Defending Set Pieces

TheBigIguana · August 26, 2018

Just win the header at the near post FFS. Underrated skill of Rom's when he was here was clearing set pieces.

Howards tipple · August 26, 2018

Was going to vote, but zonal baffles me so can't honestly say which is better.

Joey66 · August 26, 2018

Our two full backs seem to get sucked into the middle - on set pieces and in normal play leaving the opposing wingers too much wide space inviting crosses - then gaining corners ...
The full backs today were to be blunt crap.......

banno · August 26, 2018

Joey66 said:
Our two full backs seem to get sucked into the middle - on set pieces and in normal play leaving the opposing wingers too much wide space inviting crosses - then gaining corners ...
The full backs today were to be blunt crap.......

I agree. All the teams we have played this season have been allowed too much space out wide. It could be an instruction to have our full backs play narrow to defend the box better!!!! I don't know but you are right and it always provides an easy out ball for the opposition.

Joey66 · August 26, 2018

banno said:
I agree. All the teams we have played this season have been allowed too much space out wide. It could be an instruction to have our full backs play narrow to defend the box better!!!! I don't know but you are right and it always provides an easy out ball for the opposition.

The room wingers v us have is the downfall to concede set pieces in the first place, look where Baines was to concede the pen and he never closed the supply down ala Coleman too today wingers v us get too much room on each flank it's a recurring problem for us defensively- then the inability to defend ant crosses with zonal marking also no full back on a post......

Zezti · August 29, 2018

Those corners eh

rochdaleblue · August 29, 2018

Becoming a real concern. 4 games and in 3 of those conceded from a corner. Doesn’t seem to matter what personnel we put out, the same mistakes happen.

kenada_blue · August 29, 2018

Unable to do so

BlueToff · August 29, 2018

It's going to be a massive downfall this season if Silva doesn't sort it.

I just don't think our defenders are intelligent/switched on enough to use zonal marking.

hktoffee · August 29, 2018

Corner again. Zonal why?

BlueToff · August 29, 2018

Every goal we've conceded this season, bar the Neves fk, has either directly or indirectly (Baines foul v B'mouth) come from a cross into the box.

Needs to improve or it's going to be costing us even more.

BlueToff · August 29, 2018

hktoffee said:
Corner again. Zonal why?

According to a lot of coaches, zonal is the better system, when the players know what to do.

Ours evidently don't.

Ron Burgundy · August 29, 2018

Zonal can take an extremely long time to train out. It's brave and some top coaches swear by it. At the moment though, it is repeatingly punishing us!