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http://www.chelseadaft.org/2013/05/exposing-tottenham-weakness-corners.html
and what happened in the game!
and what happened in the game!
Can someone email this to AvB quickly?
http://www.chelseadaft.org/2013/05/exposing-tottenham-weakness-corners.html
and what happened in the game!
If AVB doesn't address this prior to Sunday we can kiss top 4 goodbye
Kaboul and Sandro, to some extend would help with our weakness at set pieces. Kaboul is a beast in the air and Sandro is so strong players find it hard to get away from him.
As others have said though, Caulker in at CB and Verts at LB is something we should consider for Stoke as they will most likely have 10+ corners and numerous free kicks for dubious fouls.
Not a bad idea for Stoke I guess
Clearly we need to spend a lot of hours on the training ground on this but, given the timeframe and our next opponents, it seems to me that we can fix a lot by being completely unsophisticated. Half of it seems to be lack of bodies and misreading the weight of the ball and running out of position
Wall of steel of our tallest players - Ade, Bale, Dawson, Vertonghen, Hudd, Caulker - on the 3 yard line for every corner. Stand their ground rather than go with attackers, except if the ball is clearly going further out - closer to the penalty spot. Leave Lloris to clear up behind them with one of the next tier of height players on each post e.g. Walker (not Scotty because he seems to lack the discipline to actually stay there).
Holtby, Benny, Scotty generally in the area around the spot to close down any rebounds. Lennon and Dembele further out, ready to get the ball on the break and leg it
Am I over-simplifying ? Probably but fook me....they seem entirely avoidable
Exactly, if we don't address this against Stoke we will need to score at least 3 or 4 to stand any chance of winning the game, because we seem to give any opposition several opportunities in these situations and we all know that Stoke are past masters at taking advantage in these situations.You have to worry about us from set peices on Sunday against Stoke!