- Oct 3, 2011
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I'd suggest trying to get it in the general area of the 6yd box first before concentrating on hitting the perfect fast paced curled in corner while 9 times out of 10 you're hitting the first defender.
Its not that hard.
Fkin pub teams at the weekend take better corners than we do and I know, I watch them.
If you hit the first defender with the ball 3 attempts on the bounce with a pub team then next corner you're not bloody takin it.
I whipped in a few when I was playing and didnt find it hard getting it in the 6yd box.
These are professionals ffs.
It baffles me how shit they are.
The 'well they're trying to whip it in with precision' argument while in reality most are dog shit just makes no sense.
Its like a pro dart player who keeps scoring 22 but its ok cause he's going for 180
Should add I'm not gunning for Eriksen specifically. I think the standard of corners in English football in general is woeful.
i'm sure eriksen could get it in the general area of the six yard box but that's not going to help us score if it's just dropped in there. for one it gives our attackers little chance of doing anything with a looping ball with no pace on it and two it's pretty likely that the keeper just comes out and claims it. taking a corner you have to not only hit it with pace to give your team mates a chance but the ball needs to drop in a pretty small area at a height that is elevated enough that it beats the front defenders but not so high that it sails straight past them or into the keeper's hands. taking the perfect corner isn't a great deal easier than hitting a free kick over the wall and into the back of the net.