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Getting 'cheap' goals - a unseen issue?

SlotBadger

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I get excited when someone else steps up, no matter who...

Lamela has a decent set piece on him, right? Maybe his return will help.
Lamela's scored a free-kick for Argentina, but his indirect kicks definitely avoid the first man more than Eriksen's.

I feel that Dier, Kane and possibly Trippier have more threatening shots than Lamela from direct free-kicks, unless you need a delicate stroke of the ball from just outside the box.
 

Spurrific

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lukespurs7

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Trippier certainly puts in good corners, maybe he should take some free kicks and see how he does.
Lloris should be on corners swinging them wherever the fuck he wants like his goal kicks #unpredictable
 

Saoirse

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Genuine question, why are penalties not included in set piece goals? I've always grouped them together but maybe they're not meant to be?
guess you can if you want, but I think it makes sense from an analysis perspective to separate them.
Penalties are scored at a rate of ~75-76%, whereas a set piece is going in 8-10% of the time when a shot is generated.
Just hugely different aspects of the game
The other good analytical reason for not grouping them is that penalties, to a much greater extent than free kicks and corners, are correlated with overall team strength. Every team is going to get a good number of free kicks and corners, but to get a penalty you have to get in the opposition box first, and vice-versa to concede one. Including them would make it much harder to spot mid-table Pulis style sides who excel from set plays and push up the likes of Man City instead.
 
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