Set Piece Coach

[adam95581]

2 minutes ago, eblair said:

Class and instant change. Looked so much more dangerous attacking

 

Bit embarrassing for Brendan he couldn’t have any impact and this bloke transformed us attacking set pieces in 2 weeks

In fairness, it’s his one job. If he hadn’t made an impact in two weeks of doing the ONLY thing he is paid to do, it would be pretty embarrassing for him. 

[eblair]

3 minutes ago, adam95581 said:

In fairness, it’s his one job. If he hadn’t made an impact in two weeks of doing the ONLY thing he is paid to do, it would be pretty embarrassing for him. 

Would counterpoint and say the manager was responsible for set pieces and we conceded record numbers 

 

Cannot believe you need a specialist for all the things last night

[volpeazzurro]

1 minute ago, adam95581 said:

In fairness, it’s his one job. If he hadn’t made an impact in two weeks of doing the ONLY thing he is paid to do, it would be pretty embarrassing for him. 

I still don't think it's great tactics for everyone to be crammed into one tiny area. Every time we got the ball away it inevitably came straight back. These were a very poor side and better one's will punish use. Also, from a few set peices, we allowed a man to be totally unmarked at the back and still no-one on the back post either. More aggression and attacking the ball yes, still fragile? Absolutely. 

[StriderHiryu]

It was notable that there was already an improvement in this area. Defensively a few times you could see how much concentration out-field players were putting in. For Maddison's goal, it was clear the entire wall shifted as he hit it to make extra space for him. Pretty clever, even though the finish was so good it didn't really matter. 

 

Seems like a good appointment so far, and could be a huge difference maker come the end of the season. We score enough goals, if we didn't concede such stupid ones we won't be battling the drop.

 

The coach is called Lars Knudsen. Seems like a good pick-up!

 

 

Edited 4 October 2022 by StriderHiryu

[cruzFOX]

One step at a time! The message is getting thru and once it sinks in and stays there Imo we won’t have these defensive blunders anymore. Give it time. It’s all positive. Every single players was laser focused. I could see no one wanted to make a mistake and that’s what we’ve been lacking for 6 games. 

[adam95581]

10 hours ago, eblair said:

Would counterpoint and say the manager was responsible for set pieces and we conceded record numbers 

 

Cannot believe you need a specialist for all the things last night

Yeah I would agree that we shouldn’t be incompetent without a set piece coach and the incompetence is down to Rodgers ultimately. However, I wouldn’t expect Rodgers personally to have a huge influence on corner routines and innovative free kicks given his broader remit. 

Edited 4 October 2022 by adam95581
Clarification

[st albans fox]

7 hours ago, StriderHiryu said:

It was notable that there was already an improvement in this area. Defensively a few times you could see how much concentration out-field players were putting in. For Maddison's goal, it was clear the entire wall shifted as he hit it to make extra space for him. Pretty clever, even though the finish was so good it didn't really matter. 

 

Seems like a good appointment so far, and could be a huge difference maker come the end of the season. We score enough goals, if we didn't concede such stupid ones we won't be battling the drop.

 

The coach is called Lars Knudsen. Seems like a good pick-up!

 

 

Clever - Henderson was able to see the ball and then all of a sudden he couldn’t which forced him to guess and naturally take a step to his right 

 

he was probably thinking to himself ‘how easy is this I can see the ball struck from where I’m standing’ 

[alfox13]

On 01/08/2022 at 11:43, AjcW said:

He's stuck desperately trying and failing to get past the first man at border control.... 

Did the premier League winning side have set piece coach? Yes ,Ranieri !

[foxes_rule1978]

Certainly can see a difference, there is more thought in how we are taking them. Look far more dangerous. 

[sacreblueits442]

22 minutes ago, adam95581 said:

Yeah I would agree that we shouldn’t be incompetent without a set piece coach and the incompetence is down to Rodgers ultimately. However, I wouldn’t expect Rodgers personally to have a huge influence on corner routines and innovative free kicks given his broader remit. 

...from what we have seen before, no one has paid much attention to the problem!!!

Rodgers did not believe there was an issue, and I have said for ages he needed to bring someone in to work alongside him. Too early to say at the moment but Knudsen could be the balance that Rodgers needs.

[coolhandfox]

Let's get a better defensive coach in now as well.

 

We have scored 14 goals joint 6th in the league, and conceded the most 22.

 

Plain to see where our issues are.

 

[Skid_1884]

I am very much Rodgers out but I think some credit needs to be given to the clubs decision on bringing in this set piece coach. We are starting to be more organised and disciplined when defending them. Would still like Vardy or Daka on the half way line though and forces the opposition to keep at least 2 players back 

[Stadt]

Whilst I’m concerned about lots of the decision making at the club - Knudsen and Glover are good appointments.

Edited 23 October 2022 by Stadt

[Vindaloo FOX]

Could turn out to be the signing of the season.

[baldeagle]

As far as I can see he’s made a huge difference in a very short time 

[Foxes96]

Just now, baldeagle said:

As far as I can see he’s made a huge difference in a very short time 

Makes it all the more baffling it took so long to get one in. 
 

But onwards and upwards now 

[baldeagle]

1 minute ago, Foxes96 said:

Makes it all the more baffling it took so long to get one in. 
 

But onwards and upwards now 

Yeah it’s only took about 2 years and 1 delayed work visa 😂

[Dahnsouff]

Completed this, time for a throw in coach

[Paninistickers]

6 minutes ago, baldeagle said:

As far as I can see he’s made a huge difference in a very short time 

The difference is staggering. It cannot be a coincidence. 

 

The difference coaching makes, eh?

[urban fox]

No coincidence we have had had three consecutive clean sheets whist still facing plenty of corners/free kicks.

not sure if it’s down to positioning or better awareness/anticipation but we are not crapping ourselves every time we concede a set piece now

[StriderHiryu]

1 minute ago, urban fox said:

No coincidence we have had had three consecutive clean sheets whist still facing plenty of corners/free kicks.

not sure if it’s down to positioning or better awareness/anticipation but we are not crapping ourselves every time we concede a set piece now

One leads to the other. Better positioning and being aware makes you more confident.

 

When we concede a set piece, when the camera zooms in you see how much more concentration our players are putting in. I am sure the coach has really drilled into them the need to really focus in those moments.

[Lesta2014]

He seems to be fairly active in the tactics as a whole, around the bench from what I’ve seen so far. maybe he’s bought fresh ideas brendans been willing to listen too? 

[lgfualol]

Finally not shitting myself whenever the other team has a corner. 

[davieG]

The number of blocks we're now make has gone up significantly. Still seem to be a bit casual about giving away corners.

[HighPeakFox]

Can we have a 'don't give the ball away so readily' coach?