Liverpool Vs Tottenham: Match Thread

[Blake Griffin]

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.

 

[Bulletspur]

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.

That might be true but Eriksen consistently hits the first defender on the near post where we have no chance of scoring. I would rather lob beyond where at least we have more of a chance. As @Bus-Conductor says, he is a professional so should at least beat the first man

 

[Shadydan]

Do people actually really think that professional football players cannot cross it into a designated area, we're talking about a player who is probably one of the best in the world at dead ball situations outside the box. There is obviously a method to Eriksen's madness, I personally think that he tries to add whip to the ball so that it curls away from the keeper when it gets into the box.

 

[beats1]

It really isn't that difficult either and you would hope someone with good technique, who gets paid 3m a year to spend a few hours everyday practising it would at least do it more consistently than Eriksen has for much of this season.

I'm loving his new work ethic, but his corners and indirect free kicks leave a lot to be desired.

Is that why he has one of the highest key passes from corners? (eriksen at january was on 10 and highest was 17 with Joey barton)

Its worth noting everybody corners are bad. The best corner to goal ratio is 16.5 corners to one goal. We are not helped by the fact that at some of corners there is a slope meaning its harder to get the right height and control on the ball and that the side of the pitch isn't grass. For those who have played in studs and walked from astroturf on to grass, there is a noticeable differences and its harder to get balance right to get the power in the ball when you are more focusing on trying to not to slip

 

[Borks]

Some of the run ups that players have are shocking - Over the hoardings, up a hill, round the ball boy and then they take the corner but it does seem to be ridiculous how badly so called professionals are at taking corners.

 

[Gbspurs]

Some of the run ups that players have are shocking - Over the hoardings, up a hill, round the ball boy and then they take the corner but it does seem to be ridiculous how badly so called professionals are at taking corners.

Maybe it's more to do with how good professionals are at defending corners, meaning the attacking players need to travel a trickier technique.

Let's face it, if you play Sunday league the only requirement is to put it in the mixer. If you lofted a corner into the box with no purpose in the PL either the keeper grabs it or the defenders clear. Whilst the low, driven corner is frustrating when it hits the first man, it's probably more effective if delivered past the first man.

That said eriksens wind me right up sometimes.

 

[jezz]

Lamela should take corners.
9 out of ten times there good balls.

 

[dontcallme]

It really isn't that difficult either and you would hope someone with good technique, who gets paid 3m a year to spend a few hours everyday practising it would at least do it more consistently than Eriksen has for much of this season.

I'm loving his new work ethic, but his corners and indirect free kicks leave a lot to be desired.

By extension you could argue that a defender being paid £3m a year could defend a corner.

 

[Chris12]

Lamela should take corners.
9 out of ten times there good balls.

He does take them to be fair. Just not on the outswingers

 

[Bus-Conductor]

By extension you could argue that a defender being paid £3m a year could defend a corner.

What happens in running is slightly different though. A player with good technique should be able to put a dead ball down and take a decent set piece a high percentage of the time IMO.

The quality of Eriksen's and/or our general set piece organisation is pretty meh, which is disappointing for a player with his technique.

 

[Bus-Conductor]

Is that why he has one of the highest key passes from corners? (eriksen at january was on 10 and highest was 17 with Joey barton)

Its worth noting everybody corners are bad. The best corner to goal ratio is 16.5 corners to one goal. We are not helped by the fact that at some of corners there is a slope meaning its harder to get the right height and control on the ball and that the side of the pitch isn't grass. For those who have played in studs and walked from astroturf on to grass, there is a noticeable differences and its harder to get balance right to get the power in the ball when you are more focusing on trying to not to slip

It's not just corners though.