doing some skill then floating a great ball to the far post. Think Big Wes just about squeezed one in against Blackpool too. I agree with the OP though. I was watching Worcester City the other night and they were putting in some great deliveries from corners that were being attacked properly. Doesn't seem such a stretch that we should be able to get the delivery past the first man 9 times out of 10 instead of the opposite. Powell's corner late on against Man City last week epitomised just how inept our set pieces are. I'm not 100% but wasn't Wes's against Blackpool from a Mahrez cross not a corner? I remember Magrez doing some skill then floating a great ball to the far post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grewks Posted 19 December 2014 Share Posted 19 December 2014 Defending set pieces is far more important. Last year both attacking and defending set pieces we were awful, and it hasn't changed much....therefore it isn't a reason we are where we are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgfualol Posted 19 December 2014 Share Posted 19 December 2014 Whoever coaches our corners/free kicks shouldnt really have a job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Countesthorpe Fox 1884 Posted 19 December 2014 Share Posted 19 December 2014 Most infuriating thing to watch as a fan is a wasted set piece. As a premier league footballer you should be able to strike a dead ball into the right area 90% of the time. We probably do it about 40% of the time. 40%???? Not even that I'd say about 10% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blur Posted 19 December 2014 Share Posted 19 December 2014 I'm not 100% but wasn't Wes's against Blackpool from a Mahrez cross not a corner? I remember Mahrez doing some skill then floating a great ball to the far post. I'm not 100% but wasn't Wes's against Blackpool from a Mahrez cross not a corner? I remember Magrez doing some skill then floating a great ball to the far post. Yes- I think Morgan stayed up the front after a corner. It was a great piece of skill from Mahrez anyway. Moore's goal was against Wigan in a 2-0 win. He busted the hoardings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1993fox Posted 19 December 2014 Share Posted 19 December 2014 Most infuriating thing to watch as a fan is a wasted set piece. As a premier league footballer you should be able to strike a dead ball into the right area 90% of the time. We probably do it about 40% of the time. 40%? More like 20%, 100% of the time, it says it all about the current state of Leicester City. Same goes for Tigers - ol trust Owen Williams may have been great at penalties against Saracens but before that he was cowering around the 70% level. Disgraceful what's going on with Leicester sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzell Posted 19 December 2014 Share Posted 19 December 2014 We're shit at corners, attacking and defending them full stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Posted 19 December 2014 Share Posted 19 December 2014 As I mentioned, set pieces is down to the manager, how the players are coached. Quality of the player is part of it but not all of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stadt Posted 19 December 2014 Share Posted 19 December 2014 As I mentioned, set pieces is down to the manager, how the players are coached. Quality of the player is part of it but not all of it.Well it's Stowell's job to do the set pieces (fvck knows what he's doing) not Pearson's.The lack of movement ensures that we carry zero threat, even if (a big if, I know) the ball beat the first man we have maybe one player making a half arises attempt to attack the ball. How many times do you even see one of our players even get a free header? For a good corner you need a good delivery and better movement so height isn't required but desirable but when we don't have any of those three things, scoring from a corner seems quite unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicki Vixen Posted 19 December 2014 Share Posted 19 December 2014 Given 50% of our corners don't clear the first man, I never understand why we don't position someone in front of the first defender to either get a flick on or at least restrict the first defender's ability to make an easy clearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l444ry Posted 19 December 2014 Share Posted 19 December 2014 Most teams only get half about 6 corners per game. Non realistic discussion going on here. There's no reason to suppose that the coaching staff at Leicester are doing anything less in this area than any other club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuna Posted 19 December 2014 Share Posted 19 December 2014 :nigel: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazfox9 Posted 19 December 2014 Share Posted 19 December 2014 Most teams only get half about 6 corners per game. Non realistic discussion going on here. There's no reason to suppose that the coaching staff at Leicester are doing anything less in this area than any other club. But when you're a struggling team, that's 6 chances to put an Un - opposed ball into the penalty area.... and we can't do it. Some of our corners have quite honestly been pitiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col city fan Posted 19 December 2014 Share Posted 19 December 2014 There is NO excuse for our shite set pieces in general. There seems to be such little thought gone into them and into any sort of variation. Either very poor coaching has gone into them, or terrible execution. Even the most staunch Pearsonite has surely no excuse for them? Waits with baited breath... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shailen Posted 20 December 2014 Share Posted 20 December 2014 Ulloa scored from a corner earlier on against Everton. But, our set piece delivery has been awful for quite some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collymore Posted 20 December 2014 Share Posted 20 December 2014 I remember being 9, 10 year old. If you had someone who could lift the ball in high with arc you'd be causing mayhem on the 6 yard box and you'd normally score. The opposition manager would be like "Can I see his birth certificate please?" The pros can do this 999 times out of 1000 with ease. In pro football they try to play it hard with lift to beat the blokes at near post and make it dip in the 6 yard box. This is incredibly hard and takes so much practice. At times though we even just play the 9-10 year old arc, and still have no guile or movement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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