Corners

[Alpine White]

There's a very good case for leaving Nugent upfield for corners, after yesterday.

there's a good case for leaving Nugent in the Tickled Trout, too

 

[norfolk white]

Pappa Brown, back in the day, never left a player up for corners. I couldn't understand it then and I don't understand it now.

He used to leave Fuller up near the half way line when the opposition had a corner which meant that the opposition had to leave two or three players back to try and mark him. So I don't know where you get your idea that he never left a player up at corners 😕

 

[jgriff2296]

He used to leave Fuller up near the half way line when the opposition had a corner which meant that the opposition had to leave two or three players back to try and mark him. So I don't know where you get your idea that he never left a player up at corners 😕

I'm not doubting you but I remember him commenting in an interview that we left no one up for corners. I remember it because I doubted the wisdom of it at the time.

 

[Pilot]

I'm not doubting you but I remember him commenting in an interview that we left no one up for corners. I remember it because I doubted the wisdom of it at the time.

He was asked about it at a fans forum

 

[Pilot]

When John Beck brought Cambridge City over New Year once back in the day.For defending corners,he had a man on each side right on the halfway line and a man on the centre spot.The effect was we brought back four defenders to cover,and if you didnt you where exposed to a swift counter,which memory recalls and we conceded a goal on a quick counter.That John Beck was years ahead of his time wish we had him now.

It would be suicidal for us to do that, there’d be so much space on the box. I suspect Beck had four giants at the back who could head anything away. I don’t see many teams copying him.

 

[justinr73]

When John Beck brought Cambridge City over New Year once back in the day.For defending corners,he had a man on each side right on the halfway line and a man on the centre spot.The effect was we brought back four defenders to cover,and if you didnt you where exposed to a swift counter,which memory recalls and we conceded a goal on a quick counter.That John Beck was years ahead of his time wish we had him now.

They beat us two nil and we had absolutely no idea how to cope with them on the day.

He was ahead of his time in many respects but he got found out.

Graham Westley had a poster of him on his bedroom ceiling.

 

[spender]

It was mentioned on the RL commentary yesterday that we had all our 11 players defending corners, even when time was running out and we were still only 1-0 down. The summariser questioned why we didn't have a couple of attackers on the half way line ready for a quick counter attack.

Isn't that how Fulham scored their second goal yesterday, a counter attack from our attacking corner kick?

We seem to always defend corners like this. Rudd usually has to hold on to the ball to wait for our midfield and strikers to get up the field, which also allows the opposition to get back too.

This wouldn't be Alex Neils super tactics would it?

 

[JSPNE]

It was mentioned on the RL commentary yesterday that we had all our 11 players defending corners, even when time was running out and we were still only 1-0 down. The summariser questioned why we didn't have a couple of attackers on the half way line ready for a quick counter attack.

Isn't that how Fulham scored their second goal yesterday, a counter attack from our attacking corner kick?

We seem to always defend corners like this. Rudd usually has to hold on to the ball to wait for our midfield and strikers to get up the field, which also allows the opposition to get back too.

Under Billy Davies we used to have 3 players on the half way line for corners, it added confusion to the opposition and from my memory was very effective.