AmericanRam Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I am sure others noticed yesterday and really the whole season that we really need to work on our set-pieces,especially corners.The delivery was awful imo and left those in the box with no chance basically.That has happened in a few matches. Do we need new kick takers on these important set-pieces? Or Mac needs to come up with some better tactics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 What about defending them? Looked shaky all game yesterday... Whitbread getting beat at the back stick by Connolly repeatedly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Same reason for each. We just aren't very good at attacking headers. We never seem to head the ball with true intent and if you watch us when we have a corner, it's just a collection of players all concentrated in one area. No-one takes up positions at the back post or runs from outside the box. Also, we rarely try the pull back to the edge of the area where we might have more of a chance with a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanRam Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 What about defending them? Looked shaky all game yesterday... Whitbread getting beat at the back stick by Connolly repeatedly. You are right mate.Need to work on both taking them ourselves and defending them also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireRam Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I am sure others noticed yesterday and really the whole season that we really need to work on our set-pieces,especially corners.The delivery was awful imo and left those in the box with no chance basically.That has happened in a few matches. Do we need new kick takers on these important set-pieces? Or Mac needs to come up with some better tactics? I actually thought set-pieces were better yesterday. We didn't win anything from them because Manga was so good at CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I'd be interested to know what work happens on the training ground here. Will Hughes seems not only talented but also a bright and dedicated lad. Maybe he's already doing this, but if not he should spend an hour after training every day with Simmo, working on becoming deadly and indispensable - not just for Derby but for England in the future. When Idiakez stepped up you always expected him to score. The same with Rioch. Right now, I think we may as well pass the ball back to the opposition and get on with the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I can't believe Ward is still allowed near them at all. I bet he's asked if he can take the odd one. Should have told him to bugger off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanRam Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 I just hope in training,these are worked on more by Mac and his staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Anyone seen the DCFC corner challenge? Coutts was class, Ward was absolutely terrible. It makes sense to have the smallest player with next to no chance of winning a header from a corner taking them, but jeeze he's really not good. We've not had a decent freekick or corner taker for ages. I still remember the days of watching Idiakez lining up for a free-kick with the expectation that he might actually score. Not now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuff264 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Been saying this alot, against Charlton Mascarell put in dangerous corner repeatedly at a good height we great sped and whip on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Whenever Ward takes a free kick I always think "wall". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester Ram Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I think last season was the first season since Idiakez was about where we scored more than one person score directly from the free kick. Has Chris Eagles still not got a club? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireRam Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Whenever Ward takes a free kick I always think "wall". or Row Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanRam Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 I think last season was the first season since Idiakez was about where we scored more than one person score directly from the free kick. Has Chris Eagles still not got a club? Last I heard about him is that Sheffield United were looking at him, but that was almost a month ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanRam Posted September 24, 2014 Author Share Posted September 24, 2014 For those that went to the match vs. Reading, were set pieces better than they have been? Who should take them now? Got the match on audio, but could barely hear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-JW- Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 They were decent. Mascarell was on most of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHospitalier Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 For those that went to the match vs. Reading, were set pieces better than they have been? Who should take them now? Got the match on audio, but could barely hear it. I don't have a season ticket but have seen enough games either through streams or actually going to them to be able to tell you that they were better than what I'd seen previously this season (apart from the ones Mascarell took against Charlton) and were all taken by Russell or Bryson. Mascarell took one free kick about 30-35 yards out which he passed to Russell out wide rather than going for goal - it looked like a training ground move to me but Ramage and Dawes still had a pop at him for not having the confidence to shoot. Just seen your post JW, Mascarell took most of the free-kicks inside our own half and passed them short as we usually do but he was definitely back on the halfway line from corners with Christie wasn't he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mills_DCFC Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Hughes seems to be able to take an alright corner but god knows why Ward is still allowed to take free kicks and corners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal is a Ram Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Corners were mostly Russell and Bryson vs. Reading, which has been par for the course. Don't know who lets Wardy take them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsy Ram Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Corners looked dangerous in the highlights. Was it Christie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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