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Post by scfcno1fan on Jan 2, 2014 10:59:31 GMT
Is that still no headers scored in the Premier League this season?
Amazing to think that as a team we used to be so prolific from set plays, we really haven't looked at all dangerous from them.
The delivery, on most occasions, seems to be of adequate quality, are we simply just not attacking the ball enough, or other teams are getting better at defending set plays?
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Post by jeycov on Jan 2, 2014 11:22:33 GMT
During first few years in the Prem, I seem to recall that we created and converted some good chances at the near post - these days the crosses are very predictable.
We have a number of players who are very good at heading the ball - let's hope that in 2014 we create and convert a few of those chances
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Post by trickydicky73 on Jan 2, 2014 11:27:49 GMT
During first few years in the Prem, I seem to recall that we created and converted some good chances at the near post - these days the crosses are very predictable. We have a number of players who are very good at heading the ball - let's hope that in 2014 we create and convert a few of those chances We had a chance to cross on the right wing in the second half and Crouch was the only one in the box. Other teams would be flooding the area to get on the end of it, but we lack anyone with the pace to do that.
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Jan 2, 2014 11:50:23 GMT
I think that Ethers and Pennant at their best were able to put over corners with plenty of variety, near post, far post, looping and flat. I don't think we have the players on the pitch who are doing this on any sort of regular basis at present.
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Post by kingstokie on Jan 2, 2014 11:57:19 GMT
We whipped a great ball to crouches head yesterday, he controlled it and tried to bring it down.
Seems that they don't practice set pieces/heading as much in training
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Jan 2, 2014 12:02:12 GMT
One other thing, when we had Ethers and Pennant they nearly ALWAYS took their corners from the "opposite" wing so virtually all our corners were inswingers under TP. These days corners tend always to be taken by right footed players so we end up with inswingers from the left but outswingers from the right.
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Post by Stoke711 on Jan 2, 2014 12:04:34 GMT
We whipped a great ball to crouches head yesterday, he controlled it and tried to bring it down. Seems that they don't practice set pieces/heading as much in training Was disappointed he didn't head it, great ball by Assaidi
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Post by Gods on Jan 2, 2014 12:18:17 GMT
Over half a season without a headed goal, a club record perhaps?
For a team which has features Peter Crouch and Shawcross and Huth coming up for dead ball situations its a pretty astonishing statistic by any measure.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 2, 2014 12:48:23 GMT
We didn't score many from set pieces last season either and it's one thing that needs to improve, it's a waste.
I read a stat a few weeks (so it may be outdated now) but it was that we'd won the most aerial duals in the league but haven't score a goal with a header.
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