Max Power Posted 23 January 2016 Posted 23 January 2016 Don't know if this is significant enough for a new thread, but I quite liked our new tactic of defending corners today. Leaving three men up at all times. It occupied 4 or 5 defenders and we looked like sparking a break if we won the ball from the corner. Good move from Ranieri I reckon. Hope we see it again.
Mark Posted 23 January 2016 Posted 23 January 2016 If I remember rightly all those corners we had in succession in the lead up to our first goal came from one of their corners, if we hadn't had those three left up the pitch we wouldn't have been able to make it down the other end so quickly. Good to see, teams will probably plan for that now though. I like how we are varying our corners too lately, got in a few times with intelligent runs and passes.
sdb Posted 23 January 2016 Posted 23 January 2016 Cannot remember us ever doing that. Brave but potentially genius. Kept 4 of their men back and showed real intent.
Jakemoore Posted 23 January 2016 Posted 23 January 2016 Basically, we are just amazing in every area.
Kinowe Soorie Posted 23 January 2016 Posted 23 January 2016 A great tactic! Our corners were innovative today also!
foxes_rule1978 Posted 23 January 2016 Posted 23 January 2016 Corners haven't been a problem of late... the defence has been brilliant.. if we continue that and score like today there is no reason we can't win the league...
Guest CityFan 06 Posted 23 January 2016 Posted 23 January 2016 I noticed a few new corner techniques when we had corners today. Defensively we've been looking solid for a while now, which is good.
foxes_rule1978 Posted 23 January 2016 Posted 23 January 2016 I noticed a few new corner techniques when we had corners today. Defensively we've been looking solid for a while now, which is good. We looked like a team that could win the title today
Heart-Shaped Fox Posted 23 January 2016 Posted 23 January 2016 Have thought this calendar year we've improved so much on defending corners.
Father Ted Posted 23 January 2016 Posted 23 January 2016 Why haven't teams done that before though? The players we left out would be totally useless at defending corners anyway so I think it's something that we should definitely consider using often.
Swarles Barkley Posted 23 January 2016 Posted 23 January 2016 Confused the hell out of the Stoke players. 2 of them were panicking between going up for the corner and going back to the halway line. Was hilarious to watch
Charl91 Posted 23 January 2016 Posted 23 January 2016 Why haven't teams done that before though? The players we left out would be totally useless at defending corners anyway so I think it's something that we should definitely consider using often. I've never understood it either. Let's face it, if we leave just Mahrez and Vardy up, they'd need about 4 players back just to deal with them. Those 2 are never going to be great at defending corners anyway. Plus it mean the ball doesn't come straight back at us, and we offer more threat on the counter.
LegendOfJoe Posted 23 January 2016 Posted 23 January 2016 Plus leaving Mahrez and Vardy out means that if Huth/Wes/Fuchs gets a decent head on it we are as likely to pick it up and can counter instead of clearing it and they come straight back at us. Just makes more sense
EverybodyDannsNow Posted 23 January 2016 Posted 23 January 2016 This worked a treat. Brilliant from Ranieri
st albans fox Posted 23 January 2016 Posted 23 January 2016 I assume it was to make the penalty area less congested, given that Stoke are a much taller side than us. Good tactics. And once in the first half, I noted we had three men in the corner region for one of ours. That dragged four defenders out of the box, again, good tactics. Never understood why attacking sides don't always have a secondary player near the corner taker. makes the defending side send two out to cover which gives you a one man advantage in the box compared to just having one taker.
Freeman's Wharfer Posted 23 January 2016 Posted 23 January 2016 We put so much more thought into so many things these days. Just a sign of the step up in class we've taken.
jammie82uk Posted 23 January 2016 Posted 23 January 2016 Yeah I like this as well like it's been mentioned they have to leave extra men back to deal with the threat of countering but also it sort of makes them have to put the ball in the box as if they go short they lose even more men out of the box but we have the extras to cover that
Countryfox Posted 23 January 2016 Posted 23 January 2016 Leaving 3 little uns up front and dragging 4 big uns to mark them ... masterstroke. One of several new 'tricks' on show today ....... I love it !
Bayfox Posted 23 January 2016 Posted 23 January 2016 Had a few and not up for a major debate. But loved the 3 left up for corners. The way forward.
WesMorganGod Posted 23 January 2016 Posted 23 January 2016 I loved it, brilliant idea. to be honest we have been really shaky on defending corners and free kicks all season, and today we looked much more solid and I like the new tactic.
Guest bss9401 Posted 23 January 2016 Posted 23 January 2016 It was a risk but a fantastic one tactically. One of our main strengths has been our ability to break quickly and effectively and our opponents are finding ways of minimising that threat. To have 2 or 3 up at set pieces is such a bold move. If it eventually gets us a CL place then it is genius!
jammie82uk Posted 23 January 2016 Posted 23 January 2016 It was a risk but a fantastic one tactically. One of our main strengths has been our ability to break quickly and effectively and our opponents are finding ways of minimising that threat. To have 2 or 3 up at set pieces is such a bold move. If it eventually gets us a CL place then it is genius! Keep seeing this said but I must be missing something Why is it a risk? The numbers are in our favour
Gary Eatfood Posted 24 January 2016 Posted 24 January 2016 Keep seeing this said but I must be missing something Why is it a risk? The numbers are in our favour And so is the pace of the players we leave on the half way line. The chances are that if the ball breaks one of our 3 will be first to it as happened today. Pulling everyone back for corners has become a tactic of the modern game that every team adopts and I've never understood the logic behind it.
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